History Literature / Dragonvarld

* ShockAndAwe: The first explicit spell that Ven casts is a lightning bolt, killing a bandit who beat his adopted mother Bellano severely along with his confederates. Draconas also later demonstrates the spell too because Ven tried to weakly deny this happened.

** The gypsies in the kingdom of Weinemaur are clearly based on the Roma, being nomadic people who have many different professions compatible with living constantly on the road, with some engaged with criminality as well.

* WeAreAsMayflies: Dragons live an unspecified but very long time, with a few decades being next to nothing for them while humans could die in that same period. Their species is so old they were around when humans ancestors' had first evolved from the slime.

* TechnicalPacifist: Draconas can't kill humans as it violates dragon law with the greatest penalties. He can still help other people fight and kill humans though, but most limited himself to non-lethal harm on them directly.

* SleepsInTheNude: Bellona, commander of the monastery's [[AmazonBrigade warrior women]], always sleeps naked so she can quickly put on her armor if necessary on waking without changing clothes.

* OppositesAttract: Melisande and her lover Bellona, extending to many things. The former is a pale-skinned blonde priestess with magic who's a more sensitive, physically softer and open-hearted woman. Bellona meanwhile is a black-haired, brown-skinned, {{muggle}} lay warrior women, keeps closed off from other people emotionally (aside from Melisande), is hard-edged and muscular.

* NiceToTheWaiter: Edward was taught by his father, the king prior to him, that they must refrain from treating their servants. Doing so would make them not a true king, and particularly since the servants couldn't fight back. Therefore he refrains even when Edward is really angry with them.

* MuggleMageRomance: Melisande, who's trained in using magic against dragons and a {{seer}}, is lovers with Bellona, a {{muggle}} warrior woman. Relationships are encourages between priestesses (who are also [[ReligionIsMagic magic users]]) and the warrior women at the monastery. [[spoiler:It turns out this is to further bind them into service by Maristara, as they're thus more attached to living there in the monastery together through having lovers.]]

* GrandTheftMe: This is the practice of [[spoiler:the Mistress of Dragons]], who never actually dies, instead living on in the form of a carefully chosen successor. The real person is still alive, but wishes that they weren't, being entombed aline in agony for many years.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Draconas is the designated user of this on behalf of the Parliament of Dragons. He's a dragon inside, and can use their magic, but generally looks like a normal human, so can be sent among humans without fuss.

* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:Melisande becomes pregnant twice this way. In the first case, she's drugged with a potion by Draconas which causes her libido to increase, as is Edward. This causes them to lose control, having sex (just as [[RapeByProxy Draconas wished]]). [[DoubleStandardRapeSciFi However this isn't treated as rape by the narrative]]. Then shortly after this she's attacked and raped by Grald, getting pregnant from this too. She gives birth to two sons later, one by each.]]