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* TakenForGranite: The statues used to be people, and under the light of the full moon, will be again.



* TakenForGranite: The statues used to be people, and under the light of the full moon, will be again.

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* ArrangedMarriage: Olivia was enslaved for refusing this. It's why she's in the hands of [[{{Sadist}} Shah Amurath]].



* ArrangedMarriage: Olivia was enslaved for refusing this. It's why she's in the hands of [[{{Sadist}} Shah Amurath]].
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The Red Brotherhood pirates have members from many different nations in their ranks.


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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Conan was in a company of mercenaries called the Free Companions, before their employer lost the war he was raging. After they went pillaging and were wiped out, he was the SoleSurvivor.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The story ends with Conan and Olivia setting out to sea with the pirate crew.
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Asskicking Leads To Leadership is the new name of the trope.


* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Red Brotherhood operates this way, and Conan claims captaincy of the pirates after slaying their former captain. [[LoopholeAbuse Though there's immediately heated debate on if the rules apply to Conan.]]

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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: The Red Brotherhood operates this way, and Conan claims captaincy of the pirates after slaying their former captain. [[LoopholeAbuse Though there's immediately heated debate on if the rules apply to Conan.]]



* BadassInDistress: Conan is knocked out and tied up by the pirates after his attempt to invoke AsskickingEqualsAuthority goes awry.

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* BadassInDistress: Conan is knocked out and tied up by the pirates after his attempt to invoke AsskickingEqualsAuthority AsskickingLeadsToLeadership goes awry.



* EnemyCivilWar: The pirates have a very heated argument about the legitimacy of Conan's AsskickingEqualsAuthority claim.

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* EnemyCivilWar: The pirates have a very heated argument about the legitimacy of Conan's AsskickingEqualsAuthority AsskickingLeadsToLeadership claim.
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!!Tropes included!!Iron Tropes in the Moon:

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* CripplingCastration: What the black men did to the demigod is not clearly explained, but the lines used by Howard imply quite clearly that they castrated him.
-->"The lithe naked form writhed beneath their cruel hands. Blood trickled down the ivory thighs to spatter on the polished floor. The screams of the victim echoed through the hall."



* DeathOfTheOldGods: Presumably what happened to the PhysicalGod

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* DeathOfTheOldGods: Presumably what happened to the PhysicalGodPhysicalGod.



* DivineParentage: The demigod. His dad shows up very unhappy at the fate of his son

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* DivineParentage: The demigod. His dad shows up very unhappy at the fate of his sonson.



* GroinAttack: What the black men did to the demigod is not clearly explained, but the lines used by Howard imply quite clearly that they castrated him.
-->"The lithe naked form writhed beneath their cruel hands. Blood trickled down the ivory thighs to spatter on the polished floor. The screams of the victim echoed through the hall."
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* {{Lunacy}}: The statues are retired to life under the light of the full moon.

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* {{Lunacy}}: The statues are retired returned to life under the light of the full moon.
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* LanguageOfMagic: Used by a PhysicalGod. Repeated by a parrot.

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* LanguageOfMagic: Used by a PhysicalGod. Repeated by a parrot. It's the words the god spoke to curse his son's tormentors.
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* FormerRegimePersonnel: Conan became a bandit when he was this.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Olivia was enslaved for refusing this. It's why she's in the hands of [[TheSadist Shah Amurath]].

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* ArrangedMarriage: Olivia was enslaved for refusing this. It's why she's in the hands of [[TheSadist [[{{Sadist}} Shah Amurath]].

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Plenty of these examples have sufficient context to my eye.


%% * ArrangedMarriage: Olivia was enslaved for refusing this

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%% * ArrangedMarriage: Olivia was enslaved for refusing thisthis. It's why she's in the hands of [[TheSadist Shah Amurath]].



%% * TheBeautifulElite: The demigod and god.

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%% * TheBeautifulElite: The demigod and god.god. For the demigod, this overlaps with SoBeautifulItsACurse, as it seems this is the reason he was tortured, possibly raped, and ultimately murdered.



%% * ColdBloodedTorture: In Olivia's dream. Also, apparently, to Olivia herself.

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%% * ColdBloodedTorture: In Olivia's dream. Also, apparently, dream, this was visited on the demigod, resulting in the god cursing the torturers. Also,Olivia herself, at the hands of Shah Amurath, hence her being so desperate to Olivia herself.get away from him.



%% * DivineParentage: The demigod.
%% * DramaticThunder: When the god arrives.

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%% * DivineParentage: The demigod.
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demigod. His dad shows up very unhappy at the fate of his son
* DramaticThunder: When the god arrives.



%% * DrivenToSuicide: Olivia threatens this when she's cornered by Shah Amurath.
%% * DueToTheDead: The god retrieves his son's body.

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%% * DrivenToSuicide: Olivia threatens this when she's cornered by Shah Amurath.
%% * DueToTheDead: The god retrieves his son's body.



%% * EvenEvilHasStandards: Pirates have to honor their code.
%% * EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Laughing at torture. Both the men who became the Iron Shadows and Shah Amurath.

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%% * EvenEvilHasStandards: Pirates have to honor their code.
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code. Though there is some debate on precisely when, how, and to whom the code applies.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Laughing at torture. Both the men who became the Iron Shadows and Shah Amurath.



%% * FormerRegimePersonnel: Conan became a bandit when he was this.
%% * FrazettaMan: An ape man menaces Olivia

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%% * FormerRegimePersonnel: Conan became a bandit when he was this.
%% * FrazettaMan: An ape man menaces OliviaOlivia, and Conan kills it.



%% * HalfHumanHybrid: The demigod.

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%% * HalfHumanHybrid: The demigod.demigod. "Demi" because only his father was godly.



%% * LanguageOfMagic: Used by a PhysicalGod. Repeated by a parrot.
%% * {{Loincloth}}: As accustomed, this is Conan's sole attire.
%% * LonelyTogether: Olivia argues for this with Conan.
%% * {{Lunacy}}: It can restore the statues.
%% * MadeASlave: Olivia's BackStory.
%% * PhysicalGod: In the dream.
%% * PlotHole: Why did the god let them come back to life?

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%% * LanguageOfMagic: Used by a PhysicalGod. Repeated by a parrot.
%% * {{Loincloth}}: As accustomed, this is Conan's sole attire.
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* LonelyTogether: Olivia argues for this with Conan.
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Conan, that they can just retire on this remote island. This is before they learn it's hardly an ideal summer home location.
* {{Lunacy}}: It can restore The statues are retired to life under the statues.
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light of the full moon.
* MadeASlave: Olivia's BackStory.
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BackStory, for refusing an ArrangedMarriage.
* PhysicalGod: In the dream.
%% * PlotHole: Why did the god let them come back
dream, he comes to life?retrieve his son's body and visit a curse on those who tortured him to death.



%% * RunOrDie: From the statues. Yes, even Conan.
%% * SexSlave: Olivia was this before she escaped at the start of the story. The demigod was likely it as well.

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%% * RunOrDie: From the statues. Yes, even Conan.
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Conan, another instance of him not being consistently able to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching out Cthulhu]].
* SexSlave: Olivia was this before she escaped at the start of the story. The demigod was likely it as well.



%% * TakenForGranite: The statues

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%% * TakenForGranite: The statuesstatues used to be people, and under the light of the full moon, will be again.

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* ArrangedMarriage: Olivia was enslaved for refusing this

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%% * ArrangedMarriage: Olivia was enslaved for refusing this



* TheBeautifulElite: The demigod and god.

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%% * TheBeautifulElite: The demigod and god.



* ColdBloodedTorture: In Olivia's dream. Also, apparently, to Olivia herself.

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%% * ColdBloodedTorture: In Olivia's dream. Also, apparently, to Olivia herself.



* DivineParentage: The demigod.
* DramaticThunder: When the god arrives.

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%% * DivineParentage: The demigod.
%% * DramaticThunder: When the god arrives.



* DrivenToSuicide: Olivia threatens this when she's cornered by Shah Amurath.
* DueToTheDead: The god retrieves his son's body.

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%% * DrivenToSuicide: Olivia threatens this when she's cornered by Shah Amurath.
%% * DueToTheDead: The god retrieves his son's body.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Pirates have to honor their code.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Laughing at torture. Both the men who became the Iron Shadows and Shah Amurath.

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%% * EvenEvilHasStandards: Pirates have to honor their code.
%% * EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Laughing at torture. Both the men who became the Iron Shadows and Shah Amurath.



* FormerRegimePersonnel: Conan became a bandit when he was this.
* FrazettaMan: An ape man menaces Olivia

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%% * FormerRegimePersonnel: Conan became a bandit when he was this.
%% * FrazettaMan: An ape man menaces Olivia



* HalfHumanHybrid: The demigod.

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%% * HalfHumanHybrid: The demigod.



* LanguageOfMagic: Used by a PhysicalGod. Repeated by a parrot.
* {{Loincloth}}: As accustomed, this is Conan's sole attire.
* LonelyTogether: Olivia argues for this with Conan.
* {{Lunacy}}: It can restore the statues.
* MadeASlave: Olivia's BackStory.
* PhysicalGod: In the dream.
* PlotHole: Why did the god let them come back to life?
* {{Precursors}}: the god must be long gone

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%% * LanguageOfMagic: Used by a PhysicalGod. Repeated by a parrot.
%% * {{Loincloth}}: As accustomed, this is Conan's sole attire.
%% * LonelyTogether: Olivia argues for this with Conan.
%% * {{Lunacy}}: It can restore the statues.
%% * MadeASlave: Olivia's BackStory.
%% * PhysicalGod: In the dream.
%% * PlotHole: Why did the god let them come back to life?
* {{Precursors}}: the The god must be long gonegone.



* RunOrDie: From the statues. Yes, even Conan.
* SexSlave: Olivia was this before she escaped at the start of the story. The demigod was likely it as well.

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%% * RunOrDie: From the statues. Yes, even Conan.
%% * SexSlave: Olivia was this before she escaped at the start of the story. The demigod was likely it as well.



* TakenForGranite: The statues
* VillainOpeningScene: It opens with Olivia's pursuit

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%% * TakenForGranite: The statues
* VillainOpeningScene: It opens with Olivia's pursuitpursuit.

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