History Literature / LoutOfCountsFamily

* MadScientist: The alchemists of the Mogoru Empire perform cruel experiments on slaves and other people from lower classes to create weapons of war.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters

** [[spoiler: Turns out that the title of TheDragonSlayer belonged to the strongest of a underground village, who upon assuming the title changed their last name to Barrow creating the illusion that they were all one family. The last DragonSlayer was actually the Whitestar and he wishes to give it to someone else to free himself to because the ruler of the world.]]

** [[spoiler: Eruhaben hypothesizes that Cale is a descendant of a Dragon Slayer, though it's not clear if he's getting mixed signals from Cale's ancient powers or if there's more to it. And since we don't know anything about his biological mother...]]

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: ''The Birth of a Hero'' has a historical European fantasy setting. While it takes some inspiration from anywhere from the 14th to 19th centuries, what time period it's ''supposed'' to be definitely isn't [[TheMiddleAges "medieval"]] like Kim Rok Soo says it is. It could be that the author in RealLife intended to refer to a vague MedievalEuropeanFantasy setting, which despite the name can have many elements taken from later centuries.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Elves live in isolated villages that are usually hidden with illusion magic from most of humanity. Elves use magic by bonding with elementals, which are [[NatureSpirit nature spirits]]. They also keep a branch of the {{World Tree}} in each village.

''Trash of the Count's Family'' (백작가의 망나니가 되었다) is a Korean [[ReincarnateInAnotherWorld isekai]] series by Yoo Ryeo Han in the Action, Comedy, and Fantasy genres. It is [[https://novel.munpia.com/113612 published in on Munpia]] with an [[https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/trash-of-the-counts-family English translation available on Wuxia World]]. A ComicBookAdaptation began on September 1st 2020.

''Trash of the Count's Family'' (백작가의 망나니가 되었다) is a Korean [[ReincarnateInAnotherWorld isekai]] series by Yoo Ryeo Han in the Action, Comedy, and Fantasy genres. It is published in on Munpia [[https://novel.munpia.com/113612]] with an English translation available on Wuxia World [[https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/trash-of-the-counts-family]]. A ComicBookAdaptation began on September 1st 2020.

''Trash of the Count's Family'' (백작가의 망나니가 되었다) is a Korean [[ReincarnateInAnotherWorld isekai]] series by Yoo Ryeo Han in the Action, Comedy, and Fantasy genres. It is published in on Munpia [[https://novel.munpia.com/113612]] with an English translation available on Wuxia World [[https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/trash-of-the-counts-family]].

* AntiMagic: Many "barbarians" of the [[{{Magocracy}} Whipper Kingdom]] have this condition. They can't use magic, which makes them victims of FantasticRacism, but they also aren't effected by magic so they can fight back.

* AtrociousAlias: Cale is left exasperated at Tooka's choice of "Bob".

** There's also "despair" [[spoiler:the generation of requires the brutal torture and death of large numbers of people like black mages resort to, or alternatively you yourself suffering from ''years of unending torture'' like Choi Han.]]

* ChekhovsGun: An in-universe example; lot of those details in ''The Birth of a Hero'' describe events, items, and ancient powers that the protagonist Choi Han doesn't directly interact with (locations of ancient powers being an example). A savvy reader might realize that this probably means that they're important for the end game, though Cale doesn't seem to put this together.

* DeployableCover: Cale's Indestructable Shield can be sent out away from him. Maic shelds can also be deployed wherever the caster makes them.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: There are many situations that Raon, who's one of the most powerful mages on the planet, could resolve on his own. However, if he went all out his existance would be found out, or he's otherwise unable to because of Cale's plans. He usually stays invisible, shields Cale, and otherwise acts as support.

* TheGoodKingdom: It's got its share of corrupt politicians, but compared to places like the Mogoru Empire and the Whipper Kingdom the Roan Kingdom is a paradise. BigGood Alberu, LivingLegend Cale, and most of the other heroes in the story also hail from there, which helps.

** Also the Dragon half-blood. [[spoiler: Though he's not exactly a straight example, since he's actually a [[MixAndMatchCritters chimera]]]]

** When [[DumbMuscle Toonka]] tries to hide his identity he uses the name [[AtrociousAlias "Bob"]]. Cale is left exasperated at the name choice and thinks it's stupid. 400 chapters later, HypocriticalHumor Cale uses the name "Bob" while trying to hide his identity.
* IndyPloy: Cale's CrazyPrepared in the beginning, but as the story goes on he isn't able to plan too far ahead. This, plus sudden surprises from the villains mid-battle, means that Cale starts using this trope.

* MadScientist: The alchemists of the Mogoru Empire perform cruel experiments on slaves and other people from lower classes to create weapons for war.
* MageTower: There's one located in the Whipper Kingdom. It's the center of agical tool development on the continent, as well as a center for gathering mages. Rosalyn was heading to the Tower when Choi Han meets her.
** In a similar vein there's also the Alchemy Towe] in the Mogoru empire.

* MegaMaelstrom: The whirlpools off the coast of the Ubarr territory are unnaturally huge and incredibly dangerous.

* NebulousEvilOrganisation: Arm, who are pulling the strings behind all the conflicts in the story. They're part of a bigger {{Nebulous Criminal Conspiracy}}
** Cale and his group [[HilarityEnsues hilariously]] [[InvertedTrope invert this]] by being the mysterious "secret organization" stopping Arm in it's tracks at every turn, complete with introducing themselves as [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "The Secret Organization."]]

* NotQuiteFlight: People who can use wind magic can use it to fly. Powerful magic users like Raon can also use levitation magic.

** Choi Han, whose exact age is unknown but is stated to have lived for literal decades in the Forest of Darkness before escaping. He still looks 17. It's said that, as a reincarnated person/person who was transported into this world, he ended up with slowed aging and a lifespan like a dragon, which means he'll probably live to be about 1000.
* OminousFog: Often created by On as part of the set up of one of Cale's plans. It [[FogOfDoom becomes even worse]] for their enemies if it's colored unnaturally red by Hong's poison...

** Little information about the Sun God itself has been revealed, though we know that the Church of the Sun God might have the biggest following on the Western continent. Most of it's infrastructure is incredibly corrupt. The Roan royal family is said to have been blessed by the sun god, as shown by their golden hair and blue eyes... except, as Raon casually reveals, none of the Roan royal family actually have any blessing.
** [[spoiler: A war god is the one who is responsible for imprisoning the original user of the water ancient power Cale eventually receives.]]

** He pretends to be drunk on more then one occasion to either serve as an alibi (I was passed out from being drunk, I couldn't have done that!) or to get away with socially-unacceptable actions that only a drunk person could.

** Every time the narration notes that Cale doesn't want to get involved with someone he ends up getting involved personally, and every time the narration says that he ever wants to see that person again [[TemptingFate he's guaranteed to get tangled up in business with that person again]].

* ShieldsAreUseless: Played with. Regular shields aren't noted, though they probably wouldn't be useful against [[WorldOfBadass most of the fighters]] in this series, and magical "shields" are more like DeflectorShields. Cale's Indestructible Shield is an ancient power, which gives it abilities like regenerating after being broken and the ability to change it's size or location, but it feeds off of the vitality of whoever is usuing it, and for [[BrilliantButLazy Cale]] that means it's very weak.
* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: Cale sometimes has his group dress up in outfits like Arm has in order to hide their identities while framing Arm for things they haven't done. He had the outfits made as incredibly low-quality versions of the real outfits for the [[{{Troll}} express purpose of making Arm angry]]. As he put it: wouldn't you be angry if you were completely defeated by someone who wore a shittier version of your own uniform?.

* StoryBreakerPower: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Cale. Unlike [other protagonists of the isekai genre, he doesn't get reincarnated with any special abilities or into a person who's especially strong. He seeks out a couple of ancient powers in order to protect himself, but those are considered weaker than other abilities in-universe and also considerably strain Cale if overused. He also decides from the beginning to purposefully avoid gathering dangerously powerful objects or abilities because he feels like it will get him more involved with the plot more then he wants to be.
** Raon, who's one of the most powerful beings on the planet, plays this straight. There are battles and other situations that Raon could have resolved by himself if Cale didn't not want attention drawn to himself or if they didn't need events to play out a certain way. Of the main characters, Cale is actually the weakest. He doesn't need a story-breaking power when he's surrounded people who already have them...

* SupremeChef: [[IronChef Beacrox]].

* ChekovsGun: An in-universe example; lot of those details in ''The Birth of a Hero'' describe events, items, and ancient powers that the protagonist Choi Han doesn't directly interact with (locations of ancient powers being an example). A savvy reader might realize that this probably means that they're important for the end game, though Cale doesn't seem to put this together.

->''"[[AngstWhatAngst I feel like something serious has happened to me]]. But it was worth trying to make this my new life."''

** The auras of swordmasters have elemental affinities. Choi Han has a [[CastingAShadow "dark"]] aura which clashes with "light" auras.

* NeverGetsDrunk: Played with, in that Cale is capable of getting drunk, he just rarely actually does. He flushes easily, so people think that he's drunker than he really is. He pretends to be drunk [[MagnificentBastard to give himself an alibi]] or [[RefugeInAudacity otherwise get away with stuff that no sober person would be able to get away with.]]

** Raon is unique among dragons since he wants to be with humans, [[FamilyOfChoice forms a familial-type relationship with Cale, On, and Hong]], and is excited at the idea of meeting other dragons.

** Dark Elves also exist, but because of [[CastingAShadow their darkness affinity]] they're ostracized and are even more hidden than regular Elves. Not only do they use magic that's known for giving people [[CruelAndUnusualDeath incredibly painful deaths]], they also have to ''consume'' [[UnholyNuke Dead Mana]] to stay alive. [[spoiler: They get along with humans better than regular elves though, saving people who escaped to the desert that their village is hidden in and treating them as equals.]]

** [[PureEnergy Mana]] can also be used on its own. It's used multiple times in-series to create [[FantasticNuke magic bombs]] of various kinds.

** The villain questioning how people could think [[TheDreaded Cale]] is a [[GoodIsNotNice hero]].

* StoryBreakerPower: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Cale. Unlike [other protagonists of the isekai genre, he doesn't get reincarnated with any special abilities or into a person who's especially strong. He seeks out a couple of ancient powers in order to protect himself, but those are considered weaker than other abilities in-universe and also [[HeroicRROD considerably strain Cale if overused]]. He also decides from the beginning to purposefully avoid gathering dangerously powerful objects or abilities because [[GenreSavvy he feels like it will get him more involved with the plot more then he wants to be.]]
** Raon, [[OurDragonsAreDifferent who's one of the most powerful beings on the planet]], plays this straight. There are battles and other situations that Raon could have resolved by himself [[DramaPreservingHandicap if Cale didn't not want attention drawn to himself or if they didn't need events to play out a certain way]]. Of the main characters, Cale is actually the weakest. He doesn't need a story-breaking power when he's surrounded people who already have them...

* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: [[spoiler: The in-universe book called ''The Birth of a Hero'' is a memoir of the First dragon slayer, who was also [[TrappedInAnotherWorld transported from Korea]]. It's written in both the CommonTongue of the setting as well as Korean, but the Korean text has more details and more accurate information. This means that [[BigBad the White Star]] doesn't know vital information from the book because he can't read it, but Choi Han and Cale do because they can.]]

** Though there are a couple of actual hugs between [[ManHug Cale and Alberu]] and and one [[TheUnHug incredibly awkward hug]] with Choi Han at different points, though those were excuses to pass on messages to the other person that they didn't want other people in the vicinity to hear.

* NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: Has an example with a half-dwarf/half-[[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent Mouse Beastman]].

** Choi Han, whose exact age is unknown but is stated to have lived for literal decades in the Forest of Darkness before escaping. He still looks 17. It's said that, as a reincarnated person/person who was transported into this world, he ended up with slowed aging and a lifespan like a dragon, [[LongLived which means he'll probably live to be about 1000]].
* OminousFog: Often created by [[SuperSmoke On]] as part of the set up of one of Cale's plans. It [[FogOfDoom becomes even worse]] for their enemies if it's colored [[PoisonousPerson unnaturally red by Hong...]]
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Raon]] and [[MentorArchetype Eruhaben]]. There's only about 20 of them in the world, but they can live to be about 1000 years old, are instinctively fiercely independent and tend to not get along with other races or with each other, and are also some of the most powerful beings on the planet. It's a good thing they don't care about other people because [[PersonOfMassDestruction they could annihilate entire countries without breaking a sweat]] if they really wanted to.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Elves live in [[HiddenElfVillage isolated villages]] that are usually hidden with [[MasterOfIllusion illusion magic]] from most of humanity. Elves use magic by bonding with [[ElementalEmbodiment elementals]], which are [[NatureSpirit nature spirits]]. They also keep a branch of the {{World Tree}} in each village.

** Little information about the Sun God itself has been revealed, though we know that the Church of the Sun God might have the biggest following on the Western continent. [[CorruptChurch Most of it's infrastructure is incredibly corrupt]]. The Roan royal family is said to have been blessed by the sun god, as shown by their [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold golden hair]] and blue eyes... except, as Raon casually reveals, none of the Roan royal family actually have any blessing.

* OurMagesAreDifferent: While Rosalyn is the only main character who's a mage, they're extremely common in the world of ''The Birth of a Hero'', just not in the Roan Kingdom. The Whipper Kingdom is ruled by the [[UpperClassTwit Mage class]], and they're common in the Breck Kingdom as well.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: They're humanoid but [[FishPeople less human-looking and more fish-looking]]. They rule the South seas, and are often in conflict with the Whale Tribe who rule the Northern Seas. They also have a [[PoisonousPerson deadly poison]] that had no known antidote until Rosalyn discovered it in the original novels.
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: This world has Beastmen of all kinds. They are human-animal [[ShapeShifting shapeshifters]] who also have access to a super-empowering berserk transformation. So far, people from the Cat, Wolf, Whale, Mouse, Tiger, Lion, Mouse, and Bear tribes have been seen or mentioned as of this writing. It's also mentioned that there are Beastmen of many more kinds of animals out there.

* ShieldsAreUseless: Played with. Regular shields aren't noted, though they probably wouldn't be useful against [[WorldOfBadass most of the fighters]] in this series, and magical "shields" are more like [[DeflectorShields barriers]]. Cale's Indestructible Shield is an ancient power, which gives it abilities like regenerating after being broken and the ability to change it's size or location, but it feeds off of the vitality of whoever is usuing it, and for [[BrilliantButLazy Cale]] that means it's very weak.
* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: Cale sometimes has his group dress up in outfits like [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Arm]] has in order to hide their identities while framing Arm for things they haven't done. He had the outfits made as incredibly low-quality versions of the real outfits for the [[{{Troll}} express purpose of making Arm angry]]. As he put it: wouldn't you be angry if you were completely defeated by someone who wore a shittier version of your own uniform?.

* StoryBreakerPower: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Cale. Unlike [[StockLightNovelHero other protagonists of the isekai genre]], he doesn't get reincarnated with any special abilities or into a person who's especially strong. He seeks out a couple of ancient powers in order to protect himself, but those are considered weaker than other abilities in-universe and also [[HeroicRROD considerably strain Cale if overused]]. He also decides from the beginning to purposefully avoid gathering dangerously powerful objects or abilities because [[GenreSavvy he feels like it will get him more involved with the plot more then he wants to be.]]

** It's not clear if Dragons are especially beautiful in general or not, but since they're all [[TheArchmage incredibly powerful magic users]] with VoluntaryShapeshifting they could presumably make their humanoid forms look as attractive as they want. However, Eruhaben is described as naturally the most gorgeous of the Dragons as well as being [[UpToEleven far more beautiful than than any Elf or Whale]].

* MageTower: There's one located in the Whipper Kingdom. It's the center of [[{{Magitek}} magical tool]] development on the continent, as well as a center for gathering mages. Rosalyn was heading to the Tower when Choi Han meets her.
** In a similar vein there's also the [[AlchemyIsMagic Alchemy]] [[MadScientistLaboratory Tower]] in the Mogoru empire.
* MagicAntidote: One exists for the poison that [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent Mermaids]] make. It's made from their own blood.

* ShieldsAreUseless: Played with. Regular shields aren't noted, though they probably wouldn't be useful against [[WorldOfBadass most of the fighters]] in this series, and magical "shields" are more like [[DeflectorShields barriers]]. Cale's Indestructible Shield is an ancient power, which gives it abilities like regenerating after being broken and the ability to change it's size or [[DeployableCover location]], but it feeds off of the vitality of whoever is usuing it, and for [[BrilliantButLazy Cale]] that means it's very weak.

* TitleDrop: [[spoiler:An in-universe example, ''The Birth of a Hero'' turns out to be the title of a memoir written by a hero from ancient times who was also [[TrappedInAnotherWorld sent to this world from Korea]].]]
* TortureAlwaysWorks: Played with, in that torture is mainly used as a way to punish bad guys for the sake of someone's revenge. They do try to wear prisoners down for [[ManipulativeBastard Cale's special brand of information gathering]] if they can, however.

* UndergroundCity: [[spoiler: The Dark Elf Village is hidden under the [[ImpassableDesert Desert of Death]].]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Most people in Cale's group toward him, eventually. The soldiers like the Vice Captain who come to respect him for his heroic actions, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Choi Han]], [[LikeASonToMe Ron]], [[IOweYouMyLife On and Hong, Raon]], and basically anyone else [[UnclePennybags Cale]] helps out or inadvertently [[RecruitmentByRescue rescues]] becomes loyal to him.

* UnscaledMerfolk: The Whale tribe, who are more like [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent were-whales]], and presumably any other Beastmen who are aquatic mammals.
* VagueAge: Exact age isn't given for most characters. Usually what's stated are estimates or approximations: for example, Choi Han's age is unknown but is at least "decades" old, and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Eruhaben]] is "[[LongLived almost 1000]]".

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: ''The Birth of a Hero'' has a [[AmbiguousTimePeriod vaguely historical]] European fantasy setting. While it takes some inspiration from anywhere from the [[AnachronismStew 14th to 19th centuries]], what time period it's ''supposed'' to be definitely isn't [[TheMiddleAges "medieval"]] like Kim Rok Soo says it is. It could be that the author [[RealLife in real life]] intended to refer to a vague MedievalEuropeanFantasy setting, which despite the name can have many elements taken from later centuries.

He's also been reincarnated into the body of a minor antagonist from the first novel, Cale, [[TitleDrop who is known as the trash of the count's family]] because of [[{{Jerkass}} his tendency to get drunk and hurl bottles at anyone nearby, as well as treating those of lower status like they aren't people]]. And he's just days away from when this character is beaten to a bloody pulp by Choi Han. This meeting starts Choi Han's journey to heroism, but Kim Rok Soo-as-Cale understandably doesn't want to get hurt.

Our new Cale, who didn't have much in Korea, has decided to take advantage of his new position. He'll use his reputation as a piece of trash to do whatever he wants, use his knowledge of the plot keep himself from getting beat up by Choi Han while pointing Choi Han in the right direction to start his journey, then save a bunch of money and get himself protection so he can live an easy life out of the way of the war that's about to start. Unfortunately, [[ForegoneConclusion just by not getting beat up he's already changed the plot enough that he gets deeply involved]]. And since he only had knowledge up through the first 5 volumes of the series, there are a lot of dangers he still doesn't know about...

* AlmightyJanitor: A lot of them in the Henituse territory. [[ProfessionalKiller Ron]], [[TortureTechnician Beacrox]], and [[BattleButler other servants of the Henituse family]] are this by design. However, there are also a lot of randomly skilled people in the general population. Cale knows about this from reading the book [[spoiler: and later purposefully recruits for his information/assassin network from an art festival]].
* AntiMagic: Many "barbarians" of the [[{{Magocracy}} Whipper Kingdom]] have this condition. They can't use magic, which makes them victims of [[FantasticRacism discrimination]], but they also aren't effected by magic so [[AntimagicalFaction they can fight back]].

*** People who can use Holy magic have {{Healing Hands}}. Also related are "divine items", which are incredibly powerful and contain [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin divine power]] from the gods.
*** The "fire" ancient power seen in the series manifests itself as a [[ShockAndAwe lightning bolt]]. Lighting can also be used outside of this.
*** [[CastingAShadow The "dark" affinity]] means that the user may have one of several different abilities. They might use Dead Mana (something like an UnholyNuke), which acts almost like a poison to most living things and gives anyone who comes into contact with it a slow, painful death. People who are affected by dead mana but are able to survive the experience are capable of becoming a {{Necromancer}}, Mary being the only necromancer known to be currently alive in-series. BlackMagic and [[MasterOfIllusion illusion]] [[spoiler:and [[BizarroElements despair]]]] are also under the darkness affinity.

** Occasionally information that foreshadows important things like Alberu's secrets [[spoiler: specifically his identity as [[UnevenHybrid part Dark Elf]]]] are occasionally brought to light... which Cale [[GenreSavvy recognizes and immediately decides to ignore]] because he [[RefusalOfTheCall doesn't want to get more involved with the plot than he has to]].

* GiantFlyer: Wyverns and Dragons [[spoiler:and also the [[DracoLich undead wyverns and dragons]] that [[{{Necromancer}} Mary]] uses.]]
* TheGoodKingdom: It's got its share of corrupt politicians, but compared to places like the [[TheEmpire Mogoru Empire]] and the [[WonTheWarLostThePeace Whipper Kingdom]] the Roan Kingdom is a paradise. [[BigGood Alberu]], [[LivingLegend Cale]], and most of the other heroes in the story also hail from there, which helps.
** The Breck Kingdom and the Jungle Kingdom seem to qualify as well, with their ReasonableAuthorityFigures, RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething, and [[TheAlliance being allies with the Roan Kingdom]].

* DemBones: Used by [[{{Necromancer}} Mary]] to fight when she isn't using [[{{Squick}} the corpses of recently fallen enemies]].

* DragonHoard: Every Dragon has one. Eruhaben's lair is full of gold and objects and furniture that are made of jewel-encrusted gold. Raon has started to build up a hoard from the allowance Cale gives him that he keeps in a [[{{Hammerspace}} small dimension he uses for storage]].

** [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual The auras of swordmasters]] have elemental affinities. Choi Han has a [[CastingAShadow "dark"]] aura which clashes with "light" auras.

* EpicShipOnShipAction: The first big battle of the series. [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome It's awesome]].

* FirstPersonPerspective: Interestingly, only used in the prologue. Unlike similar {{isekai}} novels/[[Main/WebSerialNovel webnovels]]/[[LightNovels light novels]], most of the story is told in third-person perspective.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In-universe: ''The Birth of a Hero'' has a lot of details, and a lot of those details describe events, items, and ancient powers that the protagonist Choi Han doesn't directly interact with (locations of ancient powers being an example). A savvy reader might realize that this probably means that they're [[ChekhovsGun important for the end game]], though Cale doesn't seem to put this together.

* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: [[spoiler: The in-universe book called ''The Birth of a Hero'' is a memoir of the First dragon slayer, who was also [[TrappedInAnotherWorld transported from Korea]]. It's written in both the CommonTongue of the setting as well as Korean, but the Korean text has more details and more accurate information. This means that [[BigBad the White Star]] doesn't know vital inormation from the book because he can't read it, but Choi Han and Cale do because they can.]]

* IndyPloy: Cale's CrazyPrepared in the begining, but as the story goes on he isn't able to plan too far ahead. This, plus sudden surprises from the villains mid-battle, means that Cale starts using this trope.

* MasterSwordsman: Those who can use a sword and also use auras are called "sword masters". Choi Han is one of those. Other people are also incredibly skilled with swords including Beacrox and, to a lesser extent, Vice Captain Hilsman.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Several characters are LongLived, and while it may or may not state how old they look in regular, human years, they definately look much younger than they actually are. Whale Beastmen can live hundreds of years and dragons can live to be 1000, but they definately don't look that ancient.

** Most Dragons are [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]] to other people. An example of their behavior comes up when Obante first meets Raon. He kneels down and refuses to stand up. His response when asked to stand:

** Little information about the Sun God itself has been revealed, though we know that the Church of the Sun God might have the biggest following on the Western continent. [[CorruptChurch Most of it's infrastructure is incredibly corrupt]]. The Roan royal family is said to have been blessed by the sun god, as shown by their [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold golden hair]] and blue eyes [[spoiler: except, as Raon casually reveals, none of the royal family actually have any blessing.]]
** [[spoiler: A war god is the one who is responsible for imprisoning the user of the water ancient power Cale eventually recieves.]]
* OurMagesAreDifferent: While Rosalyn is the only main character who's a mage, they're extremely common in the world of ''The Birth of a Hero'', just not in the Roan Kingdom. The Whipper Kingdom is ruled by the [[UpperClassTwit Mage class]], and they're common in the Breck Kingdom.

* ShieldsAreUseless: Played with. Regular shields aren't noted, though they probably wouldn't be useful against [[WorldOfBadass most of the fighters]] in this series, and magical "shields" are more like [[DeflectorShields barriers]]. Cale's Indestructable Shield is an ancient power, which gives it abilities like regenerating after being broken and the ability to change it's size or [[DeployableCover location]], but it feeds off of the vitality of whoever is usuing it, and for [[BrilliantButLazy Cale]] that means it's very weak.

* DeathWorld: The Five Forbidden Regions of the Western continent. The first we see in the story is the [[GardenOfEvil Forest of Darkness]]. Theres also the [[LostWoods Path of No Return]], the [[ImpassableDesert Desert]] of [[UnholyNuke Death]], the [[BravingTheBlizzard Valley]] of [[PerpetualStorm Despair]], and the [[ThePrecariousLedge Gorge of Death]].

* DivineRightOfKings: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] the Roan royal family, the Crossman's, who have golden hair and blue eyes as "proof" that they were blessed by the Sun God. Nothing says that this is proof of their right to rule, but it definately legitimizes it. And the Crossmans have managed to rule the oldest Kingdom on the continent since the time it was founded, so it must mean something to the people.

* ProfessionalKiller: Ron was this before he came to work for the Henituse family. He acts as an assassin for Cale.
** Everyone in the [[CatNinja Fog Cat Beastmen]] tribe seems to be this, though the exact details aren't made clear.

** Everyone in the [[CatNinja Cat Beastmen]] tribe seems to be this, though the exact details aren't made clear.