History Literature / Moonflowers

* AnotherDimension: After the {{Old Soldier}}s Bill and Simon are [[ForcedIntoEvil forced to join the Wild Hunt]] because Bill used to be a piper, they only have a couple of days to get to the Hawthorn Fort. [[EasyLogistics Since they're old and DON'T have horses,]] they shave off part of the trip by teleporting through [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds the Edge of the World,]] described as [[TheNightThatNeverEnds a cold night sky with far-off stars.]]

* TrappedInVillainy: The Hunter's subjects [[GoodAllAlong are NOT happy with his serial-killing,]] but if they try to help the Fairy Raid's victims [[TheOathbreaker against their king's orders,]] they're afraid he'll [[DisproportionateRetribution raze the whole village.]] Later on, the Hunter forces {{Old Soldier}}s Bill and Simon into the Fairy Raid because he needs a war-piper, and they aren't happy about it.

* TrappedInVillainy: The Hunter's subjects [[GoodAllAlong are NOT happy with his serial-killing,]] but if they try to help the Fairy Raid's victims [[TheOathbreaker against their king's orders,]] they're afraid he'll [[DisproportionateRetribution raze the whole village.]]

* FailureMontage: The bulk of Chapter 32. Ogma and Rickard find out that the Irish army have only sent a hundred infantry to match up with the Wild Hunt's CAVALRY, so they head to Mary's Cape and scrape up a herd of [[ClosestThingWeGot nearby mounted police, civilian riders, and reenactors]] to help the Fianna find the Fairy Raid's marks. When Jude and Duyen reluctantly tell them that [[CallBack the Hunter jumped his horse over a speeding car, and another rider jumped off his horse onto that car,]] everyone [[OhCrap is terrified]] and half of them [[KnowWhenToFoldEm bow out immediately]] because they ''know'' they aren't that skilled.

** The Wild Hunt's level of riding ability AND combat training is a very specific combination, and since the Irish Army only brought a hundred infantry, Ogma calls up a herd's worth of [[ClosestThingWeGot reenactors, civilian riders, and mounted police]] to help rescue the marks. After explaining what the Wild Hunt did [[CallBack in an earlier chapter]] with the Hunter jumping his horse over a speeding car, and another rider jumping OFF his horse onto the car, everyone is terrified and one young man [[DiscussedTrope indignantly calls it]] "Videogame/RedDeadRedemption bullshit." With half of the group bowing out immediately because they know they're outclassed by BornInTheSaddle cavalry, the other half has to suffer through a FailureMontage... and they're left with ten riders who can manage to pull off ''controlled and safe'' recreations of the Wild Hunt's stunt-riding.

* AnotherDimension: After the {{Old Soldier}}s Bill and Simon are [[ForcedIntoEvil forced to join the Wild Hunt]] because Bill used to be a piper, they only have a couple of days to get to the Hawthorn Fort. [[EasyLogistics Since they're old and DON'T have horses,]] they shave off part of the trip by teleporting through [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds the Edge of the World,]] described as [[NightThatNeverEnds a cold night sky with far-off stars.]]

* AnotherDimension: After the {{Old Soldier}}s Bill and Simon are [[ForcedIntoEvil forced to join the Wild Hunt]] because Bill used to be a piper, they only have a couple of days to get to the Hawthorn Fort. [[EasyLogistics Since they're old and DON'T have horses,]] they shave off part of the trip by teleporting through [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds the Edge of the World,]] described as [[EndlessNight a cold night sky with far-off stars.]]

* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: As Ogma and a lot of civilian riders suffer through a FailureMontage trying to recreate the stunt-riding that the Wild Hunt pulled off earlier, Bill and Simon [[ChoreCharacterExploration leave home for the Hawthorn Fort, set up camp,]] and bitch about how the Wild Hunt sacked the Fort centuries ago to [[RulingFamilyMassacre murder King Odar's family]] ''and'' [[WouldNotShootACivilian their servants.]]

* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: As Ogma and a lot of civilian riders suffer through a FailureMontage trying to recreate the stunt-riding that the Wild Hunt pulled off earlier, Bill and Simon [[ChoreCharacterExploration leave home for the Hawthorn Fort, set up camp,]] and bitch about how the Wild Hunt sacked the Fort centuries ago to [[RulingFamilyMassacre murder King Odar's family]] ''and'' [[WouldShootACivilian their servants.]]

* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: As Ogma and a lot of civilian riders suffer through a FailureMontage trying to recreate the stunt-riding that the Wild Hunt pulled off earlier, Bill and Simon [[ChoreCharacterExploration leave home for the Hawthorn Fort, set up camp,]] and bitch about how the Wild Hunt sacked the Fort centuries ago, [[RulingFamilyMassacre murdered King Odar's family,]] ''and'' [[WouldHurtACivilian their servants.]]

* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: As Ogma and a lot of civilian riders suffer through a FailureMontage trying to recreate the stunt-riding that the Wild Hunt pulled off earlier, Bill and Simon [[ChoreCharacterExplanation leave home for the Hawthorn Fort, set up camp,]] and bitch about how the Wild Hunt sacked the Fort centuries ago, [[RulingFamilyMassacre murdered King Odar's family,]] ''and'' [[WouldHurtACivilian their servants.]]

** As for the many failures: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Some horses just refuse to jump over Ogma's parked car,]] and when he starts driving, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory some horses politely go around him like they've been taught with OTHER cars,]] so they get disqualified because they just keep getting confused. When Jude does a leap from his mare onto Ogma's moving car, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome half of the herd spooks and runs wild after the bang he's made on landing...]] which irritates the captain of the infantry, [[GoodIsNotDumb since he asked for skilled riders AND reliable horses for a rescue mission,]] and they've just found out [[DidNotThinkThisThrough how many people ignored that second part.]]

** The Wild Hunt's level of riding ability AND combat training is a very specific combination, and since the Irish Army only brought a hundred infantry, Ogma calls up a herd's worth of [[ClosestThingWeGot reenactors, civilian riders, and mounted police]] to help rescue the marks. After explaining what the Wild Hunt did [[CallBack in an earlier chapter]] with the Hunter jumping his horse over a speeding car, and another rider jumping OFF his horse onto the car, everyone is terrified and one young man [[DiscussedTrope indignantly calls it]] "VideoGames/RedDeadRedemption bullshit." With half of the group bowing out immediately because they know they're outclassed by BornInTheSaddle cavalry, the other half has to suffer through a FailureMontage... and they're left with ten riders who can manage to pull off ''controlled and safe'' recreations of the Wild Hunt's stunt-riding.

* BornInTheSaddle: While TheWildHunt has magical fairy-horses, they still have riding skills that VERY few modern-day people have. Chapter 32 deals with the Irish Army mistakenly sending a hundred ''infantry'' to help with the Fairy Raid, because they last heard that the Wild Hunt had a hundred members, but Rickard tells him that he should have sent at least double the foot-soldiers to deal with a hundred CAVALRY. Ogma O'Luain heads to Mary's Cape and frantically calls up [[ClosestThingWeGot fifty mortal riders, mounted police, and reenactors]] who can get there by morning. After Jude and Duyen [[CallBack tell them what the Wild Hunt did in the car-chase,]] half the riders [[KnowWhenToFoldEm quit immediately because they know they're outclassed,]] and the other half deals with a FailureMontage.

* FailureMontage: The bulk of Chapter 32. Ogma and Rickard find out that the Irish army have only sent a hundred infantry to match up with the Wild Hunt's CAVALRY, so they head to Mary's Cape and scrape up a herd of [[ClosestThingWeGot nearby mounted police, civilian riders/performers, and reenactors]] to help the Fianna find the Fairy Raid's marks. When Jude and Duyen reluctantly tell all the riders that [[CallBack the Hunter jumped his horse over a speeding car, and another rider jumped off his horse onto that car,]] everyone [[OhCrap is terrified]] and half of them [[KnowWhenToFoldEm bow out immediately]] because they ''know'' they aren't that skilled. Out of the other half, they're left with ten riders who can manage ''safe and controlled'' recreations of those stunts.

* SomewhereAnEquestrianIsCrying: DefiedTrope, unless you count the riders in-story who were crying TearsOfFear. When Ogma and Rickard find out that the Irish Army has only sent a hundred infantry to match up with the Wild Hunt's riders, Rickard is ''very'' upset and tells the captain that he should have sent at least double their number. Ogma, Jude, and Duyen head to Mary's Cape to meet up with [[ClosestThingWeGot any reenactors, civilian riders, and mounted police]] who can get there by morning. When Jude and Duyen explain what the Wild Hunt did in the car-chase, many are [[OhCrap terrified]] to find out their opponents are BornInTheSaddle and [[KnowWhenToFoldEm half of them bow out immediately]] because they know they're NOT that skilled.
** The other half soon suffers through a FailureMontage: [[MoodyMount Some horses refuse to jump over Ogma's parked car,]] and when he starts driving, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory some horses politely go around him like they've been taught with OTHER cars,]] so they get disqualified due to confusion. When Jude attempts the car-leap from his mare onto Ogma's moving car, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome half of the herd spooks and bolts after the loud bang he's made on landing...]] which irritates the captain of the infantry, [[GoodIsNotDumb since he asked for skilled riders AND reliable horses,]] and they've just found out [[DidNotThinkThisThrough how many people ignored that second part.]]

** Chapter 32 deals with Ogma and Rickard finding out that the Irish army have only sent a hundred INFANTRY to deal with the Wild Hunt's riders, so Ogma calls [[ClosestThingWeGot any skilled riders and reenactors who can get to Mary's Cape by morning.]] As Jude and Duyen explain what the Wild Hunt managed to do [[CallBack in the car-chase,]] and Ogma gives everyone a lecture about how the Wild Hunt has all been BornInTheSaddle, half of their riders bow out right there because they're either terrified, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm or they know they're NOT as skilled.]] Cue the FailureMontage for the other half, and they're left with ten riders who even come ''close'' to that kind of riding. When Ogma finally ends the day by telling everyone to do a fake charge at the infantry who've been watching, a lot of soldiers instinctively bolt and run.

** The Wild Hunt's level of riding ability AND combat training is a very specific combination, and when Ogma calls up a herd's worth of [[ClosestThingWeGot reenactors, civilian riders, and mounted police]] to help rescue the marks from them. They soon have to suffer through a Failure Montage, since [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome most civilian horses cannot cope with stunt-riding]].

** Noreen mentions that the Folk's traditional weakness of ColdIron clearly doesn't extend to [[ExactWords "all instances of iron in the world,"]] since they can intermarry with humans (who have iron in their blood), and eat foods with iron in them (such as meat, beans, and fish). The problem would be testing the EXTENT of the Folk's allergies, since [[CaptainObvious it's hard to find volunteers.]]

** Chapter 32 deals with Ogma and Rickard finding out that the Irish army have only sent a hundred INFANTRY to deal with the Wild Hunt's riders, so Ogma calls [[ClosestThingWeGot any skilled riders and reenactors who can get to Mary's Cape by morning.]] As Jude and Duyen ''explain'' what the Wild Hunt managed to do [[CallBack in the car-chase,]] and Ogma gives everyone a lecture about how the Wild Hunt has all been BornInTheSaddle, half of their riders bow out right there because they're either terrified, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm or they know they're NOT as skilled as them.]] Cue the FailureMontage for the other half, and they're left with ten riders who can even come ''close'' to that kind of riding. When Ogma finally ends the day by telling everyone to do a fake charge at the infantry who've been watching, a lot of soldiers instinctively bolt and run.

* FailureMontage: The bulk of Chapter 32. Ogma and Rickard find out that the Irish army have only sent a hundred infantry to match up with the Wild Hunt's CAVALRY, so they head to Mary's Cape and scrape up a herd of [[ClosestThingWeGot nearby mounted police, civilian riders/performers, and reenactors]] to help the Fianna find the Fairy Raid's marks. When Jude and Duyen reluctantly tell all the riders that [[CallBack the Hunter jumped his horse over a speeding car, and another rider jumped off his horse onto that car,]] everyone [[OhCrap is terrified]] and half of them [[KnowWhenToFoldEm bow out immediately]] because they ''know'' that they are not that skilled. Out of the other half, they're left with ten riders who can manage ''safe and controlled'' recreations of those stunts.

** Chapter 32 deals with Ogma and Rickard finding out that the Irish army have only sent a hundred INFANTRY to deal with the Wild Hunt's riders, so they call [[ClosestThingWeGot any skilled riders and reenactors who can get to Mary's Cape by morning.]] As Jude and Duyen ''explain'' what the Wild Hunt managed to do [[CallBack in the car-chase,]] and Ogma gives everyone a lecture about how the Wild Hunt has all been BornInTheSaddle, half of their riders bow out right there because [[KnowWhenToFoldEm they know they are NOT that skilled.]] Cue the FailureMontage for the other half.

* FailureMontage: The bulk of Chapter 32. Ogma and Rickard find out that the Irish army have only sent a hundred infantry to match up with the Wild Hunt's CAVALRY, so they head to Mary's Cape and scrape up a herd of [[ClosestThingWeGot nearby mounted police, civilian riders/performers, and reenactors]] to help the Fianna find the Fairy Raid's marks. When Jude and Duyen reluctantly tell all the riders that [[CallBack the Hunter jumped his horse over a speeding car, and another rider jumped off his horse onto that car,]] everyone is terrified and half of them [[KnowWhenToFoldEm bow out immediately]] because they ''know'' that they are not that skilled.

** Chapter 32 deals with Ogma and Rickard finding out that the Irish army have only sent a hundred INFANTRY to deal with the WIld Hunt's riders, so they call [[ClosestThingWeGot any skilled riders and reenactors who can get to Mary's Cape by morning.]] As Jude and Duyen ''explain'' what the Wild Hunt managed to do [[CallBack in the car-chase,]] and Ogma gives everyone a lecture about how the Wild Hunt has all been BornInTheSaddle, half of their riders bow out right there because [[KnowWhenToFoldEm they know they are NOT that skilled.]] Cue the FailureMontage for the other half.

* InvulnerableHorses / SomewhereAnEquestrianIsCrying: PlayedWith. Fairy-horses can reach 100mph speeds, but they can't ''keep it up'' and they wear out in a few minutes like normal horses. They're also subject to getting shot, hit with cars, and stampeding each other in a panic. However, amidst his cohorts in the Wild Hunt, the Hunter can jump his horse over a mass of panicking horses and Alima's car. Justified since both rider and mount are explicitly magical.

* CurbStompBattle: Ned's first attack on the Hunter results in Ned getting thrown into a tree. Luckily, [[OurGodsAreGreater Artio arrives]] and curb-stomps the Hunter in turn.

* FunctionalMagic: As in RealLife, most of the sub-categories show up. SympatheticMagic is one of the main plot elements, as Lucy's trapped in the Otherworld for a long time because the Hunter has a lock of her hair.

* RedAlert / ThisIsNotADrill: When Ogma O'Luain realizes that the Fairy Raid is going to happen by the end of the month, he calls a town official about it. When Alima drives Mal home, they run into a huge gridlock since everyone's desperately going home. Ogma and Owen make a magical signal fire for the same purpose.

* UrbanFantasy: Very firmly so.

* WhenSheSmiles: Owen, Mal, and Alima don't smile very often.

** XanatosSpeedChess: The gods have to do a lot of improvising around 1) their inability to help Alima, and 2) ''Ned's'' inability to talk to living humans.
** GambitPileup: The Fianna try to kill the Hunter in Westermark Howe, but [[BloodOath Ned's already sworn to do that]], so they can't. They already knew it would be hard to kill him, though, so their second plan was to [[TimeForPlanB knock him out.]] Until the Hunter called reinforcements, [[AttackAttackRetreatRetreat at which they promptly retreated.]] ...But then [[GoodVersusGood HADES comes in to help.]] As a more powerful god, all ''he'' has to do is [[OurGodsAreGreater punch the Hunter and take Lucy's hair back.]]
** Later on, the Hunter forbids his subjects from asking the European gods to help the Fairy Raid's marks, but [[EleventhHourRanger Mayari of the Philippines]] is completely unaffected.

* CatsAreMagic: They have a distinct type of magic, can learn human magic, and the three cats so far (King Jareth, Dandelion the stray, and Dandelion's unnamed son) instantly see through Ned's curse.

** May's cat is called [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} King Jareth.]]

* ButNotTooBlack: Averted since the non-white human characters come in a range of shades. Moreover, the Filipino goddess Mayari has indigenous Filipino features of dark skin and curly hair, which is ''precisely'' why the Irish gods trust her--because they know she's a pre-Catholic spirit.

** Lucy and Ned can't talk to Mayari for very long before she's forced back into the Otherworld. Ned mentions that they could ask their ancestors about a dark-skinned woman, and Lucy mentions that ''everyone'' from [[ButNotTooBlack "kind of tan"]] to [[MistakenNationality "mistaken for black"]] is called [[InformedAttribute "dark-skinned"]] in Asia.

[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused]] with the Japanese folktale called "Moonflower." Neither is it to be confused with the prominent species in ''WebAnimation/HanazukiFullOfTreasures''.

''[[http://www.hitrecord.org/albums/350644 Moonflowers]]'' is an UrbanFantasy TroperWork published on the [=HitRECord=] website by {{Tropers/Sharysa}}, under the name "Logophile." It was started in April of 2014, and is in-progress. It was submitted in three Season 2 theme collaborations: "Home," "Secrets," and "The Dark." (Although "Home" didn't make it into the final cut for Season 2 themes.) It is also being uploaded to Inkshares, a crowdfunding publisher [[https://www.inkshares.com/projects/moonflowers?referral_code=dde282cd (link is here)]], and the website [[https://www.wattpad.com/story/324856549-moonflowers Wattpad]].

''[[http://www.hitrecord.org/albums/350644 Moonflowers]]'' is an UrbanFantasy TroperWork published on the [=HitRECord=] website by {{Tropers/Sharysa}}, under the name "Logophile." It was started in April of 2014, and is in-progress. It was submitted in three Season 2 theme collaborations: "Home," "Secrets," and "The Dark." (Although "Home" didn't make it into the final cut for Season 2 themes.) It is also being uploaded to Inkshares, a crowdfunding publisher [[https://www.inkshares.com/projects/moonflowers?referral_code=dde282cd (link is here)]].

* TheFairFolk: Extremely feared, although the antagonists ''are'' TheWildHunt and the Horned Hunter. The goddess Aine is stated as the queen of the fairies, and is viewed neutrally since a character's named after her. Maidin the river-spirit saved Owen from drowning and is very friendly, if scatterbrained.

* WeaponOfChoice: Many Cloncarrig residents carry [[ColdIron iron knives]] to defend against TheFairFolk.