History Literature / TheWitchlands

* NecessaryEvil: Rhian was one of the kindest Paladins back in the old days. In the present day, she was reincarnated as [[spoiler:the Raid Sails Admiral Kahina, a ruthless pirate who runs [[WretchedHive Saldonica]]'s GladiatorGames and is responsible for countless deaths]]. Stix/Baile initially mistakes her for the ''Exalted'' Fire Paladin for this reason. When asked, [[spoiler:Kahina]] admits that Rhian wouldn't have been capable of doing any of the things she did, but the Six needed an army so she did what was she needed to do.

* BloodBrothers: Threadbrothers and Threadsisters are people bound to each other by a very strong Thread, usually as a result of one saving the other's life, which is accompanied by really intense friendship; for example, Merik feels closer to his Threadbrother Kullen than to his actual sister.

* ThreeAmigos: The three Hell-Bards that are after Safi and Vaness, with Caden as TheLeader, Zander as TheLancer and Lev being {{The Smurfette|Principle}}.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Merik is absolutely beloved in the south of Nubrevna, with people throwing an impromptu celebration when he arrives in Noden's Gift. Less so in the north, though.

* ThreeAmigos: The three Hell-Bards that are after Safi and Vaness, with Caden as TheLeader, Zander as TheLancer and Lev being TheHeart.

* ThreeAmigos: The three Hell-Bards that are after Safi and Vaness, with Caden as TheLeader, Zander as TheLancer and Lev being TheChick.

* MasterOfThreads: Threadwitches and Weaverwitches can perceive the mystical Threads that reveal a person's emotions and connect them to the world around them. Threadwitches can bind these Threads into [[PowerCrystal gems]] called Threadstones, which have a wide gamut of magical properties, but are otherwise incapable of affecting Threads barring the occasional nudge in the desired direction. Weaverwitches, on the other hand, are unable to create Threadstones but instead they can directly manipulate people by controlling their Threads.

* BerserkButton:
** The easiest way to get Aeduan into a murderous frenzy is to imply that there are children being harmed nearby.
** Merik has a short fuse in general, but his temper is even worse when people prioritize chit-chat over serious conversation.
** Kritians have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to their neighbors. Quoth the map:
--->If you want to upset a Kritian, then mistake him for a Portollan.

* DivineRightOfKings: It is said the the Origin Wells choose the leaders of each nation --or at least they used to choose them before they were drained of their power.

** Merik has to suffer through small talk and gossip, and rage burns in him until a RantInducingSlight breaks the dam and lets his rage flow.
* RantInducingSlight: Merik is already at the edge of breaking into UnstoppableRage during a formal party, so an innocent comment from his dining partner about relationship gossip sends him over the edge.

* WitchSpecies: In the Witchlands, the only way to gain magic is to be born with it. The one exception to that are Sightwitches, who gain their powers by communing with Sirmaya. In the Fareast, however, MagicIsMental.

* RealityEnsues: Safi gets a few of those moments.
** Near the climax of ''Windwitch'', she has to fight a [[spoiler:pirate queen]] one-on-one. [[spoiler:Obviously, a teenager with some knife training will not defeat a woman who spent decades fighting people, and Safi only "wins" because the latter wants something from her.]]
** Afterwards, she decides to TakeTheThirdOption in regards to the Hell-Bards (see the relevant trope). However, it quickly becomes apparent that ''of course'' the Marstoki politicians won't agree to [[spoiler:foreign militia traipsing around their palace, so she has to send them away anyway.]]

* TakeAThirdOption: At the end of ''Windwitch'', Safi [[spoiler:is given a choice of either going with the Hell-Bards to Cartorra or going with Vaness to Marstok and hanging them out to dry. She ultimately decides to go to Marstok with the Hell-Bards as her bodyguards and then head to Cartorra after her job is done.]]

''The Witchlands'' is a series of fantasy novels by Susan Dennard, of which four have been published so far with a fifth installment planned. In addition, there is a {{prequel}} book, ''Sightwitch'', offset from the main series and containing some very important backstory information.

In September 2018, it was [[https://www.slashfilm.com/the-witchlands-tv-show/ announced]] that the series was being adapted into a TV show by the Jim Henson Company, with Dennard as executive producer.

!!Books:
* ''Truthwitch'' (2015)
* ''Windwitch'' (2016)
* ''Sightwitch'' (2018): A {{prequel}}, much shorter than the other books, but absolutely ''must'' be read before ''Bloodwitch'' to understand everything.
* ''Bloodwitch'' (2019)
* ''Witchshadow'' (2021)

''The Witchlands'' is a series of fantasy novels by Susan Dennard, of which three have been published so far and two more are planned. In addition, there is a {{prequel}} book, ''Sightwitch'', offset from the main series and containing some very important backstory information.

!!Books:
* ''Truthwitch'' (2015)
* ''Windwitch'' (2016)
* ''Sightwitch'' (2018): A {{prequel}}, much shorter than the other books, but absolutely ''must'' be read before ''Bloodwitch'' to understand everything.
* ''Bloodwitch'' (2019)
* ''Witchshadow'' (2021)

* NotSoDifferent: Vivia and Merik, as it turns out. Both have a short fuse, both care deeply about their subjects, both don't accept people disagreeing with them, both have serious issues with their father's approach to things, both think the other is a nuisance at best and an active threat to Nubrevna at worst.