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* ArtisticLicensePolitics: In ''Harbinger'' a minor character trying to make a point about differences between human and elven politics says "On Earth, the spouse of a ruler never has any real power. In Ireland, the president might be leader of the country but his wife can’t do anything more political than host tea parties for charity." The Presidency of Ireland is ''also'' a mostly ceremonial role with very little political power (but does serve as a patron to charities!), which an Irish character ought to know. The political leader of Ireland is the Taoiseach.

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Baleful Polymorph was renamed per TRS


* BalefulPolymorph: The oni and, historically, the Skin Clan are very fond of inflicting this via their magical genetic engineering. [[spoiler:The tengu are descended from humans who were forcibly combined with crows, while Lord Tomtom states that he could reduce a kitsune to a simple non-magical fox.]]


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* ForcedTransformation: The oni and, historically, the Skin Clan are very fond of inflicting this via their magical genetic engineering. [[spoiler:The tengu are descended from humans who were forcibly combined with crows, while Lord Tomtom states that he could reduce a kitsune to a simple non-magical fox.]]

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* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:Nathan]] attempts to force himself on Tinker shortly after her transformation. It's left a little ambiguous if it's truly this trope or a NearRapeExperience; he does seem to be thinking better of it, but Tinker's bodyguard Pony intervenes before he can completely stop of his own accord.



* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:Nathan]] attempts to force himself on Tinker shortly after her transformation. It's left a little ambiguous if it's truly this trope or a NearRapeExperience; he does seem to be thinking better of it, but Tinker's bodyguard Pony intervenes before he can completely stop of his own accord.

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%% * AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:Nathan]] attempts to force himself on Tinker shortly after her transformation. It's left a little ambiguous if it's truly this trope or a NearRapeExperience; he does seem to be thinking better of it, but Tinker's bodyguard Pony intervenes before he can completely stop of his own accord.
* BalefulPolymorph: By magic, The oni and, historically, the Skin Clan are very fond of course.inflicting this via their magical genetic engineering. [[spoiler:The tengu are descended from humans who were forcibly combined with crows, while Lord Tomtom states that he could reduce a kitsune to a simple non-magical fox.]]
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* SuperiorTwinTeamwork: Louise and Jillian Mayer, AKA "Lemon-Lime Jel-lo". While individually exceedingly brilliant ChildProdigies in their own rights, these two leverage their near-identical appearances and ability to cross-delegate tasks to each other's strengths to pull off a rather insane list of accomplishments. In their debut book, alone they plan and execute two successful heists (one of which is at the American Museum of Natural History), engage in cross-dimensional sleuthing, routinely hack everything from their RobotDog nannybot to classified government databases, and strip the series BigBad of most of his earthside liquid assets (over a billion dollars). They're '''9''' and the summer isn't even over yet.

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* FourLinesAllWaiting: ''Harbinger'' attempts to provide viewpoints from every living previous protagonist and then some, including many characters previously only seen in short stories, meaning that the entire book takes place over less than 24 hours and ''no'' plotline can make any meaningful progress.
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* AnxietyDreams: Tinker has them.

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%% * AnxietyDreams: Tinker has them.



* BalefulPolymorph: By magic, of course.

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%% * BalefulPolymorph: By magic, of course.



* ChildProdigy: Louise and Jillian.

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* ChildProdigy: Louise and Jillian.Jillian, who are only nine but can hack anything in existence and run a film production company. Taken [[ExaggeratedTrope up to eleven]] by [[spoiler: 'the babies', who are EMBRYOS and yet capable of causing ridiculous amounts of trouble.]]



* GadgeteerGenius: Tinker.

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* GadgeteerGenius: Tinker.Tinker, who even from the beginning of the first book has invented hoverbikes and is draining off magic with large magnets, which no one else seems to have thought of.



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* SecretLegacy: Tinker and her cousin Oilcan.

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* SecretLegacy: Tinker and her cousin Oilcan.Oilcan [[spoiler: and eventually, the twins and the embryos]].



* TalkAboutTheWeather: On a first date.

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* TalkAboutTheWeather: On When Tinker isn't sure how to behave on a first date.date, this is offered and eventually settled on as a safe approach.



* {{Tengu}}: Lain has a dream where Tinker brings her a Tengu, which she describes as a Japanese elf that is sometimes looks like a crow.

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* {{Tengu}}: Lain has a dream where Tinker brings her a Tengu, which she describes as a Japanese elf that is sometimes looks like a crow. [[spoiler: The Tengu eventually become major players in the setting.]]



* WillNotTellALie: The elves.

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* WillNotTellALie: The elves. Even the evil ones find it stressful and unpleasant to lie outright, and prefer to misdirect.

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