Line #9 Literature/CaelumLex


1	[[http://www.caelum-lex.com Caelum Lex]] is a science fiction SpaceOpera WebSerialNovel following the adventures of the space pirate vessel the Dionysian.
2
3	The story focuses on young doctor Leta Adler who is swept aboard the beat-up spaceship captained by exile and notorious criminal Fiearius Soliveré. Though initially out of place amongst the crew, Leta grows to identify with them, particularly in their mutual hatred of the Society, an extensive and morally questionable organization gradually taking over the Span.
4
5	It's divided into three parts and officially finished.
6
7	----
8
9	!! Caelum Lex contains examples of:
10
11	* AntiHero: Fiearius Soliveré is, on the surface, a smuggler, a thief and an assassin that only looks out for himself and his own, but on occasion, performs heroic acts.
12	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Before leaving his home planet on the Dionysian, Fiearius Soliveré [[spoiler: worked as an assassin for the Society, potentially murdering many innocents. This culminated in an event that caused both his wife and four year old son to be killed]]
13	* DefrostingIceQueen: Leta Adler is depicted as cold, stern and unflinching towards Fiearius, but in time [[{{Tsundere}} she warms up to him]] [[spoiler: and even comes to love him.]]
14	* {{Determinator}}: In Part 1, Leta wants [[TheLostLenore Ren]] back. At any cost.
15	* TheEmpire: The Society is so evil it's hard to wrap one's head around ''why'' any planet would want to join it, instead of nuking their diplomatic ships on orbit.
16	* FishOutOfWater: When Leta initially boards the Dionysian, having been raised in wealth and luxury on her home planet, she does not fit in with the criminal crew nor understand their activities and methods. But she takes to it LikeADuckTakesToWater.
17	* GadgeteerGenius: Cyrus Soliveré and Adrasteia Atelier, both engineering prodigies, consistently override security protocols, wrangle together engine pieces and build any gadget needed for a specific mission.
18	* HangoverSensitivity: Averted. Nobody seems to get properly hung over, even in the WhatDidIDoLastNight scenes. And they [[DrowningOurRomanticSorrows drink]] [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl a freakin']] [[INeedAFreakingDrink lot]].
19	* HiddenHeartOfGold: Fiearius Soliveré emits a jerk persona to appear strong to his crew, worthy to his criminal allies and indestructible to his enemies. [[spoiler: This bites him hard in the ass in Part 1 when the crew, tired of not being told a thing, mutinies and Aiden, the voice of reason on board, is accidentally killed in the struggle.]]
20	* KidnappedDoctor: Technically, Leta, but since she had been actively hunting for a way off the planet, it's not like she minds.
21	* MacGuffin: The titular Caelum Lex (Latin nerds, please stop flinching) is [[spoiler: a memory core for a terraforming machine, which contains all the procedures needed to terraform a planet - think the Genesis Device]].
22	* TheSmartGuy: Cyrus, the Dionysian's engineer and resident tech nerd, is often one step ahead of everyone else, coming up with ideas and plans and solutions that no one else on the crew considered.
23	* SpacePirates: The crew of the Dionysian, natch.
24	* WhatDidIDoLastNight: One memorable instance of this includes Fiearius [[BedmateReveal waking up next to]] Leta [[spoiler: or actually, Rochelle, who looks a lot like Leta and he's confused for a moment]].
25	* WorstAid:
26	** SoapOperaDisease: Both Fiearius and [[spoiler: Leta, who's supposedly a doctor!]] [[DefinitelyJustACold work through their]] illness as if there were no tomorrow. He runs around delirious for weeks in Part 1.
27	** FantasticDrug: Flush is amphetamine up to eleven. ARC treatments involve something pharmaceutical for BedtimeBrainwashing and FakeMemories planting.
28	** MagicalAntibiotics: With a flip-flop as to whether they're easy to get or only available in Society hospitals.
29	** MagicAntidote: When Cyrus gets [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink poisoned]] in a bar, all Leta has to do is induce vomiting and there's nothing wrong with him afterwards.
30	** WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut is never questioned, not even by Leta, the prodigy ''trauma surgeon''.

Context Literature / CaelumLex