Andraste is the story of Andraste, the daughter of a Luminousian fairy queen and an elfin prince. She is told since birth that she is The Chosen One destined to destroy the Abatu Empire, which is ruled by her vampiric aunt Sarai. Unfortunately for Andraste, her prophecy is merely part of a ploy to garner support for the Luminousian government, and no one told her. Thus, Andraste travels across the world of Magick, convinced that she's invincible, to gain allies while developing relationships with several characters.
It now has a character sheet.
Has no relation to the prophet Andraste from Dragon Age.
This book provides examples of:
- Aerith and Bob: Andraste and Auragonius are appropriately fantasy names. Rhiannon and Elvin aren't as fantastic, but they're still not too modern. But then Clare? Elisa? Blair? Linda? It's sort of justified though, as the most common names do come from the same country.
- The Chosen One: Andraste is supposedly destined to put an end to the Abatu Empire.
- Dance of Romance: Both subverted and parodied. There are a few dance scenes, and the only romantic one is played for laughs as General Adair tries to flirt with General Hael.
- The Empire: The Abatu Empire
- I Ate WHAT?!: Andraste has a disgusted reaction to finding out about 'wyvern soup'.
- Love Potion: A love potion is mentioned briefly in a myth.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Nearly all the Latlans are referred to by nickname because their names are obnoxiously long.
- Overly Long Name: The Latlans have incredibly long names. Rette's is the worst but Arcassyle Noveclyde Pulynn Argenaddynn is certainly a mouthful, too.
- Renaissance Man:
- Several of the Luminousian men, who are seen dancing, composing poetry and discussing literature.
- Elvin, who speaks several languages, has knowledge of piracy and sailing, is good at dancing, and is excellent at archery.
- Royal Blood: Loads of examples of descendants of royalty, including Andraste, Radiance, Xandrina, Sunfire, Chestnut and Sarai.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Played straight and subverted. Nymphian rulers are well-known for fighting in wars alongside their men, while Luminousian ones normallly appear to do nothing but throw parties and gossip, leaving the fighting to generals.
- Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Inverted. Andraste throws her sword in battle, and it doesn't harm her opponent. However, it did work as a distraction, which was what Andraste intended.
- What Happened to the Mouse??: Elvin's necklace is shown to be special. It holds some sort of memory, so powerful that him having it persuades the reluctant Latlan Council to join Andraste's cause. Then, it's never mentioned again.
- You Have to Believe Me!: Elvin tends to tell Andraste this a lot, particularly when the boy she likes is a vampire. She doesn't believe him.
