A Legend of Rain

"So basically it was still a doomed wasteland. But a different kind of doomed wasteland."

A Web Serial Novel by Tjatter, written in Danish. It can be found here.


 * Action Girl: Jerra and to a lesser extent Tianna.
 * Allergic to Routine: Jerra.
 * All Work vs. All Play: Tianna vs. Jerra.
 * Ambiguous Gender: Takir, Yemin and most other elves except Relin (and even he’s a bit feminine).
 * Author Appeal: A whole race of people who are androgynous in body and mind.
 * Blade on a Stick: Takir’s weapon of choice is a spear.
 * Chekhov's Gun: A few.
 * Chosen One: What everyone tells Jerra she is. She’s not particularly happy about it.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Jerra.
 * Courier: Tianna. Takir is training to be this.
 * Crossing the Desert: All though they do travel at night whenever possible.
 * Cryptic Background Reference
 * Fantastic Racism: There is a few instances of elves and humans not being very fond of each other.
 * Fatal Flaw
 * Grey and Gray Morality
 * Insufferable Genius: Relin.
 * Intergenerational Friendship: Relin and Takir.
 * Jerkass: Pretty much all the main characters and then some, to some extent.
 * Knife Nut: Jerra.
 * Light Is Not Good: Jerra, who will gladly rob you and leave you to die, wears all white clothes.
 * Magic A Is Magic A
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero
 * No Periods, Period: Averted - it’s referenced at least once.
 * Odd Friendship: Jerra and Takir.
 * Our Elves Are Better: All of the elves are at least a little bit arrogant, though some more than others … Coughrelincough.
 * Parental Substitute: Relin is this to Takir, even though the latter’s parents are perfectly fine.
 * Single Biome Planet: The whole world is one giant desert
 * Sticky Fingers: Jerra tends to ’borrow’ her teammates processions.
 * Teacher-Student Romance: Implied.
 * The Apprentice: Takir
 * The Quiet One: Tianna wishes she was allowed to be this.
 * The Stoic: Tianna.
 * Thirsty Desert: The setting
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Takir.
 * The Stoic: Tianna.
 * Thirsty Desert: The setting
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Takir.