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* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: Matthew. It's in his favor, though, and other characters are willing to overlook his 20th-century eccentricities [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|for the sake of his brilliant wizardry]].
* [[Guardian Angel]]: Saul summons one, though, as an agnostic, he can't fully accept its existence.
* [[Istanbul Not Constantinople]]: many names are traceable to influences in our history. Merovence, for instance, takes its name from the same [
* [[Literal Genie]]
* [[Mix
* [[One of Us]]: Matthew Mantrell definitely is, and by extension Stasheff as well.
* [[The Promise]]: in the second book, ''The Oathbound Wizard'', Matthew rashly swears to conquer the neighboring kingdom of Ibile, as his common birth is preventing him from marrying Alisande. The universe holds you to your promises.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: Stegoman.
* [[Public Domain Character]]: [[Robin Hood]] and his Merry Men, [[Don Quixote (Literature)|Don Quixote]], [[A Midsummer Nights Dream|Puck]], [
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: [[Once an Episode]].
* [[Reality Warper]]: any wizard would count, but special mention goes to Frisson, a genius-savant who comes up with brilliant poetry as easily as breathing... which, given the setting's [[Functional Magic]], can go [[Off the Rails]] ''real'' fast.
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* [[Succession Crisis]]: not only is this how some evil rulers take charge, but there's a genuine one at the end of the second book. Of the two people competing for their grandfather's throne, one is the eldest son's daughter, the other the younger son's son. (Solved when the lady [[Pair the Spares|marries a third party]], removing herself from the line of succession.)
* [[Summon Everyman Hero]]
* [[Suddenly
* [[Talking Is a Free Action]]: Zigzagged. In some battle situations, Matthew snaps out rhymed couplets to cast his spells. In another, he recites much of Byron's "[http://www.bartleby.com/106/173.html She walks in beauty, like the night]."
* [[Trapped in Another World]]
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