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* "Death Rites" by Tanya Huff - Brother-sister team Bannon and Vree are dispatched to take care of a traitorous commander who has holed up in one of their own fortresses - a traitor who has already dealt with the first three assassins sent after her with ease.
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* "The Svedali Foundlings" by Fiona Patton - Coll thought he was the [[Last of His Kind]]: the last survivor of the Svedali Foundling Home. But [[There Is Another]], and when their paths cross, it may well mean the end of the simple sort of life Coll's managed to make for himself since the ''incident''.
* "History and Ecomonics" by Anna Oster - A young nobleman comes looking for revenge, only to recieve a few lessons in [[Title Drop|history and ecomonics]].
* "Never Say... Uh... Die?" by [[Josepha Sherman]] - Alexei Danilovich runs a efficent "Removal Service", taking out the targets heroes can't
* "Dying By Inches" by [[Teresa Edgerton]] - Miss Odilia Rowan navigates a [[Deadly Decadent Court]], seeking vengence for how her family was wronged... but has she found the right target?
* "Darkness Comes Together" by Mickey Zucker Reichert - An ordinary assassin finds himself working with the legendary Nightfall, inflitrating the same mansion and seeking the same target...
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* "He" by Leyte Jefferson - A modern [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolf]] assassin reports back to his master.
* "War of the Roses" by Rosemary Edghill - The Flower Guild of the White City of Megiddo is legendary, though few know for certain if it even exists. Redlorn, however, learns that it ''must'' exist, for how else could he cross paths with one of its members? But for what purpose has he been singled out?
* "On My Honor" by Bernie Arntzen - The trusted assassin for Queen Catherine of Oran is assigned to deal with King Avery of
* "A Touch of Poison" by Jane Lindskold - Adalia, the Widow Baker, is dragged into an assassination plot as their instrument of
* "Echoes" by Michelle West - The bard Kallandras [[Whole-Episode Flashback|reflects]] on part of his [[Dark and Troubled Past]], on one of the finest friends he made in an unexpected place... and on the [[Training from Hell]] they endured together, and a [[Secret Test of Character]] that went terribly awry.
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* [[Arranged Marriage]] - "Coin of the Realm" revolves around one and the surrounding tensions.
* [[Badass Unintentional]] - Adalia of "A Touch of Poison".
* [[Bittersweet Ending]] - Combined with [[Mood Whiplash]] in {{spoiler|"Never Say... Uh... Die?"}}: {{spoiler|Koshchei the Deathless dies, but at the cost of a very sympathetic character's life.}}
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]] - Implied through rumor in "Death Rites", [[Squick|Squicking]]
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]] - In "Coin of the Realm", Rosalind {{spoiler|combines this with [[Hannibal Lecture]] and [[Ironic Echo]] upon claiming the best target for herself and announcing her place as the new right hand}}.
* [[Complete Monster]] - Lord Botello Darmo from "Myhr's Adventure in Hell", who Myhr [[Godwin's Law|directly compares to Hitler]] and is so despised that his own wife hires the heroes to ensure his [[Deader Than Dead|soul-death]] and keep him from ever being [[Reincarnation|reincarnated]]. {{spoiler|Also attempted to pull a [[Taking You with Me]] on the whole world.}}
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* [[Licensed Sexist]] - All over the place in "Coin of the Realm". {{spoiler|Including the former right hand, which led directly to his demise.}}
* [[Murder, Inc.]] - A major plot point in "History and Economics", as the Silent Guild operates ''openly'' after the Romanez vs. the Silent Guild case.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] - Adalia uses the fact that the [[Smug Snake|Smug Snakes]]
* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]] - In "He", {{spoiler|along with [[Our Vampires Are Different]]}}.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] - Master Greene Reid in "A Touch of Poison". {{spoiler|How else do you describe someone who reacts so calmly to being informed of a plot against him by the very same woman who just about poisoned him?}}
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* [[Sympathetic POV]] - "On My Honor" and "Raven's Cut".
* [[Take a Third Option]] - In "On My Honor", {{spoiler|it gets Deconstructed: his "third option" leaves him with ''nothing'', dissatisfied and still struggling with his decision, uncertain whether or not his scruples were worth it.}}
* [[Twist Ending]] - As mentioned above, frequently appears. Doesn't reach [[Mandatory Twist Ending]] levels since ''most'' don't double as [[Downer Ending|Downer Endings]]
* [[Unwitting Pawn]] - How the [[Smug Snake|Smug Snakes]]
* [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]] - In "Myhr's Adventure In Hell", Terrin translates everything Myhr "sees" in Hell to something he can grasp without going insane. Mainly, a [[Sugar Bowl]]. With [[It Makes Sense in Context|naked lesbian demons]].
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]] - {{spoiler|Marshall Arnon}} falls victim to this in "Death Rites".
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