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** The Light Prophecy explicitly tells Garion that she was no longer a seer... but that she ''had'' looked into the future, and she has a ''very'' good memory.
* [[Capital Letters Are Magic]]: The word <small>EVENT</small>, rendered in small capitals, refers specifically to an event required for the fulfillment of prophecy. These <small>EVENTS</small> are in essence instantaneous conflict between the two opposing Wills of the Universe, settled by a choice made by a mortal. The reason that they are instantaneous is that longer conflicts would destroy the universe.
* [[Catch Phrase]]:
* [[Catch Phrase]] -- Garion: "Why me?" {{spoiler|Poledra}} and Polgara (on occasion): "How remarkable." Silk: "Trust me."▼
{{quote|'''Garion''': "Why me?"}}
* [[Charm Person]]: Asharak the Murgo's favourite trick, pulled liberally on Garion practically since birth. He stops when Garion decides to [[Kill It with Fire|kill him with fire]].▼
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{{quote|'''Silk''': "Trust me."}}
▲* [[Charm Person]]: Asharak the Murgo's favourite trick, along with [[Tongue-Tied]], pulled liberally on Garion practically since birth
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Sprinkled liberally throughout the series, but most obviously in ''The Malloreon''. Examples include Zith, Sadi's pet snake, whom Velvet uses to {{spoiler|kill Harakan}}; the whole business with the Grolims being afraid to go near Kell; the subtle cannon at the beginning, where Garion says 'Fortune tellers are never right- one of them once predicted Durnik will live twice. How silly is that?'; and most especially the frequent references to the Turim reef, which ends up being {{spoiler|The Place Which Is No More}}, but nobody noticed due to language drift.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Both the [[Big Good|Light]] and [[Bigger Bad|Dark]] Prophecies. Having eons to prepare helps. Zandramas is also a decent Chessmaster, although whether it's personal skill, or the result of having been infused with the Spirit of Dark is up for debate. She certainly manages to plan ahead, with each of her moves ready to fall into place the minute that a previous one fails.
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