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A fantasy series
Most of the stories take place in Gwynedd (pronounced "'''GWI'''-neth"), intended to [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|mirror]] Britain, including clear fantasy counterparts to Scotland and Wales. In some ways, however, Gwynedd feels closer to Germany or Poland, since it is in central Europe, sharing a border with Torenth, a realm which is the counterpart of [[Tsarist Russia|Russia]] with aspects of Hungary (such as the vineyards of Arjenol and Komnénë). Gwynedd and Torenth have a history of conflict that spans centuries.
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* [[Death by Falling Over]] - {{spoiler|Rhys Thuryn.}} He was drugged and off balance at the time, but it was still pretty anti-climactic.
* [[Devil's Advocate]]: In ''The Quest for Saint Camber'', Bishop Wolfram de Blanet acts as devil's advocate at the hearing establishing the legitimacy of Duncan McLain's brief marriage to Maryse MacArdry.TheChurch hierarchy would be happy for Duncan to {{spoiler|have a legitimate heir so that he could}} resign his secular titles and lands, leaving him free to concentrate on his spiritual duties, but they also wish to avoid seeming to bend the rules for one of their own. Using an adversarial proceeding helps them avoid the appearance of favouritism.
* [[Disguise Tropes]] - For Camber, [[
* [[Distinctive Appearances]] - Whether it's ethnic/cultural clothing, or secular/religous kit, character wardrobes do a great deal of work. Bodily attributes like hair colour, eye colour, and the colours of Deryni auras also factor into the mix.
** [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]] - And how!
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** Morgan grieves for Kelson's father Brion, and recalls the harrowing events of the past several days. This is appropriate for Deryni, whose powers are partly psychic and partly [[The Empath|empathic]], and his reverie functions as an [[Exposition Beam]] between the author and the reader, akin to those used by Deryni in-universe. We also learn of an ambush which Morgan survived largely uninjured, establishing his [[Badass|martial credentials]].
** Morgan comes to using breathing and concentration efforts (part of Deryni training to use their powers) and checks on his injured human aide Derry. Morgan is loyal to his own men and doesn't discriminate against ordinary humans, rather treating them according to their merit.
** Morgan's ministrations to Derry are rudely interrupted by a whip-wielding giant-sized Connaiti mercenary announcing "His Loftiness" the Supreme of Howicce. Morgan stops Derry from retaliating (noting the giant was accompanied by six more just like him), but cannot resist indulging his sense of humour. When Derry asks, "By all the devils in hell, what is a Supreme of Howicce?" Morgan replies in a penetrating stage whisper, "I'm not certain. I don't think it's as high as a Quintessence or a Penultimate. Probably some minor ambassador with delusions of his own importance." At a glare from the last of giant mercenaries, Morgan puts on an innocent expression, but once the party has proceeded down the street, he discreetly uses his powers to entangle the whip-wielder's whip round his horse's legs, bringing down both man and beast and forcing the Connaiti to cut the whip to rescue his horse. If life for Gwynedd's Deryni is a dangerous game of [https://web.archive.org/web/20120123020900/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/grandmother%27s+footsteps Grandmother's Footsteps], Morgan is an expert player.
** At the castle courtyard, Morgan dismounts and looks over the courtiers for faces he knows, thereby introducing them to the reader and establishing his thorough understanding of Gwyneddian politics. After exchanging greetings with a friendly minor lord, he notices people near him reacting to his presence, realizing they know who he is and have heard dreadful rumours about him. He strikes a pose while dusting off his clothes before slowly gazing on the little assembly to play up the menace. Morgan cultivates his [[Shrouded in Myth|dangerous reputation]] and uses it to protect himself.
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* [[The Evil Prince]]
** Prince Festil Furstán of Torenth was a younger son who didn't like being landless, so he gathered other landless younger sons, borrowed some troops from his father and conquered neighbouring Gwynedd in 822. Nearly all the Haldanes, down to the six-month-old Princess Ysabeau, are slaughtered.
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** As part of ''The King's Justice'', Kelson [[Royal Decree|decrees]] that Caitrin Quinnell, the Mearan Pretender, will live out her life in a convent.
* [[I Never Said It Was Poison]] - In ''The Quest for Saint Camber'', a member of the Camberian Council is found dead in a secret passageway of the king's palace. In a conversation with Nigel, his eldest son Conall says the victim's entire name, which the younger man is not supposed to know. Nigel realizes Conall had been {{spoiler|secretly working with the dead man (to obtain arcane powers reserved for the monarch) and killed him in that stairwell; Conall attacks his father with those powers and leaves him in a coma}}.
* [[Impostor
* [[In the Blood]] - Generally the Deryni abilities, specifically the Haldane abilities. The Haldane males also have black hair and grey eyes, and Araxie Haldane, though having a different hair colour, has the Haldane grey eyes.
* [[Inciting Incident]] - At certain points in the [[Myth Arc]], the action is kickstarted by one of these, typically at the beginning of a trilogy:
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