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* [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Several. Beldyn breaking the bridge, Tithian killing the Deathmaster, Cathan ''snarking off'' to Fistandantilus, Ilista nearly destroying the shadow demon, etc.

* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Cathan and the sorceress Leciane in ''Divine Hammer'' (though which of them is "Catwoman" depends on who you ask).

* [[Dead Guy Junior]]: Wentha's son Tancred, named for her and Cathan's older brother, who died during the plague.

* [[Dead Guy, Junior]]: Wentha's son Tancred, named for her and Cathan's older brother, who died during the plague.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Fistandantilus. Cathan also has his moments.

* [[Death Is Cheap]]: Averted. Only Beldyn (and possibly {{spoiler|Cathan}}) can bring people back to life; after {{spoiler|Cathan}} is resurrected he is regarded witih awe and trepidation as "the Twice-Born".

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* [[Downer Ending]]: Hoo boy (though it pretty much had to be considering how ''Chronicles'' opens). Beldinas has been prevented from {{spoiler|ascending to godhood and wrecking the balance}}, but the world is in ruins and almost all the main characters are dead, to say nothing of untold millions of others we don't get to know by name. Oh, and [[Villain Exit Stage Left|Fistandantilus gets away too]], but he's not ''quite'' a [[Karma Houdini]] because we know exactly what his Magnificent Bastardry wil get him in the end- a grisly death at the hand of the one Bastard in Krynnish history more Magnificent than he is.

* [[The Dreaded]]: Fistandantilus again.

* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: In ''Chosen of the Gods'', a few scenes feature a rather stuffy young squire named Loren Soth, who goes on to become one of the most iconic villains in the whole Dragonlance metaseries, the death knight Lord Soth.

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: In ''Chosen of the Gods'', a few scenes feature a rather stuffy young squire named Loren Soth, who goes on to become one of the most iconic villains in the whole Dragonlance metaseries, the death knight Lord Soth.

* [[The Empire]]: Istar is a relatively benevolent example, but things get worse after ''[[The Messiah]]'', of all people, takes the throne...

* [[Evil Chancellor]]: Quarath and ultiamtely {{spoiler|Fistandantilus too}}.

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* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Istar itself resembles Rome a great deal, while the Draavinish are distinctly Arabic.

* [[Fictionary]]: The Church Language, which in some respects resembles Latin.

* [[First Episode Resurrection]]: At the end of ''Chosen of the Gods'', {{spoiler|Cathan is killed by Kurnos and immediately after revived by Beldinas}}.

* [[First-Episode Resurrection]]: At the end of ''Chosen of the Gods'', {{spoiler|Cathan is killed by Kurnos and immediately after revived by Beldinas}}.

* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: If you've read ''Chronicles'' you ''know'' how this ends.

* [[God-Emperor]]: The Kingpriest is as good as this.

* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: Beldinas

* [[Ill Girl]]: Wentha, Cathan's little sister. After Beldyn heals her, she goes on to be an important recurring character.

* [[I'm Cold So Cold]]: {{spoiler|Leciane's lover Vincil}} says this literally after {{spoiler|he catches an axe just before he teleports the surviving wizards away from the disasterous moot with the Kingpriest in ''Divine Hammer''}}.

* [[I'm Cold... So Cold...]]: {{spoiler|Leciane's lover Vincil}} says this literally after {{spoiler|he catches an axe just before he teleports the surviving wizards away from the disasterous moot with the Kingpriest in ''Divine Hammer''}}.

* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]: Essentially a whole trilogy about this concept.

* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: What convinces Ilista that Beldyn is the Lightbringer. {{spoiler|Ultimately subverted in that he ''isn't'' incorruptable, just corruptable in [[Knight Templar|a different way than usual]].}}

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