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The eponymous Quintaglios are a species of human-like intelligence descended from [[Tyrannosaurus Rex|small tyrannosaurs]]. Though [[Intelligent Gerbil|they are similar to humans]], the Quintaglios are true to their ancestry. They are obligate carnivores that hunt with tooth and claw, are fairly aggressive by nature, and have fierce territorial instincts that often turn out to be a major problem when several Quintaglios must work in a confined space (like, say, a ship).

 

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* [[Axe Crazy]]: Quintaglios in ''Dagamant''

* [[Berserk Button]]: When their personal space is invaded, Quintaglios enter a stage of animalistic rage known as ''Dagamant''.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|Afsan regains his vision}} near the end of Foreigner, but dies shortly after.

* [[Blind Seer]]: {{spoiler|Afsan,}} after having his eyes gouged out by Yenalb for his "blasphemy".

* [[Can Not Tell a Lie]]: Their snouts turn blue whenever they tell lies. Quintaglios that can lie without turning blue are considered to be demonic.

* [[The Chosen One]]: Afsan

* [[Colossus Climb]]: How Afsan brings down a giant sauropod on his first hunt; he shimmies up its neck and bites out its throat.

* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: The Face of God, the planet the Quintaglio's moon orbits, which they worship as a deity

* [[Executive Meddling]]: "Far-Seer" was originally meant to be a standalone novel; however, Rob Sawyer's publisher encouraged him to make it into a series.

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Sort of, given that the third book features a Quintaglio version of Freud. The entire Quintaglio species {{spoiler|has been psychologically scarred due to being traumatised by the traditional culling of the Bloodpriests. Being bred for aggression on top of that has resulted in the exaggeration of the Quintaglios' territorial instincts.}}

* [[Ignored Expert]]

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Rodlox

* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: ''Blackdeaths'' aka Tyrannosaurs.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]

* [[Prophecy Twist]]

* [[Rite of Passage]]: To be considered an adult, Quintaglios must partake in at least one proper hunt and be marked with a tattoo.

* [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]]: The Quintaglios themselves, prior to Far-Seer. Later, {{spoiler|The Others}}.

* [[Shown Their Work]]: Robert J. Sawyer is a dinosaur enthusiast, and strove for accuracy in the Quintaglio Ascension. Though the Quintaglios themselves stand in a tripod stance, have retractable claws, and can regenerate limbs, this could be attributed to the fact that {{spoiler|they were genetically altered by the Jijaki anyway.}}

* [[Stern Teacher]]: Tak-Saleed.

* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: The reason for Afsan's continued blindness in the third book {{spoiler|despite his eyes regenerating}} turns out to being due to {{spoiler|being wracked by guilt over being chosen by the Bloodpreists over his siblings, his killing Nor Gampar during dagamant, sadness over the murders of his own children and his guilt over setting up the battle between the Blackdeath and Dybo's siblings. He gets over it thanks to Mokleb's therapy.}}

* [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]: Not only did the Quintaglios evolve from dwarf tyrannosaurs, a T. rex proper shows up in ''Fossil Hunter'' as a "Blackdeath".

 

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