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Akhran convinces Promenthas (a God of a [[Medieval European Fantasy|medieval-Europe style]] land across the ocean) to ally with him, and they arrange for the young wizard Mathew (lone survivor of a slain ambassadorial party) to wind up among the feuding nomads. Khardan, Zohra and Mathew, along with their tribes' [[Our Genies Are Different|djinn]] and a [[Our Angels Are Different|guardian angel]], must somehow prevent a massive army from conquering the mortal world, a vastly overpowered efreet from banishing all other Immortals, and one god from eliminating all the others--and shattering the cosmic balance forever.

* [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]: Prevalent throughout the story. Mathew is shocked and bewildered by the brutal and simplistic worldview of the people of Akhran, who have little regard for the sanctity of life, even though they are generally good honourable people.

* [[Does Not Like Men]]: Zohra holds all men in contempt, although she gets along well with Mathew {{spoiler|and eventually warms up to Khardan.}}

* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]: The {{spoiler|Paladins of Zhakrin}} are about as evil as they come, but they set a GREAT store by loyalty, family and brotherhood.

* [[Exact Words]]: Fedj convinces Zohra to stick out her marriage to Khardan by pointing out that while it is Akhran's will that they remain married until the Rose of the Prophet blooms, he did ''not'' specify that the marriage had to be consummated.

* [[I Owe You My Life]]: Mathew decides after Khardan saves his life that even if his life isn't worth living for himself, he'll live to pledge it to Khardan's.

* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: At once point when Mathew snaps in his frustration at how much he misses his home he goes off at Zohra for constantly pronouncing his name "Mat-hew". While attempting to calm and console him she tries pronouncing it "Matchew", which touches him and when he calms down he apologizes to her.

'''Zohra:''' Of course. I knew I was saying it right, Mat-hew. It was you who were not hearing it right. }}

* [[Jerkass]]: Meelusk the fisherman, a miserable, shrivelled, selfish old bastard who is described as being so low that even the followers of Benario the Thief God spit on him in contempt.

** {{spoiler|He eventually realises how badly he fell into this trope, how much trouble he caused and how even his successes were largely due to others and redeems himself with a truly ''brilliant'' [[Thanatos Gambit]] [[Heroic Sacrifice]] that ''defeats Kaug the Efreet'' and single-handedly turns the war in the heavens against Quar.}}

* [[Threat Backfire]]: Khardan walks right into this one when, during a fight between his people and Zohra's, he calls off one of his men attacking her to take her himself:

'''Zohra:''' Oh, won't he? ''(slashes his leg with her dagger)'' }}

* [[Tomboy Princess]]: Zohra; her character introduction notes that her father indulged her and let her run wild in his grief over her mother's death and by the time he tried to reign her in it was far too late. (The one time he threatened to beat her she snatched the stick from his hand and threatened to beat ''him'' instead!)

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