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Cayal, the Immortal Prince and one of the most powerful of the near-divine Tide Lords, was over eight thousand years old and [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|very, very, bored]]. So he decided to get his head chopped off. His powers were at an ebb, so there was a slight chance it would actually kill him, but even if it didn't it would erase his memories, which was good enough as far as he was concerned. He killed a few people in a country known for its harsh justice system and love of beheadings, confessed to the crime, ate his last meal, and...
The executioner was on vacation. So they hanged him instead.
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* [[Distant Finale]]: Very distant. {{spoiler|65,000,000 years}} distant.
* {{spoiler|[[Everybody Dies]]: Oh yeah. There are only seven survivors of the final battle. And this isn't from the people participating in the battle, it's from the ''planet'' that the battle took place on.}}
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* [[Happiness in Slavery]]: A Crasii has one of three reactions to immortals: Fawning and willing obedience, hatred that becomes fawning and willing obedience (since they are magically compelled to obey), and hatred that stays that way (since these ones are immune to the compulsion). They are also naturally subservient to humans in general, though their feelings on that vary far more.
* [[Holier Than Thou]]: Brynden's attitudes towards the other immortals.
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* [[The Reveal]]: ''Averted''. Seriously. The books don't so much as reveal plot twists as confirm things the readers have already figured out.
* [[The Beard]]: Arkady for her husband.
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Cayal's problem.
** {{spoiler|Strangely, though he was suicidal at eight thousand, he seems to have gotten over it at the age of 65 million.}}
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Truest of Kentravion but to a lesser (or at least less obvious) extent with most of the Tide Lords.
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