Reliquary (webcomic)



Reliquary is a hand-drawn fantasy webcomic. An acolyte is brought back from death as a superpowered "angel," and finds her life significantly altered, particularly when she's called upon to fight strange monsters called Demonseeds.

Characters:
 * Alcolla- The manmade angel, who's having trouble adjusting to her new "life."
 * Yakuv - The physician assigned to take care of Alcolla.
 * Prior Fredakh- Yakuv's boss and Alcolla's "creator."
 * Chiruli, Muuta, and Haruti - Alcolla's school friends, who help keep her sane.
 * Hakelda- A guide for travellers with a very sunny disposition.

This webcomic provides examples of:

 * Action Girl (Hakelda; apparently Yakuv's sister)
 * Appendage Assimilation (Yakuv)
 * BFS (Or... whatever it is Hakelda has.)
 * Body Horror (the Demonseeds)
 * Catapult Nightmare (Opening of Chapter 2)
 * Canine Companion (Hakelda has two!)
 * The Church (So far doesn't seem to be either good or evil)
 * Combat Tentacles (the Demonseeds)
 * The Corruption (Demonseeds, according to Hakelda)
 * Crystal Dragon Jesus
 * Cypher Language (One page's dialogue is entirely in this language.)
 * Distinguishing Mark (Alcolla has a relic embedded in her chest, Yakuv has a transplanted arm, and Hakelda has massive scarring across the left half of her body.)
 * Expository Hairstyle Change (Hairstyles are determined by rank; when Yakuv is promoted, he receives a slight change of hairstyle)
 * Fantasy Counterpart Culture (the Medieval Middle East)
 * Flying Brick (Alcolla's angel form)
 * Fourth Wall Mail Slot
 * Healing Hands (Yakuv)
 * Heroic Dog (Hakelda's dogs)
 * Holy Halo (Angel form uses a variation on this)
 * Hot Amazon (Hakelda, according to at least one fan.)
 * Instant Messenger Pigeon
 * Intergenerational Friendship (Alcolla and Yakuv)
 * Invisible Parents
 * Lovecraftian Superpower (Alcolla)
 * Mundane Fantastic
 * Necromancer (Yakuv; Necromancy is considered a Gift from God in this culture.)
 * Nightmare Sequence (Opening of Chapter 3)
 * Ordinary High School Student (Alcolla, more an Ordinary Middle School Student, but still.)
 * Our Angels Are Different
 * Sarashi (Hakelda)
 * Scars Are Forever
 * The Stoic (Prior Fredakh and the Cardinal)
 * Wham Episode