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* [[Abomination Accusation Attack]]: Tiffany despises Teresa, among other things because Teresa is happy with having been magically turned into a woman. In one very public argument, with the population of Teresa's home city as audience, Tiffany talks as if it was a fact and common knowledge that Teresa is a [[Pedophile Priest]] child-molester.
* [[Accidental Marriage|Accidental Engagement]]: Tiffany has managed to land herself one to Peonie's father the King, but no one has told ''her'' yet. Part of the reward for rescuing Peonie was '''''[[Exact Words|A]]''''' Royal Hand in marriage and since [[Gender Bender|she]] no longer qualifies for Peonie's and has [http://www.exiern.com/?p=979 insisted] on the ''full'' reward...[[Memetic Mutation|Its good to be the king]].
* [[Accidental Truth]] At one point, when {{spoiler|discussing the life cycle of dragons}}, Tiffany says that she never sees baby squirrels and she figured dragons were the same, Fayden remarks, sarcastically, "that they reproduce by magical cloning and that there's really only one all powerful "all squirrel?" we see a squirrel on a nearby branch thinking "They know!" This is referenced a number of times later in the series, though it never directly impacts the plot....yet.
* [[Action Dress Rip]]: Played with. Tiffany tries, fails, and ends up rucking it up instead.
{{quote|'''Tiffany:''' "What the hell is this thing made of?"}}
* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]:
** Tiffany finds [http://www.exiern.com/?p=993 the King punching her] to be a pretty funny joke, well, she had punched him earlier too<ref> what had happened was that when Tiffany had briefly fallen into an [[Unstoppable Rage]] she punched him, her planned defence was that "it's a gesture of respect in my culture", after the King returns the favour he responds that he'd heard it was a gesture of respect</ref>.
** And again [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1376 here], when Teresa asks if a particularly boring speech from a fellow cleric is intended as punishment.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: As cheezy as the strip is, Drowemos created a highly original mythology behind it, which was hinted at in several strips before he finally outlined most of it in several blog posts.
** [http://www.exiern.com/?p=186 here].
** [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1081#comments And again here].
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{{quote|'''The King:''' There is a reason I am king...and it is ''not'' because I am an excellent statesman.}}
* [[Big Damn Heroes|Big Damn Unicorn]]: Unicorns, [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1540 for a rescue], not for a ride.
* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]:
** Dragons leave their young in the still smouldering embers of burnt out buildings, the baby dragons resemble normal ''human'' infants and grow up looking like (and thinking they are) humans until they reach their late teens when some sort of homing instinct draws them towards other dragons. They spend some time in a half-human/half-dragon state while they [[Loss of Identity|gradually lose their human identities]], before growing into their final dragon form.
** Also squirrels "[http://www.exiern.com/?p=104 reproduce by magical cloning and there is but one all-squirrel connected through a collective psychic consciousness]".
* [[Black Magic]]: One of the central elements of the strip, with first Faden, and then an parade of other dark magic users, setting up human sacrifices and brain washings all over the place.
* [[B-Side Comics]]: ''Dark Reflections'', an alternate [[Bad Future|Bad Present]] in which Typhan-Knee succumbed to Faden's [[Mind Control]] and is now his bimbo [[The Dragon|Dragon]], with Princess Peonie locked in his dungeon. Faden also possessed Peonie and wore a very revealing costume while in her body.
* [[Catfolk]]: What looks like a tiger person turns up as a [http://www.exiern.com/?p=43 background character] in ''[[Exiern]]'''s spoof of the [[You All Meet in An Inn]] trope.
* [[Chainmail Bikini]]: Thoroughly averted for Tiffany, who is not at all comfortable with her female body, and whose ceremonial armor given her by King Urtica is feminine but covers fully.
* [[Chess with Death]]: Played straight, but with a "twist" on how Death [http://www.exiern.com/?p=76 plays to win (NSFW!)] in a filler strip, [http://www.exiern.com/?p=75 here].
* [[Chunky Updraft]]: in this strip when [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1304 Cytx kinda loses it] a little.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Peonie is hinted at having become this in captivity; she has largely shaken this off, but inadvertently used the word "mingalow" (a type of livestock she invented while a hostage) to her father.
* [[Cue the Sun]]: Tiffany's identity crisis arc starts during an evening dance, and follows the stages of night, with her slowly realising she is losing her grip on her identity, to a complete breakdown into a fragile little girl around midnight, and a massive set piece battle where she saves the day and acknowledges her new identity, just as dawn breaks over the [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1791 battlements of the castle].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] Faden. For example, when Typhan-Knee's name is described as "he who hunts by the piercing light of the northern ice stars" and Peonie replies that as a feminine name it has a slightly different meaning in the south, He observes, "Something like 'she who hunts diamond charm bracelets with her daddy's money!'" With Faden seemingly gone, Peonie has taken over as the strip's prime snarker.
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''([[Beat Panel|beat]])''<br />
'''King:''' Why not. }}
* [[Different for Girls]]: Mostly played for [[Fan Service]].
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Peonie has a tendency towards being kidnapped by various folks. When she was rescued from Faden's clutches she admitted "I was really scared ''this'' time" showing that it wasn't the first time (or last).
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Averted twice over -- Tiffany isn't the brightest bulb in the circuit, but isn't even remotely stupid either, and Theresa is a very well-trained magic user.
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** Tiffany's "[http://www.exiern.com/?p=51 Battle Shirt]" which declares her to be a "wanton wench", proving if you can't read then you should be careful about whose translation you accept.
** After receiving a knighthood Tiffany gains a nightshirt with "A Knight's Front" on the front, and "A Knight's Tale on the erm...[[Incredibly Lame Pun|reverse]].
* [[Gender Bender]]: The curse Faden uses on Tiffany is contagious when its existence is threatened so this happens more than once.
** [[First Law of Gender Bending]]: Not only is Tiffany unable to transform back to a male, but her condition is contagious, as a male water sprite, an itinerant young wizard, and a crew of priests attempting to reverse her condition find out. [[Played for Laughs]] when one of the priests, newly transformed back into a (younger and significantly more attractive) man sneezes... and reverts to female.
** [[Second Law of Gender Bending]]: One (but just one) of the gender bent priests
** [[Third Law of Gender Bending]]; One word: Corsets
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Typhan-Knee/Tiffany.
{{quote|''Typhan-Knee/Tiffany'': Typhan-Knee, it means "He who hunts by the piercing light of the northern ice stars".
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{{quote|'''Tiffany''': ''It keeps calling me a [[Dumb Blonde|bimbo]].''<br />
'''Peonie''': ''It's not calling... Hey this picture kind of looks like you. Right next to the definition of a bim... Never mind.'' }}
* [[Heel Realization]]: Tiffany hates Teresa for several reasons: They are both under a [[Gender Bender]] spell but Teresa actually seems happy about it, the guy Tiffany tries to tell herself she's not in love with seems interested in Teresa, and both Tiffany & Teresa are equally bigoted against each other's culture. After [[Love Interest|Denver]] gives her the appropriate [[What the Hell, Hero?]], Tiffany finally realizes what a Jerk she has been to Teresa.
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Female Tiffany, as Typhon-Knee he was the typical male [[Barbarian Hero]], as Tiffany she is the blonde statuesque stunner that adorns so many book covers.
* [[Human Sacrifice]]:
** What Faden apparently had planned for Peonie.
** The Fracture apparently had something like this planned for Denver too, but thankfully Tiff was able to save him (see [[Fractured Fairy Tale]] above).
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* [[Innocent Bigot]]: Teresa. She doesn't seem to have realised that virtually all her "compliments" towards Tiff are nearly all racist in some way, which has the effect of making her something of a [[Jerkass]]. However she does genuinely admire Tiffany to the point of calling her "one of the country's greatest heroes" and seems to consider her a close friend. This only serves to wind Tiff up even more.
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Tiffany admits that this strategy was a bad move, albeit a typical one for her. Note it is [[Conversational Troping|specifically name dropped]].
* [[Loss of Identity]]:
** The result of dragon adolescence, which is a bit of a [[Downer Ending]] for {{spoiler|Denver}}.
** Whether Tiff is dealing with this, or she is simply [[Character Development|learning to be more mature about things]] is up for [[Internet Backdraft|debate]]. Given Tiffany's level of misogyny this could be seen as a [[Karmic Transformation]].
* [[Lovecraft Lite]]: As a fanstory, they had Exiern instead be an upbeat teenage drama for a few strips. With a tentacle abomination that takes the soul of anyone who touches it.
* [[Magic Music]]: many of the magic users in Exiern are spellsingers, which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. {{spoiler|Female spellsingers, due to the extreme misogyny of the local priesthood, are usually silenced. King Urtica is not a fan of this policy, though he seems to lack the power to end it completely.}}
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* [[Missing Mom]]: Princess Peonie's mother has [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1830 significant pause] disappeared. It's one of the reasons King Urtica wants to wed Tiffany as she makes an excellent replacement mother figure for Peonie.
* [[Moody Mount]]: The Unicorn. Especially when it comes to Peonie.
** Probably due to [[Virgin Power]]. And how Peonie hasn't got any.
* [[Money Fetish]]: Just seeing a room full of gold gave Tiffany an orgasm. A few strips later and she is lying in it giggling.
* [[Murder Is the Best Solution]]: Tiffany doesn't want an escort to the dance, or to look silly by not having one so...
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* [[The Rival]]: Tiffany and Teresa eventually evolve into this relationship, especially where Denver is concerned.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Urtica is a very busy working monarch who starts off as a playful tyrant, but it quickly becomes clear he is deeply burdened by the hard choices he has to make for his country and family. Peonie really wants to ''not'' be a working princess though, and is desperate to avoid the trap of duty and retain her freedom to have adventures.
* [[Running Gag]]: We have the squirrels, the [[First Law of Gender Bending|"infectious"]] spell, the tendency for clothes to fall off for the flimsiest reasons, Denver's recitations of Exiernian law, and the "Doom"-ifying guy.
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: Denver breaks them out [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1422 here], as he transitions from nerdish bookworm, to guy who makes the laws of magic his bitch..
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: "Drowemos" has nothing to do with [[Dungeons and Dragons|elves]] and even less to do with [[Emo|whiny failed goth wannabes]]; in fact, it was just a sarcastic response to someone who suggested he pick "some word" as a pen name.
* [[Set Swords to Stun]]: The King's [[Praetorian Guard]] actually ''can'' do this, their [[BFS]] are [http://www.exiern.com/?p=907 shown crackling with magic] and the next comic has Tiff waking up in a cell with a headache.
* [[Shameful Strip]]: Turns up too many times to count, but always [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** With a literal shout:
{{quote|'''Tiffany''': "Did you just hit me? In the hall? With a candlestick? [[Clue (film)|YOU COULD KILL SOMEONE DOING THAT!!!"]]}}
** Drow has also mentioned that the northern barbarians worship a god known as [[Evil Dead|"Ash, the One-Handed"]].
* [[Speech Bubble Censoring]]: The sound effects usually cover up anything too revealing; the comic will then [[The Merch|include an offer to buy]] [[Sex Sells|the uncensored picture]].
* [[Standard Hero Reward]]: Played with: Ok, so maybe Princess Peonie can't marry Tiffany. But [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1023 King Daddy sure can!]
* [[Sure, Let's Go with That]]: Drowemos admits to it having happened at least twice, once in response to reader demand, once because of a divergence between the script and the art.
* [[Tempting Fate]]:
** [http://www.exiern.com/?p=1309 Neils] finds out that saying your luck is getting better is just the cue for a more painful next encounter.
** After Tiff rescues Denver, both of them say they need to find Peonie before she gets into trouble. Immediately, without even a [[Beat Panel]], an ear-splitting shriek fills the air.
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* [[Transsexualism]]: One (but just one) of the Gender Bent priests seems quite thrilled by the prospects of his newfound femininity. (The rest find his/her reaction to be ''extremely'' annoying.)
* [[Unicorn]]: Its "purity" helps Tiffany resist Faden's magic, thankfully Tiff doesn't seem to have worked out the implications of that. Said unicorn has also helped Peonie on several occasions, but recoils from her touch... again, for obvious reasons.
* [[Villainy
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]: Pip and Ce; Ctyx and Mira. In general, Drowemos doesn't seem keen on throwing away incidental characters.
* [[White Magic]]: In theory this is the Church of Rem's domain, but it doesn't seem to have the power or popularity of it's dark counterpart.
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