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'' It is a world of magic...mystery...and [[World of Buxom|really big boobs]]! '' }}
 
[http://www.exiern.com/ Exiern] is a fantasy webcomic written by Drowemos (despite the obvious connections to [[Drow TalesDrowtales|dark elves]] and [[Emo|whiny teenagers]], it's actually [[Sdrawkcab Name|"some word" spelled backwards]]) and illustrated initially by Drowemos (2005), then by Studio Boom (2005 - 2010) and currently by Shipeng Lee of [[Drow TalesDrowtales]] (2010-). Recently, the comic was sold to Dan Standing, as Drowemos got tired of working on it. The writing duties have since been handed off to Thomas Knapp, the writer for [[Megatokyo]]'s Endgames light novels.
 
The plot, which began as a riff off of [http://www.thewotch.com/?epDate=2003-05-14 an early storyline of] ''[[The Wotch]]'', is relatively simple: a hulking barbarian is fighting against an evil wizard. About to fall by the hero's sword, the wizard tries to use his dying breath to transform him into an animal, but somehow makes him [[Gender Bender|a woman]] instead. [[First Law of Gender Bending|Since it can't be undone]], the barbarian, now going by the name of Tiffany, goes on a variety of adventures.
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* [[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 Withwith 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.
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** 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 Onon 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.}}
* [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman]]: Referenced but subverted in [http://www.exiern.com/?p=48 this comic], when Tiffany looks down at her new equipment and says, "You know, this really should turn me on."
* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of Thethe Body]]: Subverted. After Tiffany appears to be succumbing to this trope, it's revealed that she's been subjected to a magical spell intended to [[Chickification|"tame" her.]] The King is not pleased as "[he has]no use for weak women" .
* [[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.
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* [[Shout-Out]]:
** With a literal shout:
{{quote| '''Tiffany''': "Did you just hit me? In the hall? With a candlestick? [[Clue (Filmfilm)|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 Withwith 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.
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