Reliquary

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Reliquary is a hand-drawn fantasy webcomic. An acolyte is brought back from death as a superpowered "angel," and finds her life significantly altered.

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.
• The Cardinal - an overseer interested in the new angel.
• Hakelda- A guide for travellers with a very sunny disposition.

Tropes used in Reliquary include:

• BFS (Or... whatever it is Hakelda has.)
• Body Horror (Showing up chiefly in the third chapter)
• Catapult Nightmare (Opening of Chapter 2)
• Canine Companion (Hakelda has two!)
• Combat Tentacles (the demonseed)
• Crystal Dragon Jesus
• 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
• 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 Chapter 3