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 Chapter 3