Twisted Mirrors

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Twisted Mirrors is a fantasy webcomic, created by dragonsong12. Set in a fantasy world where humans hold another species - the boetheri - as slaves, the series focuses on Nareth, a young nobleman who finds himself transferred into the body of a boetheri, Tren-an. Nareth must not only deal with his new life as a slave (supported by his boetheri servants Tai-ra and Jaith, who are unaware of the change in their master), but he must also try to thwart the plans Tren-an has in his original body.

Tropes used in Twisted Mirrors include:


  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Ralla, Nareth's love interest as a human, seems nice... until she tortures Nareth-as-boetheri on their first meeting simply as a lesson in obedience.
  • Blackmail: Tren-an threatens Nareth and, later, Bradley into keeping the switch hidden.
  • Dem Bones: Animated skeletons serve as guardians in the abandoned elven city. Notably, they are fragile and easily dispatched.
  • Drunk on the Dark Side: Nareth showed signs of this after successfully frightening Tren-an.
  • Evil Sorcerer: Tren-an.
  • Eyepatch of Power: Subverted with Jaith, as he does not become noticeably more Badass.
  • Fantastic Racism: Towards the boetheri.
  • First-Name Basis: Jaith calls Nareth-as-boetheri "Tren" (rather than the full name "Tren-an") early on. These three pages explain that this is quite significant.
  • Grand Theft Me: Tren-an's switch with Nareth begins the plot.
  • Happiness in Slavery: Tai-Ra and Jaith; Nareth was an exceptionally considerate master, although Tren-An, after taking over his body, is not. In the Backstory, the original masters of the boetheri - the elves - treated all boetheri well.
  • Here There Were Dragons: In the Backstory, much of the world's magic was deliberately sealed away by humans, allowing them to triumph in their war with the elves. Magic still exists, but only in a minor form (thus far).
  • Heroic BSOD: Tai-ra suffers this, after Tren-an requests her company for the evening, and Nareth confronts him, preventing her from fulfilling said order.
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters: Towards the boetheri, anyway; technically, one of the elves started the war.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Nareth, after becoming a boetheri, discovers his friend Bradley is this.
  • Made a Slave: Nareth.
  • Manipulative Bastard: Tren-an.
  • Powers Via Possession: A variation: Nareth is unable to use magic in his original body, but Tren-an is quite capable of doing so after he takes it over.
  • The Rant
  • Slave Race: The boetheri.
  • The Stoic: Ser-den, Ralla's chief servant.
  • Tongue-Tied: Tren-an does this to Nareth's friend Bradley after he figures out the switch.
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