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* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: Chapter 13 starts with the side characters from Trace's old home town, now on the run from an advancing Keidran raiding force.

* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Kathrin seems to genuinely have feelings for Eric, but though he treats her infinitely better than most humans would treat a slave, he still considers her to be his property. The only thing that indicates ''his'' feelings might be different is that he released her from the mind-control spell that forces a slave to follow any order.

* [[Almost Dead Guy]]: {{spoiler|1=Laura held on until she got to see Keith [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=594 one last time.]}}

* [[Almost-Dead Guy]]: {{spoiler|1=Laura held on until she got to see Keith [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=594 one last time.]}}

* [[Alt Text]]: Sporadic, and only on the most recent pages.

* [[Alphabetical Theme Naming]]: of the rhyming variety; Flora, Nora, and Laura.

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'''Trace''': What? Why? What kind of evil person would make a law like th.... It was me wasn't it?<br />

'''Eric''': Yes. }}

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Kathrin to Eric, in [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=654 this] strip. Doubles as an in-universe [[Wham Line]] and [[What Have I Done]] moment for Eric, as well.

* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Kathrin to Eric, in [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=654 this] strip. Doubles as an in-universe [[Wham! Line]] and [[What Have I Done]] moment for Eric, as well.

{{quote| '''Kathrin''': Maybe I've been foolish. I think a part of me has always hoped one day... you'd care enough... [[Kirk Summation|That I wouldn't have to ask.]]}}

** Unfortunately, he remains oblivious to her true feelings, and in the end {{spoiler|agrees to release her because}} he thinks of her as a sister.

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{{quote| {{spoiler|Templar!Trace: Kill my wife, '''<big> W'''''i'''''l''l'' ''You''? </big>'''}}}}

* [[Blade On a Stick]]: Traditional Basitin weaponry is a spear or glaive.

* [[Bleached Underpants]]: Remember when Flora and Kathrin were [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|Innocent Fanservice Girls]], with Kathrin having a healthy dose of [[Innocent Innuendo]] included on top of that? With the recent switch in hosting to [[Keenspot]], this has been dropped off the main page -- all the characters are wearing mostly conservative outfits, with only Eric having something that wouldn't be appropriate at a mall in the US (and even he is dressed as a [[Shout Out]] to Hugh Hefner). Remembering that at least [http://twokindscomic.com/images/twokindsv6_1.jpg one point] the comic title banner had a (nonsexually) nude Flora on it...

* [[Bleached Underpants]]: Remember when Flora and Kathrin were [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|Innocent Fanservice Girls]], with Kathrin having a healthy dose of [[Innocent Innuendo]] included on top of that? With the recent switch in hosting to [[Keenspot]], this has been dropped off the main page -- all the characters are wearing mostly conservative outfits, with only Eric having something that wouldn't be appropriate at a mall in the US (and even he is dressed as a [[Shout-Out]] to Hugh Hefner). Remembering that at least [http://twokindscomic.com/images/twokindsv6_1.jpg one point] the comic title banner had a (nonsexually) nude Flora on it...

** The fanservice content in the comic itself has been dialed back as well -- Flora and Kathrin's [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]] tendencies have dialed back immensely, although Flora has a few excuses about it<ref>being pregnant and being around Eric</ref>. Kathrin does go around nude still, although in the chapter post-switchover (Chapter 14), she instead wears a [[Naked Apron]] designed to minimize her fanservice content outside of a single specific scene.

* [[Blood Knight]]: The Red-Haired Swordsman, whose war-cry is "In the Name of Meaningless Battle!!!".

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* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Eric to a T. Though sometimes he does get kinda creepy. See [[Fridge Horror]], below.

** It's made fairly blatant that Eric is only a slave trader because it's the only socially acceptable way available to explore his Keidran (and, once he discovers them, Bastilan) fetish. He's far, far more interested in flirting and painting portraits of nude Keidrans and Bastilans than anything else -- in addition, we haven't seen him buy or sell any of his slaves, so he may actually just be a slave ''collector.''

* [[Conveniently Common Kink]]: Bastins have a species-wide foot fetish, according to the author.

* [[Conveniently-Common Kink]]: Bastins have a species-wide foot fetish, according to the author.

* [[Cosmic Chess Game]]

* [[The Corruption]]: The author seems to be treating Dark Mana like this now.

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** The fact that he was also experimenting with dark magic ''before'' his wife was killed would likely not have helped.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Humans hate Keidrans (it's mutual) and can barely recognize the difference between Keidrans and Basitins. Speaking of Basitins, they're split up between Western and Eastern Basitins -- the Easterns are the only ones we've seen so far, who tolerate humans but consider Keidrans a slave race which are [http://twokinds.net/?p=544 insanely promiscuous] at all times.

* [[Sci Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale|Fantasy Writers have no Sense of Scale]]: The Keidran tribes are stated to be very fast breeders (what with their views on sex is the same as a [[Babylon Five|Centauri]] and their short lifespans) yet the largest city of the Wolf Clan (the largest tribe) is less than six thousand, even for a faux-Medieval setting that's low. Also there is a timber forest and a rain forest rather close to each other (and on the same latitude line no less). Possibly justified in that they're nomadic -- so the people living in a city are the minority -- and that they've been on the losing end of a war of genocide / slavery with humanity for the past few decades. The 6,000 population has been [[Retcon|retconned]] to be 36,000.

* [[Sci-Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale|Fantasy Writers have no Sense of Scale]]: The Keidran tribes are stated to be very fast breeders (what with their views on sex is the same as a [[Babylon Five|Centauri]] and their short lifespans) yet the largest city of the Wolf Clan (the largest tribe) is less than six thousand, even for a faux-Medieval setting that's low. Also there is a timber forest and a rain forest rather close to each other (and on the same latitude line no less). Possibly justified in that they're nomadic -- so the people living in a city are the minority -- and that they've been on the losing end of a war of genocide / slavery with humanity for the past few decades. The 6,000 population has been [[Retcon|retconned]] to be 36,000.

** Let's not forget Zen's hint about the race {{spoiler|being at risk of dying out.}}

* [[Fascists Bed Time]]

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** Basitins that are enraged can also have these.

** Human Templars as well.

* [[Go Out ~~With~~ a Smile]]: {{spoiler|1=[http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=529 Nicholai], [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=594 Laura]}}

* [[Go Out with a Smile]]: {{spoiler|1=[http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=529 Nicholai], [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=594 Laura]}}

* [[Good All Along]]: {{spoiler|1=It was recently shown Keith's father, Cornelius, cared about him and his mother Cathleen. It wasn't even him who attacked her. The statement Keith said about [http://twokindscomic.com/archive/?p=379 'falling onto his spear'] might be [http://twokindscomic.com/archive/?p=560 exactly] [http://twokindscomic.com/archive/?p=561 right].}}

* [[Gorn]]: In one of the later chapters one of the characters gets killed off in a manner befitting the bastard love child of a [http://animal.discovery.com/fish/river-monsters/candiru-catfish/ ''Candiru asu''] and a hand grenade. The reaction from some of the fans was mostly ''positive''.

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* [[Happiness in Slavery]]: ''And How!'' Kathrin seems to be just happy being a type 1 slave. The fact that Eric goes easy on her doesn't hurt, either. And to a certain extent, Flora looks back on her days as a slave "with a ... fondness."(No, really) Though to be fair Kathrin and the rest of Eric's crew are treated like human servants/pets, and Flora was treated about the same way until she was disowned by her childhood friend.

** Mike is definitely a type 3. He was born into slavery and wouldn't survive in the wild.

* [[Happy Ending Massage]]: Kathrin's "services".

* [["Happy Ending" Massage]]: Kathrin's "services".

* [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]]: Deconstructed. The Basitin culture is so sexually repressed that an entire tavern drops everything to watch a disrobed Flora chase Kathrin (also naked) out of her room for calling her fat. It takes Trace shouting them down {{spoiler|with a little help from [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Templar Trace]]}} to smooth things over.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: A textbook example from the local [[The Woobie|woobie]].

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** His [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=582 reaction] makes sense.

* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: {{spoiler|Post-Dead Wife, Pre-Amnesia Trace}}

* [[Oops I Forgot I Was Married]]: Amnesia Trace. His wife, Saria, did not forget.

* [[Oops, I Forgot I Was Married]]: Amnesia Trace. His wife, Saria, did not forget.

* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: They're telepathic shape shifters, and rather friendly to certain people.

* [[Our Nudity Is Different]]: Bastin always hide their feet, wrapping them from ther ball of their toes to their ankles. [[Word of God]] is [[Conveniently Common Kink|they have a species wide foot fetish]], and thus consider bare feet nudity. Alaric's statue of Keith has ''only'' the feet covered.

* [[Our Nudity Is Different]]: Bastin always hide their feet, wrapping them from ther ball of their toes to their ankles. [[Word of God]] is [[Conveniently-Common Kink|they have a species wide foot fetish]], and thus consider bare feet nudity. Alaric's statue of Keith has ''only'' the feet covered.

* [[Our Orcs Are Different]]: Okay, they're beastmen, but the parallel between the Basitin and Orcs/Orks/Your favorite spelling of the Phonetic rendering Or+ hard "K"; of other works are undeniable; immune to poison, can't use magic worth a damn, enlist in the military at a very early age, and their equivalent of a Saturday-night paintball match is a long and bloody conflict. Oh, I almost forgot, the bigger ones are in charge and they're slavishly loyal to their superiors. Their honor system pretty much follows that of the Orcs from ''[[War Craft]]''.

** But their sense of modesty is on the completely opposite end of the spectum. Orcs are rapists. Basitins think you're indecent if your FEET are uncovered.

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* [[Punny Name]]: Trace Legacy lost his memory, with a name like that he really should have been expecting something like that.

** It's always nice to have one [[Meaningful Name|like that]].

* [[Quickly Demoted Woman]]: The last Grand Master was outed by Trace by using magic to make her look like a Keidran, causing the nearby solders attack her and drag her into slavery. And for some reason she doesn't blame Trace for this... (Granted, he was crazy at the time, but still.)

* [[Quickly-Demoted Woman]]: The last Grand Master was outed by Trace by using magic to make her look like a Keidran, causing the nearby solders attack her and drag her into slavery. And for some reason she doesn't blame Trace for this... (Granted, he was crazy at the time, but still.)

** Most likely due to her possibly being aware he [[Not Himself|wasn't well]] when he did it.

* [[Raised By Orcs]]: Flora, who was more-or-less raised by humans.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: King Adelaide and the Arms General.

* [[Redemption Quest]]: Keith is sent on one by the Basitin leaders as punishment for his father's murder. Except that it wasn't [[Impossible Task|meant to be possible]] -- he was told he could come back when he had Trace in tow. Roughly equal to someone saying: "Hey, you can come home when you bring Osama bin Laden with you for tea."

* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: When Trace used dark mana, the thing he summoned and him both had red eyes and when we meet Roderick (Eric's brother), he is first shown with them. Roderick is an active Templar and enemy of the main cast.

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: When Trace used dark mana, the thing he summoned and him both had red eyes and when we meet Roderick (Eric's brother), he is first shown with them. Roderick is an active Templar and enemy of the main cast.

* [[Red Right Hand]]: {{spoiler|Trace, as of the May 5, 2010 comic.}}

* [[Remix Comic]]: The [http://twokinds.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8710 "Panel Shuffles"] on the forum.

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* [[Scenery Censor]]: When {{spoiler|Keith and Natani}} fight each other while naked, it appears that {{spoiler|Natani}}'s tail has a will of its own and is determined to guard {{spoiler|Keith}}'s modesty no matter what.

* [[Schedule Slip]]: Has dropped to <s>2</s> 1 comic a week from it's original MWF schedule, with <s>a few</s> numerous long pauses, including when the author's father passed away.

* [[Schizo Tech]]: As pointed out on [http://twokinds.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11275 a certain forum thread], despite the author saying that this is a pre-Medieval setting many things in the comic can only be achieved with modern technology. For example, the characters order a pizza without phones or long-term sustainable farming being available. Also: bronze and architecture in a culture that's remembered when it was unevolved animals by a character who is only 2000 years old.

* [[Schizo-Tech]]: As pointed out on [http://twokinds.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11275 a certain forum thread], despite the author saying that this is a pre-Medieval setting many things in the comic can only be achieved with modern technology. For example, the characters order a pizza without phones or long-term sustainable farming being available. Also: bronze and architecture in a culture that's remembered when it was unevolved animals by a character who is only 2000 years old.

* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: The very ability to do this at all (even if it's incredibly difficult) is what makes Keith so dangerous in the eyes of the Basitins. In addition, {{spoiler|after his supposed [[Ungrateful Bastard]] moment, Eric finally decides to sell Mike and Evals to Trace (knowing they were just getting released,) and free Kat himself. Note that both acts are ''explicitly'' against Templar!Trace's law, and if he was found out, Eric and anyone connected to him would be in serious trouble. He's so concerned with this the only thing that could convince him to do these acts is Kat's [[Kirk Summation]].}}

* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Evals is slave backwards.

* [[Self Made Orphan]]: Keith killed his drunken father in self-defense, but got the blame because the father was a war hero and the best friend of one of the Basitin Generals.

* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: Keith killed his drunken father in self-defense, but got the blame because the father was a war hero and the best friend of one of the Basitin Generals.

* {{spoiler|[[She Is the King]]:}} Adelaide.

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: [[Matchmaker Crush|Nora]], unwittingly or not.

* [[Shout Out]]: The Author will sometimes reference the fanbase in alt text.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The Author will sometimes reference the fanbase in alt text.

** [http://twokinds.net/?p=483 The Arms General] is a dead ringer for [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Major Armstrong.]]

** Flora dressed in a [[Rambo]] costume for the Jan 19 2011 strip.

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* [[Translation Convention]]: Keidran speech has "<" and ">" on the ends usually. Bastilin has "[[ and ]]" on the ends. Human speech has no marking indicators thusfar.

* [[Transsexual]]: {{spoiler|Natani, having had part of her soul destroyed, was only saved when magi restored her psyche by copying parts of her brother's soul, leaving her mostly male, mentally. Her feelings for Keith are, understandably, causing her some mental anguish.}}

* [[Uh-Oh Eyes]]: If a character is dangerously psychotic, they have [[Red Eyes Take Warning|a red glow in their pupils]]. If they OD on Mana, they get [[Blank White Eyes]]. Keidrans, when drawing on the Feral side of themselves, get [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]. {{spoiler|Templar!Trace? All of them, AND [[Black Speech]]. ''Run.''}}

* [[Uh-Oh Eyes]]: If a character is dangerously psychotic, they have [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|a red glow in their pupils]]. If they OD on Mana, they get [[Blank White Eyes]]. Keidrans, when drawing on the Feral side of themselves, get [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]. {{spoiler|Templar!Trace? All of them, AND [[Black Speech]]. ''Run.''}}

** Bastilins can also have glowing eyes.

* [[Under the Mistletoe]]: Invoked [http://twokinds.net/?p=418 here.]

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* [[Warped Aesop]]: [[Sarcasm Mode|Used sarcastically in an]] [[Alt Text]]: "if caught in a lie, just add more lies. That always helps, right?"

* [[Webcomic Time]]: The comic celebrated 8 years of existence in November of 2011, but only a few weeks have passed in the story. Characters have occasionally tossed references to this, such as Flora in [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=285 strip #285] and Karen in [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=531 strip #531].

* [[Wham Episode]]: Keith's trial, where we've just found out {{spoiler|Gen. Kaiser didn't kill Keith's mother like he'd thought; Gen. Alabaster did. We find this out from Alabaster's son, to boot.}}

* [[Wham! Episode]]: Keith's trial, where we've just found out {{spoiler|Gen. Kaiser didn't kill Keith's mother like he'd thought; Gen. Alabaster did. We find this out from Alabaster's son, to boot.}}

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: A minor example, when a telepathic character makes Trace realize {{spoiler|he's ignoring the still perfectly alive Flora in lieu of studying a way to magically extend her life while keeping her in the dark about it.}} Another would be when Keith calls Trace out for [[Fridge Horror|calling Flora an animal]] ''[[Fridge Horror|in the same paragraph where he's contemplating marrying her]]''. Considering just [http://twokindscomic.com/archive/?p=323 how very much is wrong with Trace's speech] probably everyone was reading that and cheering Keith on.

** The Keith example makes more sense when you realize {{spoiler|that "Grand Templar Trace" probably would consider Flora nothing more than a mildly dangerous animal,}} while Trace respects and cares for her. {{spoiler|1=[[Fridge Brilliance|The cognitive dissonance was being caused by Grand Templar Trace leaking through.]] Especially as he [http://twokinds.keenspot.com/archive.php?p=194 said the exact opposite] earlier.}}