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[[File:ch04cover_8240.jpg|frame|Sette leads Duane around by a more literal leash than normal.]]
{{quote|'''Duane:''' Consider it, Sette. If a tree could think thoughts, what might it value most of all?
'''Sette:''' Your ''face''.
'''Duane:''' ''Tranquility''. Peace in which to thrive and grow. Acutely empathic, it will with ''hostility'' react to your hostility. Entreat it with tranquility, however, and it will in like fashion answer.
'''Sette:''' That's STOOPID. Walky roots are STOOPID critters.|'''''Chapter 1'''''}}
Rude, loud-mouthed [[Loveable Rogue|Sette Frummagem]] has been sent by her Da' to get the jukrum, the cut owed to the Boss-King thief, from her cousin who's "gotten too fancy for his pants." Accompanying her is [[Magic Knight|Duane Adelier]], a [[Cultured Warrior|markedly eloquent]] [[Our Liches Are Different|Galit]] who was, [[An Offer You Can't Refuse|uh]], [[Shame If Something Happened|persuaded]] to protect Sette from the dangers of the realm.
Cue problems.
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''[http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/ Unsounded]'' is a webcomic by Ashley Cope.
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* [[Achilles' Heel]] / [[Anti-Magic]]: For some reason, pymary doesn't work over large expanses of water, such as the ocean.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Sort of. There's a ''ton'' of miscellaneous information about the setting and characters on [https://web.archive.org/web/20130729190518/http://www.formspring.me/GlassShard Ashley's Formspring] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101182430/http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/world/index.php/Main_Page her wiki.]
* [[And I Must Scream]]: {{spoiler|Duane could ''feel himself rotting'' after he became a galit. This is on top of all the other horrific things he has to deal with as part of being a zombie.}} In addition to that, {{spoiler|zombies are a blasphemous abomination in his religion, so it's the rough equivalent of a devout Christian being turned into a slavering Satanic demon.}}
* [[Animals Hate Him]]: As noted by Duane about himself. Possibly because he's dead.
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* [[Artificial Limbs]]: Lost an arm? No problem. There's a whole range of simulacrums. Including cigar-lighting and [[A Date with Rosie Palms|self-lubricating]].
* [[Art Shift]]:
** [http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch02/ch02_32.html Oh God, Duane], put your hood back up.
** [http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch03/ch03_02.html Jivi] gets one too.
* [[Author Catchphrase]]: Kind of. Ashley's typical response to people asking spoiler-y or story-related questions on her Formspring is simply "I wonder."
* [[Background Magic Field]] / [[The Force]]: The khert.
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: Coupled with [[Belly Buttonless]], and apparently in-story:
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* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Sette.
* [[Breaking in Old Habits]]: See [[Artificial Limbs]] above.
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* [[Canis Major]]: [http://samsykes.com/2011/02/unsounded-characters-pacing-and-building-with-ashley-cope/ "The giant dogs represent the defeat of leisure and fealty by the capitalist demands of poorly compensated labour– haha, no, that’s a lie. Who doesn’t like giant dogs?"]
* [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster S Bomb]]: Ephsephin.
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* [[Cultured Badass]]: Duane. Also Quigley.
* [[Curse Cut Short]]: Subverted [http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch02/ch02_29.html here.]
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Matty Quigley.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Duane is one of the walking dead. He is also arguably one of the most decent people in the comic.
* [[
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Sette has yet to put on any footwear, from the very first panel on. Although it isn't explained if this is a cultural thing, a personal preference, or her Da simply won't buy shoes for her; it's just treated as her natural state.
* [[Easter Egg]]: Some pages have additional bits "hidden" on them, usually in the form of a text bonus ([[Fictional Document|in-universe newspapers, letters, journal entries, etc.]])
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* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: The correct Aldish pronunciation of Duane's name is ''doo-AHN'' (rhyming with ''you-GONE''), but Sette makes a point of saying ''DWAYNE'' (rhyming with "rain"), mostly just to get his goat.
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: [http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch05/ch05_54.html Ephsephin], as of late. After getting thrashed by Duane and Sette multiple times... and then Captain Toma... you can't help but feel bad for him. Especially since he's made it clear that he's more or less a [[Punch Clock Villain]] that's [[Just Following Orders]].
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: Literally, on [http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch02/ch02_21.html this page.]
* [[Ladette]]: Elka.
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* [[Lizard Folk]]: Called "two-toes" here, named after the fact that they have, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|two toes]]. They're pretty small compared to humans though. They used to be subterranean, so they have poor sight and hearing but excellent senses of smell, making them useful as trackers.
* [[Magic Is Mental]]
* [[Magic Knight]]: Duane is not only an exceptionally skilled wright but skilled with a [[Simple Staff]] as well. According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20130710023556/http://www.formspring.me/DuaneAndSette his Formspring account,] when he was a military commander, he trained all the wrights under his command in weapon skills as well in order to [[Defied Trope|defy]] [[Squishy Wizard]].
* [[Magitech]]: Pymarics. Usually of the bionic (replicating living creatures) variety. Due to how the magic system works, they can only be made out of special materials. [[Word of God]] explains in a colourful metaphor [https://web.archive.org/web/20120103032751/http://www.formspring.me/GlassShard/q/183236643807847293 here.]
* [[Master of Illusion]]: Sort of. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130710024045/http://www.formspring.me/DuaneAndSette/q/252881031265270953 The illusory arts are Duane's favourite type of pymary], not necessarily because of practical application, but because of the artistic possibilities. He's still better at combat spells, though.
* [[Mistress and Servant Boy]]: Sette and Duane, with the twist that the mistress is prepubescent.
* [[No Pronunciation Guide]]: A commonly-asked question on Ashely's Formspring is the pronunciation of the characters' names. A guide to the two protagonists' names can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20130710024009/http://www.formspring.me/DuaneAndSette/q/262675824199604599 here] however.
* [[The Nose Knows]]: Sette.
* [[Oblivious Adoption]]: Sette mightn't be as oblivious as some, but she ''wants'' to believe she's her father's daughter. Despite the tail.
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* [[Simplified Spellcasting]]: Tacit casting, i.e. casting without the verbal component. Duane is unusually adept at this.
* [[Sir Swearsalot]]: Sette is as vulgar as you'd expect for a child raised by thieves, but never goes beyond a PG-13 rating (unlike the villains, who drop F-bombs).
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* [[Small Annoying Creature]]: Sette.
* [[Standard Female Grab Area]]: Beautifully subverted [http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch04/ch04_53.html here.]
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** Inverted with the Plats. They're fairly supernatural, having an increased affinity towards [[The Force|the khert]] (or something), which gives them heightened magical abilities. However, this also causes them to age very rapidly, so they can only live up to about 30.
** Inverted in a different way with the Coppers, who are notoriously awful wrights, but very long-lived.
* [[When Trees Attack]]: The Mamalen Entak (Wandering Root) was the antagonist of the first chapter. Bittersweet portrayal.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Quigley, and Plats in general. Combine with [[We Are as Mayflies]] above.
* [[Wizard Duel]]: Duane and Quigley in chapter 5. {{spoiler|By the end, though, it turns into an all-out brawl as Quigley starts breaking rules with abandon, culminating in him calling a powerful summon beast.}}
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