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*{{Transsexual}}: Textbook, especially in the backstory.
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Hair of Gold has been renamed and this isn\'t example. It\'s not just about the hair colour


* HairOfGold



* HairOfGold: Female-form only - she was previously bald as Brother Thomas.



* HairOfGold: Niels has been revealed to have it.
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Eyes Of Gold has been renamed to Supernatural Gold Eyes as per this thread, because the trope is for characters with supernatural origins that have gold eyes. It\'s not for anyone who just happens to have them. So, anything that doesn\'t fit the definition or Zero Context Examples will be removed. If the example fits, please put it back with more context.


* EyesOfGold: Only when wearing their helmets, though.
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* BlueEyes
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* {{Stripperiffic}}: Peonie is not modest. At all.

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* {{Stripperiffic}}: Peonie is not modest. At all. Nudity is at most a minor inconvenience for her.

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*{{Stripperiffic}}: Peonie is not modest. At all.




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* [[spoiler:TomatoSurprise]]



* Likes: Lurking in shadows.
* Dislikes: People who threaten his daughter.

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* Likes: Lurking in shadows.
shadows, being TheChessmaster
* Dislikes: People Weak, stereotypical women and people who threaten his daughter.


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* TheFaceless: Invoking one of the most famous such characters in the title of [[http://www.exiern.com/?p=2255 this strip.]]
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* {{Stripperiffic}}: Theresa's choice of outfit post-pardoning (a black croptop and jacket) doesn't compete with some of Peonie's outfits, but it's definitely meant to be both utilitarian and sexy.
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* GenreSavy: Has so far predicted and countered every assassination attempt we have seen thus far by him self, and has actually competent personal guards (rather than the GenreBlind idiots who seem to make up the rest of the military).

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* GenreSavy: GenreSavvy: Has so far predicted and countered every assassination attempt we have seen thus far by him self, and has actually competent personal guards (rather than the GenreBlind idiots who seem to make up the rest of the military).

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* Chickification: Justified in-universe -- Tiffany is convinced that women are weak and useless, and as soon as she finally accepts her gender change, she becomes... weak and useless. (Much to King Urtica's annoyance, as he does not particularly like weak and useless women. She gets better though.)
* GenderBender: Not only is Tiffany by all indications incurably female, her... condition... is contagious.

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* Chickification: ActionHero -> ActionGirl
* AntiHero: Type II.
* BlueEyes
* CainAndAbel: Revealed to have a brother who sent an assasin after her.
* CharacterDevelopment: Especially when the gags are toned down in favour of plot.
* {{Chickification}}:
Justified in-universe -- Tiffany is convinced that women are weak and useless, and as soon as she finally accepts her gender change, she becomes... weak and useless. (Much to King Urtica's annoyance, as he does not particularly like weak and useless women. She gets better though.)
** This is because the curse, when accepted, would mould the subject in question into their own perception of femininity. When Tiffany realises she can be strong even as a woman, she reverts to normal.
* DumbBlonde: Averted - Tiffany was always intelligent despite being from an illiterate society, and shows it more as the strip progresses.
* GenderBender: Not only is Tiffany by all indications incurably female, her... condition... is contagious. contagious.
* HairOfGold
* TheHero
* HeroesPreferSwords



* ThudAndBlunder: Played with. Typhan-Knee was this type of hero, but Tiffany is stuck in a much more civilized world.

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* ThudAndBlunder: Played with. Typhan-Knee was this type of hero, but Tiffany is stuck in a much more civilized world.
world.
* {{Tomboy}}: To Peonie's GirlyGirl.



* BrainyBrunette: From time to time, but she sometimes lacks basic common sense.
* DistressedDamsel: Due to trying to be a PluckyGirl, but failing
* TheDitz[=/=]GeniusDitz: In a turnabout from normal, the brunette rather than the blonde tends to have less common sense much of the time. Still, she can have some profound insight at other times.
* GirlyGirl: To Tiffany's {{Tomboy}}.



* EvilRedhead
* OlderThanTheyLook: Indicated
* RedEyesTakeWarning



* BadassBookworm




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* {{Megane}}
* TheSmartGuy



However, life as a woman clearly appealed to Teresa and she has resisted getting turned back preferring a new life as female, something that annoys Tiffany no end.

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However, life as a woman clearly appealed to Teresa and she has resisted getting turned back preferring a new life as female, something that annoys Tiffany to no end.



* Chickification: Averted. She stridently resists it, and winds up punished for it.

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* Chickification: {{Chickification}}: Averted. She stridently resists it, and winds up punished for it.



* HairOfGold: Female-form only - she was previously bald as Brother Thomas.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold



* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: As he lampshades at one point.
* CoolOldGuy: Though he's probably more in his fifties than sixties/seventies, he still qualifies.
* DirtyOldMan: As we discover from a flashback.



* ManipulativeBastard: But not totally unlikeable - he's not so much evil as ruthlessly cunning.
* PapaWolf
* PetTheDog: His interactions with Peonie, when he's not being cruel.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's definitely a good stateman.



* BreakTheCutie
* RedRightHand: [[spoiler:Faden's hand]]
* [[spoiler:StartOfDarkness]]: May be getting there, judging by certain plot points.



* [[spoiler:OnlyMostlyDead]]: implied but not confirmed.

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* BreakTheCutie
* [[spoiler:OnlyMostlyDead]]: implied Implied but not confirmed.
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* PluckyGirl



* LeaningOnTheFourthWall
* MrExposition






* Dislikes: People who cause trouble, and TheWorfEffect.

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* Dislikes: People who cause trouble, and TheWorfEffect.TheWorfEffect.

* AscendedExtra: Niels has joined the main party for the most recent arc, along with elements of backstory being revealed.
* TheBigGuy
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Niels, during the attack on the castle.
* DarkAndTroubledPast[=/=]DoomedHometown: Niels, again.
* EyesOfGold: Only when wearing their helmets, though.
* GeniusBruiser: Both of them are highly skilled, and very intelligent. When Denver expresses surprise at Niels's deep philosophising, he sardonically asks whether he really expects Urtica to be hiring mindless thugs.
* HairOfGold: Niels has been revealed to have it.
* ThoseTwoGuys
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Ruined Forever is now Darth Wiki and is not to be wicked in this way.


[[ThoseTwoGuys A pair]] of eight foot tall [[PraetorianGuard Bodyguards]] of the King who carry [[SetSwordsToStun magic swords]]. Mostly they just perform mildly snarky exposition and give the king someone to talk to that won't freak out over Yaoi being RuinedForever, and will appreciate his {{Chessmaster}} tendencies. They also have {{Punny Name}}s.

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[[ThoseTwoGuys A pair]] of eight foot tall [[PraetorianGuard Bodyguards]] of the King who carry [[SetSwordsToStun magic swords]]. Mostly they just perform mildly snarky exposition and give the king someone to talk to that won't freak out over Yaoi being RuinedForever, ruined, and will appreciate his {{Chessmaster}} tendencies. They also have {{Punny Name}}s.
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* GenreSavy: Has so far predicted and countered every assassination attempt we have seen thus far by him self, and has actually competent personal guards (rather than the GenreBlind idiots who seem to make up the rest of the military).

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Peonie's Dad and King of the Luminary Alliance. One the smarter characters in the strip, and something of a ChessMaster. Loves his daughter fiercely, but is compelled to balance her safety and desires against the good of his kingdom which leaves him less than happy.

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Peonie's Dad and King of the Luminary Alliance. One the smarter characters in the strip, and something of a ChessMaster. Loves his daughter fiercely, but is compelled to balance her safety and desires against the good of his kingdom which leaves him less than happy. He also seems to be a bit of a feminist and is very attracted to strong, self-sufficient women.



!!Cytx

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!!Cytx*RetiredBadass

!!Ctyx

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* NeverLearnedToRead: Never had any reason to, really. [[Spoiler:*:Until she becomes Peonie's protector and seeks Denver's help, at which point she finds out what the shirt in the page picture says.]]

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* NeverLearnedToRead: Never had any reason to, really. [[Spoiler:*:Until [[spoiler:Until she becomes Peonie's protector and seeks Denver's help, at which point she finds out what the shirt in the page picture says.]]
*ThudAndBlunder: Played with. Typhan-Knee was this type of hero, but Tiffany is stuck in a much more civilized world.



*DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength




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*Chickification: Justified in-universe -- Tiffany is convinced that women are weak and useless, and as soon as she finally accepts her gender change, she becomes... weak and useless. (Much to King Urtica's annoyance, as he does not particularly like weak and useless women. She gets better though.)
*GenderBender: Not only is Tiffany by all indications incurably female, her... condition... is contagious.
*NeverLearnedToRead: Never had any reason to, really. [[Spoiler:*:Until she becomes Peonie's protector and seeks Denver's help, at which point she finds out what the shirt in the page picture says.]]



*GagBoobs: Well, Peonie is the most frequent MsFanservice...
*WeirdnessMagnet: She has the most remarkable talent for getting into trouble.



Teresa generally [[InnocentBigot means well, but is an upper class snob]] to put it mildly, and even manages to be a JerkAss when apologising for acting like a JerkAss. She remains a powerful magic user though.

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Teresa generally [[InnocentBigot means well, but is an upper class snob]] to put it mildly, and even manages to be a JerkAss when apologising for acting like a JerkAss. She remains a powerful magic user though.
though (with a little help from the King, who orders a silencing punishment laid on her by her former order undone).


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*Chickification: Averted. She stridently resists it, and winds up punished for it.
*GenderBender: She seems to have inherited Tiffany's condition in a weaker form, judging by an attempt by her order to restore her male gender temporarily backfiring on one of the priests.


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!!Mira

Ctyx' girl friend, and possibly his girlfriend. She helps him out after Faden injures him, and then accompanies him on his mysterious trip into the City.

* [[spoiler:OnlyMostlyDead]]: implied but not confirmed.
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He once gave a nine year old boy a heart-attack by sneaking up on him while he was kissing princess Peonie. The King is technically Tiffany's fiancé due to the rescue of Peonie including "A" royal hand in marriage, and when Tiff finds this out he will probably need those 8 foot tall guards that follow him everywhere.

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He once gave a nine year old boy a heart-attack by sneaking up on him while he was kissing princess Peonie. The King is technically Tiffany's fiancé due to the rescue of Peonie including "A" royal hand in marriage, and when Tiff finds this out he will probably need those 8 foot tall guards that follow him everywhere. \n (Or maybe not -- Urtica may act like a pompous jackass at times, but he's a formidable fighter in his own right.)
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An extraordinarily busty, slightly ditzy but not stupid princess who had been kidnapped by an evil wizard.
Peonie is GenreSavvy enough to know that she's supposed to be the love interest in the story, and teases Tifanny about it once in a while.

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An extraordinarily busty, slightly ditzy [[TheDitz ditzy]] but not stupid [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass stupid]] princess who had been kidnapped by an evil wizard.
Peonie is GenreSavvy enough to know that she's supposed to be the love interest in the story, and teases Tifanny about it once in a while. \n A frequent holder of the DistressBall.
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Teresa generally means well, but is an upper class snob to put it mildly, and even manages to be a JerkAss when apologising for acting like a JerkAss. She remains a powerful magic user though.

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Teresa generally [[InnocentBigot means well, but is an upper class snob snob]] to put it mildly, and even manages to be a JerkAss when apologising for acting like a JerkAss. She remains a powerful magic user though.
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The fantasy world of ''Exiern'' is a full and rich place, with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. Here are some of the important ones.

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The fantasy world of ''Exiern'' ''{{Exiern}}'' is a full and rich place, with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. Here are some of the important ones.
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Tiffany\'s second name revealed at last.


!!Tiffany, formerly Typhan-Knee.

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!!Tiffany, formerly Typhan-Knee.Typhan-Knee, Starlight.
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Teresa generally means well, but is an upper class snob, to put it mildly and even manages to be a JerkAss when apologising for acting like a JerkAss. She remains a powerful magic user though.

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Teresa generally means well, but is an upper class snob, snob to put it mildly mildly, and even manages to be a JerkAss when apologising for acting like a JerkAss. She remains a powerful magic user though.
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!! Niels and Bhor
[[ThoseTwoGuys A pair]] of eight foot tall [[PraetorianGuard Bodyguards]] of the King who carry [[SetSwordsToStun magic swords]]. Mostly they just perform mildly snarky exposition and give the king someone to talk to that won't freak out over Yaoi being RuinedForever, and will appreciate his {{Chessmaster}} tendencies. They also have {{Punny Name}}s.
* Likes: Bowling.
* Dislikes: People who cause trouble, and TheWorfEffect.

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An obnoxiously misogynistic male barbarian who, on a quest to save a princess, is turned into a very attractive (if extremely crabby) young woman. She has somewhat reluctantly became the personal guardian of Princess Peonie and is dealing with the crush she has develop on the male scribe Denver Tadwick.

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An obnoxiously misogynistic male barbarian who, on a quest to save a princess, is turned into a very attractive (if extremely crabby) young woman.

She has somewhat reluctantly became the personal guardian of Princess Peonie and is dealing with the crush she has develop on the male scribe Denver Tadwick. Tadwick.



An extraordinarily busty, slightly ditzy but not stupid princess who had been kidnapped by an evil wizard. Peonie is Genre Savvy enough to know that she's supposed to be the love interest in the story, and teases Tifanny about it once in a while. Since Faden's departure from the script Peonie has developed into something of a DeadpanSnarker.

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An extraordinarily busty, slightly ditzy but not stupid princess who had been kidnapped by an evil wizard.
Peonie is Genre Savvy GenreSavvy enough to know that she's supposed to be the love interest in the story, and teases Tifanny about it once in a while. while.

Since Faden's departure from the script Peonie has developed into something of a DeadpanSnarker.DeadpanSnarker.



The Magical BigBad of the Exiern world, and planning on sacrificing Peonie, until Typhan-Knee captured him and rescued the princess. Faden's revenge was to turn Typhan-Knee into Tiffany with a living spell that resists all attempts at being undone and will change the gender of anyone that tries. An AlwaysChaoticEvil character who just lives to make things as awkward for others as possible. Unusually for such characters, Faden is drawn as a youngish man of about 30 as opposed to the stereotypical aged wizard, however he is effectively immortal and just wont stay dead. Currently in a most decidedly non-CardboardPrison, supposedly for all eternity there are hints however that this might not be as secure as promoted.

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The Magical BigBad of the Exiern world, and planning on sacrificing Peonie, until Typhan-Knee captured him and rescued the princess.

Unable to blast the barbarian with dark magic because of a magical mixup (Someone exchanged his Uricarn Summoning Tome for a UNICORN summoning one - an incident Drow has stated was inspired by [[http://www.thewotch.com/?date=2003-05-14 This incident]] in TheWotch),
Faden's revenge was to turn Typhan-Knee into Tiffany with a living spell that resists all attempts at being undone and will change the gender of anyone that tries. tries.

An AlwaysChaoticEvil character who just lives to make things as awkward for others as possible. Unusually for such characters, Faden is drawn as a youngish man of about 30 as opposed to the stereotypical aged wizard, however he is effectively immortal and just wont stay dead.

Currently in a most decidedly non-CardboardPrison, supposedly for all eternity there are hints however that this might not be as secure as promoted.promoted.



Denver Tadwick, a scholar (read "nerd") who originally enlists Typhan-Knee and Peonie's help to find his missing sister. He has a fanatical hatred of all dragons due to his and his sister's parents being killed by one while Denver and his sister were infants. [[spoiler:The truth is far more disturbing, Denver and his sister are dragon infants, and he has only a year or two before his dragon-half takes control of his personality and body]]. Has something of a crush on Tiffany and is one of the few men to have shown her affection and not received a brutal beating in exchange.

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Denver Tadwick, a scholar (read "nerd") who originally enlists Typhan-Knee and Peonie's help to find his missing sister.

He has a fanatical hatred of all dragons due to his and his sister's parents reportedly being killed by one while Denver and his sister were infants. [[spoiler:The truth is far more disturbing, Denver and his sister are dragon infants, and he has only a year or two before his dragon-half takes control of his personality and body]]. Has

Denver has
something of a crush on Tiffany and is one of the few men to have shown her affection and not received a brutal beating in exchange.exchange.



Another victim of Faden's GenderBender spell. Brother Thomas was leader of a group of priests that tried to cure Tiffany, but instead got transformed. However, life as a woman clearly appealed to Teresa and she has resisted getting turned back preferring a new life as female, something that annoys Tiffany no end. Teresa generally means well, but is an upper class snob, to put it mildly and even manages to be a JerkAss when apologising for acting like a JerkAss. She remains a powerful magic user though.

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Another victim of Faden's GenderBender spell. Brother Thomas was leader of a group of priests that tried to cure Tiffany, but instead got transformed.

However, life as a woman clearly appealed to Teresa and she has resisted getting turned back preferring a new life as female, something that annoys Tiffany no end. end.

Teresa generally means well, but is an upper class snob, to put it mildly and even manages to be a JerkAss when apologising for acting like a JerkAss. She remains a powerful magic user though.though.



Peonie's Dad and King of the Luminary Alliance. One the smarter characters in the strip, and something of a ChessMaster. Loves his daughter fiercely, but is compelled to balance her safety and desires against the good of his kingdom which leaves him less than happy. Once gave a nine year old boy a heart-attack. The King is technically Tiffany's fiancé due to the rescue of Peonie including "A" royal hand in marriage, and when Tiff finds this out he will probably need those 8 foot tall guards that follow him everywhere.

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Peonie's Dad and King of the Luminary Alliance. One the smarter characters in the strip, and something of a ChessMaster. Loves his daughter fiercely, but is compelled to balance her safety and desires against the good of his kingdom which leaves him less than happy. Once

He once
gave a nine year old boy a heart-attack.heart-attack by sneaking up on him while he was kissing princess Peonie. The King is technically Tiffany's fiancé due to the rescue of Peonie including "A" royal hand in marriage, and when Tiff finds this out he will probably need those 8 foot tall guards that follow him everywhere.



A young boy from a small fishing village who gave Faden a hand. [[AnArmAndALeg Literally]]. Turnabout is fair play though, and when he found Faden's own amputated hand the magic left in it allowed him to graft it onto his own arm. This has led to a bit of mental contamination, but it is unclear as to the extent. He has been driven by an unknown force to follow Tiffany into the big city.

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A young boy from a small fishing village who gave Faden a hand. [[AnArmAndALeg Literally]]. Turnabout is fair play though, and when he found Faden's own amputated hand the magic left in it allowed him to graft it onto his own arm. This has led to a bit of mental contamination, but it is unclear as to the extent.

He has been driven by an unknown force to follow Tiffany into the big city.city.


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[[caption-width-right:244:Princess Peonie Translates Tiffany's Tank Top]]



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A young boy from a small fishing village who gave Faden a hand. [[AnArmAndALeg Literally]]. Turnabout is fair play, and when he found Faden's own amputated hand the magic left in this allowed him to graft it onto his own arm. This has led to a bit of mental contamination, but it is unclear as to the extent. He has been driven by an unknown force to follow Tiffany into the big city.

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A young boy from a small fishing village who gave Faden a hand. [[AnArmAndALeg Literally]]. Turnabout is fair play, play though, and when he found Faden's own amputated hand the magic left in this it allowed him to graft it onto his own arm. This has led to a bit of mental contamination, but it is unclear as to the extent. He has been driven by an unknown force to follow Tiffany into the big city.
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The fantasy world of ''Exiern'' is a full and rich place, with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacter's. Here are some of the important ones.

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The fantasy world of ''Exiern'' is a full and rich place, with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacter's.LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. Here are some of the important ones.
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The fantasy world of ''Exiern'' is a full and rich place, with LoadsAndLoadsOfChracter's. Here are some of the important ones.

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The fantasy world of ''Exiern'' is a full and rich place, with LoadsAndLoadsOfChracter's.LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacter's. Here are some of the important ones.

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