History WebComic / DraconiaChronicles

''Draconia Chronicles'' is a webcomic by Donnie Sturges and Danny Valentini (although Donnie seems to have been quietly dropped from the billing around the time the comic became colorized). Found [[https://studiokhimera.com/the-draconia-chronicles/ here]]. Currently hosted on Studio Khimera.

* DragonsAreDemonic: Female dragons look very much like succubi, and have two subtypes that are so incrdibly destructive that discriminating against them is seen as good sense (in one case, their PowerIncontinence poses a public safety hazard, and in the other, they're walking WMD's). The males, however, avert the trend, as they left ''en masse'' when the War started because they refused to fight or associate with a faction dedicated to performing a xenocide.

''Draconia Chronicles'' is a webcomic by Donnie Sturges and Danny Valentini (although Donnie seems to have been quietly dropped from the billing around the time the comic became colorized). Found [[http://draconia.katbox.net/ here]]. Currently hosted on ''Webcomic/TheKatbox''.

The story centers on a centuries-long war between two anthropomorphic races. They are the Dragons of the Dragonlands, led by Queen Oscura, and the Tigers of the Tiger Territories, led by Princess Kiriad. [[BizarreSexualDimorphism Only the females of the two races are anthropomorphic. The males look like average tigers and standard fantasy dragons.]]

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Dragons are reptilian, [[NonMammalianHair but they have hair]], they sweat, and [[NonMammalianMammaries they have boobs]] (but that's {{handwaved}} as hypertrophied pectoral muscles-which are still not strong enough to allow a humanoid to fly, but that's [[ArtisticLicensePhysics another trope]]). Also considering typical flight muscles aren't breast-shaped, nor pliable as mammalian breasts are. ccording to some of the more risqué strips, they are indeed an erogenous zone, which pectorals aren't.

* CanonForeigner: The lightswords make a single cameo in over 400 pages.

* ElementalAbsorption: Dragons are immune to the elements they represent, but within certain restrictions. Fire dragons are immune to both fire and smoke, for example, but not if the heat comes from, oh, say lava instead of straight-up fire, and chemical fog ([[{{Squick}} sewer gas]] to be exact) irritates their eyes as well as the next girl's; and lightning dragons zap each other as an affectionate gesture.

* FantasticCasteSystem: The Dragon Kingdom is separated like this. Light Dragons are the nobility (owing to Oscura being one), Fire Dragons are warriors and the Royal Guard, Water Dragons seem to be shopkeepers and fire brigade, and the Earth Dragons are typically artisans and builders who are under intense scrutiny due to Gaia's "crimes", and other unnamed reasons before that. However, the positions of the totem pole are kinda fluid. WordOfGod states that any dragon who learns all disciplines of magic and can [[KlingonPromotion whomp the current queen]] gets to be the next one, earth dragons used to be just as militant as the fire dragons before realizing that WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility, and fire dragons used to have the lowest spot due to PowerIncontinence making them a public safety hazard, and they've been proving their worth ever since..

** The Zhirite weapons are said to be able to project lightblades, but this is only shown in-cannon once.

* NonMammalMammaries: The Dragons "breasts". WordOfGod labels them as "flight muscles". Though several art pieces have said otherwise, however they are non-canon and purely commissioners request.

* PowerNullifier: Zhirite is a metal that the Tigers mine and that most of their weapons are forged from. It negates the Dragons magical abilities, and physically weakens them, though it is only effective at close range.

* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://2wconline.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Pre-Comic_Story 2002-2005 calendars]] have a huge amount of backstory, including [[spoiler: how Kilani came to raise to Chuki/ Lumina for six years-and indeed how her egg ended up in tiger territory in the first place, Sombrana's exile, the start of Kess and Kilani's feud, and how Kess, Riah, and Shie got captured]].

* AnyoneCanDie: Its a story about a ''war'', what do you expect? [[spoiler:The volcano eruption]] in chapter 2 alone has brought the body count well into the hundreds, if not the thousands.

* AprilFoolsDay: 2013 had Xhianil, Briella, Rula and Niasha auditioning for ''Rascals'', a fellow Katbox comic.

* AscendedExtra: Scyde (Kiriad's Second-In-Command) and Eone (Stand-in leader of the Earth Dragon brood) started out in the calendars as "The tiger off to the side" and "E-1" (short for Earth One).

* BathsAreFun: A calendar scene (narrated by Kess) mentions that she, Riah and Shie ended up playing in a hot spring after Sombrana pulled a GetBackHereBoss.

* BurningWithAnger: Ennek [[http://draconia.katbox.net/comic/comic-334/ when finally pushed too far]]

* TheDragon: ([[IncrediblyLamePun Wark wark]]!) Schaddig to Oscura

* [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Dropped A Bridge On Her]]: [[spoiler:Gaia. Good ''lord'', Gaia.]]

* FantasticRacism: Inevitable, really. At one point, a Dragon finds it "cute" how Tigers actually have ''names''.

* GeniusBruiser: According to Shie's bio, she's the tactician of the group, and a fierce fighter.

* HarmonyVersusDiscipline: Tigers are Harmonious, living off the land, in tents, and with a relatively high female-to-male ratio. Dragons are Disciplined, living in a permanent city, [[UrbanSegregation segregated by breed-based castes]], [[PopulationControl their population levels are decided based on how useful their magic is in combat]], they're trained not to let their emotions dictate their actions, and [[spoiler: only one male present.]] Crosses over with SoldierVsWarrior as well.

* LaserBlade: The Zhirite weapons are said to be able to project lightblades, but this is only shown in-cannon once.

** She does, however [[spoiler: nearly kill Kighan by cracking her neck. She got better.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Kilani, after being informed Kess thinks of her as a traitor.

* NippleAndDimed: Although a teensy portion of areola can be seen on occasion, and uncensored versions of strips are available on [=FurAffinity=] and Website/DeviantArt.

* NotSoDifferent: Kess and Chiara. Both lost a loved one (Their mother, on both accounts) in the war, and as a result their grief and rage turned both of them to revenge, though expressing it differently.

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: [[spoiler: Gaia's death (summary execution of a POW)]].

* OffScreenTeleportation: Shaleigh takes this to an art form, able to go from Oscura's castle to Kiriad's campsite in the same hour-it's a several days journey on foot from either capital to the valley that forms the border.

* PardonMyKlingon: "spawn of a dritch" is a popular one...

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: After reaching adulthood at 18, Dragons age four times slower, therefore making the oldest dragons to be well over one hundred human years old.

* TheResenter: Briella ''really'' dislikes how Sombrana was exiled and that "the elegant and intelligent Light Dragons" have been replaced by "the brutish Fire Dragons" as the Queen's main advisors.

* ShoutOut: to ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ANewHope'', and others, throughout.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Kiriad's is vibrantly purple.

* SchizoTech: Dragons apparently have TV (Non-Canon) -- complete with [[{{Expy}} expies]] of ''HelloKitty'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', whilst tigers are still at the "[[CaveMen Metal is feakin' sweet!]]" stage.

-->Kess: This is some rescue
-->Kilani: Maybe you'd like to get back in your cell?

* AerithAndBob: We have such names as "Scyde," "Shie," "Eone," and "Xihanil," alongside surprisingly mundane names like "Red," "Mabel," "Raz", and "Elektra" (which, while uncommon, isn't outright made up).

The story centers on a centuries-long war between two anthropomorphic races. They are the Dragons of the Dragonlands, led by Queen Oscura, and the Tigers of the Tiger Territories, led by Princess Kiriad. [[BizzareSexualDimorphism Only the females of the two races are anthropomorphic. The males look like average tigers and standard fantasy dragons.]]

The story centers on a centuries-long war between two anthropomorphic races. They are the Dragons of the Dragonlands, led by Queen Oscura, and the Tigers of the Tiger Territories, led by Princess Kiriad. A unique element of the story is that only the females of the two races are anthropomorphic. The males look like average tigers and standard fantasy dragons.

* YouFailPhysicsForever: Briella's UV laser spell should have killed Red, not given her a sunburn. UV lasers are *really* powerful. Moreover, UV lasers cause the air to be flash-heated to plasma, which limits their range to "emitter must be touching the target."

* YouFailBiologyForever: Dragons are reptilian, [[NonMammalianHair but they have hair]], they sweat, and [[NonMammalianMammaries they have boobs]] (but that's {{handwaved}} as hypertrophied pectoral muscles-which are still not strong enough to allow a humanoid to fly, but that's [[YouFailPhysicsForever another trope]]). Also considering typical flight muscles aren't breast-shaped, nor pliable as mammalian breasts are. ccording to some of the more risqué strips, they are indeed an erogenous zone, which pectorals aren't.

* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: See BizzareSexualDimorphism. Especially egregious with the dragons, since they should have a similar body structure to birds, with hugely muscled chests and wee teensy legs. They look more like succubui, [[HornedHumanoid horned]] and [[WingedHumanoid winged]] humanoids who go around with nary a stitch of clothing.

* FantasticCasteSystem: The Dragon Kingdom is separated like this. Light Dragons are the nobility (owing to Oscura being one), Fire Dragons are warriors and the Royal Guard, Water Dragons seem to be shopkeepers and fire brigade, and the Earth Dragons are typically artisans and builders who are under intense scrutiny due to Gaia's "crimes", and other unnamed reasons before that.
However, the positions of the totem pole are kinda fluid. WordOfGod states that any dragon who learns all disciplines of magic and can [[KlingonPromotion whomp the current queen]] gets to be the next one, earth dragons used to be just as militant as the fire dragons before realizing that WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility, and fire dragons used to have the lowest spot due to PowerIncontinence making them a public safety hazard.

* PriveligedRival: Subverted. Eone thinks that fire dragons are extremely priveliged, and this is part of what leads to her grinding gears with Red. Red reveals that up until quite recently, it was legal to have fire dragons thrown out of any establishment for any reason (including none) on grounds of "public safety."

* WrongAssumption: Eone thinks that fire dragons are extremely priveliged, and this is part of what leads to her grinding gears with Red. Red reveals that up until quite recently, it was legal to have fire dragons thrown out of any establishment for any reason (including none) on grounds of "public safety."
* YouFailBiologyForever: Dragons are reptilian, [[NonMammalianHair but they have hair]], they sweat, and [[NonMammalianMammaries they have boobs]] (but that's {{handwaved}} as hypertrophied pectoral muscles-which are still not strong enough to allow a humanoid to fly, but that's [[YouFailPhysicsForever another trope]]). Also considering typical flight muscles aren't breast-shaped, nor pliable as mammalian breasts are. According to some of the more risqué strips, they are indeed an erogenous zone.

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Oscura isn't exactly ''evil'' ( [[AmbiguouslyEvil except maybe Shaleigh but that's another story]]), but she's shown to be short-sighted, vindictive and an all around pain to work with, perhaps best shown when [[spoiler:she cares more about, and thus directs more resources towards capturing a ''single'' tiger then she does about ''the volcano that just wiped out half her kingdom''.]] and [[spoiler:she plans to use Princess Lumina, her daughter, as a superweapon when she grows up.]] Also, the Tiger Princess Kiriad, while not very developed yet, is shown to be viewed as incompetent by a few of the tiger higher ups.

* HarmonyVersusDiscipline: Tigers are Harmonious, living off the land, in tents, and with a relatively high female-to-male ratio. Dragons are Disciplined, living in a permanent city, [[UrbanSegregation segregated by breed-based castes]], [[PopulationControl their population levels are decided based on how useful their magic is in combat]], they're trained not to let their emotions dictate their actions, and [[spoiler: only one male present.]]

* OurNudityIsDifferent: Dragons don't have overt sexual characteristics, and the closest they get to clothing is tattoos or a beadwork collar/choker. Justified, since as cold-blooded creatures they'd want to maximize their surface area in contact with sunlight. Subverted in the case of a single guest character, who wears a BlackCloak.

* AerithAndBob: We have such names as "Scyde," "Shie," "Eone," and "Xihanil," alongside surprisingly mundane names like "Red," "Mabel," "Raz", "Elektra" (which, while uncommon, isn't outright made up).

* AerithAndBob: We have such names as "Scyde," "Shie," "Eone," and "Xihanil," alongside surprisingly mundane names like "Red," "Mabel," "Raz", "Elektra".

* MeaningfulName: While her adoptive mother, Kilani gave Princess Lumina the name "Chuki," which is translated into their language as "A gift from my enemy." Kess derides it as "A name you choose when you're out of ideas."

* CallBack: A guest strip shows Oscura plaing with one of Luminia's dolls and telling her that it'll turn up later. In a later strip, Luminia mentions she *still* can't find her doll.

* FantasticNuke: Earth magic could end the war in a day by crumbling mountains and summoning valleys, but there'd be nowhere habitable left afterwards. It's implied that this is why the borderlands look like {{Mordor}}.

* CanonForeigner: The lightswords only show up in the calendars so far.

* FantasticNuke: Earth magic could end the war in a day by crumbling mountains and summoning valleys, but there'd be nowhere habitable left afterwards. It's implied that this is why the borderlands look like {{Mordor}}.

* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: Dragon females can fit in the palm of a male one's hand. Though they don't reproduce in a typical fashion.

* LaserBlade: The Zhirite weapons are said to be able to project lightblades. Never shown or mentioned in canon.

* FantasticNuke: Earth magic could end the war in a day but there'd be nowhere habitable left afterwards.

* PerfectPacifistPeople: Earth Dragons are an entirely pacifist race, minus a few dissenters. Strip 431 states that this is because Earth magic is a FantasticNuke if abused.