History WebComic / ThePhoenixRequiem

* AntiMagic: Spirits and shades cannot enter Hyde Asylum[[spoiler: , which makes Jonas feel safe there, however horrible that place is]].

* SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic: Most scientists dismiss spirits, ghosts and such as superstition, when it becomes obvious that they not only exist, but they are the one responsible for the plague, dr. Tambur and Anya start finding a cure by using pure scientific methods, but taking the ghosts into account. [[spoiler: They find that the plague is spread by the ash that once belonged to a shade, and later find that the shade still occupies the ash even after the creature itself is destroyed. This is something that Anya can see but dr. Tambur can't, because she is able to see ghosts.]]

* BedlamHouse: Hyde Asylum.
* BittersweetEnding

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Part of Petria's backstory.

* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Robyn to Jonas about Anya.

* InfantImmortality: Averted.
** Jonas' wife murdered their son in the backstory [[spoiler:because he held some of her essence, and she needed it back]].
** [[spoiler:Anya's little brother Slavik dies from the plague after she and Jonas visit the Katsukova household.]]

* PurpleEyes: Seen on [[spoiler:the spirits when they're almost restored to full strength]].

* {{Badass}}: Robyn, as a former soldier, can be this when there is a need.

A peculiar man by the name of Jonas Faulker is discovered in the small village of Esk, unconscious and dying of a gunshot wound. The resident doctor-in-training, Anya Katsukova, manages to his save his life not long before the townsfolk begin to die of an unknown flesh-eating disease. Malicious ghosts known as Shades begin to appear, and Anya soon finds herself entwined in both Jonas’ troubled past and a centuries-old conflict between two divine races: revered psychopomps known as Spirits, and the condemned Hellions.

* CreepyShadowedEyes: Jonas has these when thing get rough for him. [[spoiler:And in the epilogue, because while he's immortal, he can't always eat as much as he needs and occasionally drugs himself into a stupor to cope.]]

* TheCharmer: Jonas, to supernatural levels. He admits later to taking advantage of it.

* InfantImmortality: Averted. [[spoiler:Slavik, Anya's little brother; also Jonas's son.]]

** Convincing people to hide in the church [[spoiler:only worked the firs time because Jonas dispelled the shades. When they learn that the shades are trying to get everyone together to ''infect'' them and Jonas isn't around, it's not so good. Admittedly, someone else probably would have thought of this anyway]].

* [[spoiler:TheNothingAfterDeath]]: [[spoiler:The spirits claim that there is no individuality or conscious thought in the afterlife, it's just an ocean of pure soulstuff. {{Reincarnation}} is still possible, though, and the spirits could be lying.]]

* OhCrap: Anya when she finds out that [[spoiler: the plague is spread by ingesting the ashes of the dead, after they've already washed some of the ash shades into the river they get their drinking water from.]]

* {{Psychopomp}}: The Spirits serve to ferry the souls of the dead to the afterlife. [[spoiler: Or at least that's what they want you to believe. The AwfulTruth? They ''eat'' disembodied souls.]]

''The Phoenix Requiem'' provides examples of:

* ArtEvolution: Originally it was in a cel-shaded, animesque style much like {{Inverloch}}, but now is more like a Victorian-era painting. The original cel-shaded pages have now all been re-done in the latter style.

* MixAndMatchCritters: As a ShoutOut to ''{{Inverloch}}'', the da'kor return as animals: a wolf/goat hybrid.

** To ''{{Inverloch}}'', see MixAndMatchCritters above. Also an Acheron doll.

** Jonas is [[WordOfGod explicitly stated]] to be visually based off of [[DoctorWho The Tenth Doctor]]. Especially the hair.

** To ''{{Inverloch}}'', see MixAndMatchCritters above.

* ChairReveal: When Anya arrives home from Aubeny, he finds out that Dr. Blythe is dead this way.

''[[http://requiem.seraph-inn.com/ The Phoenix Requiem]]'' is a finished supernatural fantasy webcomic written by Sarah Ellerton, the author and artist of ''Webcomic/{{Inverloch}}''.

Seven hundred years prior to the start of the comic, two types of ethereal entities known as the [[{{psychopomp}} Spirits]] and the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Hellions]] waged war on each other. We're told that the Spirits, in desperation, imprisoned the Hellions, but in the process had to imprison themselves as well. There have not been spiritual presences or magic in the world since.

The comic starts when a critically wounded man, Jonas, reaches the small town of Esk. The resident doctor-in-training, Anya saves his life, but soon the townsfolk begin to die of an unknown flesh eating disease. Malevolent ghosts known as Shades begin to crop up, and suddenly, a Spirit appears in the woods. That seems like it would be a good thing, doesn't it? Well, there's more at play.

* ShoutOut: To Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail.
--> '''Petria''': Don't you go saying nothing about Robyn being a girl's name. He'll challenge you to a duel.
--> '''Jonas''': Don't be daft, of course it's not a girl's name. Haven't you ever heard of Brave Sir Robyn?
--> '''Petria''': No.
** To ''{{Inverloch}}'', see MixAndMatchCritters above.
** To ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
** Jonas is [[WordOfGod explicitly stated]] to be visually based off of [[DoctorWho The Tenth Doctor]]. Especially the hair.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Anya, who is [[WordOfGod reportedly]] in her teens. Much to the creator's dismay, many readers felt she looked and acted as if she were at least in her 20's. (Ellerton has said that she never officially states any of the character's ages due to those who felt the characters didn't look or act their age back during ''{{Inverloch}}''.) This was later explained by Jonas who thinks Anya looks and acts older as a result of being [[{{reincarnation}} reincarnated]], however, whether this was planned or a retrospective explanation is uncertain.

* FanNickname: Flashback Jonas was dubbed '[=HoboJo=]' by the forum members.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Robyn and Petria. [[spoiler:Until they aren't, very late in the story.]]

* [[MagicalGirlfriend Magical Boyfriend]]: Jonas to Anya. In his backstory, Ksendra was a MagicalGirlfriend to Jonas, who made him magical.

* ShellShockedVeteran: Robyn.

* {{Reincarnation}}: Souls that haven't moved on may do this, and may be distinguished from other new souls by their premature [[WiseBeyondTheirYears mental]] and [[OlderThanTheyLook physical]] maturity. Jonas theorizes that Anya is the result of reincarnation for this reason.