Line #29 Webcomic/ChasingTheSunset


1	->'''How to get a dragon across a stream in six easy steps.'''
2	->'''Step 1.''' Secure a rope around a branch. Use this to make a winch system to put the dragon in the air.
3	->'''Step 2.''' Tie the rope to the dragon.
4	->'''Step 3.''' Lift the dragon. Dragons are light to help them fly, so this step is actually quite easy (if the dragon cooperates)
5	->'''Step 4.''' Tie the other end of the rope to a tree on the other side of the stream. Using two ropes and a person on each side, pull the dragon across.
6	->'''Step 5.''' Realize that your first step ''should'' have been to tie up the pixie.
7	->'''Step 6.''' Panic.
8	->'''Step 7.''' Take a bath.
9	-->-- '''[[http://www.fantasycomic.com/index.php?p=c34 #34: "How the Dragon Crossed the Stream"]]'''
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11	''[[http://www.fantasycomic.com/ Chasing the Sunset]]'' is a fantasy webcomic by artists Mithandir and Alien, set in a universe called The World That Is. Here there be dragons...and pixies...and unicorns, fae, elves, and a human or two.
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13	The comic follows the story of a young elf boy, Fallen Leaf ("Leaf" for short), and his friend Ayne as they [[QuestToTheWest travel west across the land]] in search of Leaf's father, who was swept away in a flood many years before. Leaf believes his father may still be alive because a traveling Bard has brought a rumor of an elf man living across the ocean. Joining Leaf and Ayne is Myhrad, a vegetarian drageling (baby dragon with the personality of a lazy housecat) whom Leaf befriended not long after his father disappeared. Another companion, far less welcome, is Feiht, a pixie who joins their quest and 'volunteers' to carry any "shinies" they might encounter along the way.
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15	As they travel, Leaf and Ayne both acquire strange identities and allegiances. Ayne joins the mysterious blue Amazon tribe occupying No Man's Land. And Leaf, after spending the night in a bewitched tower, is possessed by three Furies -- magical spirits of uncontrollable wrath. They must also deal with tedious matters like old prophecies, monstrous trolls, dragons, bards, sorcerers, escaping the pursuit of family members, and placating the various persons Feiht has 'borrowed' from along the way.
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17	Unfortunately, after a very long hiatus, the two creators separated in 2018 and the comic was brought to a premature end.
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20	!!''Chasing the Sunset'' provides examples of:
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22	%%* [[ABoyAndHisX A Boy and his Dragon]]: Leaf and Myrhad. %% Add more context to describe their relationship and what effect it has on them. %%
23	* ActionGirl: Ayne, Aunt Naiira, all the Amazons. Most of the female cast, really.
24	* AllThereInTheManual: The website contains a great deal of background information.
25	* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Geb and The Mount Erac are even different from each other. Geb says many common beliefs about trolls (that they're slow; that they turn to stone in sunlight) are misconceptions.
26	* AmazonChaser: Resulting in the kidnapping of one of the Amazon tribe.
27	* ArtEvolution: Increasing detail; changing from flat color to fancy shading.
28	* ArtifactOfDoom: The staff of Magister Malvenicus (kra-ka-toww!) might be one.
29	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: All pixies. The only reason they don't own the world is that they have the attention span of a mayfly.
30	* BilingualBonus: Dwarvish inscriptions are Swedish written in runes.
31	* TheCatCameBack: Feiht follows Ayne and Leaf everywhere. They've given up trying to get rid of her.
32	* CowardlyLion: Myhrad comes off as a Cowardly Dragon, though in fairness he is still a child. [[spoiler: But later in the comic, it appears that he's been overplaying his cowardice and may actually be TheSoCalledCoward]]
33	* CuteKitten: The main reason it's difficult to take "Hell's Pixies" seriously.
34	* DeadpanSnarker: Myhrad snarks (usually pessimistically) at everything.
35	* DisappearedDad: Leaf's quest to find his father drives the entire plot.
36	* DudeLooksLikeALady: And sometimes the other way around.
37	* EasterEgg: The Magnifying Glass icon allows bigger versions of each strip, without text, to be viewed in sections. Additionally these often contain hidden messages or sketches in between panels, but there's an even more impressive one as mentioned in EldritchAbomination below. [[note]]You can't download the magnified art by clicking, but you can find the image [=URLs=] in the page sources.[[/note]]
38	* EldritchAbomination: [[http://fantasycomic.com/index.php?p=c739 this strip]] looks pretty innocuous, until you use the Magnifying Glass icon to view the enlarged version.
39	* FacialMarkings: the Amazons have a variety of marks on their cheeks.
40	* FluffyTheTerrible: The Hell's Pixies ride cats -- huge, fearful beasts, to pixies -- but one has the unfearful name "Fuzzymuzzy".
41	* HermeticMagic: Malvenicus (kra-ka-toww!) appears to use magic that requires a lot of setup.
42	* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder:
43	-->'''Myrhad:''' I'm a dragon, not a divining rod!
44	* KnightTemplar: Subverted and Lampshaded [[http://www.fantasycomic.com/index.php?p=c526 here.]]
45	* LadyLand: [[LiteralMinded No Man's Land]].
46	* LikeBrotherAndSister: Leaf and Ayne.
47	* LimitedWardrobe: There have been a few costume upgrades, but Ayne and Leaf wear pretty much the same thing every day. It's all practical garb, don't get me wrong...
48	* LiteralGenie: Pixies in a mischievous mood (which is always).
49	* LyingFingerCross:
50	-->'''Leaf:''' Myrhad? When you vowed to cease your evil ways and nevermore trouble innocents... why did you have your toes crossed?\
51	'''Myrhad:''' Ummm... well... you never know?
52	* MacGyvering: If any of Leaf's plans ever ''worked''....
53	* MagicMusic
54	* MeaningfulName: Feiht ('thief' backwards, also pronounced 'fate'); Rhyme (a bard who speaks only in verse); Sohac (anagram of 'chaos'), etc.
55	* MeetCute: Leaf and Myhrad.
56	* NewFirstComics: the early comics have been recolored, with shading and backgrounds added.
57	* NonHumanSidekick: Myhrad.
58	* NotAMorningPerson: Myrhad often sleeps through important events.
59	-->'''Myrhad''': If they aren't going to wake me, neither am I.
60	* OneGenderRace: The Amazons again.
61	* OnlySaneMan: Myrhad is more realistic than either of the elves.
62	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Only in the case of Myhrad. Other dragons are traditional house-sized flying carnivores, although they come in an unusual variety of colors.
63	* ParentalAbandonment: Leaf's closest relative is Aunt Naiira.
64	* RedOniBlueOni: Leaf's red Furies.
65	* RunningGag: Thunder and lightning at the mere mention of the name of Malvenicus (kra-ka-toww!)
66	* ScheduleSlip: Major league. Only two updates between the summer of 2013 and the summer of 2014. The site was finally updated in January 2016 with a children's story the creators drew for their son, with the comic scheduled to resume in March.
67	* SdrawkcabName: Feiht is aptly named.
68	* ShoutOut: WordOfGod says that Geb the troll is named after the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geb Egyptian god of earth]], Ayne is an anagram for Music/{{Enya}}, and King Nebra III of the dwarves is named after long-time commenter Nebra Reppalk.
69	* StickyFingers: "My name is [[SdrawkcabName Feiht]], but most people call me 'Hey! Give that back!'"
70	* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: [[MeaningfulName Rhyme]] speaks only in rhymes.
71	* TeamMom: Ayne to the main cast, the Amazon Queen to the other Amazons.
72	* {{Tsundere}}: A bit heavy on the ''tsun'' and light on the ''dere'', but Ayne is a near-perfect example.
73	* TwoferTokenMinority: Lady Cynthia.
74	* UnusualEars: Elves and pixies have pointy ears.
75	* WalkingTheEarth: Since they don't know where Leaf's father is, the characters are mostly wandering aimlessly in hopes of finding a clue to his whereabouts.
76	* WantedPoster
77	* YouCanSeeMe: pixies are invisible to normal humans.
78	* YouNoTakeCandle: Troll "The Mount Erac" speak like this. Show not "smarter than the average troll".
79	* YourMindMakesItReal: How pixie magic works. Fortunately they're easily distracted.

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