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[[caption-width-right:399:Peace to you too!]]

''[[http://www.elven.co.nz/ Elven]]'' is a webcomic by [=MateKiddleton=] that started [[https://web.archive.org/web/20110224080021/http://www.elven.co.nz/?webcomic_post=elven-1 February 12th 2011]]. While the site claims to be about epic fantasy, it really just stars some roommates, and their struggles to live with each other, and what goes on at school from time to time. The comic pokes fun at MMORPG-type games and a few other things that are either popular or geeky.

According to the [[http://www.elven.co.nz/ website]], Elven updates on Saturdays on the main site and on Wednesdays over at [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/elven/list?title_no=526866&page=13 Webtoons]].

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!!This webcomic provides examples of:

* TwentyFourHourArmor: Danalach [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] Cyprien in the comic by commenting that even the LARP'ers at school remove their [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00014/ armor]] sometimes. {{Justified}} in that it can only be unequipped once a day.
* AccidentalInnuendo: While Cyprien lists the hazards they face each day, Danalach [[InvokedTrope brings up]] the Ochre Slime incident. He [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00053/ reacts]] by saying, "Wait, are you jerking me around?" Her [[DoubleEntendre reply]] is "'''Someone''' was."
* AdventureGuild: Argent is an adventure guild governed by a board of directors; the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00098/ High Templar Grand Master Ysteena Kym]] is one of [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00158/ those directors]]. The guild keeps a roster of available quests on computer that adventurers can browse, and [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00005/ dependent upon the skills]] of the adventurer, they are assigned as requested. Upon completion of TheQuest, the adventurer receives skill and experience points immediately, leveling on the spot if qualified. For an unofficial quest, like the one Cyprien's party [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00059/ found in the basement]], the adventurer [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00070/ gets a code]] [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00071/ to take to the guild]] to register the victory and receive the gold and [[PointBuildSystem skill points]] earned, that are then used to increase character traits, such as Strength, Intelligence, Charisma, etc. Although [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00071/ frowned upon]], unofficial quests are still honored. This whole process is overseen by the Guild Auditor, whose job is to see to it that the rules are obeyed, [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00162/ even by the a director]]. Some times she can be convinced to overlook a minor inconvenience … [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00163/ for a price]].
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Danalach's boyfriend's not good enough to be a roommate, [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00020/ but he's so hot!]]
* AllWitchesHaveCats: Danalach tries purchasing a cat so she can experiment with infusion before summoning her actual cat Familiar. [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00085/ She was denied.]]
* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: The words spoken by Danalach for the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00001/ incantation cantrip]] to evoke Fire and Water are Latin, but they don't really form a sentence.
* AskAStupidQuestion: Tarin gives obvious but uninformative answers to Cyprien's rather [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00026/ gormless questions]].
* BagOfHolding: Kauthris equips a Bag of Holding, making it possible to bring an amazing inventory to the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00058/ Basement quest]].
* BossBattle: After defeating the cannon fodder and then the minions, it's time to face it, the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00067/ Carrion Crawler Behemoth]] or the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00144/ Sword Spider Matriarch]] or who knows what comes next. Whatever it's called, this one heralds the end of a level and will drop the best loot.
* BuxomBeautyStandard: Cyprien [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] Danalach by commenting that she's not doing enough to make her [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00014/ boobs]] look bigger.
* CaptainObvious: Danalach identifies the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00008/ longsword]] as … a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00009/ longsword]].
* CatchPhrase: ''[[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00135/ "As you wish."]]'' Spoken by Danalach's cat-boy familiar after she had given him a command, it is used to denote a willingness to serve. This catch phrase was originally made famous by the movie ''[[Film/ThePrincessBride The Princess Bride]]''.
* CharacterLevel: All of Cyprien's party [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00150/ advanced five levels]] after the [[ExperiencePoints experience points]] for the [[BossBattle Sword Spider Matriarch]] were doled out.
* CombatMedic: Kauthris is a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00061/ gun-wielding]] medical intern studying Pathology. She's quick with [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00140/ the potions]] when help is needed.
* DavidVersusGoliath: We all know that [[UnderdogsNeverLose underdogs never lose]] as is shown [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00155/ here]], but sometimes, while in training, [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00031/ they get pummeled]].
* DistractedByTheSexy: Danalach uses her [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey enhanced attributes]] to get a discount from the male shopkeeper when she [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00018/ purchases a new laptop]].
* DivineAssistance: Cyprien is mortally wounded and is saved from [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00148/ certain death]] by "…some [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00155/ interested deity]] granting him hidden passives…" that shields him from attack and saves his life and the lives of his party by destroying the [[BossBattle Dungeon Boss]].
* DivineIntervention: The housefly [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00044/ possessed]] by Danalach dies, stranding Dana in her own head. A cleric tries [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00047/ a healing spell]] … and fails. This is an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of the Divine Invervention trope, as the invoked god ''does not'' intervene.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Danalach relaxes in the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00011/ afterglow]] of leveling up.
* DoubleEntendre: Danalach's [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00053/ deliberately spoken]] '''"Someone''' was." on the face of it ''sounds'' innocent, but in context it assumes a sexual [[{{Subtext}} subtext]].
* DramaBomb: The four main characters have [[JoinedYourParty joined together in a party]] and are trying to [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00056/ decide on a quest]]. Tarin states that she knows just the place. She drops the bomb when she says, "The basement." While Cyprien repeats the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00057/ mantra of the locked door]], Tarin becomes inspired and asks for the USB drive the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00040/ Ochre Jelly]] had dropped. Turns out it was the [[CoolKey basement key in disguise]]. And so it began…
* EasyExp: You can get experience from little things like [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00006/ sending an email]], or accomplishing [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00007/ mundane tasks]], such as grocery shopping or dining at a fast food restaurant. The reward is usually trivial.
* EmergingFromTheShadows: Withheld from viewers from so long, [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00156/ Cyprien's face]] is finally [[TheReveal revealed]].
* ExperiencePoints: Points earned for [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00008/ killing monsters]], or [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00059/ completing quests]].
* ExpressiveMask: The expression on [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00006/ Cyprien's helm]] tells the story of what he's thinking and feeling, especially that FascinatingEyebrow.
* EveryManHasHisPrice: Tarin gets around [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00024/ Danalach's]] and [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00025/ Cyprien's]] concerns about her qualifications as a roommate by making some very attractive offers.
* TheFaceless: Characters whose faces remain unseen throughout, sometimes followed by a [[TheReveal reveal]].
** [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00039/ Cyprien Fairhelm]], for most of the webcomic, is shown wearing at least a helmet, and he is later shown with the upper portion of [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00127/ his face]] occluded.
** [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00048/ Kauthris Paracelsus]], the healer of the party, is also one of '''The Faceless'''. She appears wearing a variation of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor_costume plague doctor's costume]] which includes the beaked mask that she never appears without.
* FakeBoobs: Danalach give nature a hand … with a pair of [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00015/ old socks]].
* {{Familiar}}: Dana [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00086/ summons]] a Familiar, but instead of a cat, she conjures an elven-shaped male cat with a body to die for. It utilizes [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00087/ security measures]] similar to creating on online account at Build-A-Familiar.com, and it's [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00088/ adaptable]] to suit any of the user's needs.
* FantasticDrug: Danalach consumes more [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00019/ mana potions]] than is normal and staunchly defends her need.
* FascinatingEyebrow: Cyprien's face is covered by a helmet for a large portion of ''Elven'', so the face plate must take its place. The helm's [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00006/ eyeholes and eyebrows]] display his state of mind. Other than the first example, there are too many to list.
* FighterMageThief: Three of the main characters fulfill the requirements of this trope:
:: A Templar [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00046/ squire]] as the fighter,
:: an Evocation [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00016/ mage]] as the, uh, mage,
:: and a High School [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00084/ scamp]] as the thief.
* AFriendInNeed: Danalach is [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00146/ facing her own mortality]], and she needs a helping hand; Cyprien is there for her.
* GagEcho: A throw-away gag or one-liner, meant to be light-hearted, that comes back later now freighted with a deeper meaning. At the beginning of the Basement Quest, Cyprien and Tarin are standing framed in the entry. The following [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00057/ conversation ensues:]]
-->'''Cyprien Fairhelm:''' A slime mould from the shower dropped a secret key to our basement?\\
'''Tarin Keynes:''' We live in a whimsical world.
::: At the end of the quest, Cyprien redeems the rewards coupon for his party, and the Quest Handler asks about the origin of the quest. The following [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00071/ conversation ensues:]]
-->'''Quest Handler:''' ''[darkly suspicious]'' Was it an old woman in a brown robe looking for mushrooms?\\
'''Cyprien Fairhelm:''' Yes, how did you kn—\\
'''Quest Handler:''' ''[suddenly cheerful]'' We live in a whimsical world.
* GeniusDitz: Dana may not be the smartest of the bunch, but she can cast spells way above her level. Tarin even calls her an IdiotSavant at one point.
* GymBunny: Danalach [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00033/ points out]] you don't need to be gay to be a Gym Bunny.
* HandWave: A kind of dismissive flapping of the hand, as if the topic isn't worth notice. When asked about [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00164/ leaving Cyprien behind]], Kauthris offers a hand wave and says, ''"A mere throwaway suggestion in bygone days of yore. We've all moved on."'' Cyprien is not amused.
* HeroicSacrifice: Danalach is [[AFriendinNeed in need of a rescue]], and Cyprien [[NotAfraidToDie bravely]] stands [[TuckAndCover between her and danger]], sacrificing [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00146/ himself for her]].
* HitPoints: ''Elven'' honors the system of hit points first utilized by the creators of TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons so long ago. You know, before electricity was invented? No, really, I kid. While not as real as say, ''-dying-'', it was a convenient fiction that allowed for a way to indicate just how close to perishing a [[PlayerCharacter character]] was. Zero hit points? Time to check his pockets, and how about those boots? In keeping with this being a [[RPGMechanicsVerse reality based on an RPG]], the hit points are on display only during quest battles.
* HotWitch: Danalach is a mage initiate specializing in [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00061/ Fire Magic]], and she definitely likes to [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00015/ look sexy]].
* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Danalach flirts with the computer store clerk, suggesting he [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00018/ give her a discount]] on the computer she's planning on buying. He does. [[ImAManICantHelpIt He has no choice]].
* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: Tarin Keynes speaks out [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00081/ during a science class]] at Silverdawn High School.
-->'''Tarin:''' How do mages harness dark energy for their spells using nothing but ancient vocal [[MagicalIncantation incantations?]]\\
'''Teacher:''' I'm a science teacher, not a wizard.
* InvokedTrope: Danalach, when [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00053/ given the opportunity]], finds a way to refer to the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00041/ Ochre Jelly incident]], and the subsequent gooey mess that was generated, hoping that Cyprien would react the way he did, setting him up and [[InvokedTrope invoking]] an [[InUniverse in-universe Accidental]] [[AccidentalInnuendo Innuendo trope]].
* ItemCrafting: Kauthris is seen [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00065/ crafting medkits]] during the fight in the Basement quest.
* JoinedYourParty: Tarin becomes a roommate and she [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00025/ joins the party]].
* LampshadeHanging: Danalach [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00014/ calls attention]] to Cyprien's habit of wearing armor as a way of dealing with the [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom elephant in the room]].
* LastSecondWordSwap: Tarin says she may need to hide … erhm … '''''[[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00027/ store]]''''' stuff in the basement. Yeah, that's it.
* LevelUpFillUp: Cyprien Fairhelm is [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00147/ hanging on by the proverbial thread]], his life's blood spilling out on the floor. ExperiencePoints are being calculated. [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00150/ Suddenly]] … '''[[CharacterLevel Level Up!]]''' He has achieved another level (several actually), and by doing so, his [[HitPoints hit points]] have been recovered.
* LikeIsLikeAComma: Dana. Like, Seriously. Occasionally spreads to other characters.
* LootBoxes: After [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00150/ defeating]] the [[BossBattle Sword Spider Matriarch]], Cyprien's party is given loot boxes, one for each. The boxes provide loot that matches the players' characters, although, Kauthris might disagree.
* LovableRogue: Tarin is a senior in high school, where she provides [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00083/ ''whatever'' is needed]]. She is also a talented [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00141/ knife fighter]] and an [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00062/ expert at looting]].
* MagicalGesture: Along with a [[MagicalIncantation magical incantation]] to prepare the spell, Danalach needs to perform a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00002/ magical gesture]] to release it.
* MagicalIncantation: A [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00001/ magical incantation]] prepares a spell, and a [[MagicalGesture magical gesture]] releases it. In this case, Danalach casts Fire Ball and [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00002/ sets fire]] to her home. She uses another incantation that she finds in her [[SpellBook spell book]] on computer to conjure water in response.
* TheMedic: The fourth main character is an intern and [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00055/ medical student]] who provides medical services to the group.
* MsFanservice: Dana, more so than other female characters. She's the only one to have been shown bare-chested. Repeatedly.
* NonPlayerCharacter: InUniverse, [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00059/ the old woman]] in a brown robe who shows up in the basement of the group's home is an NPC. The [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00071/ quest handler]] has heard of her, too, showing she's shown up in more than one quest.
* NotAfraidToDie: When faced with the fact of his [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00147/ impending death]], Cyprien tells Danalach to run while he distracts the [[BossBattle Sword Spider Matriarch]] and stalls for time.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Cyprien defeats an Ochre Jelly with a make-shift mace while in the shower, leaving [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00041/ gobs of translucent goo]] all over the bathroom, and his explanation prompts Danalach to reply, "ThatsWhatSheSaid."
* PartyTank: Cyprien is a squire in the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00046/ Order of the Cyan Cross]], training to become a Templar. As a Tank, his skills are devoted more toward [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00061/ defense]] and less toward [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00064/ offense]] so he may protect the party.
* PlayerCharacter: ''Elven'', despite emulating an RPG, does '''not''' have Player Characters simply because the characters '''are''' the players. In this [[TheVerse world]], if the ''character'' dies in a dungeon, or even in the street, and there is no [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00066/ arcane]] [[SavePoint save point]] available, the ''player'' dies. Like, seriously.
* {{Plunder}}: It's another word for loot or treasure, depending on who owned the plunder prior to the adventure party's arrival. In the ''[[TheVerse Elven]]'' Verse, plunder is what you receive for defeating an enemy, a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00150/ reward]] for getting the job done. It can be a valuable item, or it could be gold. It could even be junk. It might even be an [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00040/ unrecognized key]] to an [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00057/ unknown lock]]. The plunder can be dropped directly from the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00008/ vanquished foe]], it can be [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00150/ delivered via]] LootBoxes, thereby extending the suspense of wondering what's in store, or it can be delivered in the form of a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00070/ coupon]] to be [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00071/ redeemed]] at a local [[AdventureGuild guild]].
* PointBuildSystem: Cyprien uses the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00072/ skill points]] he earned from leveling up to Level 2, and gets a nasty surprise.
* PowerGlows: There are times when a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00083/ potion]] or [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00148/ effect]] causes a glow. The comic also lampoons the glow, for instance when Cyprien doesn't understand why the longsword isn't more than a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00009/ Level 1 Longsword]] because [[PowerMakeover it glows]].
* TheQuest: While the ''[[TheVerse Elven]]'' Verse behaves like an [[RolePlayingGame RPG]], it is not in fact a game. This is the elves living their lives in a world where hit points matter, where elves go to college to build up their stats, where dead goblins drop unique shields … where life happens. So, there is no overarching Quest, just living life the best way you know how. Of course, this life here is made up of side quests all over the place, but, well, that's the story, too.
* RacialFaceBlindness: Tarin gets by the bouncer with a fake ID, because [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00114/ all elves are look alike, right?]]
* RandomDrop: Somehow a normal sized cockroach can drop a [[https://www.elven.co.nz/elven-00008 full-sized longsword.]]
* RespawnPoint: Danalach and Cyprien [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00068/ respawn]] for the first time together during the Basement quest, blood, muck and all.
* TheReveal: The moment Cyprien is restored to Templar class by Ysteena, [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00156/ he is revealed]] as a Chaotic Guardian, and his upper face makes its first appearance ever in ''Elven''.
* RPGMechanicsVerse: The characters speak of [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00012/ gaining experience]]—some slower than others—by accomplishing the [[EasyExp simplest of tasks]] on up to completing [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00150/ high value]] [[TheQuest quests]]. They [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00054/ plan excursions]] into dungeons and [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00163/ join]] [[AdventureGuild guilds]] for the purpose of [[{{Plunder}} plundering]] treasure and [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00150/ leveling up]]. All this while still attending [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00028/ high school]], [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00073/ mowing]] the lawn, cleaning up after [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00004/ a flood]], and paying the [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00051/ rent]].
* RunningGag: ''"Like, seriously"'': As a question or a rhetorical statement, [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00016/ the short phrase]] is used wherever an emotional response of a sort is called for. Or just because. Other than the first, there are too many examples to list.
* SavePoint: A place, usually in a dungeon, where the PlayerCharacter can initiate a sequence that will save the player's character progress up to that point. In the ''[[TheVerse Elven]]'' Verse the save point is a product of the world, and it resembles a [[PowerGlows glowing]] [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00066/ 3.5" computer floppy disk]] floating above a pedestal.
* SaveScumming: Mentioned as something '''not''' done [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00155/ as recorded]] by the achievement Cyprien unlocked during the Just Another Bug Hunt arc, to wit ''[[InvertedTrope No Save Scum]]: for completing a quest without respawning from a save point.''
* SchizoTech: Magic and science coexist, sometimes to the point of absurdity, such as spell-casting instructions on a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00003/ laptop computer]].
* SkillPointReset: Cyprien is deciding what character traits to increase and selects Charisma by mistake. Frantic, he finds that there's a way to [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00072/ "respec" his stats]]. The catch is that it costs 50 gold.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Kauthris will never utilize a short word when a long one suffices. Or [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00050/ as Dana put it]]:
--> Who are you, and why do you sound like a thesaurus crawled up your ass and died?
* SpellBook: Danalach keeps her [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00003/ spell book]], or grimoire, on her laptop computer, but some, [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00011/ like Grandelf's Grimoire]], are in print.
* StatuesqueStunner: Dana is both the tallest and the most … charismatic of the main characters. High Templar Ysteena is also rather tall and, if Cyprien's reactions are anything to go by, also very attractive.
* TeamPowerWalk: Cyprien's Party take [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00130/ the walk]] to the cave.
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Cyprien and Danalach decide they need a [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00019/ new flatmate]]: HilarityEnsues.
* ThatCameOutWrong: Cyprien explains his fight with the Ochre Jelly to Danalach, then he realizes from [[ThatsWhatSheSaid her reaction]] that it [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00041/ came out all wrong.]]
* ThatsWhatSheSaid: Danalach replies to Cyprien's explanation of the condition of the bathroom saying [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00041/ "That's what she said."]]
* ThingsGetReal: Cyprien's party are all [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00151/ Level 2]], and they are entering [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00132/ a suspicious cave]] to begin a quest. Little do they know, it's a Level 10 dungeon, and the creatures they will meet are far beyond anything they have ever encountered. After captures and rescues and battles near to death, against all odds, and with the [[DivineAssistance help of a god]], the party survives.
* TuckAndCover: Cyprien [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00146/ places himself]] between Danalach and the [[BossBattle Sword Spider Matriarch]], shielding her body with his.
* UnderdogsNeverLose: Cyprien, a Level 2 Fighter, manages to defeat the quest boss [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00155/ against all odds]], inspite of it being a [[BossBattle Level 10 adversary]].
* {{Understatement}}: When questioned about her finances, Tarin replies, "I have [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00024/ skills]] that are highly (wait a {{beat}}) … monetizable.
* [[WeBuyAnything They Buy Anything]]: Cyprien has a stack of junk and he needs gold, so he goes to [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00052/ the Shop]] to sell it off, where, presumably ''they'' will sell it to someone else, because [[WeSellEverything They Sell Everything]].
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Danalach's boyfriend has no redeeming qualities, but [[https://elven.co.nz/comic/elven-00020/ she loves the boy anyway]].
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