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* ProphecyTwist: It turns out during the final storyline that [[spoiler:the "twins" being sought after by both Glorianna and Hope all series are each other, rather than either of them having a twin sister.]]

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Glorianna is forced to marry Portai in "Children of Woe" due to the village's SterilityPlague. [[spoiler: Their union resulted in a daughter, whom Glorianna left her under the care of a priestess]].

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Glorianna is forced to marry Portai in "Children of Woe" due to the village's SterilityPlague.SterilityPlague resulting in captured women being used as [[BreedingSlave breeding stock]], and this being the only other option. [[spoiler: Their union resulted in a daughter, whom Glorianna left her under the care of a priestess]].



* NominalHero: Glorianna isn't interested in the benign act most of the time with her main interest of her adventures being only for monetary reasons. Though she does have moral standards to [[EveryoneHasStandards not work for morally dubious employers (slavers, bandits, and other nefarious figures)]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold willing to help people albeit reluctantly]].

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* NominalHero: Like many SwordAndSorcery protagonists, Glorianna isn't interested in the benign act doing good most of the time with her main interest of her adventures being only for monetary reasons. Though she does have moral standards to [[EveryoneHasStandards not work for morally dubious employers (slavers, bandits, and other nefarious figures)]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold willing to help people albeit reluctantly]].



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* [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than She Looks]]: Based on her [[spoiler: daughter being a full-grown woman (probably late teens)]],Glorianna's age would probably around mid-Thirties yet has the same appearance since [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/1 her sixteen years of age]], which is considered as "adult" by the setting.

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* [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than She Looks]]: Based on her [[spoiler: daughter being a full-grown woman (probably late teens)]],Glorianna's teens)]], Glorianna's age would probably around mid-Thirties yet has the same appearance since [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/1 her sixteen years of age]], which is considered as "adult" by the setting.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Glorianna is forced to marry Portai in "Children of Woe" due to the village's SterilityPlague. [[spoiler: Their union resulting in a daughter, whom Glorianna left her under the care of a priestess]].

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Glorianna is forced to marry Portai in "Children of Woe" due to the village's SterilityPlague. [[spoiler: Their union resulting resulted in a daughter, whom Glorianna left her under the care of a priestess]].
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* SterilityPlague: "Children of Woe" involved the female populace of an entire village becoming barren and the new leader herself being a pregnant wanderer who usurped the old leader. [[spoiler: It is hinted that the toxic waste pile at the bottom of the plane may have been the cause of it]].

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* CanonWelding: With J. Kevin Carrier's other work, Webcomic/LadySpectraAndSparky, albeit both Glorianna and Lady Spectra being switched in place during "The Replacement Killer" storyline.



* {{Crossover}}: With J. Kevin Carrier's other work, Webcomic/LadySpectraAndSparky, albeit both Glorianna and Lady Spectra being switched in place during "The Replacement Killer" storyline.
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* AfterTheEnd: The entire setting is implied to be this with a village built from a hollowed-out airplane and a town inside ruins of a power station being an example. [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/340 The Hall of the Mountain King]] clearly shows the setting on post-apocalyptic Earth, which was implied to be scientifically advanced before its collapse.

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* AfterTheEnd: The entire setting is implied to be this with a village built from a hollowed-out airplane and a town inside ruins the remains of a power station being an example.examples of the setting. [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/340 The Hall of the Mountain King]] clearly shows the setting on post-apocalyptic Earth, which was implied to be scientifically advanced before its collapse.



* NominalHero: Glorianna isn't interested in the benign act most of the time with her main interest of her adventures being only for money and basic needs. Though she does have moral standards to [[EveryoneHasStandards not work for morally dubious employers (slavers, bandits, and other nefarious figures)]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold willing to help people albeit reluctantly]].
* ParentalIncest: The Iron Oasis storyline involved Hassan--a former Harem guard--who took the daughter from one of his multiple wives due to her father--the Caliph of Dharnistan--wishing to take her as his consort. The wife attempted to slay the Caliph but she was killed right in front of her daughter, who went mute from the trauma. [[spoiler: This turned out to be a lie since the daughter herself was the child of the Hassan, who was only castrated after his deed was found along with his daughter's tongue being cut. The wife was actually alive and continued the search for her daughter, who was taken by the Hassan along with the treasure, even after the Caliph's death.]]

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* NominalHero: Glorianna isn't interested in the benign act most of the time with her main interest of her adventures being only for money and basic needs.monetary reasons. Though she does have moral standards to [[EveryoneHasStandards not work for morally dubious employers (slavers, bandits, and other nefarious figures)]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold willing to help people albeit reluctantly]].
* ParentalIncest: The Iron Oasis storyline involved Hassan--a former Harem guard--who took the daughter from one of his multiple wives due to her father--the Caliph of Dharnistan--wishing to take her as his consort. The wife attempted to slay the Caliph but she was killed right in front of her daughter, who went mute from the trauma. [[spoiler: This turned out to be a lie since the daughter herself was the child of the Hassan, who himself was only castrated after his deed was found along with his daughter's tongue being cut. The wife was actually alive and continued the search for her daughter, who was taken by the Hassan along with the treasure, even after the Caliph's death.]]



* ScienceFantasy: Gloriana's magical nature makes it unclear whether it was genuine arcane (demons, necromancy, and dragons) or [[ClarkesThirdLaw misinterpretation of scientific artifacts]] (teleportation, energy emitters, and mind-control device) in a post-apocalyptic landscape.

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* ScienceFantasy: Gloriana's magical nature makes it unclear whether it was genuine arcane (demons, necromancy, and dragons) or [[ClarkesThirdLaw misinterpretation of scientific artifacts]] (teleportation, energy emitters, and mind-control device) devices) in a post-apocalyptic landscape.
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* [[OlderThanTheyLook OlderThanSheLooks]]: Based on her [[spoiler: daughter being a full-grown woman (probably late teens)]],Glorianna's age would probably around mid-Thirties yet has the same appearance since [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/1 her sixteen years of age]], which is considered as "adult" by the setting.

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* [[OlderThanTheyLook OlderThanSheLooks]]: Older Than She Looks]]: Based on her [[spoiler: daughter being a full-grown woman (probably late teens)]],Glorianna's age would probably around mid-Thirties yet has the same appearance since [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/1 her sixteen years of age]], which is considered as "adult" by the setting.

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* [[YoungerThanHeLook YoungerThanSheLook]]: Based on her [[spoiler: daughter being a full-grown woman]],Glorianna's age would probably around mid-Thirties yet has the same appearance since [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/1 her sixteen years of age]], which is considered as "adult" by the setting.

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* [[YoungerThanHeLook YoungerThanSheLook]]: [[OlderThanTheyLook OlderThanSheLooks]]: Based on her [[spoiler: daughter being a full-grown woman]],Glorianna's woman (probably late teens)]],Glorianna's age would probably around mid-Thirties yet has the same appearance since [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/1 her sixteen years of age]], which is considered as "adult" by the setting.

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* TeenagePregnancy: [[spoiler: She was at [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/513 her late teenage years]] when she got pregnant by Portai in Children of Woes, though she would be considered as "young adult" by the standards of the setting.]]



* YoungerThanSheLook: JustifiedTrope, .

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* YoungerThanSheLook: JustifiedTrope, .[[YoungerThanHeLook YoungerThanSheLook]]: Based on her [[spoiler: daughter being a full-grown woman]],Glorianna's age would probably around mid-Thirties yet has the same appearance since [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/1 her sixteen years of age]], which is considered as "adult" by the setting.

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* BarbarianHero: SubvertedTrope. While Glorianna's ChainmailBikini and lack of interest besides fighting and carousing would make her seem like a female version of this trope, her [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/55/ background]] as a denizen of a seaside town.

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* BarbarianHero: SubvertedTrope. While Glorianna's ChainmailBikini and lack of interest besides fighting and carousing would make her seem like a female version of this trope, her [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/55/ background]] as a denizen of is from a seaside town.town along with her first employment as a sailor while [[SweetPollyOliver dressing up as a boy]].


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* {{Crossover}}: With J. Kevin Carrier's other work, Webcomic/LadySpectraAndSparky, albeit both Glorianna and Lady Spectra being switched in place during "The Replacement Killer" storyline.


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* YoungerThanSheLook: JustifiedTrope, .

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* AbusiveParents: Glorianna's [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/309/ father]] actually treats her with callousness to the point that it became one of many factors besides the prophecy of her missing twin sister that led to her CallToAdventure.



* AristocratsAreEvil: Vasgor, Lord Claughmoore, and Duke Ludwig ([[spoiler: who just happened to be [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/412 a marooned alien in disguise]], though his lack of ambitions beyond maintaining order of his own domain made him TheLesserOfTwoEvils between the struggles between his [[BitchInSheepClothing power-hungry bride-to-be]] who would likely stage a conquest and [[RevolutionWillNotBeCivilized discontent peasants]]who would likely start a bloody revolution across the region]]).

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* AristocratsAreEvil: Vasgor, Lord Claughmoore, and Duke Ludwig ([[spoiler: who just happened to be [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/412 a marooned alien in disguise]], though his lack of ambitions beyond maintaining order of his own domain made him TheLesserOfTwoEvils between the struggles civil war between his [[BitchInSheepClothing power-hungry bride-to-be]] who would likely stage a conquest after securing their holds, and [[RevolutionWillNotBeCivilized discontent peasants]]who would likely start a bloody revolution across the region]]).region once the establishment is dealt with]]).
* BarbarianHero: SubvertedTrope. While Glorianna's ChainmailBikini and lack of interest besides fighting and carousing would make her seem like a female version of this trope, her [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/55/ background]] as a denizen of a seaside town.



* BrokenBird: Glorianna is prone to melancholy, when she's not fighting or carousing.

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* BrokenBird: Glorianna is prone to melancholy, melancholy when she's not fighting or carousing.



* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Glorianna travels to the 21st century in "Time Past" and "The Replacement Killer", which she had to resort to her own sword and baseball bats due to unfamiliarity with firearms. The second storyline emphasized this in this [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/280 strip]]with the settings' DeliberateValuesDissonance (and Glorianna's mercenary mindset) treating prostitution, gambling, and drug trafficking with indifference rather than a major crime in 21st century.

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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Glorianna travels to the 21st century in "Time Past" and "The Replacement Killer", which she had to resort to her own sword and baseball bats due to unfamiliarity with firearms. The second storyline emphasized this in this [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/280 strip]]with the settings' DeliberateValuesDissonance (and Glorianna's mercenary mindset) treating prostitution, gambling, and drug trafficking with indifference rather than a major crime crimes in 21st century.


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* SensualSpandex: In lieu of her ChainmailBikini, she wore a skin-tight outfit from an orphan in [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/195 this strip]] to "fit in" with 21st Century environment.

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* AristocratsAreEvil: Vasgor, Lord Claughmoore, Duke Ludwig.

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* AristocratsAreEvil: Vasgor, Lord Claughmoore, and Duke Ludwig.Ludwig ([[spoiler: who just happened to be [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/412 a marooned alien in disguise]], though his lack of ambitions beyond maintaining order of his own domain made him TheLesserOfTwoEvils between the struggles between his [[BitchInSheepClothing power-hungry bride-to-be]] who would likely stage a conquest and [[RevolutionWillNotBeCivilized discontent peasants]]who would likely start a bloody revolution across the region]]).



* DarkAndTroubledPast: Glori sometimes alludes to her difficult childhood.
* EvilChancellor: Vasgor, in "The Conscience of the King"

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Glori sometimes alludes to her difficult childhood.
childhood due to her abusive father.
* EvilChancellor: Vasgor, in "The Conscience of the King"King", [[spoiler: who had been manipulating the aging king into funding expensive projects paid by taxation of the villagers, which the combination of embezzlement towards his organization and discontent to stage a coup. At least until Glorianna, Nemi, and Gith put a stop to it.]]



* SmallSecludedWorld: "The Halls of the Mountain King", which is actually a [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/340 habitat]] on Earth's moon.

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* SmallSecludedWorld: "The Halls of the Mountain King", [[spoiler: which is actually a [[http://glorianna.[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/340 habitat]] on Earth's moon.moon]].



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* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: in "The Halls of the Mountain King".

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* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: in In "The Halls of the Mountain King".King", [[spoiler: this is a SubvertedTrope with the "volcano" being a one-way portal from a malfunction of an ancient starship's engine connecting between the moon and Earth]].



* ChainmailBikini: Her garb of choice.

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* ChainmailBikini: Her garb of choice.choice, [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/94/ which she took it from an abandoned temple dedicated to a war goddess Ojhal many years ago]]. This comes to bite her in the back in "Steel" which a faction attacked her due to her attire belonging to the Ojhal cult that turned out to be still active in the region she was in.



* FantasyGunControl: As the setting is post-apocalyptic, other than [[CargoCult Syons]], who managed to develop [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/250 modern weaponry]] and [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/267 equipment]], gunpowder weaponry is uncommon among many civilizations to the point that Gloriana had to ask [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/200 an abused orphan on its mere concept]].

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* FantasyGunControl: As the setting is post-apocalyptic, other than [[CargoCult Syons]], Syons]] who managed to develop wielded [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/250 modern weaponry]] and [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/267 equipment]], gunpowder weaponry is uncommon among many civilizations to the point that Gloriana had to ask [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/200 an abused orphan on its mere concept]].concept]] after being trapped in modern era during "Time Past" storyline.



* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Glorianna travels to the 21st century in "Time Past" and "The Replacement Killer".

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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Glorianna travels to the 21st century in "Time Past" and "The Replacement Killer".Killer", which she had to resort to her own sword and baseball bats due to unfamiliarity with firearms. The second storyline emphasized this in this [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/280 strip]]with the settings' DeliberateValuesDissonance (and Glorianna's mercenary mindset) treating prostitution, gambling, and drug trafficking with indifference rather than a major crime in 21st century.


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* NominalHero: Glorianna isn't interested in the benign act most of the time with her main interest of her adventures being only for money and basic needs. Though she does have moral standards to [[EveryoneHasStandards not work for morally dubious employers (slavers, bandits, and other nefarious figures)]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold willing to help people albeit reluctantly]].

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* AfterTheEnd: The entire setting is implied to be this with a village built from a hollowed-out airplane and a town inside ruins of a power station being an example.

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* AfterTheEnd: The entire setting is implied to be this with a village built from a hollowed-out airplane and a town inside ruins of a power station being an example. [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/340 The Hall of the Mountain King]] clearly shows the setting on post-apocalyptic Earth, which was implied to be scientifically advanced before its collapse.



* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Glorianna is forced to marry Portai in "Children of Woe".

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Glorianna is forced to marry Portai in "Children of Woe".Woe" due to the village's SterilityPlague. [[spoiler: Their union resulting in a daughter, whom Glorianna left her under the care of a priestess]].



* FantasyGunControl: As the setting is post-apocalyptic, other than [[CargoCult Syons]], who managed to develop [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/250 modern weaponry]] and [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/267 equipment]], gunpowder weaponry is uncommon among many civilizations to the point that Gloriana had to ask [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/200 an abused orphan on its mere concept]].



* RaisedByOrcs: [[spoiler:Glorianna's daughter Hope, whom she left in the care of an Ojhal priestess]].

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* RaisedByOrcs: [[spoiler:Glorianna's daughter Hope, whom she left in the care of an Ojhal priestess]].priestess before being "rescued" by Syons who later fought against a band of Ojhal cultist]].



* RoyalBrat: Princess Nemi in "The Conscience of the King", though eventually she becomes [[spoiler:a PoliticallyActivePrincess]].

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* RoyalBrat: Princess Nemi in "The Conscience of the King", though eventually eventually, she becomes [[spoiler:a PoliticallyActivePrincess]].



* SmallSecludedWorld: "The Halls of the Mountain King".

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* ScienceFantasy: Gloriana's magical nature makes it unclear whether it was genuine arcane (demons, necromancy, and dragons) or [[ClarkesThirdLaw misinterpretation of scientific artifacts]] (teleportation, energy emitters, and mind-control device) in a post-apocalyptic landscape.
* SmallSecludedWorld: "The Halls of the Mountain King".King", which is actually a [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/comics/340 habitat]] on Earth's moon.


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* FutureImperfect: ImpliedTrope, where one comic involved ruins of a power plant being assumed as bones of a demon.

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* ParentalIncest: The Iron Oasis storyline involved a former Harem guard who took the daughter of a concubine due to her father--the Caliph of Dharnistan--wishing to take her as his wife. [[spoiler: This turned out to be a lie since the daughter herself was the child of the Harem guard, who was only castrated after his deed was found]].

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* ParentalIncest: The Iron Oasis storyline involved a Hassan--a former Harem guard who guard--who took the daughter from one of a concubine his multiple wives due to her father--the Caliph of Dharnistan--wishing to take her as his wife. consort. The wife attempted to slay the Caliph but she was killed right in front of her daughter, who went mute from the trauma. [[spoiler: This turned out to be a lie since the daughter herself was the child of the Harem guard, Hassan, who was only castrated after his deed was found]].found along with his daughter's tongue being cut. The wife was actually alive and continued the search for her daughter, who was taken by the Hassan along with the treasure, even after the Caliph's death.]]

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* AfterTheEnd: The entire setting is implied to be this with a village built from a hollowed-out airplane and a town inside ruins of a crashed space station being an example.

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[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jkcarrier/glorianna/series.php Glorianna]] is a fantasy/sci-fi comic created by J. Kevin Carrier. It began as a series of self-published minicomics in 1991, and began appearing as a webcomic in 2007. Glorianna is a sword-wielding mercenary, wandering a post-apocalyptic world seeking fortune and adventure.

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[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jkcarrier/glorianna/series.php [[http://glorianna.thecomicseries.com/ Glorianna]] is a fantasy/sci-fi comic created by J. Kevin Carrier. It began as a series of self-published minicomics in 1991, and began appearing as a webcomic in 2007. Glorianna is a sword-wielding mercenary, wandering a post-apocalyptic world seeking fortune and adventure.
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* ConsequenceCombo: Glorianna is told that she will "never know piece" until she finds her mysterious twin.

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* ConsequenceCombo: Glorianna is told that she will "never know piece" peace" until she finds her mysterious twin.

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[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jkcarrier/glorianna/series.php Glorianna]] is a fantasy/sci-fi comic created by J. Kevin Carrier. It began as a series of self-published minicomics in 1991, and began appearing as a webcomic in 2007. Glorianna is a sword-wielding mercenary, wandering the world seeking fortune and adventure.

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[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jkcarrier/glorianna/series.php Glorianna]] is a fantasy/sci-fi comic created by J. Kevin Carrier. It began as a series of self-published minicomics in 1991, and began appearing as a webcomic in 2007. Glorianna is a sword-wielding mercenary, wandering the a post-apocalyptic world seeking fortune and adventure.
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[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/jkcarrier/glorianna/series.php Glorianna]] is a fantasy/sci-fi comic created by J. Kevin Carrier. It began as a series of self-published minicomics in 1991, and began appearing as a webcomic in 2007. Glorianna is a sword-wielding mercenary, wandering the world seeking fortune and adventure.
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!! Glorianna contains examples of:
*ActionGirl: Glorianna.
*AmazonBrigade: The priestesses of Ojhal in "Steel".
*AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Glorianna is forced to marry Portai in "Children of Woe".
*AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: in "The Halls of the Mountain King".
*AristocratsAreEvil: Vasgor, Lord Claughmoore, Duke Ludwig.
*BittersweetEnding: Most storylines feature this.
*BodyguardBabes: Glorianna sometimes gets hired as one.
*BrokenBird: Glorianna is prone to melancholy, when she's not fighting or carousing.
*ChainmailBikini: Her garb of choice.
*TheCharmer: Jandar, Glori's occasional ally / foil / lover.
*ConsequenceCombo: Glorianna is told that she will "never know piece" until she finds her mysterious twin.
*DarkAndTroubledPast: Glori sometimes alludes to her difficult childhood.
*EvilChancellor: Vasgor, in "The Conscience of the King"
*FantasyKitchenSink: Ninjas, dragons, vampires, you name it.
*FishOutOfTemporalWater: Glorianna travels to the 21st century in "Time Past" and "The Replacement Killer".
*FortuneTeller: Valangia, the oracle who tells Glorianna that she has a twin out in the world somewhere.
*GentleGiant: Gith
*JumpedAtTheCall: Glori was happy for an excuse to leave the backwater village she grew up in.
*LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Hope, Glori's abandoned daughter]].
*OpeningScroll: The strip begins with one of these.
*PuppetKing: Arven, in "The Conscience of the King".
*RaisedByOrcs: [[spoiler:Glorianna's daughter Hope, whom she left in the care of an Ojhal priestess]].
*ReallyGetsAround: Glorianna has, shall we say, intimacy issues.
*RoyalBrat: Princess Nemi in "The Conscience of the King", though eventually she becomes [[spoiler:a PoliticallyActivePrincess]].
*ScavengerWorld: Leftover bits of the 21st century are everywhere, though mostly in ruins.
*SmallSecludedWorld: "The Halls of the Mountain King".
*{{Stripperiffic}}: A lot of the costumes fall into this category, male and female.
*WalkingShirtlessScene: Portai, Gith, Thanaktos, the Mountain King, et. al.
*WalkingTheEarth: Glorianna is constantly on the move, looking for mercenary jobs, questing for her twin, and avoiding lasting relationships.
*YouMeanXmas: In "Solstice", Glori gets an inspirational message from an unidentified jolly fat man.

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