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* AdultFear: Unlike most changeling tales, the Fair Folk parents seen so far did ''not'' consent to their children being swapped, leading to them fearing the worst of their children's fate for decades.
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* {{Asexuality}}: Jerome is asexual.

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%%* ActionGirl: Nicole, and to a lesser extent Erin.

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%%* ActionGirl: Action Girl: Nicole, and to a lesser extent Erin.



* {{Transgender}}: Clovis (who mentions his transition in-comic)

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* ActionGirl: Nicole, and to a lesser extent, Erin.

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* %%* ActionGirl: Nicole, and to a lesser extent, extent Erin.



* {{Animorphism}}: Fergal
* AmicablyDivorced: Jerome's human parents.
* AgentMulder: Ricki
* {{Asexuality}}: Jerome is asexual, and according to WordOfGod, Lacey is demisexual.
* BigEater: Lacey
* BunniesForCuteness: Erin's pet rabbit, Chase.
* ButchLesbian: Erin

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BunniesForCuteness: Erin's pet rabbit, Chase.
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* ExtraOreDinary: Jerome

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* TheGamblingAddict: Barry
* {{Gayngster}}: Fergal and Tielo
* GeneHunting
* GenericEthnicCrimeGang: The Unseelie Mob

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* LoveBubbles: During Erin's first encounter with Fatima.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler: Donny, a RareMaleExample]]
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* MasterOfIllusion: Elves are capable of this.

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* %%* LoveBubbles: During Erin's first encounter with Fatima.
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* MuggleFosterParents
* OurElvesAreBetter: Tall, literally white-skinned, capable of illusions and intangibility. Not really shown as "better" than other Fair Folk races, but about on par.

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* OurElvesAreBetter: OurElvesAreDifferent: Tall, literally white-skinned, capable of illusions and intangibility. Not really shown as "better" than other Fair Folk races, but about on par.intangibility.



* {{Telepathy}}: [[spoiler: Nicole, who doesn't seem to be happy about this]]

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* %%* {{Telepathy}}: [[spoiler: Nicole, who doesn't seem to be happy about this]]this.]]



** According to WordOfGod, Jerome's stepmother Irene.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Aelfric and Wulfric
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: Lacey's human family

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** According to WordOfGod, Jerome's stepmother Irene.
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* BiTheWay: Barry
** According to WordOfGod, so is his birth mother, Hilde.
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* FallingChandelierOfDoom: Nicole takes this a step further by ''using said chandelier as a makeshift flail.''

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* ActionGirl: Nicole, and to a lesser extent, Erin.


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* {{Animorphism}}: Fergal


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* TheGamblingAddict: Barry


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* Magitek


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* MistakenForGay: [[spoiler: Erin assumes Nicole acts "weird" around her because she's attracted to her. Nicole refutes this by pointing out she's straight.]]
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Jerome's pretty awkward around his stepmother Irene.
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* WordOfGay: While many LGBT+ characters have had their identities confirmed in-comic, there are several who have only been confirmed as such on the comic's Tumblr. The creator has, however, confirmed that any character who hasn't been confirmed in-story will be eventually.

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* WordOfGay: While many LGBT+ characters have had their identities confirmed in-comic, there are several who have only been confirmed as such on the comic's Tumblr. The creator has, however, confirmed that any character who hasn't been confirmed in-story will be eventually.
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* TwinThemeNaming: Aelfric and Wulfric
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestan: Lacey's human family

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* TwinThemeNaming: ThemeTwinNaming: Aelfric and Wulfric
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestan: WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: Lacey's human family
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''Otherworldly'' is an UrbanFantasy webcomic about five twenty-something young adults who have recently found out they're not human; they're "changelings", members of TheFairFolk who were swapped as infants with human babies. With the help of two fairy private investigators, the changelings try to figure out who they are in the magical Otherworld, all while juggling life in the human world and encountering sinister figures in ''both'' worlds.

[[http://www.otherworldlycomic.com/ The comic can be read here.]]

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!!''Otherworldly'' contains examples of:

* AdultFear: Unlike most changeling tales, the Fair Folk parents seen so far did ''not'' consent to their children being swapped, leading to them fearing the worst of their children's fate for decades.
* AllTrollsAreDifferent: Trolls here seem to be aesthetically based on those found in Scandinavian lore, are capable of turning to stone, and some possess SuperStrength.
* AmicablyDivorced: Jerome's human parents.
* AgentMulder: Ricki
* {{Asexuality}}: Jerome is asexual, and according to WordOfGod, Lacey is demisexual.
* BigEater: Lacey
* BiTheWay: Barry
** According to WordOfGod, so is his birth mother, Hilde.
* BunniesForCuteness: Erin's pet rabbit, Chase.
* ButchLesbian: Erin
* CoordinatedClothes: Aelfric and Wulfric always wear similar outfits, with Aelfric in gold and Wulfric in silver.
* DumbassDJ: Barry's radio show co-host, Gil, bordering on ShockJock with his rather homophobic/biphobic jokes.
* ElementalShapeshifter: Trolls, such as the Fjell clan, can turn to stone.
* ExtraOreDinary: Jerome
* TheFairFolk: All magical races are referred to under this title, though they're more morally diverse than traditional depictions.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Venusberg is clearly the Otherworld's equivalent to Las Vegas. Barry even makes the comparison.
* {{Gayngster}}: Fergal and Tielo
* GenericEthnicCrimeGang: The Unseelie Mob
* {{Intangibility}}: A common power among elves, and the first power Barry gets.
* LoveBubbles: During Erin's first encounter with Fatima.
* MafiaPrincess: [[spoiler: Donny, a RareMaleExample]]
* MasterOfIllusion: Elves are capable of this.
* OurElvesAreBetter: Tall, literally white-skinned, capable of illusions and intangibility. Not really shown as "better" than other Fair Folk races, but about on par.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Human-sized, capable of retracting their wings, pink-skinned, and capable of some form of ElementalPowers
* ParentalAbandonment: All the changelings technically fall under this category, regardless of being raised by human parents. Of particular note are Barry (who's currently missing both his birth father ''and'' his adoptive human mother) and Erin (who spent the majority of her life in the foster care system).
* {{Telepathy}}: [[spoiler: Nicole, who doesn't seem to be happy about this]]
* {{Transgender}}: Clovis (who mentions his transition in-comic)
** According to WordOfGod, Jerome's stepmother Irene.
* TwinThemeNaming: Aelfric and Wulfric
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestan: Lacey's human family
* WordOfGay: While many LGBT+ characters have had their identities confirmed in-comic, there are several who have only been confirmed as such on the comic's Tumblr. The creator has, however, confirmed that any character who hasn't been confirmed in-story will be eventually.

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