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* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: Easton and Ezra vs. Ivo and Satinder.
* BigBad: Seraphina, the "Casino Witch" is quickly shaping up to be this

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* TheInfiltration: When TheTeam uses Dom's job to sneak into a lab facility to steal a dose of color.

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When TheTeam uses Dom's job to sneak into a lab facility to steal a dose of color.



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* QueerRomance: Easton and Ezra, if one can apply the word "romance" to their relationship.

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Easton and Ezra, if one can apply the word "romance" to their relationship.



* StarCrossedLovers: Maviry and [[spoiler: Josephine]] from the Otrion house.

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%% * StarCrossedLovers: Maviry and [[spoiler: Josephine]] from the Otrion house.



*** Also name dropped were the The Rogue Lark, The Idle King, Moon in Flight, and The Music Divine.
* TheTeam: The Shaderunners gang.
* TimeSkip: Between Act I and Act II

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*** ** Also name dropped were the The Rogue Lark, The Idle King, Moon in Flight, and The Music Divine.
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%% * TimeSkip: Between Act I and Act II
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** Ivo = [[EnthrallingSiren The Yearning Songbird]], an Oroline legend whose siren's call touches the hearts of the uncertain, leading them to either clarity or death.

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** Ivo = [[EnthrallingSiren The Yearning Songbird]], Songbird, an Oroline legend whose siren's call touches the hearts of the uncertain, leading them to either clarity or death.
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* BigBad: Seraphina, the "Casino Witch" is quickly shaping up to be this


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* DealWiththeDevil: [[spoiler:Satinder turns out to be caught up in one with Seraphina for Ivo's sake]]
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* RagsToRiches: The opera singer Miss Aida Laghari was an orphaned street urchin before the Faunets took her in.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in relationships with Easton and Lord Hareton]], Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in about his relationships with Easton and Lord Hareton]], Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.



* {{Polyamory}}: Domigo ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points. His steady girlfriend Giviny agrees to an open relationship.

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* {{Polyamory}}: Domigo ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points. His steady girlfriend paramour Giviny agrees to an open relationship.



* ReligiousRussianRoulette: After the audition for Song of the Siren goes wrong, Ivo goes to Satinder's place of worship, The Vielian Church. Stating clearly they're not one for prayer, they still ask for a bit of luck.
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* FarEast: Through context clues given by Ivo, the country of Orolin seems to borrow many traditions from Asian cultures. It even serves as the country furthest east from the story's setting of Galos.

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* FarEast: Through context clues given by Ivo, the country of Orolin seems to borrow many traditions its identity from Asian cultures. It even serves as the country furthest east from the story's setting of Galos.

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* FarEast: Through context clues given by Ivo, the country of Orolin seems to borrow many traditions from Asian cultures. It even serves as the country furthest east from the story's setting of Galos.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton]], Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship relationships with Easton]], Easton and Lord Hareton]], Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.


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** "Shards/jagged shards/shards and garters" = general exclamation of surprise

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* FictionalZodiac: The card game of Masque operates as a universal zodiac for all folklores and religions.



* TarotMotifs: The fictional card game of Masque takes many inspirations from the real world tarot, while building on Shaderunner's lore and historical figures. During a round, the gang gets handed out roles by Satinder based on their personality and nationality:
** Domigo = Poet of Ashes, a Tourmish historical figure who composed illegal poetry so touching that led to a coup of the ruling family.
** Easton = The Citrine Hunter, a pirate of uncertain origin famous for her illicit affair with Queen Sorizahana of the First-Land.
** Ezra = The Great Crowned Hart, a stag motif based on the Paravinian god of rulers.

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* TarotMotifs: The fictional card game of Masque takes many inspirations from the real world tarot, while building on inserting Shaderunner's lore and historical figures. During a round, the gang gets handed out roles by Satinder based on their personality and nationality:
** Domigo = [[ManifestoMakingMalcontent Poet of Ashes, Ashes]], a Tourmish historical figure who composed an illegal poetry so touching poem detailing the book-burning crimes of the Royal House of Joya that was so inspiring, it led to a coup of the ruling family.coup.
** Easton = [[PirateGirl The Citrine Hunter, Hunter]], a pirate of uncertain origin famous for her illicit affair with Queen Sorizahana of the First-Land.
** Ezra = [[TheGoodKing The Great Crowned Hart, Hart]], a stag motif based on the Paravinian god of rulers.



** Ivo = The Yearning Songbird, an Oroline legend whose siren's call touches the hearts of the uncertain, leading them to either clarity or death.

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** Ivo = [[EnthrallingSiren The Yearning Songbird, Songbird]], an Oroline legend whose siren's call touches the hearts of the uncertain, leading them to either clarity or death.
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* TarotMotifs: The fictional card game of Masque takes many inspirations from the real world tarot, while building on Shaderunner's lore and historical figures. During a round, the gang gets handed out roles by Satinder based on their personality and nationality:
** Domigo = Poet of Ashes, a Tourmish historical figure who composed illegal poetry so touching that led to a coup of the ruling family.
** Easton = The Citrine Hunter, a pirate of uncertain origin famous for her illicit affair with Queen Sorizahana of the First-Land.
** Ezra = The Great Crowned Hart, a stag motif based on the Paravinian god of rulers.
** Pamina = Knight of Skies, a mythological First-Land cartographer who charted the night skies for the sun god Zoll to chase after the moon god Ara.
** Ivo = The Yearning Songbird, an Oroline legend whose siren's call touches the hearts of the uncertain, leading them to either clarity or death.
** Satinder = Maid of Western Waters, a figure in Autrian folklore.
*** Also name dropped were the The Rogue Lark, The Idle King, Moon in Flight, and The Music Divine.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing {{spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton}}, Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing {{spoiler: [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton}}, Easton]], Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing he's in a relationship, Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing {{spoiler: he's in a relationship, relationship with Easton}}, Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.


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* KidHeroAllGrownUp: Between Act I and Act II, Domigo has time to take a few odd physical jobs. Needless to say, he gets buff.


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* {{Narrator}}: The character of Radioman, who closes almost each chapter with a summary, is a homage to early 20th century radio narrators.


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* TimeSkip: Between Act I and Act II
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* ReligiousRussianRoulette: After the audition for Song of the Siren goes wrong, Ivo goes to Satinder's place of worship, The Vielian Church. Stating clearly they're not one for prayer, they still ask for a bit of luck.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing he's in a relationship with Easton, Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing he's in a relationship with Easton, relationship, Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton]], Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton]], Easton, Domigo [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton,]] Domigo suddenly [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton,]] Easton]], Domigo suddenly [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.
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* LargeHam: While rehearsing for stage plays and operas, Ivo tends to chew the scenery as a joke.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton,]] Domigo suddenly [[Spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton,]] Domigo suddenly [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Domigo's side-glances towards [[spoiler: Ezra]] throughout Act I come to a head in Act II, Chapter 2. Despite knowing [[spoiler: he's in a relationship with Easton,]] Domigo suddenly [[Spoiler: kisses Ezra]] at the opera and gets the cold shoulder for it.

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* AtTheOperaTonight: Act II, Chapter 2 features Domigo and Ezra attending the opera Song of the Siren to catch a glimpse of Faunet's Green. They get more than they bargain for, as soprano Aida Laghari's life is threatened and [[spoiler: Domigo suddenly kisses Ezra]].



** Chapter 9. While attempting to steal the color green from the Verinder Laboratories, [[spoiler: Domigo burns his eye and is scarred, turning his left eye green. He wears an eyepatch onwards as a result]].

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** Chapter 9. While attempting to steal the color green Faunet's Green from the Verinder Laboratories, [[spoiler: Domigo burns his eye and is scarred, turning his left eye green. He wears an eyepatch onwards as a result]].

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* {{Polyamory}}: Domigo ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points.

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* {{Polyamory}}: Domigo ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points. His steady girlfriend Giviny agrees to an open relationship.



* SplashOfColor: Most of the comic is monochrome, so color stands out.

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* SplashOfColor: Most of Induced via the comic plot. The world of Shaderunners only sees muted white, grey, black, and brown. Color is monochrome, so color stands out.considered an exotic luxury item.



* WhamEpisode: Chapter 10, where the gang learns that not only do the gilts already have color, but [[spoiler: know how to process synthetic color and have a broad-reaching plan to market it to the public for massive gains.]]

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* WhamEpisode: WhamEpisode:
** Chapter 9. While attempting to steal the color green from the Verinder Laboratories, [[spoiler: Domigo burns his eye and is scarred, turning his left eye green. He wears an eyepatch onwards as a result]].
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Chapter 10, where the gang learns that not only do the gilts already have color, but [[spoiler: know how to process synthetic color and have a broad-reaching plan to market it to the public for massive gains.]]
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* ShowWithinAShow: Pam's puppet show in act II, chapter 1 serves as this.
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* TheTeam: The Shaderunners gang.

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* TheTeam: The Shaderunners gang.gang.
* WhamEpisode: Chapter 10, where the gang learns that not only do the gilts already have color, but [[spoiler: know how to process synthetic color and have a broad-reaching plan to market it to the public for massive gains.]]
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* {{Polyamory}}: Dom's ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points.

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* {{Polyamory}}: Dom's Domigo ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points.

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** "It's the berries!" = it's great

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** "It's the berries!" "Palpitatin'" = it's greatworrying



* {{Gayngster}}: Most of the cast seems to be gay or polysexual, and all the main cast are part of the Shaderunners gang.



** Also Satinder and Ivo.

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** Also Satinder and Ivo.Ivo.
** Domigo and his male crushes
** Maviry and both her love interests
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[[caption-width-right:277: Ezra, Domigo, and Pamina.[[note]]Tragically not pictured: Ivoriy and Satinder. Less tragically not pictured: Easton.[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:277: Ezra, Domigo, and Pamina.[[note]]Tragically not pictured: Ivoriy Ivo and Satinder. Less tragically not pictured: Easton.[[/note]]]]



''Shaderunners'' is a historical fantasy webcomic by [[http://twitter.com/linkeepsitreal Lin Darrow]] and [[http://twitter.com/alexassanart Alex Assan]]. Set in a fictional city reminiscent of a big American city in the 1920s, it centers around a poor gang called the Shaderunners, who have the goal of making sure everyone is able to glimpse color in a black and white world.

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''Shaderunners'' is a historical fantasy webcomic written by [[http://twitter.com/linkeepsitreal Lin Darrow]] and drawn by [[http://twitter.com/alexassanart Alex Assan]]. Set in a fictional city reminiscent of a big American city in the 1920s, it centers around a poor gang called the Shaderunners, who have the goal of making sure everyone is able to glimpse color in a black and white world.
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''Shaderunners'' is a historical fantasy webcomic by [[http://twitter.com/linkeepsitreal Lin]] and [[http://twitter.com/capitalette Capp]]. Set in a fictional city reminiscent of a big American city in the 1920s, it centers around a poor gang called the Shaderunners, who have the goal of making sure everyone is able to glimpse color in a black and white world.

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''Shaderunners'' is a historical fantasy webcomic by [[http://twitter.com/linkeepsitreal Lin]] Lin Darrow]] and [[http://twitter.com/capitalette Capp]].com/alexassanart Alex Assan]]. Set in a fictional city reminiscent of a big American city in the 1920s, it centers around a poor gang called the Shaderunners, who have the goal of making sure everyone is able to glimpse color in a black and white world.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The whole gang has this kind of attitude--their belief that everyone deserves to have access to color, not just the wealthy elite, leads them to lie, steal, and break into secure facilities in the name of fairness.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Maviry and [[spoiler: Josephine]] from the Otrion house.
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* Polyamoury: Dom's ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points.

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* Polyamoury: {{Polyamory}}: Dom's ends up juggling a few sweethearts at some points.

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