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* Matriarchy: The Rondelin Empire is an extremely conservative society run by women. Childbirth is considered the most important function and as Men cannot bear children, they are viewed as "incomplete" and are forbidden from holding land and using money. Men are also required to keep their eyes hidden while in public and must wear special blindfolds while traveling.
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* ActionMon: Vanessa Olsen is a dotting mother of four and brutal warlord with a knack for DecapitationPresentation. Those who oppose her have a tendency to disappear, including [[spoiler: her own sister-in law]].

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* ActionMon: ActionMom: Vanessa Olsen is a dotting mother of four and brutal warlord with a knack for DecapitationPresentation. Those who oppose her have a tendency to disappear, including [[spoiler: her own sister-in law]].

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* ActionMon: Vanessa Olsen is a dotting mother of four and brutal warlord with a knack for DecapitationPresentation. Those who oppose her have a tendency to disappear, including [[spoiler: her own sister-in law]].



* TeenPregnancy: * Vanessa Olsen was married at twelve and gave birth to Richard eight months later. Richard is currently seventeen and she has barely thirty.

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* TeenPregnancy: * Vanessa Olsen was married at twelve and gave birth to Richard eight months later. Richard is currently seventeen and she has barely thirty.

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The Overture is a low fantasy webcomic by Jacob Gray. It follows the tale of Richard Olsen, A newly made Slave of the Sun who recklessly took on a creature of legend.

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The Overture is a low dark fantasy webcomic by Jacob Gray. It follows the tale of Richard Olsen, A newly made Slave of the Sun who recklessly took on a creature of legend.


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* TeenPregnancy: * Vanessa Olsen was married at twelve and gave birth to Richard eight months later. Richard is currently seventeen and she has barely thirty.
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* HandOnWomb: Vanessa Olsen is first introduced resting her hand over her womb, showing her two daughters that she is pregnant. She gives birth a few chapters later.

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* DualWielding: * Younger nobles duel wield wakizashi blades. Richard Olsen only fight in this manner and does not carry the traditional katana of his fore-fathers.

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* DualWielding: * Younger nobles duel wield wakizashi blades. Richard Olsen only fight in this manner and does not carry the traditional katana of his fore-fathers.



* SuperToughness: The headhuntress takes a faceful of needles and was stabbed through the chin... She's still kicking.

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* SillyReasonForWar: The Finley/Lashway war began over a dispute as to who owned desolate rock, a small, mile long island in the middle of the ocean with no natural resources or strategic value.
* SuperToughness: The headhuntress takes a faceful of needles and was is stabbed through the chin... She's still kicking.
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* SiblingRivalry: Charlotte and Angela Olsen are consistently fighting one another for there mother's affection.
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* DualWielding: Richard's signature weapons are two wakizashi blades. An uncommon style, even among other Slaves of the sun.

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* DualWielding: Richard's signature weapons are two * Younger nobles duel wield wakizashi blades. An uncommon style, even among other Slaves of Richard Olsen only fight in this manner and does not carry the sun.traditional katana of his fore-fathers.
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* DuelWielding: Richard's signature weapons are two wakizashi blades. An uncommon style, even among other Slaves of the sun.

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* DuelWielding: DualWielding: Richard's signature weapons are two wakizashi blades. An uncommon style, even among other Slaves of the sun.
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* DuelWielding: Richard's signature weapons are two wakizashi blades. An uncommon style, even among other Slaves of the sun.

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* DressHitsFloor: Done by Janis in a attempt to be sexy for Richard. It works.

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* DecapitationPresentation: Seems a common a pastime in East Rondelin.
** Vanessa displays the heads of her enemies on pikes in order to instill fear.
** The headhuntress wears the rotten skulls of her victims around her belt. The rest she leaves in a large pile outside of her layer.
** Before burning [[spoiler: Sophia Finley]] alive, Sophie places the decapitated heads of [[spoiler: Sophia's]] bodyguards in front of her in order to give her death an audience.
* DressHitsFloor: Done by Janis in a an attempt to be sexy for Richard. It works.
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* LittleBitBeastly: All of the Demi are like this, resembling humans with minor changes to ears, eyes, and sometimes tails.
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* AxCrazy: In seconds, Sophie can go from kissing and singing into violent rampages of butchery.

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* AxCrazy: In seconds, Sophie can go from kissing and singing into violent rampages The Demi are an entire race of butchery. unstable psychopathic killers but none so much as Sophie. A [[{{CuteAndPsycho}} cute, sweet, little girl]] who tortures children in order to hear their screams.

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* AxCrazy: In seconds, Sophie can go from kissing and singing into violent rampages of butchery.



* WebcomicTime: Three weeks ago on September 9th, 2013

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* WebcomicTime: Three The first arc is a flashback that takes place three weeks ago on September 9th, 2013before the prologue. Five months of real time later, and the story has yet to catch up with itself.
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* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Sophie threatens to kill Richard's family if he does not become her hero.

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* AbusiveParents: Norbert's parental duties consist mainly of yelling and smacking his son around.

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* AbusiveParents: Norbert's parental duties consist mainly of yelling and smacking his son around.


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* DressHitsFloor: Done by Janis in a attempt to be sexy for Richard. It works.
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* Bookworm: Janis impersonates being a priest in order to get access to the faith's library.

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* Bookworm: BookWorm: Janis impersonates being a priest in order to get access to the faith's library.
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* Bookworm: Janis impersonates being a priest in order to get access to the faith's library.


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* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Richard and Janis have been engaged since childhood and are good friends.
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* SuperToughness: The headhuntress takes a faceful of needles and was stabbed though the chin... She's still kicking.

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* SuperToughness: The headhuntress takes a faceful of needles and was stabbed though through the chin... She's still kicking.
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-->'''Richard''': And what do you achieve by making me a hero?
-->'''Sophie''': A song for little children.

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The Overture is a low fantasy webcomic. It follows the story of Richard Olsen, A newly made Slave of the Sun who recklessly decided to take on a creature he had no chance of killing.

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The Overture is a low fantasy webcomic. webcomic by Jacob Gray. It follows the story tale of Richard Olsen, A newly made Slave of the Sun who recklessly decided to take took on a creature he had no chance of killing.
legend.



Now, he has no choice but to become a herobeing far above his reach. Now, he who is trying to save both his family and fiancee from a heartless Demi. To do this,

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Now, he In exchange for his life and the lives of his family, Richard has no choice but agreed to become a herobeing far above his reach. Now, he who is trying hero. Not to save both the world, but so the creature can write a song about his family and fiancee from exploits.

Did I mention the creature happens to be
a heartless Demi. To do this,
little girl.

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The Overture is a low fantasy webcomic.

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The Overture is a low fantasy webcomic.
webcomic. It follows the story of Richard Olsen, A newly made Slave of the Sun who recklessly decided to take on a creature he had no chance of killing.

It didn't end well.

Now, he has no choice but to become a herobeing far above his reach. Now, he who is trying to save both his family and fiancee from a heartless Demi. To do this,



* Matriarchy: The Rondelin empire is completely governed by women. Only women are allowed to hold lands, become priests and use money

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* AbusiveParents: Norbert's teaching consist mostly of yelling and smacking his son.
* CreatureHunterOrganization: The Slaves of the Sun were created soley to hunt and kill Demi
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Richard towers over adults and he's still growing. Sophie barly reaches

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* AbusiveParents: Norbert's teaching parental duties consist mostly mainly of yelling and smacking his son.
son around.
* CreatureHunterOrganization: The Slaves of the Sun were created soley to hunt and kill Demi
Demi.
* HornedHumanoid: The most predominate feature of all Demi. The horns themselves vary between individuals.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Richard towers over adults and he's still growing. With her hair, Sophie barly barely reaches his chest.



* LadyLand: The Rondelin empire is completely governed by women. In addition, only women are allowed to hold lands, become priests and use money.


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* CreatureHunterOrganization: The Slaves of the Sun
* CuteAndPsycho: Sophie
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Richard towers over adults and he's still growing. Sophie not so much.

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* CreatureHunterOrganization: The Slaves of the Sun
* CuteAndPsycho: Sophie
Sun were created soley to hunt and kill Demi
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Richard towers over adults and he's still growing. Sophie not so much.barly reaches



* LadyLand: The Rondelin empire

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* LadyLand: The Rondelin empireempire is completely governed by women. In addition, only women are allowed to hold lands, become priests and use money.



* SuperToughness: Demi can take an incredible amount of damage before they fall.

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* SuperToughness: Demi can take an incredible amount The headhuntress takes a faceful of damage before they fall.needles and was stabbed though the chin... She's still kicking.
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* SpikeShooter: Sophie's hair is filled to the brink with porcupine like quills. Though not lethal, they are barbed and extremely painful to remove.
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* CreatureHunterOrganization: The Slaves of the Sun


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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Richard towers over adults and he's still growing. Sophie not so much.


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* SuperToughness: Demi can take an incredible amount of damage before they fall.
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* KnightTemplarParent: Norbert will do whatever it takes to make his son a Demi killer... and nothing else.


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* TheChurch: The Faith of Four Points.
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It can be read [[http://overturecomic.com/ here.]]


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* AbusiveParents: Norbert's teaching consist mostly of yelling and smacking his son.


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* WebcomicTime: Three weeks ago on September 9th, 2013

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!! This show provides examples of:
* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.
* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window on the program name.


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!! Episodes of this series provide examples of:
* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
*
Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
featured in The Overture:

* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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CuteAndPsycho: Sophie
* LadyLand: The Rondelin empire
* LawfulStupid: Richard blindly follows the Old ways, even though his order abandon them six-hundred years ago.
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The Overture is a low fantasy webcomic.

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!! This show provides examples of:
* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.
* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window on the program name.


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!! Episodes of this series provide examples of:
* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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