History Webcomic / Vattu

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Set in the world of {{Overside}}, ''[[http://www.rice-boy.com/vattu/ Vattu]]'' is the story of the eponymous member of a tribe of nomad hunter-gatherers whose lives are disrupted by forces of change. The story follows Vattu as she is taken to a foreign society, and gradually accumulates other characters -- a struggling artist, a member of a secret society, a young apprentice in an alchemical enclave, and many more.

So far the webcomic consists of two books, with many more expected to come.

'''Book Two''' is yet incomplete as of this writing, but has introduced a whole host of new characters. Having escaped servitude at a Sahtan house, Vattu now steals and hides to live, receiving further martial training in secret from the War Man and encountering many other residents of the city.

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Vattu creator Evan Dahm has also completed the webcomics ''Webcomic/RiceBoy'' and ''Webcomic/OrderOfTales'', both of which are also set in the world of Overside.

* ActionGirl: Vattu wields a sword nearly her height [[SmallGirlBigGun and don't even care]]! She also loots for her food and fights her way out of problems without hesitation. Played with by Dahm as [[CuteBruiser she isn't physically imposing by far]], but nor is her stature played up as anything special. Possibly a moot point considering Fluter girls don't necessarily follow the same standards as us mere humans - but since she goes from being 'it' to 'he' when a couple of guards catch her with her sword, the perception is at least mirrored across the empire.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The basis of the tribe's religion is the massive river they live by, known as [[http://rice-boy.com/vattu/index.php?c=078 Ata]].
* {{Badass}}: The war man. It appears he's training Vattu to follow in his footsteps. Compounded by the fact that he (and his entire race, of which he was a powerful leader) [[BewareTheQuietOnes is completely mute]].
* ArrangedMarriage: Marria with Lord Morrian, of the political sort. Also less dramatic than what one would usually expect from the trope.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Unweight (and a Surin, the same species as Junti, the Weightless One, and all the members of the enclave) was first seen in one of Dahm's short stories, "[[http://www.rice-boy.com/shortstories.php?ti=1 The Tethered Isle]]".

* TheExile: Seri, after causing the events that lead to Vattu's temporary abduction by the Dead.

* GreyAndGrayMorality: Though it's easy to assume the Sahtan Empire are the villians, Dahm goes to great lengths to disspell such a clear-cut perspective - ''Vattu'' is a story about civilisations, at least at this point, and the Sahtan Empire considers itself as much of a villian as any civilisation in our world.
* HotBlooded: Vattu; subtle, but pervasively so. This starts as early in the comic as [[http://rice-boy.com/vattu/index.php?c=077 her first dialogue,]] [[http://rice-boy.com/vattu/index.php?c=119 and]] [[http://rice-boy.com/vattu/index.php?c=120 then]]...

* MadeASlave: Vattu, the title character, is sold into slavery under the Sahtan Empire.

* StarvingArtist: The [[http://www.rice-boy.com/vattu/index.php?c=311 recently]] introduced Velas

* TheQuisling: Otti now scorns the fluter way of life and reveres the Sahtan empire, considering it to be the superior civilization even though he is enslaved by it.

* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Intentionally averted; many species only reflect human gender through their costume, and the Fluters are distinctly [[AmbiguousGender ambiguous]] from our perspective - as well as [[SweetPollyOliver everyone else's]]. Played with, as Fluters easily divine each other's genders.

* TribalFacePaint: Indicative of a tribesman's name. A big deal in Fluter culture - when someone is dishonored and cast out, their name is forcibly washed off.
** Vattu carries over these standards to Sahta: when Otti berates her for repainting her mark, she claims that because he has none, he has no name - and she shouldn't even talk to him. As of Book 3, the mark is gone for more [[TheRunaway practical reasons]], but it's clear she still values its significance as a representation of her identity.

So far the webcomic has three chapters, with many more expected to come.

'''Chapter One''' develops Vattu's origins in her tribe of those marked in white, with the various struggles that can exist in that context. By the end of the chapter, she has been sold into slavery to the imperialistic Sahtans.

'''Chapter Two''' introduces the War-Man and intersperses flashbacks to his story between segments of Vattu being taken to Sahta. Over the course of the chapter Vattu and the War Man become friends, get separated, and then are reunited.

'''Chapter Three''' is yet incomplete as of this writing, but has introduced a whole host of new characters. Having escaped servitude at a Sahtan house, Vattu now steals and hides to live, receiving further martial training in secret from the War Man and encountering many other residents of the city.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Unweight (as well as a member of the Weightless One's species) was first seen in one of Dahm's short stories, "[[http://www.rice-boy.com/shortstories.php?ti=1 The Tethered Isle]]".

* FantasticDrug: 'Unweight', the blue, paint-like fluid that forms the focus of the Surins' institute (at least what we've seen so far). Particularly well-off Sahtans may also get their hands on it.

Vattu creator Evan Dahm has also completed the webcomics ''RiceBoy'' and ''OrderOfTales'', both of which are also set in the world of Overside.

** Vattu carries over these standards to Sahta: when Otti berates her for repainting her mark, she claims that because he has none, he has no name - and she shouldn't even talk to him. However, when she learns the Empire associates white with Tarrus, she . As of Book 3, the mark is gone for more [[TheRunaway practical reasons]], but it's clear she still values its significance as a representation of her identity.

Set in the world of {{Overside}}, ''[[http://www.rice-boy.com/vattu/ Vattu]]'' is the story of the eponymous member of a tribe of nomad hunter-gatherers whose lives are disrupted by the outside forces of change. The story follows Vattu as she is placed into a foreign society, and gradually accumulates other points-of-view -- a struggling artist, a member of a secret society a young apprentice in an alchemical enclave, and others.

'''Chapter One''' develops Vattu's origins in her tribe of those marked in white, with the various struggles that can exist in that context. By the end of the chapter, she has been sold into slavery to the marauding Sahtans.

''[[http://www.rice-boy.com/vattu/ Vattu]]'' is a webcomic by Evan Dahm, the creator of completed comics ''RiceBoy'' and ''OrderOfTales''. ''Vattu'' takes place in the world of {{Overside}}, just like Dahm's other works. The titular character is a member of a tribe of nomad hunters, whose lives are disrupted by outside forces, and the story follows her struggle as she's forced into a completely foreign society.

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[[center:But the nomads knew it unnumbered, in the midst of an age of river and grass with no beginning: ]]
[center:the year '''Vattu''' was born.]]

[[center:The outer world knew it as year 855 of the Blue Age.
But the nomads knew it unnumbered, in the midst of an age of river and grass with no beginning:
the year '''Vattu''' was born.]]

[[center:''The outer world knew it as year 855 of the Blue Age.

the year '''Vattu''' was born.'']]

[[center: ''The outer world knew it as year 855 of the Blue Age.

''The outer world knew it as year 855 of the Blue Age. But the nomads knew it unnumbered, in the midst of an age of river and grass with no beginning: the year '''Vattu''' was born.''

''The outer world knew it as year 855 of the Blue Age. But the nomads knew it unnumbered, in the midst of an age of river and grass with no beginning: the year '''Vattu''' was born.''

* TheExile: Seri, after causing the events that lead to Vattu's temporary abduction by the .

''[[http://www.rice-boy.com/vattu/ Vattu]]'' is a webcomic by Evan Dahm, the creator of completed comics ''RiceBoy'' and ''OrderOfTales''. ''Vattu'' takes place in the world of {{Overside}}, just like Dahm's other works. The titular character is a member of a tribe of nomad hunters, whose lives are disrupted by outside forces.

* {{Catchphrase}}: Otti has one:

* TheExile: Seri.

* HotBlooded: Vattu has a tendency to be... somewhat ''outspoken'' about her opinion. (This may or may not include [[spoiler:her hunting prowess, Vanni becoming the new Priest, being taken from her tribe...]])

* MadeASlave: Vattu, the title character, is sold into slavery under the Sahtan Empire
* PrecisionFStrike: '''"[[http://rice-boy.com/vattu/index.php?c=082 Damn]]''' Ata."

* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Intentionally averted. Comes into play in-universe when Otti instantly sees what the Sahtan Empire [[SweetPollyOliver does not.]]
* TribalFacePaint: Indicative of the tribesman's name. A big deal in Fluter culture - when someone is dishonored and cast out, their name is forcibly washed off. And Vattu, seeing that Otti has no mark, says that he has no name - and she shouldn't even talk to him.

* {Quisling}: Otti now scorns the fluter way of life and reveres the Sahtan empire, considering it to be the superior civilization even though he is enslaved by it.

* Quisling: Otti now scorns the fluter way of life and reveres the Sahtan empire, considering it to be the superior civilization even though he is enslaved by it.