Line #1 Tropers/Ladytanuki


1	Lady Tanuki (pen name Minerva L. Ravenesque, stage name Striga) is an aspiring novelist, singer/songwriter/composer, and overall imagineer. She aims to launch her own independent creative project encompassing all her works, which she plans to call Project Suminda (of which she has [[http://projectsuminda.tumblr.com a blog]]). She's an [[UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome Aspie]] and a [[UsefulNotes/{{Wicca}} Witch]], and also has a Master's degree in Biology, with a particular interest in the world of pharmaceuticals and the medicinal benefits of psychedelics. Additionally, she has a very pronounced fascination with the supernatural and the dark arts - things like the afterlife, PsychicPowers, FunctionalMagic, [[ColdBloodedTorture torture]], and the extent of imagination and despair.
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4	* '''Porcelain Wonderland''': A GaslampFantasy (though a bit more anachronistic) with elements of {{Fairytale}} and GothicHorror. The story takes place in the picturesque alpine town-turned-kingdom of Solevaille, where [[LivingToys dolls and other toys come to life]] - but which also exists alongside a DeathWorld inside a MagicMirror. It focuses on the [[CainAndAbel rivalry between twin sisters]]: one an AffablyEvil [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen]] who brings the dolls to life, and the other a CreepyGood witch who [[{{Necromancer}} raises the dead]] - including two broken dolls who are the main heroes. There's an overall theme of LightIsNotGood and DarkIsNotEvil, with just a touch of magic, romance, and existentialism.
5	* '''DarthWiki/TalesOfMystrica''': A story set in a virtual world that pays homage to EasternRPG {{Mon}} games. It grew out of a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokemon]] fanfic and a [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Digimon]] fanfic, so the world features "Mystripets" that people can keep and battle and evolve. The story starts out reminiscent of Anime/SwordArtOnline, where the world of Mystrica is shut down so that nobody can enter or leave. Then it follows your classic RPG video game, launching into a story about the [[ChosenOne guardians]] of the five Elemental Goddesses and their quest to harness their power before [[TakeOverTheWorld the mafia can]]. The story is surprisingly character-dependent, each protagonist having their own little arc and motivation.
6	* '''The Phoenix Knights''': A HighFantasy set in the fantastical land of Crownen. The plot is quite reminiscent of Literature/LordOfTheRings, kicking off with a rivalry between the [[DivineIntervention goddesses of darkness and light]] that resulted in the [[MacGuffin Crown]] [[CosmicKeystone Sword]] falling into the hands of an EvilSorcerer who aims to TakeOverTheWorld. And of course, it's up to a RagtagBunchOfMisfits to stop them. They're quite a quirky bunch, among them a horsewoman[[note]]as in a woman skilled on horseback, not a centaur or the like[[/note]] who disguises herself as TheGrimReaper, a blind raven who can [[BlindSeer see into people's souls]], a CuteWitch with [[MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]], a LovableRogue {{casanova}} who doesn't believe in money, a [[HarpingOnAboutHarpies harpy]] with SuperStrength, a lion prince who loves music and flowers, a fairy who rules over the underworld, a dwarfette who enjoys PlayingWithFire, a [[TheGunslinger gun-slinging]] elf who reluctantly has a sword, an extraterrestrial mage who can transform into a dragon, an [[TheUndead undead]] [[SnakePeople naga]] who [[HeelFaceTurn used to associate with]] the BigBad, and a half-elf [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja ninja]]. Recently Lady Tanuki got the idea of it being an action-adventure video game as well.
7	* '''Fourth Circle of the Mind''': A "modern fantasy" revolving around PsychicPowers. The story takes place at a university where an instructor by the name of [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Cheren Savant]] has just started teaching a parapsychology course. At the same time, a number of incidents of nightmares caused by the mysterious dream entity Nightfright have been popping up around town, so soon the class turns their attention to these incidents. Dr. Savant selects the top eight students in class to investigate, granting each of them a psychic power that they had been studying so that they may be better equipped to deal with Nightfright.
8	* '''Tales of the Magic Lands''': A collection of short stories taking place on Orenya, a TidallyLockedPlanet with FunctionalMagic at the core of its culture. All of these stories focus a lot on the world itself, while focusing on a single character who had some important fame or impact on Orenya's history. Such characters include a FantasticDrug dealer who is the only known survivor of a remarkably dangerous herb, an aggressive [[FishPeople fish lady]] who is the first of her species to join TheOrder, a musical group famous for continuing to perform through a war, the pioneers of [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]] and [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic communication]] with [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragons]], and others.
9	* '''Wicked Roses:''' A modern horror-tinged fantasy revolving around a group of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] and other dead/undead people who still manage to hold onto their souls and enjoy small bouts of mischief around town. The story takes place in a town historically plagued by many supernatural phenomena, and kicks off with a paranormal investigator stumbling across the eponymous Wicked Roses, the aforementioned (un)dead group. This group find themselves targeted by a recently-formed organization of exorcists and vampire hunters who wish to purge the town of such unholy creatures, which our investigator is pressured to join, and also are rivaled by the spirits of an abandoned TortureCellar who accuse the Wicked Roses of being too "human".
10	* And a couple of smaller stories.
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14	* Anime[[note]]she doesn't care for manga that much--or any graphic novels for that matter[[/note]]: Manga/RozenMaiden (current favourite), Manga/ElfenLied, Manga/BlackButler, Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub, Manga/SailorMoon, Franchise/{{Digimon}}, Anime/YuGiOh, LightNovel/{{Slayers}}
15	* Literature: Literature/LordOfTheRings (current favourite), Literature/TheMistsOfAvalon (close second favourite), Literature/HarryPotter, Literature/{{Discworld}}. Favourite genre is obviously fantasy.
16	* Film: DisneyAnimatedCanon (Disney/MaryPoppins being current favourite), Film/PansLabyrinth (second favourite), Literature/{{Coraline}} (third favourite), and more recently, Franchise/StarWars
17	* Video Games: Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda, Franchise/SuperMario, Franchise/{{Kirby}}, Franchise/FinalFantasy (only played VI so far), Franchise/KingdomHearts, VideoGame/EarthBound (VideoGame/{{Mother 3}} is current favourite), VideoGame/ChronoTrigger, VisualNovel/DanganRonpa. Favourite genres are action adventure, platformer, and JRPG.
18	* She doesn't really watch TV or read comic books... laaaame.
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22	* AnachronismStew: She does not like to concern herself too much with details of the time period a story is set in, especially if it does not take place in modern times. While she won't do anything really egregious such as giving a character in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy setting a cell phone, she might take a few concepts that are from a couple of decades after the time period.
23	* CuteAndPsycho: Quite a few of her characters are really cheerful ones with a knack for either sadism or cruelty. However, they're rarely completely AxCrazy.
24	* DarkIsNotEvil: She is ''very'' fond of giving [[BadPowersGoodPeople bad]] or at least [[CreepyGood creepy]] powers to her heroes, even if they aren't quite {{Anti Hero}}es.
25	* ElegantGothicLolita: As she likes lolita fashion in RealLife, of course a couple of characters, even those ''not'' in Porcelain Wonderland, are going to be wearing this.
26	* PsychicPowers: Any story of hers with MagicAndPowers involved is ''guaranteed'' to have a psychic. Or at least someone who uses some variation of a power, most commonly AuraVision or [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]].
27	* SaidBookism: Not quite a favorite, but she used to fall into this trap quite a bit. Nowadays she's trying to avoid it more and more, but still ends up using said bookisms once in a while, her favorites being "remarked", "muttered", "exclaimed", "chimed", and "mused". Often times she'll even ''pair'' these with descriptions of a character's actions, expressions, or tone of voice, a job for the DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment.
28	* TheStarscream: Really likes the concept of backstabbing the BigBad and continuing their work. Making a character this has actually "saved" the plot of one of her stories.
29	* SwitchingPOV: She is very fond of getting into each main character's head at least once in a story, rather than focusing mostly on one character all throughout. Of course, this is assuming said story has an EnsembleCast - if it has only ''one'' protagonist this is obviously averted.
30	* TitleDrop: In novels with chapter titles, about 80-90 percent of those titles will be mentioned in text, though it may be worded differently.
31	* TheUndead: In any fantasy work, if she doesn't have a few of them appear, they ''will'' at least be mentioned. She especially likes to explore SoulAnatomy with them.
32	* WitchClassic: Any fantasy work of hers not set in the modern era and/or Earth is ''guaranteed'' to have one of these. All the subtropes, including CuteWitch, count.
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36	* BeigeProse: She thinks this is awfully boring, and indeed prefers to give detailed description of things, while not going into full-on PurpleProse. Plus she has a serious addiction to adverbs.
37	* EldritchAbomination: She likes to keep things relatively simple in terms of complexity of being (focusing more on relatable characters), and thus does not include such beings in her works. The closest thing she has to one is a corrupted digital being in a virtual world.
38	* FleshEatingZombie: She was never too fond of the modern zombie genre, especially the notion of an "undead virus" - the latter applies to vampires as well. Zombies in her works are exclusively of the [[VoodooZombie voodoo]] variety.
39	* {{Gorn}}: She enjoys the horror genre not for all the blood and guts, but for the psychology (and often, psychopathy) behind the villain. She doesn't include much gory violence in her works (with an exception where [[BloodyMurder blood is used as a weapon]]), and even her one story idea revolving around a TortureTechnician focuses more on psychological torture than physical.
40	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Though she does have a were-''dragon'' in one of her works, she's not too fond of this concept. In any inevitable war between werewolves and vampires, she'd strongly root for the latter. Even said were-dragon differs from the concept a bit, in that she doesn't become completely wild in dragon form.
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44	* AGlassOfChianti: Red wine is one of her favourite drinks.
45	* AgentMulder: She's much more inclined to be open and idealistic than skeptical.
46	* AllBeerIsAle: To her at least, for she hates lager.
47	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Given her eccentric fashion sense and peculiar accent, she usually sticks out in a professional setting.
48	* BurnTheWitch: One of her favourite topics; she even goes so far as to believe this is how she died in a past life.
49	* ChocolateOfRomance: She loves it, especially the dark variety.
50	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She sometimes comes across as this around her peers.
51	* DarkIsNotEvil: She lives by this.
52	* DarknessVonGothickname: Her {{Steampunk}} name is Countess Marie von Celestine-Victorique.
53	* DrinkOrder: Hers is absinthe (which she absolutely [[{{Beergasm}} loves]]), which really fits her eccentric personality and love of the supernatural.
54	* EatingLunchAlone: Happens to her all the time.
55	* ElegantGothicLolita: Her fashion sense has largely been inspired by this lately.
56	* FeminineWomenCanCook: She considers herself a girly girl, and she certainly can cook.
57	* FingerlessGloves: She loves to wear them.
58	* FlowerInHerHair: Usually a rose of some sort.
59	* FunSize: She's not a midget or anything, but she is pretty tiny.
60	* {{Goth}}: Given her fascination with all things dark and wonderful and preference for darker clothes, this is not surprising.
61	* GothGirlsKnowMagic: Well, if being Wiccan and having a profound belief in the supernatural counts.
62	* LeanAndMean: While not outwardly evil, she does have several dark thoughts... and quite a skinny figure to boot.
63	* MoodSwinger: She can get pretty emotionally unstable.
64	* NiceHat: Often seen wearing one.
65	* QuirkyCurls: While not extremely frizzy, she certainly has them.
66	* ReligionIsMagic: Wicca certainly falls into this.
67	* SpotOfTea: She loves tea, especially when served in a more proper fashion. Of course, she drinks [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee]] too.
68	* StrawNihilist: She becomes one when she's depressed, which she often is.
69	* TrueArtIsAngsty: Given her interests, she falls into this trap quite often.

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