Line #14 Webcomic/RealmOfOwls


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Owls and their baffling, yet fun-to-look at antics.]]
3	''[[https://realmofowls.com Realm of Owls]]'' is a comedic open-ended [[GagPerDayWebcomics gag-per-day]] webcomic about [[FunnyAnimal owl people]] living in a fantasy realm. The comic's creators, Gheralf and Vayandil, [[SelfInsertFic act as characters]] in the owl society, working as fictional documentarists who make comic strips to introduce various aspects of the owl people's world: how their uniquely silly culture works, why they named their largest city [[MeaningfulName Buffet]], who has the power in the city and what creatures and equally weird cultures share the world with them. The owls' off-the-wall behaviour and simple outlook on the world can also be interpreted as lighthearted [[{{Satire}} satire]] of human life and habits.
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5	Although ''Realm of Owls'' has a documentary-like narrative without a particular main cast, the creators themselves may occasionally turn into main characters when they embark on a journey.
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7	''Realm of Owls'' started in May 22, 2016. It became a part of the {{Platform/SpiderForest}} webcomic collective in 2017.
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9	!! ''Realm of Owls'' contains examples of:
10	* TheAce: Aviatar [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/magic-carpet-flight travels]], [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/liberator-versus-collector fights]] and [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/shrine-of-feasting meditates]] so confidently that he obviously knows what he is doing.
11	* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Mystery Horse took his name from, well, a horse and has super powers. At least he claims to have.
12	* BigBallOfViolence: When [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/das-attendant the owl people fight]], they might turn into a dust ball of fists and faces.
13	* BlindShoulderToss: A couple of characters [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/das-law throw the original Das Law book behind]]. Also, the third member of Tip-Top Tempo Crusaders [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/homebound throws her broken lute away]].
14	* TheCatCameBack: No matter how far behind AD Moslo is left, [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/sleepwalker-returns he finds his way back]] to haunt Gheralf.
15	* CheshireCatGrin: [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/annoying-doppelgangers Vayandil and Gheralf's doppelgängers]] grin all the time, except without teeth, because they are owls.
16	* ChestInsignia: Peacemongers sport [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/attack-on-jollyhoot a surprised face insignia]] that later changes to [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/jollyhoot-wall-out an angry face insignia]]. Aviatar also has his own chest insignia [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/the-aviatar loosely resembling an Ankh]].
17	* CuteOwl: Especially the owl people's babies, but also the adults tend to look cute when they goof around and stare at stuff happening in front of them.
18	* [[{{Doppelganger}} Doppelgänger]]: Vayandil and Gheralf are chased by [[CheshireCatGrin unsettlingly grinning]] copies of themselves.
19	* FillerStrips: The series has occasional filler material, specifically [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/fan-mail-to-lord-part-7 sections of Lord of the Realm reading fan mail]].
20	* FourthWallMailSlot: The Lord of the Realm reads [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/fan-mail-to-lord-part-6 mail sent by fans]].
21	* FunnyAnimal: Owl people's appearance follows owl anatomy for the most part, but they have some human-like attributes, such as [[HumanlikeHandAnatomy hands instead of wings]]. It is also hard to tell genders apart, for the differences are as minimal as with most of the real-life owl species.
22	* GhibliHills: Outside the city of Buffet, the realm is filled with wilderness free from an intervention by advanced societies. Places like forests, [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/magic-carpet-flight swamps]], grassy hills and [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/greater-glarer-of-the-crater a volcano]].
23	* [[{{Hammerspace}} Hammerspace]]: Aviatar's bags hold all [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/liberator-versus-collector the weapons and items he needs]].
24	* HeadTurnedBackwards: The people being owls, [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/das-law heads turning backwards]] are [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/greater-glarer-of-the-crater a norm]] rather than an exception, but it still [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/fan-mail-to-lord-part-7 works as a comedic effect]].
25	* [[{{Hobos}} Hobos]]: Living in the outskirts of the city of Buffet, the hobos look, act and live like real-life hobos, but are mostly perfectly fine or even happy with their [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/the-hobos lifestyle]].
26	* HumanlikeHandAnatomy: The owl people have a bone structure resembling a human hand rather than their [[FeatherFingers wing feathers acting like fingers]].
27	* MeaningfulName: The largest city is named Buffet because of [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/home-is-where-the-food-is an endless supply of rats to eat]].
28	* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Some people, especially [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/the-lofty the lofty]] who live in high homes, fall long distances but don't die when hitting the ground.
29	* OtherMeAnnoysMe: The doppelgängers smile perpetually, [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/annoying-doppelgangers which annoys Vayandil greatly]].
30	* OwlsAskWho: The town of Buffet used to just be called "Hoo" or "Hoohoo", eventually arriving on its current name because the word "Hoo" has thousands of meanings in the owls' language.
31	* PalmFistTap: Sah taps in discovering that there is a lot [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/solving-moslo-done simpler solution to the problem]].
32	* PauperPatches: The hobos, being hobos, [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/playing-noggin wear patched clothing]].
33	* SelfInsertFic: The comic's creators have owly counterparts who live in the city among the other owls.
34	* ShoutOut: The Aviatar seems to be one to the Avatar from the ''{{VideoGame/Ultima}}'' series, down to his long bright 'hair', magic carpet, and Ankh-like chest symbol. The descriptions of the comics he appears in are also often full of references to the series.
35	* ThinkingTic: [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/mystery-property The detectives have their hand on their chin]] so much that it is practically a part of being professional.
36	* ThousandYardStare: Cacko keeps [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/intriguing-individuals-cacko sitting and staring into distance]], frozen in place and nobody knows what she has seen or gone through.
37	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: For some reason the owl people like bananas so much that [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/banana-farm they farm them]].
38	* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: The owl people are the comic's equivalent of humans. There are also other anthropomorphic animals that have human intelligence, like [[https://realmofowls.com/comics/saviour-versus-gatherer the Beast Lord who is a long-spined cat]].

Context Webcomic / RealmOfOwls