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Howdy, New Readers! Thanks for reading Exiern!
Written by Scott T. Hicken with art by Antipus, the comic updates Thursdays. Please check out the Archive to enjoy the earlier adventures of Typh and Peonie!
Exiern contains mature themes and is best for readers 18+.
Why did Gabrielle’s clothing get smaller and tighter as the series progressed on Xena, Warrior Princess? Was the actress getting better looking as she worked out and the producers wanted to show that? Did they want to make the lesbian subtext more plausible? Was the male viewership clamoring to see “more” of the actress? Who knows? Exposed midriffs aren’t functional but they’re great to look at, aren’t they? (And Tiff used to wear a lot less in the very beginning when she was still male, didn’t she?)
Come, sit by me next to the nice warm glow of the ether beam.
Tentacles?
Why no, I don’t normally have tentacles.
And what’s this “hentai” something is buzzing about?
Darn outer gods!
Begone with ye!
Hmmm, does Tiff have some sort of control over the Ether’s changes to her? Did Faden reverse an Ether change which originally turned her male, or did he try and force some random Ether change?
The witch doctor said that he didn’t know what was done to Tiff but that it shook the Ether.
I must have played to much Mage the Ascension. His explanation thus far makes perfect sense.
We know the curse is still working and changing and that Faden unleashed forces that even he doesn’t understand completely. Tiff has survived things that would have destroyed anyone else due to this curse. However, it is based on Tiff’s perceptions and desires somewhat, I think. When she thought women would be weak she grew weaker. If her opinions on existence change, so too will the curse.
Or if people throw more magic at her. That could change it too.
@Mindsword, I hope that from the reader’s perspective it will actually make perfect sense by the time his lecture is finished. On an earlier page, I commented that the Fourth Wall in the World’s Edge is more like a mirrored window. The party is kinda starting to see vague shapes on the other side of the looking glass. What will they make of it? You’ll have to see…
Or it just could be that the World’s Edge is actually the edge of more than one world and that these changes reflect whichever dimension it’s closest too at the time.
Just had a Really funny thought. You know the curse was never a Gender Swap.
Faden just threw as much White magic as he could into a “White Spell” that it would overload and become dangerous.
WE Never found out what that Original White Spell was Supposed to be.
So if it was say healing it healed his Male form. But what if it was Karmic or become what you hate sort thing??
What If Tiff not only becoming A Girl , That she hated so much unfairly… But Something she hated more???
What If she Becoming all the things she unfairly hated?
Altering form and reality .. You know what that sounds Like??
Filled with Magic?? That self Regenerating and alive? Seeking to make tiff a Better Person>-<
Gee What did Tiff Hate more than Girls??
We Saw Ctyx was a harmless kid but by no fault of his own gained sorcerous Power and got treated like Crap and Basically hunted Like a Animal.
Tiff HATED HATES MAGES!
More even than Girls…
Even south apparently Hates Mages unless there Male Bards and are Clerics.
You know… I recalled thinking it was odd that no one seemed to react to Tiffany changing and becoming more feminine and girly back at that party (where she hurt her hand slapping someone and got called a “little thing”). Except Peonie. I mean… that party was in her honor, you’d think that people would realize it, no? Or notice the change to Muscle Bound Barbarian Babe when she got fed up with being a ‘little thing’. I just thought it was the writer and artist’s device for making us realize what was happening… but maybe their perceptions are skewed and they can see the changes? Peonie was there when the curse was cast, after all… maybe she’s actually affected, too! Perhaps THAT’S why she’s always ending up naked… because she thinks she will always end up naked! Or that things will happen while she’s naked… LOL… As I’ve said before, I’d totally accept that it’s fan service but I’m kinda hoping there’s an actual reason for it.
@Marscaleb – Aww, man… just have fun with it. It’s a comic. I’m not saying I agree with you but there ain’t been a comic worth reading that didn’t have retcons. Will it kill anyone if it ends up supporting a retcon? I’m probably not going out on a limb by declaring it won’t.
@Guesticus No he knew. The Unicorn Stopped all Black Magic. So He looked Beat Then He Goes”White magics not dangerous Unless you give the Spell Enough Energy ” http://www.exiern.com/2005/10/04/mistakes-were-made/
Basically He ties to OB’s Tiff On White Magic and hoped for the best Like Poisoning some one on 20 aspirin. But we never got to find out what spell was.
My guess is a healing spell or a Karmic Spell.
But It was never a Curse but a True random effect Of a white Magic Spell Deliberately done wrong..
The Unicorn Summoning was the Mistake. Was supposed to be a Uricarn Demon, But some one messed with his books, I still say it’s Tiff’s Sword and its the Author of that book that rewrites and insults Tiff.
You know those Announcements work better when they have text 😉
Woops! Helps if I set up the comic as a Comic and not an Announcement!
The world is only as ‘real’ as we believe it to be
The thought of Tiff deliberately selecting clothing that has even a minimal amount of bared midriff is a touch … odd.
Like every so often, the comic’s art style changes dramatically.
The ether, or as we all call it, the writers, lol.
Why did Gabrielle’s clothing get smaller and tighter as the series progressed on Xena, Warrior Princess? Was the actress getting better looking as she worked out and the producers wanted to show that? Did they want to make the lesbian subtext more plausible? Was the male viewership clamoring to see “more” of the actress? Who knows? Exposed midriffs aren’t functional but they’re great to look at, aren’t they? (And Tiff used to wear a lot less in the very beginning when she was still male, didn’t she?)
Come, sit by me next to the nice warm glow of the ether beam.
Tentacles?
Why no, I don’t normally have tentacles.
And what’s this “hentai” something is buzzing about?
Darn outer gods!
Begone with ye!
So, today’s strip is a plotline “get out of jail” card.
“What happened to…” “Changing ether.”
“But?” “Changing ether!”
Fairportfan@ Lady Protests to much. Yes she very clear dose want to Expose her midriff to Denver or pick sexy clothes, Then Dose…
@Peyote Short – I know it could be easily exploited as such, but that’s not the purpose here.
Hmmm, does Tiff have some sort of control over the Ether’s changes to her? Did Faden reverse an Ether change which originally turned her male, or did he try and force some random Ether change?
The witch doctor said that he didn’t know what was done to Tiff but that it shook the Ether.
I must have played to much Mage the Ascension. His explanation thus far makes perfect sense.
We know the curse is still working and changing and that Faden unleashed forces that even he doesn’t understand completely. Tiff has survived things that would have destroyed anyone else due to this curse. However, it is based on Tiff’s perceptions and desires somewhat, I think. When she thought women would be weak she grew weaker. If her opinions on existence change, so too will the curse.
Or if people throw more magic at her. That could change it too.
@Mindsword, I hope that from the reader’s perspective it will actually make perfect sense by the time his lecture is finished. On an earlier page, I commented that the Fourth Wall in the World’s Edge is more like a mirrored window. The party is kinda starting to see vague shapes on the other side of the looking glass. What will they make of it? You’ll have to see…
Tiff’s outfits are getting more and more contemporary. I swear I could get something just like what she’s wearing at any shop around here 🙂
Or it just could be that the World’s Edge is actually the edge of more than one world and that these changes reflect whichever dimension it’s closest too at the time.
Just had a Really funny thought. You know the curse was never a Gender Swap.
Faden just threw as much White magic as he could into a “White Spell” that it would overload and become dangerous.
WE Never found out what that Original White Spell was Supposed to be.
So if it was say healing it healed his Male form. But what if it was Karmic or become what you hate sort thing??
What If Tiff not only becoming A Girl , That she hated so much unfairly… But Something she hated more???
What If she Becoming all the things she unfairly hated?
Altering form and reality .. You know what that sounds Like??
Filled with Magic?? That self Regenerating and alive? Seeking to make tiff a Better Person>-<
Gee What did Tiff Hate more than Girls??
We Saw Ctyx was a harmless kid but by no fault of his own gained sorcerous Power and got treated like Crap and Basically hunted Like a Animal.
Tiff HATED HATES MAGES!
More even than Girls…
Even south apparently Hates Mages unless there Male Bards and are Clerics.
What would Tiff Do if it turns Out she a Mage?
Wonder what Tiff’s Dad would rather Have a Gay Son or a Sorcerer Daughter?
This sounds to me like an overly-contrived excuse to solve retcon plotholes.
You know… I recalled thinking it was odd that no one seemed to react to Tiffany changing and becoming more feminine and girly back at that party (where she hurt her hand slapping someone and got called a “little thing”). Except Peonie. I mean… that party was in her honor, you’d think that people would realize it, no? Or notice the change to Muscle Bound Barbarian Babe when she got fed up with being a ‘little thing’. I just thought it was the writer and artist’s device for making us realize what was happening… but maybe their perceptions are skewed and they can see the changes? Peonie was there when the curse was cast, after all… maybe she’s actually affected, too! Perhaps THAT’S why she’s always ending up naked… because she thinks she will always end up naked! Or that things will happen while she’s naked… LOL… As I’ve said before, I’d totally accept that it’s fan service but I’m kinda hoping there’s an actual reason for it.
Tiff’s just an ethereal girl,
Livin’ in the ethereal worl’…
@Marscaleb – Aww, man… just have fun with it. It’s a comic. I’m not saying I agree with you but there ain’t been a comic worth reading that didn’t have retcons. Will it kill anyone if it ends up supporting a retcon? I’m probably not going out on a limb by declaring it won’t.
Jonathan Wint: pretty sure Fad didn’t know it was White Magic until he looked at the book, he did put as much energy into the spell as he could though
@Guesticus No he knew. The Unicorn Stopped all Black Magic. So He looked Beat Then He Goes”White magics not dangerous Unless you give the Spell Enough Energy ” http://www.exiern.com/2005/10/04/mistakes-were-made/
Basically He ties to OB’s Tiff On White Magic and hoped for the best Like Poisoning some one on 20 aspirin. But we never got to find out what spell was.
My guess is a healing spell or a Karmic Spell.
But It was never a Curse but a True random effect Of a white Magic Spell Deliberately done wrong..
The Unicorn Summoning was the Mistake. Was supposed to be a Uricarn Demon, But some one messed with his books, I still say it’s Tiff’s Sword and its the Author of that book that rewrites and insults Tiff.