History Webcomic / Tellurion

* Precursors: The tellurion is littered with platforms, temples, buildings and pillars that have cylindrical and curved geometry, and stylized metallic engravings, all in very similar stylings to the sun and moon orbs, and the Robot's head.

* TheChick: The Girl is the only major female character so far.

* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: As the Robot walks along the sea floor, a curious sea monster pokes at its leg. Later on, the Robot walks up from the waves with a detached tentacle grasping his back.

* CloseCallHaircut: The Guy gets a haircut [[spoiler:after it gets partly burned off]] in the first village.

* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: A Church Guard sneaks up on the Guy and Girl as they return to the ship. [[spoiler:The ship crew sneaks up on him]] before things get bloody. Apparently there were a lot more Guards, but [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome they got taken care of, too.]]

* DivingKick: The Guy delivers one [[spoiler:strong enough to break a Guard's back.]]

* PowerGlows: The orb wielded by the leader of the first village. [[spoiler:It's filled with some kind of [[IncendiaryExponent pyrophoric liquid]].]]

* CantHoldHisLiquor: The Guy gets smashed after drinking with the other sailors.

''[[https://tellurion.ca/pages/tellurion Tellurion]]'' is a fantasy webcomic about a guy, a girl, a robot, and a quest for an ancient sword, all told without words. Since there's no dialogue, all characters go by nicknames. The Robot saves the Guy's life, and the two begin travelling together, eventually [[RagtagBunchofMisfits adding to their posse]] and gaining momentum for [[TheQuest the Quest to find the sword]]. Their world is surrounded by a great mechanical apparatus that provides both sunlight and moonlight, and is filled with ancient carvings and ruins hinting at an ancient and sophisticated society that ruled the world long ago.

* NoNameGiven: * The artist has stated they all do have names for the purposes of how he writes, but it is unlikely he will ever reveal them to the public. So, the main characters are given the nicknames of "Guy", "Girl" and "Robot", though some fans refer to the Robot as ''Bronze Forehead''.

''[[https://tellurion.ca/pages/tellurion Tellurion]]'' is a fantasy webcomic about a guy, a girl, a robot, and a quest for an ancient sword, all told without words. The Robot saves the Guy's life, and the two begin travelling together, eventually [[RagtagBunchofMisfits adding to their posse]] and gaining momentum for [[TheQuest the Quest to find the sword]]. Their world is surrounded by a great mechanical apparatus that provides both sunlight and moonlight, and is filled with ancient carvings and ruins hinting at an ancient and sophisticated society that ruled the world long ago.

* HadtoBeSharp: Robot doesn't hold back as it trains the Guy. The Guy draws blood from a head injury, even though they are practicing sword-fighting using only wooden sticks.

* FlowersofRomance: A small desert flower is the Guy's first try at wooing the Girl. From her reaction it wasn't exactly a good attempt.

* GoddamnedBats: Robot emerges from the sea covered in [[https://tellurion.ca/projects/g1QV8?album_id=77988 flesh-eating worms and crustaceans]]. To any normal person the experience would be somewhere between disgusting and terrifying. To the Robot its just annoying to get rid of them.

* TheChick: The Girl: is the only major female character so far.

* AccidentalHandHold: Between the Guy and the Girl in the abandoned temple they explore together.

* HadtoBeSharp: Robot doesn't hold back as he trains the Guy. The Guy draws blood from a head injury, even though they are practicing sword-fighting using only wooden sticks.

''[[https://tellurion.ca/pages/tellurion Tellurion]]'' is a fantasy webcomic about a guy, a girl, a robot, and a quest for an ancient sword, all told without words. Their world is surrounded by a great mechanical apparatus that provides both sunlight and moonlight, and is filled with ancient carvings and ruins hinting at an ancient and sophisticated society that ruled the world long ago. The Guy's life is saved by the Robot, and the two begin travelling together, eventually [[RagtagBunchofMisfits adding to their posse]] and gaining momentum for [[TheQuest the Quest]].

* MisfitMobilizationMoment: As soon as the Girl shows her maps to the ship captain, he is instantly driven to help her on the Quest.

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* SymbolicallyBrokenObject: The ancient sword. There are many engravings in the world showing it's importance somehow, but all of them are broken or destroyed in such a way that the blade itself remains a missing. The Robot and Girl apparently know something of what it looks like.

* Motifs: The broken ancient sword. There are many engravings in the world, showing it's importance somehow, but all of them are broken or destroyed in such a way that the blade itself remains a mystery. The only times it is seen is when its drawn by either the Robot or the Girl.

* AndYourRewardisClothes: The Robot and Guy appear with knitted blue garments after helping an old lady carry jugs of water.

* AndYourRewardisEdible: Early in the story the gang of thieves sneak into a village to steal the contents of a large box, only to realize its just a small collection of food. They stuff their faces anyways.

* ConvenientlyTimedAttackfromBehind: A Church Guard sneaks up on the Guy and Girl as they return to the ship. [[spoiler:The ship crew sneaks up on him]] before things get bloody. Apparently there were a lot more Guards, but [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome they got taken care of, too.]]

* EverythingsSquishierwithCephalopods: As the Robot walks along the sea floor, a curious sea monster pokes at its leg. Later on, the Robot walks up from the waves with a detached tentacle grasping his back.

* LargeandinCharge: The Girl's ship captain friend is the biggest and heaviest character seen so far.

* Motif: The broken ancient sword. There are many engravings in the world, showing it's importance somehow, but all of them are broken or destroyed in such a way that the blade itself remains a mystery. The only times it is seen is when its drawn by either the Robot or the Girl.

* OffscreenMomentofAwesome: Many. A running gag in fact, due to the particular snapshot-moment style of the comic itself.

* TookALevelinBadass: When the story began, the Guy was a [[TheRuntAtTheEnd runty loser]], part of a gang of loser thieves. Later when the Girl is threatened by bandits, we see what stuff the Guy is capable of.

* WalkingtheEarth: In search of someone, anyone, who knows anything about the ancient sword, this is what the Robot has been doing for an unknown amount of time before the comic begins.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: It's a bit bashful on both their parts, but the Guy and Girl seem possibly interested in each other.

* NoHonorAmong Thieves: The gang of thieves the Guy was a member of, immediately throws him before the villagers when their burglary and failed escape is discovered.

* ThreateningSharks: which must be fended off by poor the poor hapless Guy as the Robot drags his raft along.

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* GoddamnedBats: Robot emerges from the sea covered in flesh-eating worms and crustaceans. To any normal person the experience would be somewhere between disgusting and terrifying. To the Robot its just annoying to get rid of them.

* AlienSky The sky is like a great glass dome, which through a cloudless sky has visible celestial-sphere like markings. The moon and sun are large round illuminated orbs, which move on rotating frames inside the dome. It's no coincidence then the whole thing is like a ''tellurion'', a type of mechanical clock that shows the positions of the sun and moon.