Thought I’d start off Chapter 3 with a little change of pace. Giving you all a VERY simplified touch of the mythology (it is a story being told to children after all). More details will be revealed/uncovered in time but I suppose you readers have to settle for the slightly generic seeming version for now. 
Had to draw an elder elf on this page. Now that was a little tricky. I had to make him appear old without him seeming too aged. He is an elf after all and they’re known for appearing youthful even in old age. Hard balance to strike but I’m pretty satisfied with the results.
And for those of you struggling with the abundance of Elvish words **you know who you are** Archmage is currently working on a glossary to help you along.
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Waitwaitwait… You can’t just jump from that climatic moment to this. I don’t feel this adding up at all.
Really? Everyone does that all the time. Just look at Lord of the Rings; in the Two Towers they go from Helm’s Deep to the Ent’s in a matter of seconds. Certain looming death, to the most calm scenes in all of the movies.
I feel somewhat the same; I had to read the blurb there before I remembered that this is a new chapter.
I guess we’re all just spoiled because the first and second chapters blended into each other so smoothly.
@Archmage
In LOTR the jump wasn’t that big.
@Marscaleb
Ah, well. It’s her world. I guess we just have to flow along until it gets too unbearable.
When writing this section I didn’t see it as that big of a jump. We’re still at the festival; just focusing on another crowd. I figured a chapter ending would be a good place to do a scene change; had to get away from Tanna for awhile to let some time go by until we get back to her again. I suppose if I ever bring this to print ((hopes and dreams, baby!!)) I could put in a splash page (blank page or perhaps a little sketch or something) between the last two pages to give it a little more breathing room.
Ah, I see. So, this is still the festival. I wish there was any kind of indication. Let’s hope that’ll be present on the next page or one after that. Because right now I thought it was a new day and Myari was just sitting in her history class with the rest of the “No child left behind” programme kids. lololol
Aaaaaah okay. Now I’m understanding your immediate reaction. I can totally see why you’d think we just jumped ahead a couple days or weeks or who knows. I really need to be aware of what you all see and not just what I know and seems obvious to me. Well, the good news is that the next page clears up this confusion and from now on I’ll try to work on my clarity so as to avoid future confusion. XD
I can see where you’re coming from now. If this were a scene change to the next day, yeah, that wouldn’t make any sense.
The end of a chapter IS a good place for a scene change.
It’s just that chapter end came at a really strong moment for the comic, with the two starting to dance, and basically we are expecting more of that.
It’s only because we are reading the updates as they come. When we open up the new page two days later we forgot the tiny detail that said the chapter ended and were expecting a bit more of the dance. Were we reading this through in the archives or in print, the end-of-chapter would still be fresh in our minds and we would formally expect some sort of change of scene.
Oh god… I didn’t realize how small the type was. I’m going to fix that tonight and re-post…
Got some mythology going on here…
Should we start calling NaarieKermie “Herucomic” and Archmage “Heruspellcheck?”
The Goddess Herucomic, eh? I could live with that.
I’m pleasantly surprised you picked up on that pattern. I was hoping it would be pretty obvious so that way the readers could begin associating the prefix “Heru” with the gods. Makes the writing a little easier. Plus it adds a little flavor to the whole thing.
Dude, don’t go down that road. I don’t want to start getting a god complex.
Are you insinuating that WE are not the pure embodiment of perfection? That WE are vulnerable to this mortal failure you refer to as a “complex”?
HOW
DARE
YOU
Apologize now lest you risk facing my wrath…
Uh, no.
Well, that was an uninspired response.
And now I’ve lost interest in you.
Meh, could be worse.
AWWWW! First off, I really love your comic and your take on Elves. I like the political intrigue and the characters. makes me wonder how things will progress for Tanna and her family and friends. I wonder what the prince is all about? Hmmm. Also, I love the looks on the faces of the little Elf children as they listen to the story. Having worked with kids myself for many years, they are so cute! Great job on the story. Can’t wait to continue this adventure!
Thanks so much for reading and for the kind words.
And I’m really glad to hear the mystery is coming across. That’s something I’m really striving for; revealing just enough that the reader is drawn in but still left wanting more.
well …. now we know a bit how they see about the creation of the world and etc, funny how different kind of elves have different color and ears xD
BY THE WAY : Archmage idk if someone told you before but your avatar make me ramember of jace , planeswalker of magic: the gathering , only that is kind of black/grey
the world*
sorry , my fingers are slow and my mind fast
Take care mortal, for if you Glimpse the Unthinkable… it may Traumatize you.
When you’re referring to the different Elven peoples, such as the Fuin and Taurë, it would be better to apply the ending -drim (meaning “the people of”) to the names, making them the Fuindrim and Taurëdrim, or the People of the Dark and the People of the Forest, respectively. Although taurë is a Quenya word, and -drim is a Sindarin suffix, but that’s fine since you’re going for a more mixed and impure language. That said, I really like the fact that you are taking the time to use actual Elvish in the comic, rather than just making everything up.