People/Creatures who live in constantly cold climates tend to grow smaller- unless there’s a benefit with being big. It’s all about less height/width so less of your body is open to the elements- and thicker to keep the warmth from easily escaping.
If you haven’t noticed already, I like the rational explanation -for using a smaller body in cold climates- just as much.
Actually it’s really the other way around. The colder a region is, the bigger a species becomes. If you look at two of the same species from different regions, in the colder parts they are generally larger. Deer are a great example of this.
Being smaller means quadratically less surface area, but cubically less mass (and thus body heat). In cold climates, you ideally want to be a large furry sphere.
Imagin syr`nj’s surprise when she learns they are all that small and for centuries people have mistaken them for dwarves from afar and persued no further.
Gotta say, when it comes to factions working together? I think I prefer Yavin and Rishi. Much less metal freezing to sensitive bits in the jungle, the mighty jungle.
he’s dealing with people who claim to be omniscient – something unsubstantiated as he also knows them as a fairy tale.
and just because someone can see the future doesn’t mean their not using said skill to find the next moron willing to follow you off a cliff or march into the stewpot XD
I did as well, but that’s because that first panel I was very confused and for a moment thought it was Iwatani’s kid that was there.
We don’t have a lot of plot evidence to support the Winter Elves being malevolent, in fact we have a lot to indicate the opposite is true. Either way, all we can do is wait and see.
What other options do they have? All I’m really seeing is “go back to the World’s Rebellion and hope Harky will accept the wood elves as a new Rebellion race and let renegade humans stick around,” which strikes me as unlikely to be popular with anyone–not the Rebellion, not the wood elves, not anyone except maybe King Iwatani, who would love to be easily able to classify all his enemies as “savages.” The five* of them cannot overthrow Gastonia.
*I’m not counting Bandit; she’s not there. Nor am I counting Best, for reasons which he’ll be pleased to scream at you while trying to choke you if they’re insufficiently obvious.
Northern Tundra born and raised
Ice flows is where I spent most of my days
Chillin, freezin, being all cool
shootin some direwolves outside of the school
When a couple of peacemakers who were up to all good
Started making avalanches in my neighborhood
I got in one little introductory meeting and they didn’t get scared
So I said “come along let’s get outta the cold air”
If they are all so cold how is it that Best who is topless with no boots or winter gear is fine? Would let it slide but Frigg who is just as angry is complaining of cold Best guess he’s part winter elf.
He probably isn’t, but he literally spawned, screamed at byron and wrestled him through an avalanche, and then got knocked out on this page by Frigg. I imagine the warmth he previously had as WAV hadn’t had a lot of time to leave his muscle memory, and his anger was keeping him from feeling the environment.
I love Frigg’s practical approach to things. Yes, it could be a trap. But since the alternative is standing out there and literally freezing to death, no point in arguing.
With the phrase “Feels like I’ve been waiting here forever”, emphasis on forever, I wouldn’t be surprised if Weo had literally been standing there for years.
I suspect before all this is done Harky is going to be killed and the Champions outcast from that faction, as well. The two guilds are going to be all each other can rely on, ultimately.
Well the only reason they were fighting is because they were on opposite sides of the war. Now one has no side and the other is led by someone who isn’t just willing to kill everyone on the other sides race
An easily missed but critical part of this page is that dollar sign in the ‘DE$TINY’ pop up right above Best.
Another piece of evidence that Best is NOT a hero like the others; he’s a selfish glory-seeking attention whore who wants to use ‘being seen by all as The Hero’ as a shortcut to fame, money and pussy.
He didn’t have fame or a ton of money, just women. He was comfortable but realized that he NEEDS more than comfort: he needs status, he needs the ‘masses’ to see how superior he is to them and praise him for it. He’s just another despicable heartless egomaniac driven by greed and arrogance, nothing more.
He wants to have a meaningful, important destiny above all else . . . Which I mean, isn’t an awful thing to want. This all started with the prophecy, which gave him the confidence to become the asshole we all know today. It’s a matter of wanting purpose, I suppose. And that’s fine. He’s just an asshole about it and in denial about everything because he can’t POSSIBLY do wrong, right?
I disagree, I think he’s always just wanted to become FAMOUS and get the perks (money + pussy) that go with fame. When he heard the prophecy his mind made the connection that if he FULFILLED this ‘heroic destiny’ he would become instantly famous in a simple easy manner. He doesn’t care about doing anything truly meaningful or helping the world really, he just wants everyone to praise and adore him. He’s just an egomaniac, not a hero by any stretch of thought.
It’s not exactly a secret that Best is in it for the fame and glory. If the dollar sign is overlooked, it’s because it isn’t the least bit surprising, not because it’s subtle.
Apparently that’s not exactly well-known because I’ve seen several people here refer to him as being ‘heroic’, so I didn’t think my comment was superfluous. If it was for you I can only say ‘pardon’ and recommend that you not read my comments in the future. Thanks.
Gosh Goblaurence. Yeah it’s not that they’re directly related or anything.
They’re not. Magda’s uncle was Baldy McBeefcake.
… who?
I considered searching the tags for that but, you know. It’s not exactly GA style. Almost, but not exactly.
The dead mystic with the bald head and the muscles that Frigg drooled over in her dream quest thing. Baldy McBeefcake.
That’s not his actual name.
Cliff Rockslide IIRC
Close enough
I suspect Penk can’t find a suitable argument to Frigg’s reasoning no matter how hard he tries.
Seeing as how he dove into a volcano to become Tectonicus’ avatar I doubt the fires of hell would bother him one bit.
He could tell her it probably would have been best for her to wear the coat under the armor.
It occurs to me that the winter elves may be of short stature overall, similar to Santa’s elves.
Seems likely, and Weo is probably not as young as Syr’nj assumes.
I was just thinking the same thing; that we got a Santa’s elves kinda reference.
They’d be Keebler elves, but in testing it was too hard for players to click on them for quests.
People/Creatures who live in constantly cold climates tend to grow smaller- unless there’s a benefit with being big. It’s all about less height/width so less of your body is open to the elements- and thicker to keep the warmth from easily escaping.
If you haven’t noticed already, I like the rational explanation -for using a smaller body in cold climates- just as much.
Actually it’s really the other way around. The colder a region is, the bigger a species becomes. If you look at two of the same species from different regions, in the colder parts they are generally larger. Deer are a great example of this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergmann%27s_rule
Being smaller means quadratically less surface area, but cubically less mass (and thus body heat). In cold climates, you ideally want to be a large furry sphere.
Imagin syr`nj’s surprise when she learns they are all that small and for centuries people have mistaken them for dwarves from afar and persued no further.
Nobody wanted to investigate a known desert-faring people being in the arctic regions.
Gotta say, when it comes to factions working together? I think I prefer Yavin and Rishi. Much less metal freezing to sensitive bits in the jungle, the mighty jungle.
Plus the bird people on Rishi are a lot nicer.
“Could it be a trap?”
Penk, you’re supposed to be smart. You’re dealing with basically omniscient dudes here. Anything you do or don’t do could be trapped.
I always think everything could be a trap. That is why I am still alive.
Correlation is n… y’know what, never mind, I think this is a trap.
Admiral Akbar agrees.
…Even if I don’t…
It’s questionable how much he knows, or believes of what he has heard, about the Winter Elves.
In that context it’s an understandable reaction.
he’s dealing with people who claim to be omniscient – something unsubstantiated as he also knows them as a fairy tale.
and just because someone can see the future doesn’t mean their not using said skill to find the next moron willing to follow you off a cliff or march into the stewpot XD
Weo. Is. ADORABLE.
Don’t fall for it. That first panel? Pure villain pose.
I’m getting a strong Iwatani vibe here.
I did as well, but that’s because that first panel I was very confused and for a moment thought it was Iwatani’s kid that was there.
We don’t have a lot of plot evidence to support the Winter Elves being malevolent, in fact we have a lot to indicate the opposite is true. Either way, all we can do is wait and see.
Basically a Miniwatani.
What other options do they have? All I’m really seeing is “go back to the World’s Rebellion and hope Harky will accept the wood elves as a new Rebellion race and let renegade humans stick around,” which strikes me as unlikely to be popular with anyone–not the Rebellion, not the wood elves, not anyone except maybe King Iwatani, who would love to be easily able to classify all his enemies as “savages.” The five* of them cannot overthrow Gastonia.
*I’m not counting Bandit; she’s not there. Nor am I counting Best, for reasons which he’ll be pleased to scream at you while trying to choke you if they’re insufficiently obvious.
It could be a trap, but since they’re precognizant, not following might be the trap.
If they know that you know, that they know, then they know that you know and you know that they will know, so…y’know?
Because knowing is 1/32nd of the battle?
The other 31/32 of the battle is blood & death…
Good thing it’s not a Windows Elf. I heard they’re penguin killers.
Yeah, there have been some bad Apples ru(i)nning the Windows creed.
And in the Winter Elves’ abode, Best will find… The Pick of De$tiny.
Does that mean he will have to face down Beelzeboss in a rockoff?
Nah, Frigg will take care of Best’s rockoff.
That’s good. Because until now he’s just been the Prick of De$tiny.
frigg, classy as usual XD
It’s the f’n cold!
Northern Tundra born and raised
Ice flows is where I spent most of my days
Chillin, freezin, being all cool
shootin some direwolves outside of the school
When a couple of peacemakers who were up to all good
Started making avalanches in my neighborhood
I got in one little introductory meeting and they didn’t get scared
So I said “come along let’s get outta the cold air”
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If they are all so cold how is it that Best who is topless with no boots or winter gear is fine? Would let it slide but Frigg who is just as angry is complaining of cold Best guess he’s part winter elf.
Best is always a cold hearted beast, and a cool bastard.
He probably isn’t, but he literally spawned, screamed at byron and wrestled him through an avalanche, and then got knocked out on this page by Frigg. I imagine the warmth he previously had as WAV hadn’t had a lot of time to leave his muscle memory, and his anger was keeping him from feeling the environment.
During all of that time, Best was only shy of berserking by one demonic possession.
Best would’ve possessed the demon.
So all they needed to do all along to find the Winter Elves was look down?
Look down. Look down. To look them in the eye.
Look down. Look down. Now follow lest you die.
Frigg always gets the best lines. :-)
Am I the only one imagining Weo having Mickey Mouse’s voice?
Well NOW I am!
Nips so hard she can defend herself with them by channeling her power through them.
I love Frigg’s practical approach to things. Yes, it could be a trap. But since the alternative is standing out there and literally freezing to death, no point in arguing.
Typo in panel 2: “B’ail Vezk” should be “B’ial Vezk”
B’ail Vezk is what you pay to get out of J’ail.
This is an MMORPG, not a game of Monopoly…
Aren’t you a little short for a sto… mystical Elf of the North?
“Oh, we just call ourselves that. Nobody would take Winter GNOMES seriously unless the world was coming to an end.”
De$tiny is my favorite female R&B artist.
Don’t those winter elves’ ears get frostbitten when they don’t put their hoods up?
I suddenly want Guilded Age Facebook stickers so I can have one of DE$TINY.
Yay Pathfinder!
Can I nominate Best’s “de$tiny” face in panel nine to be added to the pool of random Gravatar images?
Been following GA right from the start. It still seems unreal that we’ve been through 44! chapters!
With the phrase “Feels like I’ve been waiting here forever”, emphasis on forever, I wouldn’t be surprised if Weo had literally been standing there for years.
We can’t see the quest marker that had her pinned in place, ’cause it’s too far over her head.
I’m willing to walk into hell itself to unfreeze her tits too.
I love how quickly the two groups basically just go “Well, ok, I guess we cool, now.”
Pun only half intended.
I suspect before all this is done Harky is going to be killed and the Champions outcast from that faction, as well. The two guilds are going to be all each other can rely on, ultimately.
Well the only reason they were fighting is because they were on opposite sides of the war. Now one has no side and the other is led by someone who isn’t just willing to kill everyone on the other sides race
They even got Best to chill-axe
An easily missed but critical part of this page is that dollar sign in the ‘DE$TINY’ pop up right above Best.
Another piece of evidence that Best is NOT a hero like the others; he’s a selfish glory-seeking attention whore who wants to use ‘being seen by all as The Hero’ as a shortcut to fame, money and pussy.
He does wanna do something “destiny” related tho. Gotta remember he had all 3 of those before and he was miserable
He didn’t have fame or a ton of money, just women. He was comfortable but realized that he NEEDS more than comfort: he needs status, he needs the ‘masses’ to see how superior he is to them and praise him for it. He’s just another despicable heartless egomaniac driven by greed and arrogance, nothing more.
He wants to have a meaningful, important destiny above all else . . . Which I mean, isn’t an awful thing to want. This all started with the prophecy, which gave him the confidence to become the asshole we all know today. It’s a matter of wanting purpose, I suppose. And that’s fine. He’s just an asshole about it and in denial about everything because he can’t POSSIBLY do wrong, right?
or how the prophesy wasn’t even about him in the first place
I disagree, I think he’s always just wanted to become FAMOUS and get the perks (money + pussy) that go with fame. When he heard the prophecy his mind made the connection that if he FULFILLED this ‘heroic destiny’ he would become instantly famous in a simple easy manner. He doesn’t care about doing anything truly meaningful or helping the world really, he just wants everyone to praise and adore him. He’s just an egomaniac, not a hero by any stretch of thought.
“Easily missed”? Really?
I admit a more accurate word would be easily ‘overlooked’ or ‘ignored’. Are you happy now Mr. troll?
*raises single eyebrow*
It’s not exactly a secret that Best is in it for the fame and glory. If the dollar sign is overlooked, it’s because it isn’t the least bit surprising, not because it’s subtle.
Apparently that’s not exactly well-known because I’ve seen several people here refer to him as being ‘heroic’, so I didn’t think my comment was superfluous. If it was for you I can only say ‘pardon’ and recommend that you not read my comments in the future. Thanks.
You’re (were?) in intense mode again, I see. :-/
Best is really excited to be on his way to his De$tiny. It’s been a very long time since he’s been with his most expensive lady friend.
Best’s face is … best.
The hair looks like a throwback to Erica Henderson’s original design. Nice!
Rana and Goblaurence remind me of Nite Owl and Rorschach.
I see Goblaurence much more as the Comedian to Rana’s Rorschach.
I’m really looking forward to an extended conversation between Penk and Syr’nj. I think they’ll get along swimmingly.