I mentioned earlier that Savasi culture was changing and uncertain after its years under Iver the war-loving warlord. As it is growing recognized that the Savasi have taken many casualties and must breed aggressively to survive, Iver can paint abstinence […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Harky and Penk’s display of respect for each other continues here. It’s very deliberate that Harky is the one to praise “the young and their new ideas” and Penk speaks of “the elders and their hard-won wisdom,” not the other […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wrote most of this chapter up to this point; Flo wrote most of the material that came after it. But this is definitely the most “me” page in this chapter: dense and efficient, with a vaguely Alan Moore-inspired layout […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are no atheists in foxholes, so to speak. Thunderpeak was totally buying Iver’s anti-mystic propaganda earlier today, but now that he’s had to confront the reality of his own da’s death, he’s singing a different tune. Note he doesn’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think we did a pretty good job of making Thunderpeak here almost instantly likable. Yes, he’s partly in this scene to voice certain prejudices, but his transparent affection for his ma and da, as well as the way Gravedust […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
