Annotated 47-15
Not sure if y’all caught the fact that Ardaic is using his energy-javelins like ski poles in panel 1 and that’s the only reason he can stay in the lead without slipping. The others are making progress now, but they’ve got to be cautious, especially since the lighting down here isn’t for shit.
In fact, this lighting situation is so dim, even Flo and I are a little confused about just who is down here. The script has “the odd cogs minus Bandit,” and I can pick out Bash-Meister Berta, Tobias Gnipgnop, and of course Keeper Kepfer in the last frame. But neither of us saw Watcher anywhere. Flo first saw Isidro, then changed his tag to Brock’s, but I don’t see either of ’em. This is a real Where’s Wanderer Waldo situation. Let me know what I missed. (Update: Thanks, see comments.)
FB: Silver vs. Smiths.
I think that’s Watcher’s staff peeking in from the right side edge of panel 2.
Isidro might be the guy pushing over a crate on the bottom right of panel 2. Looks possibly human-sized, and has the characteristic feather.
However, I’m having a darn hard time identifying Tobias. Is he Flamethrower Guy in the last panel?
Tobias is in the bottom left of the 2nd panel. He’s wearing his mask.
Oh! He is well-camouflaged!
Isidro, Brock, and Watcher’s staff can be seen at the bottom right hand corner of the second panel.
Are the gnomes wearing Knight-vision goggles?
It should be Tob*i*as Gnipgnop, not the “Tobas” that you wrote on both the tag and the main text.
Serves me right for copy-pasting! Fixed.
I missed the ski pole thing.
I just assumed he was using them as crutches, in a much more un-speedy and undignified manner.
Would have served him right.
You’re not too far off. Ski poles are pretty much like awkward crutches when you’re using them like this.