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Published: 2018-07-05 09:23:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 595; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 0
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Um...so this is an additional bit of the conversation between Sebastian and Amalfi that didn't make it into the main comic because of brevity issues. Poor Bohemond gets moved to the 'extras' of the comic. I will be explaining a little bit more about how magic works in this world in another sketch soon.ΒI actually lost the original file for this while cleaning my desktop, and had to re-draw everything from scratch, so it's a bit rushed and has no colours this time...
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lol this is great. I especially love Amalfi's expression and pose in the third panel haha
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Aww poor Bohemond lol, so much for a vote of confidence from Amalfi, but I guess he's telling it as it is *cries in the corner as his dramatic sorcerer introduction was shot down before it even started*
I bet his opinion of Seb has now also started in the minus numbers *sour face*
Amalfi has labelled everyone, from the bore, to the talentless mage-priest, I wonder what he has to say about Humphrey...
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Haha, well, Amalfi's introduction really just adds insult to injury because Bohemond doesn't even want to be know as 'the mage', he'd rather be know as 'the priest'. But being known as the 'talent-less mage' is even worse than just 'mage'...lol.Β
No I don't think his opinion of Seb is great...they have a pretty rocky relationship, those two.Β
Aah...good question. Probably 'the stiff, pushy commander guy'.Β
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*cries in the corner as his dramatic sorcerer priest introduction was shot down before it even started*
Maybe he has more talent as a priest then, if priesting can be classed as a talent. It will be interesting to see how the magic in your stories works and how it's viewed.
Welp, one cannot be loved by all!
Awww 'pushy'??? (It's called 'being in charge')
I wonder what everyone else calls Amalfi lol.
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Heh...well if priesting is indeed a talent then it's another one that Bohemond lacks...people tend to find him annoying or funny rather than inspiring. Isn't that just the way? Well unless it's inspiring peasants to revolt. He can be quite inspiring then!Β Β
That is actually a good question...Well Bohemond's guide calls Amalfi 'pea-brain' and 'red-headed sewer-rat'....but he is particularly unkind with his name-calling.Β
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Awww Bohemond is truly talentless in everything he does! (except rabble rousing) - although maybe he should have considered a career as a jester if people are amused by him *crying on the inside*
Lol I bet the guide actually calls everyone something offensive...so Amalfi isn't given special treatment in that respect
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Bohemond definitely is introduced wonderfully! 
Everyone's body language also is spot on - it really gets a lively vibe across, and adds to the character interaction. Amalfi's shit-eating grin in the third panel is hilarious, and I really enjoy how Bohemond just throws up his hands in exasperation - thank you Amalfi indeed
Lovely work as always!
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Hah, thank you! 
I'm so glad the body language works. Before I started on the comic all my characters were stiff. This is uncharted territory for me! 
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Ahaha poor guy <3
I'm excited about how much you're sharing and going to share about your world ^^ I liked your work before without the context and it just keeps getting better (((:
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Thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear that. You know, I've always wanted to share and build up my stories but only recently got the courage to. So it really means a lot to know that you find it interesting! Thank you! 
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Haha Bohemond isn't very pleased ^^ Great to see more "behind the scenes"
Sorry about your losing the file, I can imagine the frustration. But you've done a great job re-drawing it and we're enjoying it now, so all well when it ends well ^^
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Nope, he most certainly isn't. Actually, he finds this introduction doubly annoying because not only is Amalfi making fun of his talents, but introduces him as 'the mage' when Bohemond really doesn't want to be one, and would prefer to be introduced as 'the priest'. But Amalfi likes trolling him like that.Β
Thanks! Yeah, it was annoying, but in the end it's ok. And I think the expressions are better in this version.Β
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Ah I hadn't known that he doesn't like being referred to as "mage". Why is that? I'm curious to learn more about his relation with magic!
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Well, he doesn't really want to be a mage. He finds the supernatural tedious and uninteresting. What he is interested in is religion and class issues (you could say he's a bit of a proto-socialist, lol. He hates the medieval class system and is very vocal about the hardships of peasant life. He actually got transferred from his original parish because he helped stir up a peasant riot, lol.). Plus he's just not sure how he should feel about doing magic as a priest. While his magic is largely based in his religiosity (he does magic through singing psalms) Bohemond still doesn't feel great about it and would much rather just be a normal guy. I guess that's what they have in common with Sebastian.
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Ohh that's so interesting!!! I love the idea of him being a proto-socialist
Do other characters of yours have any such special abilities?
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Ah, thank you! I know it's a bit weird making a priest also be a mage....but we figured that magic can have many forms...and religious belief can also connect a person to magic if the person has a natural potential for it. That's why we have a type of 'religious magic' for the more religiously minded mage characters. It's not just Christian but also Islamic, Jewish and Pagan. Did you notice how many traditions have singing as a form of magic? You can see it in the Kalevala, it's in Estonian and Latvian magical practices, but also in Tolkien Eru 'sang' the world into being if I remember correctly...
Hmm...well there are definitely more supernaturals than regular humans in my stories, so yeah most of them have some sorts of abilities. But there are also some regular humans. Humphrey for example is just a regular human with the incredible power of...not sleeping much and overworking himself all the time.
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Definitely. You're right about the magical powers of singing -- I find that fascinating! And Tolkien captured that in his own mythology. It's the same for the Norse, galdr is the term used for magical songs and it has a specific verse form, and Norse poetry in general was intended to be sung. Can't wait to see more of Bohemond and his magic
Haha Humphrey sounds like the ideal human in terms of efficiency!
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I get the feeling that Sebastian would prefer things a little more...solemn? It's obvious that Amalfi has a great zest for (un)life- and why not?
What a shame that you lost the file! It's hard to imagine you in a temper but all the same I'll bet the air turned as blue as one of your own backgrounds.Β Still, top marks for perseverance!
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Hah, well he's certainly more serious about religion than Amalfi is. (Actually Amalfi is pretty much agnostic and HATES religious rituals because he finds them incredibly boring). Amalfi is supposed to be pretty childish in the beginning of the story but he grows up (I hope) as the story progresses. That is not to say he loses his zest for life, nor his skepticism towards organized religion though.Β
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Sounds like you're going to have your hands full with Amalfi. Do you ever get the sense that a character simply won't behave the way you want him/her to?
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Ah very often! Actually because my stories are based on RPs between myself and my co-author I often have no idea how the characters will react until they do. It may sound weird but I often feel like I'm the vehicle of their actions rather than the pilot, if you know what I mean...
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Oh, only too well- I'm currently dealing with a character who was supposed to beΒ a useless parasite from a rich family who was supposed to die in the first three pages. Unfortunately it turned out he was abandoned by his wealthy family for using his generous allowance to set up a genetic testing program to determine whether people of high caste were actually superior specimens ( this is in the future, btw) He's still got to be the one to release the , um, heroine so that she can in turn save her people from extinction when their planet is terraformed by the real villain...and NOW I've got to find some way to save his sorry ass when it comes to the crunch...
Yeah, go be a writer, huh?
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Woah, it seems you are working on quite a fascinating story! Stories happening in the future are difficult to create in my opinion, but can be fascinating when done right! Will you upload it here or will it be for another collection?Β
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It seems I've set myself to pay tribute, in a sense, to all the stories I used to love when I was growing up. The best of SF in my opinion, were the stories set in a future time which allowed the author to ask, How would people react to this extraordinary situation? It was never a matter of super-scientific inventions- they were, as you might say, the backdrop to the story.Β So I have to sketch in the details of a future time when there is travel between the stars, when the human race has developed a rigid caste system where the only socialΒ movement possible is downward, where it is possible to make a planet habitable for humans by radically altering its ecosystem- (none of which is at all original, btw ) just to tell the story of an alien creature raised in captivity and taught to speak in a human language, then released to try to survive with a people she has never known. I might send you the file if it ever sees the light of day- these short summer nights are hell on writing, and there is always so much to do during the day...
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Sounds great! I'm definitely looking forward to reading it. I don't have much experience with the science fiction genre, but as you say it seems more interesting imagining the sort of mentalities that might develop in futuristic circumstances rather than focusing too much on the technological guessings...
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You man have to wait a while, because I've just finished throwing out the first six pages in favour of a character who won't need such an elaborate back story, deciding to go with someone already in place so that I can focus on his relationship with the alien creature. Now that I've got the social structure of this future civilization straight in my head...well, that's what building a story is like. You are quite right, people in any time are apt to take their technology for granted, and don't go around saying 'Oh gee we have an atomic toaster, isn't that grand?'
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What a terrible introduction and an embarrassing one at that. xD Poor Bohemond. I guess he is going to try really hard to prove Amalfi wrong in the future? XD
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Lol yeah Amalfi is a bit of a troll to Bohemond. But they're best friends so it's ok.Β
Actually Bohemond doesn't want to be a mage and would like people not to look at him as the 'mage' but as the 'priest' so he actually finds Amalfi's introduction double annoying for that matter..
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Ah, I see, interesting. Let's see what his actual introduction to Sebastian will be like xD
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Ahh ha ha! The expressions are so good in this Β X"DΒ
Amalfi sure knows how to make introductions...
PoorΒ Bohemond, lol (I totally got an idea for your contest from this XD). I look forward toΒ learningΒ more about how magic works in this setting
Ooh..sucky to loose your original file. Still, I think this works just as well without colours since the characters andΒ their expressions are the main focus.Β
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I'm so glad! Expressions is something I started drawing only with the comic, previously all my characters were so stone-faced.
Aaah, I'm so curious about what idea you got for the contest! 
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Haha, I love this! The expressions and dialogue have a really nice flow to them. I'm also so sorry to hear about your file getting deleted! That's the worst. Glad you were able to redraw it, though. (:
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Heh thanks!
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This is great!
I know it's shitty to lost file... I always take that as a second chance to make better drawing.
Make more of this!
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Heh, thanks!
Ugh, it can be so annoying! But you're right, sometimes the new piece can be better. This one is a bit rushed, but the expressions are better here than they were on the previous one, so that's something...
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Thank you! The previous version had colours, but this isn't too bad as well.Β
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