Snow by Night

The leviathan approaches on Page 5 of Serpents in the Water. Be afraid, sailors. Be very afraid. When you vote for Snow by Night,  you’ll see why they should be so afraid.

The Tattered Weave is going full steam. If you want an interactive story with crafting and collectables, this is the game for you. It has mini-games, avatars, adorable kith, and quests. Also, there’s a story behind it all that provides a heart and a theme to it. We’ll be launching a Kickstarter for it tomorrow. You can watch videos describing some of the features on our YouTube channel.

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The Morantine discuss their strategy on Page 4 of Serpents in the Water. I was impressed at how you brought up points that the Lions of Morante address on this page. Great minds think alike…

The Morantine might have more immediate problems than the mountain passage. When you vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics, you can get a preview of what that is.

Shifting from Snow by Night for a bit, I’m putting together a new project with the help of Diane, Steph, and about a dozen artists — The Tattered Weave. It’s a digital community with quests, collectables, games, and pets. If you’ve played Gaia Online or Flight Rising, you are familiar with this type of site. Diane talks about all the features on our YouTube channel. It’s going to be a lot of fun. Check it out.

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Sherbourg is the ultimate goal of the Morantine fleet in Page 3 of Serpents in the Water. Strangely, General Sayre’s officers are less than enthusiastic. When you vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics, you can see Sayre’s answer to their objections. And no, it’s not Game of Thrones so he doesn’t kill them all.

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The Lions of Morante meet on Page 2 of Serpents in the Water. It was common practice in the navies of the Age of Sail to only open their orders when at sea. Ports were full of spies, and sailors were notoriously loose lipped.

Vote for Snow by Night to see the target of the Morantine fleet. You can probably guess because of the story I’ve been telling so far, but confirmation is always good.

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With scene 1 for Chapter 13 posted, I’m going back to the Ch12 Vignette, titled Serpents in the Water. It’s illustrated by Cindy Mirabile, who prefers old school drawing n paper with markers. It gives the pages a feel that works well for the vignette.

But what’s going on in the vignette? The Morantine Fleet has set sail. Where are they going? What is their destination? One of the sailors has some opinions.

Vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics to meet the Morantine officers. They’ll be playing an important role in the second half of Snow by Night.

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This week’s Almanac entry is the map of Everique. This is what I’ve been working on the past couple of weeks — along with the map of Japethe. Think of this as a work in progress, as there’s still some things I want to work on, but I wanted to share it with you. Next week’s update will zoom in on Aradie and show all the places mentioned in the story.

Also, an update announcement. I’m going to start updating on the day of the update instead of the evening before. My daughter’s school schedule has me up super early, and I need to go to bed earlier. (Zombie Eric stumble through day!) So from now one look to see updates shortly after noon on the day of the update.

Have a great weekend!

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The Peacemaker returns to the Kahne’aké on Page 12 of The Peacemaker and the Tree of War. Did he die from the fall and get better? Did he just vanish into the river and never died at all? The legend is unclear, but he met the requirements of the test the Kahne’aké laid out for him. But the Tree of War is always growing, even as we cut it back. The Wisdom is right to be worried.

My thanks to Kristen Kemper who jumped on this vignette at the last moment and met a very demanding update schedule. She was essentially finishing a page every 3 days. Fantastic job, Kristen. Good luck with your webcomic, Sylvania, and I’m hoping to bring you back to work on future vignettes.

No update this Wednesday or Friday due to Thanksgiving. Chapter 12 The Vault begins on Monday, November 30. We’re going back to where we left Blaise and Defiant Elk to start with, but the bulk of the chapter involves Jassart and Vivienne. Have a great holiday everyone, and I’ll see you next week!

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The Peacemaker disappears without a trace into the waters below on Page 11 of The Peacemaker and the Tree of War. That sure ended the story abruptly. Just kidding! We’ll have another page illustrated by the talented Kristin Kemper next week to wrap up this vignette before Thanksgiving.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, the Washington Post published an article on How to Eat Like a Native American complete with recipes!

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