Snow by Night

This week’s Almanac entry is an update to the Everique continent map. It now has a mileage scale on it and a whole lot more place names. I’m treating the maps as a work in progress. I expect to update them repeatedly as the story progresses. Have a great weekend, everyone.

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The conversation just keeps getting worse for Viv on Chapter 12 Page 8. Abort! Abort! Abort!

I’m sure you all have had conversations like this with parents, teachers, and bosses. You lose the first argument and then lose additional unrelated arguments that you didn’t even bring up. And you walk away thinking to yourself, “Man, it would have been better to have never started this conversation in the first place.”

What does Viv do? Vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics to get a preview.

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Welcome back and Happy New Year, everyone! I’ve got some news which I’ll discuss below.

But first, Vivienne’s Father lays out why he says no on Chapter 12, Page 7. Turns out, he just doesn’t believe in the powerful knick-knack to paddy-whack the Morantine throne. Hey, that scans! To see a preview of page 8, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

So the news, 2016 will be a big year for Snow by Night. I’m finishing off the last rewards from the Vol 2 Kickstarter. Once that’s done, I’m going to run a Kickstarter for Volume 1 and Volume 3. I’ve been wanting to move Vol1 from the individual chapters to volumes for a while now, and we’re almost done with Vol3.  I’m also contemplating making a Patreon page for Snow by Night to show some of the design work that Julie and the artists do as well as other benefits. I’ll keep you all informed.

The big news. In Volume 3 I will be joined by a new colorist. Naty has been with me for 9 chapters, but the demands of school and other commitments means she has to curtail her activities here. I greatly appreciate all that she’s done for the comic. Naty, thank you very much.

Starting with Chapter 13, Steph Stober will be taking over coloring for Snow by Night. She’s the one who helped me resdesign the Snow by Night web page and is the artist for Final Arcanum. She has some big shoes to fill with Naty’s departure, but I have great faith in her. Welcome aboard, Steph!

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This week’s Almanac entry is the regional map of Northeast Everique. So you can see where all the places are in relation to each other. Aradie is to the north with Liranequois to the southwest. Varre and Neerpelt are to the south. Elakanois didn’t make it on this map, but it’s just to the west.

Holiday break is here! I’ll be back on Monday Jan. 4 with the next page, which will explain why the Governor General won’t grant his daughter’s request. Happy holidays every one!

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Vivienne visits her father, who also happens to be the Governor General, on Chapter 12 Page 6. This conversation might not go the way she wants. When I asked Julie to draw this page, I wanted to show wealth and power, but it’s still the colonies. Little splashes of baroque styling would be present, but it should have a hint of the rustic to it. I think she succeeded marvelously.

To see why I was rushing to get all the maps done, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics. I have one more Almanac update this Friday, which will be a map of Aradie. After that, I’m taking a two-week break for the holidays. The next page goes up on Jan. 4. See you then!

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Defiant Elk makes a realization that will change the course of the story on Chapter 12 Page 5. Blaise has an ally in his quest. It might not be the one he wants, but it’s the one he’s going to get.

Scene shift with Wednesday’s page. To see who is the focus of the next scene, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.After that, I’m taking a two-week break for the holidays, starting Dec. 21. I’ll be back with a new page on Jan. 4.

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This week’s Almanac entry is the map of Japethe. This is the Old World and the location of Morante, Japethe, and Kleef. I had a lot of fun designing this map, twisting history and making up divergences as I was sketched in mountains and rivers.

I haven’t thought out the other continents yet. Curtis has 8 continents instead of our 7. So there’s plenty more to explore. It might be a while before I get to those. The story I’ve chosen focuses on Japethe and Everique. Next week — a map of Aradie.

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Defiant Elk despairs at saving his nation on Chapter 12 Page 4. He and the Kanonsionni are trapped by the frontier trade. If they turn their back on the goods offered by the colonists, they are weaker than their rivals. If they trade for them, they have to give away a part of themselves.

In the real world, the council fires have not faded away entirely. The nations that I’m drawing inspiration from still exist. History has not been kind to them, due to our nation’s policies and a legacy of indifference and hostility. If you want to read about how the Iroquois handled the issues that Elk is grappling with, I recommend Iroquois Diplomacy on the Early American Frontier by Timothy Shannon.

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