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I'm so exceptionally nervous about this chapter. I mean, I always am, but this one has me particularly nail-bitey. It puts the entire story and most of the cast aside in favour of Something Else. I broke all kinds of rules, too. The next two pages are almost entirely prose! People are going to scream so much at ...

1 Week!

The pages I'm working on were getting a little dark; had to draw some chibis to rally myself.

Chapter 14 begins next Thursday!

Breasteses (NSFW)

Last of the naughty Tumblr archive. High-res version of this thanks to Jeremy, who is a man dedicated to the historical preservation of boobs. Elka/Quigley is also attached, download to see.

Hanging out on Discord for a while!

Did everyone have a lovely holiday? Do you miss Unsounded yet? We only have a few more weeks until Chapter 14 starts, I hope you're pumped! Two things:

If you're creatively inclined, I'm doing a very casual fanworks contest. The deadline is Valentine's Day and there are only two entries so far so your chances are good. 2019-01-21 17:59:55 +0000 UTC View Post

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Duane is so pleased with how his morning is going. Of course he should be a little more eager to make this old woman spill the beans so he can resume his chase of the silver, but his dramatic sensibilities quite overcrow his good sense from time to time.

That does wrap up the chapter on a bit of a cruel tease, but such is serialized fict...

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I like how Ruffles' ruffles flatten when she gets yelled at. As a kid, I think mine did the same when my grandma would tear me a new one.

Hey Duane, I think you should tell us all about Shaensigin in a new standalone flashback chapter, what d'you think? I think you should make it as dramatic as possible, and use it to glorify Alderode and your mi...

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There are some interesting tapestries up on Nanna's walls, most of them quite old, most of them whispering odd things about the origin of her people.

Ruffles is serving up warm tuber milk flavoured with lichen powder and rendered fat from the giant rodents. I like to imagine it tastes like a vaguely rank and greasy macha latte. Siya doesn't like ...

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Nanna's house is pretty nice. I like the little gardening tools all neatly arranged in a rack, and the giant honkin' tapestry of Lady Ilganyag spread over the top :V

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Good try, Siya.

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Don't spill the beans, Ruffles. Siya is trying to get an honest read on this guy and if he doesn't remember last night, then it wasn't him that did it. At least she's pretty sure...

Though what if she'd said that yes, they do beat her here? Would he have relished having the justification then to go upstairs and raze the place? Mm.

That time Duane tried to grow a beard (NSFW)

Wholesome Adelier content. I'm afraid Leysa shares my bias against facial hair. So scratchy.

Full image attached, download it to see~

Evelyn Five-Eyes (NSFW)

I'm sure you've heard, but Tumblr is banning all adult content from their platform. I'll be archiving a few images from there over here the next few days. Going forward, Patreon will become the only place to see any naughty stuff I draw.

Evelyn here is a good preview of things to come. Over the chapter break I'll be writing and illustrating a lit...

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Siya's pretty brave trying to befriend an Aldish monsterman. I mean, I had to research for my comic too but I never went and shared air with corpses.

I mean except for one time I guess.

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You'll want to pop over to the site for this one - there's a little animation that goes with it.

I'm a Florida native and our anoles do the dewlap thing. I've always thought it was both creepy and badass, and felt kind of bad that humans don't ...

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I've thought about two-toe culture and logistics a lot but tried to keep myself from going overboard now that we're finally properly amongst them. Their primary diet is beetles (which scamper around like chickens in human villages) and different mushrooms, but they also keep giant rodents for their skin, their poop (for growing mushrooms) and their...

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Stop being so nice to her, Sara, she doesn't know how to process it! Have a spoon.

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Sara is officially adopting Sette, it is done.

Happy Thanksgiving if today is turkey day where you live! What is Ashley thankful for?

Can I just take a moment to say it's you - yes, you in particular - who is reading this right now? I wrote a little bit on the site but to be real, it's Patreon that keeps the lights on when it comes to this ...

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Had to make a few minor dialogue decisions on this page. Almost certain Sette would just say "pants" to refer to underwear, but American readers wouldn't interpret that correctly so opted for "underpants" as a compromise. And Sara's "What the heck" gave me pause because it felt so childish but then, she's been sheltered in this shrine all her life ...

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I'm pretty jealous of this bathing situation, no lie. I bet the whole room smells like flowers and incense and stuff.

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Two new pages again today~

The two twins are Sara and Siya, if you'll recall, and Sara has decided to make a project out of Sette, I fear. Hopefully Sette doesn't murderkill her.

Sette has nested beneath a Tirna shrine. I'm sure this has no significance at all.

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Two pages today, check the attachment for the second.

So let's have fun for the rest of the chapter! Enough of this sadsack nonsense. Sette incoming.

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So their next date is set. Murkoph can chaperone.

The Lady's observations on Time are ones that have vexed me in the past. No matter how brilliantly happy are at any given moment, you don't hold on to it. Tomorrow you'll be on the hunt for your next fix, and the memory is a dry bone with less and less flavour the more you gnaw on it.

In a w...

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A while back I warned that Duane would say and do some rather unlikable stuff this chapter. I think he's proving me honest.

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Helpful birb.

The khert has an unmistakable sea theme, hearkening to the underwater beginning of all life and the weightlessness I feel would accompany disembodiment. Lots of sea life to gobble wandering memories and turn them into the compressed, fractal sediment that composes the timeless khert's swooping walls and spiralling floors. I wonder h...

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Nerds on ice!

Thanks for all the great names in the last post, guys, they'll really come in handy!

14 Concept & Plat kid names

Chapter 14's going to be in a slightly different style. It's a war tale, dirty, violent, and grey, and I want more texture and immediacy in the art, so I'm drawing it all in pencil and foregoing final inks. Still working out the kinks but I'm really excited to have a challenge.

In this chapter, Duane has seven Plat caste children and teens that h...

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Two new pages today, check the attachment for the second. Quite momentous - though still fairly cryptic - words and images on these two pages. And they've been a long time coming. I shall refrain from excessive comment except to kind of agree with Lady Ilganyag's damnation against Bastion in the first panel. Bastion seemed fine merely grousing abou...

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This wouldn't be the first time Lady Ilganyag has put Bastion to bed like a cranky child. When she can't trust him, she makes sure he can't act against her, and unfortunately for Bastion she has very inconvenient control of his body via her blasted torc. Great for teleporting, not so great for staying conscious when she'd rather he not be.

And no...

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CHOKE

I think that would really hurt, even aside from the whole needing to breathe in order to maintain bodily functions bit. Man just never learns though.

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Though it was hinted a few chapters ago that Lady Ilganyag can communicate via the torcs, this is our first confirmation. She can talk to Bastion at will, and has been able to for quite a long time.  Unfortunately for Bastion and his former Black Tongue brethren, it's always on her terms.