Chapter 3: Page 17

posted 20th Nov 2021, 8:00 AM

Chapter 3: Page 17
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19th Nov 2021, 8:51 PM

the_vizir

Looks like Spike is having nothing of this. I mean, what kind of half-rate mage accidentally summons a closet monster when they're trying to call a war spirit?

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20th Nov 2021, 8:55 AM

TheStratovarian

Think you might have uploaded the previous?

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20th Nov 2021, 10:53 AM

the_vizir

Thanks for pointing that out, should be fixed now!

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20th Nov 2021, 12:33 PM

TheStratovarian

It is, though curiously, what is the difference of a horror and a spirit?

Pit-fallen is another new term if you dont mind explaining? Are wolves falling on a particular set of supernatural alignments in regards to things?

Though very fun seeing all the angles and looking points for each panel!

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20th Nov 2021, 10:53 PM

the_vizir

> It is, though curiously, what is the difference of a horror and a spirit?

They're the same class of being, alongside genies, shades and the fae. Each of these "supernals" represent different facets of how humanity interacts with the world. We'll get into this more later on in this series, and in other supporting works, but the long-and-short of it is:

- Fae represent stories, legends, and archetypes--the noble hero, the kindly mentor, the trickster, the wicked stepmother, the peasants who get brutally crushed, and so on.
- Genies incarnate the primal elements of creation--fire, water, earth, wind, metal, life, and so on
- Shades are echoes of living people, those who have died and passed on
- Horrors are manifestations of mortal fears and phobias--the things that go bump in the night, the monster you just know is out there watching you in the dark
- Spirits are created from humanity's interactions with the world around us. A wolf spirit isn't literally the spirit of a wolf, but represents humanity's view of *wolves*, or at least the view of wolves in a certain region. There can be spirits of many things, from local landmarks (spirits of a river, a forest, a neighbourhood or a park), spirits of events (holidays, battles, seasons), or more abstract concepts (math, music, language).

So when Rick cast his spell, he just used a wide net to capture any supernal creature tied to war and conflict. He just ended up grabbing a horror who represents the fear of anger and violence instead of the spirit he wanted because, well, as he said, he didn't think there were horrors in Port Salem.

> Pit-fallen is another new term if you dont mind explaining?

If you've noticed, horrors tend to swear by the "Pit" a lot. Pit-fallen is just another way to do that. Like saying "bloody" or "damn" or whatever your other slur is. It has no deeper meaning beyond Spike being frustrated and using an intensifier to show how angry he is.

Generally, you can take any horror saying anything involving "Pit" to be their version of a curse (which, speaking from an editorial perspective and not a worldbuilding perspective, we use because we know we have some YA readers and so we try to keep our use of English curse words to a minimum.)

> Are wolves falling on a particular set of supernatural alignments in regards to things?

There are werewolves aligned with the horrors--those werewolves loyal to the Lycan Nation, for example. But I think it's fair to say these particular werewolves are not part of that alliance. But that will be explained in the comic within about a dozen pages, and it has to do with what Keith said on this page, and why the Horror Shop staff didn't know about the existence of other supernatural in Port Salem, so I don't want to tip our hand too much before we get to that comic.

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21st Nov 2021, 12:47 AM

TheStratovarian

Thank you very much. I appreciate the huge reply that was so very informative!

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