TRANSCRIPT:
Riderless, the dragon flies off.
Ipola surveys her dead enemies, and her dead friend.
IPOLA: Hrraarch ... Oh, Luna, how can I ever balance this?
KOR LACHNIS: Thuu-duthracani!
IPOLA: AAGH!
A sudden magick bolt takes Ipola from behind - she is down.
KOR LACHNIS: <Marvelous. So unexpected ... And so completely marvelous! Take her back to the temple. >
38 thoughts on “The Villain Of The Piece – Page 1157”
Descartes
Kor! It’s been a while!
Hoping you’ll regret ever getting out of bed.
jedraft
He has a nasty habit of never regretting anything, unfortunately.
– Warm regards,
JED
Brother Parvus
Not *yet*, any road.
Adamzero
Kor looks horribly pale and malnourished.
jedraft
Not malnourished, but yes, he’s pretty pale, there.
He slept for three thousand years underground and today was one of the few days he’s actually been out in the sun.
Getting a tan is not a high priority for him. 🙂
– Warm regards,
JED
Mace
Well, my reaction can best be summed up in two words – ‘Oh Shit’. Things are about to get ugly.
jedraft
No spoilers, but – yes, they are.
– Warm regards,
JED
DMC_Run
I feel as though all his previous sightings were in fire-light, but even so, Kor Lachnis appears unusually pale here, almost monochrome/albino.
jedraft
That’s true. This is the exact same texture as before and every other time, with the exception of adding some subsurface scattering. The yellow in the fire and magickal lighting gave him more shadows, color etc. This is bright daylight and boy, just call him “Casper.”
– Warm regards,
JED
Someone's Ed
Casper was friendlier.
Just sayin.
Reservist
Oh, shit… :-S
It has hit the fan. It definitely hit the fan. :-SSS
jedraft
Yeppers. It;s flying in all directions. Do stay tuned!
– Warm regards,
JED
Reservist
Oh, stay tuned, I will.
Reservist
Damn, Kor Lachnis is so damn pale. :-S Is he even still alive?
jedraft
Oh yes, he’s still alive. See prior comments.
– Warm regards,
JED
Paddy
Kor-Lachnis doesn’t seem to have seen much sun. Of course, he’s been asleep in a hidden underground temple for centuries, but even so…
jedraft
No, he’s not what you’d call a “sun worshipper” exactly. See prior comments.
– Warm regards,
JED
ghostwhitehorse
Oh. . .I think he does need an introduction. . . the only question is “to what?” (Kinda leaning on “Another One Bites the Dust” myself. Or maybe “Cambreadth”. . .
jedraft
Heh. We’ll see what happens if Mentl should get involved.
– Warm regards,
JED
SeanR
Good song, but I don’t think their blood is yellow, and it’s already cold.
Descartes
Just noticed the British spelling of “marvellous.” Now I will hear Kor’s voice with a snooty English accent. And that’s not inappropriate.
jedraft
I actually was thinking Christopher Guest in “Princess Bride.”
🙂
Warm regards,
JED
Descartes
BTW, l mean “snooty” as a qualifier, not a generalized. Many such accents are not snooty, but Guest’s character’s accent is a good example of what I have in mind.
EmmaC
Not happy… But, one thing is interesting among all this bad news. The dragon went away.
So… Does that mean that, if given a choice, dragons will go away on their own?
Dun dun dun
Yeah Kor Lachnis looks… as if he is not really there actually, kinda illusionish?
jedraft
We’ll be delving into the nature and character of the dragons as we go. 🙂
Kor Lachnis is definitely there.
Warm regards,
JED
the_eldest
Oh good, I am not thee only one who has been wondering about where the dragons stand!
Brother Parvus
Old LivingDead Kor looks a lot like a slightly morphed ash-pale Robin Williams; too bad he isn’t anywhere near as funny.
jedraft
Hmm – never saw that, but yeah I can see it.
Kor Lachnis does think that he is funny, though.
Warm regards,
JED
Lurker314
Of all the passes in all the mountain ranges in all the world, she flew over mine.
jedraft
“Mister, I met a dragon once when I was a kid …”
Warm regards,
JED
Xpacetrue
I just knew that Ipola was going to be captured, though I was really hoping I was wrong. (I have a hard time dealing with nail-biting cliffhangers.) To be fair, I did not exactly expect Kor-Lachnis, himself, to be there to capture her. The circumstances that he just happened to be there seems a bit too convenient to me. But, in hindsight, I doubt anyone else would have been able to capture her.
Sorry to say this, but: This seemed a bit too predictable. Also, I’d prefer seeing an all out brawl/war rather than Kor-Lachnis acting so cowardly as to threaten their queen or Zona and Tula’s mother. At this point, it’s not like the audience even needs another reason to view him as the despicable villain he is. Does he plan to use her to try to get the clans to surrender or to interrogate/torture her for information? What’s next? Will Zona and Mentl embark on a quest to investigate or rescue her while Tula temporarily takes over Ipola’s role as queen and leads the clans for the war?
Reservist
Kor Lachnis, coward? I’d rather say cunning strategist. Knowing Ipola is in his hold will be quite a asset for the Schuachists.
jedraft
Kor Lachnis is many things, but so far we have not, in my opinion, seen him guilty of cowardice.
Warm regards,
JED
jedraft
Well, sometimes the landing party in Star Trek doesn’t get into trouble, you know, and sometimes the green Orion slave girl doesn’t get into a liplock with the captain. But that doesn’t usually make it into the series. 🙂
Regardless, I think that if you are patient, said patience will be rewarded. There is a series of events coming that should, I hope, be a bit more surprising of which this is just one domino to fall.
Warm regards,
JED
Lora
Well, Kor Lachnis, it is a decidely displeasure to meet you again. Please don’t hesitate to stay away!
And yeah, Kor is looking not just pale, but silver. Must be a by-product of worshipping Shuach. 😛 He’s too interested in Ipola to kill her, but that doesn’t mean he won’t come up with plenty of other unpleasant things.
Reservist
“He’s too interested in Ipola to kill her, but that doesn’t mean he won’t come up with plenty of other unpleasant things.”
True that, miss Lora. True that.
MidnightDStroyer
The compost has just connected with the rotary oscillator & it’s aimed at the wall to see what sticks.
Reservist
Aye. Aye, it has.
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