Comic 287
Howdy, fellow Draconiacs! RazorFox here.
Yes, that’s Lady Chiara.
Those of you looking for a soundtrack for this page can pull up “Beautiful” by the group 10 Years.
For the past two weeks, I’ve been floating the idea–totally hypothetically, mind you–of doing a limited-edition poseable Draconia Chronicles figure. Since the idea would be for just one character, we conducted a poll for which species would be preferred, and Dragon beat out Tiger, though not by a huge margin.
So, for the past week, we’ve been soliciting nominations for which character you would like to see done up as this as-of-yet purely-hypothetical poseable Draconia Chronicles action figure. Characters receiving two separate nominations from two or more unique individuals (lookin’ at YOU, Sinstarr! ^__^) would be added to the ballot. Well, the nomination process is done, and here’s your ballot, in no particular order:
- Elektra
- Eone
- Princess Lumina
- Lady Red
- Queen Oscura
- Lady Chiara
- Briella
- Gaia
- Fuegana
- Kighan
- Arc
So, which of these ladies would be your choice for this as-of-right-now purely-hypothetical poseable Draconia Chronicles action figure? Hit the poll to the right of the comic and cast your vote for your top three, and let’s see what happens.
Until then, this has been an exhausting weekend, though not entirely for comic production, but for helping a pair of friends of mine move. Whoever designed the couch–not THEIR couch, but couches in general–needs to be slapped. Time to rest up before getting started on page 288. Take care, my fellow Draconiacs, and thanks for reading!
=RazorFox.
112 Comments
….Did not see that coming…
I did…but I didn’t wanna say anything. She was the only other dragon I could think of that matched the description given of briella a few strips back.
Great job, Tiron! I didn’t intentionally design Briella to have such a similar physical description as Lady Chiara, but when I noticed it, I decided to use it in the story. ^__^
I once whizzed off Matt Sherer which messed up Badly Drawn Kitties one weekend, because I was guessing his plot far too accurately in the forums. I’ve largely stopped speculating out loud since then.
I do have ONE other thing I think I noticed too…and if I’m right I think Chiara is gonna be just as happy to see Shie as Shie is to see her…
Wow…I was right.
The only other light dragon that we knew of that fit the twins description.
Good job figuring it out! ^o^
There’s no ZWEEEN, could she be for real?
Actually, if you go back and look at page 284 [link], there was one extra “ZWEEEEEN.” ~__^
And this is proof positive that Ennek isn’t quite through with Kess.
Plenty of steam to blow off. She’s gonna be there a while. ^__^;
*Chuckles maliciously in anticipation* >:}
so they found the tormentor looks like shie is going to get her revenge on chiara i saw she and her man i feel like getting revenge on oscura for what she did to a earth dragon but thats not me a wise man told me fight fire with fire both of you get burn
Fighting fire with fire is a Fire Dragon’s job anyway. They’re flame-proof. ^__^
? what did Lady Chiara do? take out her eye or something?
and i forget who she is…
y u no make cast page that’s really a cast page?
I will during the upcoming break. It’s high up on my to-do list. I’m wrestling with how much information to put on it for each character.
Lady Chiara, as I recall, is the Princess’ caretaker/guardian. She’s also pretty much one of Queen Oscura’s right hand dragons, so if anyone was doing the daily torturing, it was probably her.
Which means that Shie has a target, and there’s gonna be some major shit at some point because of this.
Sums it up pretty accurately. ^__^
Shie’s size is making me wonder… How old is she compared to the rest of the cats? Or is she just plain big? She looks kind of motherly in panel 3, what with her size and Kess’s complaints.
Motherly! Just in time for Mother’s Day. ^__^
Shie’s one of the “big cats.” One of these days, I’ll mention it in the comic, but the big cats have a hereditary condition that kicks in in their later teen years and acts like steroids. Thanks to their active lifestyles, this easily becomes hefty muscle. Without an active lifestyle, it would just turn to flab. Scyde is another Tiger in this category, and, in her younger days, so was Mabel.
As for her age, Shie’s just a couple years older than Kess and is the second-oldest of this group after Ennek. What makes the difference so stark is not only that Shie is so tall, but that Kess is also the shortest one of the group.
With Ennek the way she is, I would have thought she was younger >_> Is Kenzie the youngest? It just seems like it’d be her or Riah.
I Ennek’s the oldest, followed by Shie, but I haven’t really given much thought to who exactly would be the youngest. I think it would be Riah. Most of these characters are in a rather narrow age range, though, so the title of “youngest” would be held by a very narrow margin.
I love Shie’s “You deserve this, so I’m going to enjoy letting Ennek beat some sense into you.” expression.
Unfortunately, there’s going to be hell for this if Shie ever gets the chance to confront Chiara. Fortunately, I have hopes that the Princess will eventually help mitigate the worst of the chaos, at some point.
We’ll see just how things shake out between Shie and Lady Chiara, and anyone else that might be involved. As for Shie’s response to Kess’ pleas, Shie’s not above letting someone take a well-deserved ass-whoopin’. ^__^
The good news is, I can see it playing out pretty peacefully if Chiara and Shie realize how connected they are.
I can also see it playing out very messily, but Shie and Chiara are probably some of the better candidates for working out something peaceful.
Or, at least something only mildly violent that lets everybody live.
Oh my Lord… Chiara was the one that tortured the sisters. Sure this Dragon looks a bit more powerful but I know Chiara anywhere.
You can call it powerful if you want, but I’m rather enamored of the figure and pose I gave her here. Love dem hips! ^__^
And those hips don’t lie! They admit to first degree Tiger Torture!
2 things. 1: I actually have to aplaud Shie for NOT stopping Ennek. [Beat dat bitch Kess to an ever living bloody pulp] and 2: THAT CHIARA IS NOT REAL! [Illusions dont fool me] Hey Razor btw. Any more details on your upcoming appearances at a metro-con? [or whatever you artists of comics call that] I need a date, time, and location. and an exact time of when your showing up, so I can A: Meet you in person. B: Get a picture of you via my 3DS. C: Hand you a coupla character descriptions for any ideas on upcoming character appearances here in the draconiaverse. And D: Exchange emails with ya. [D is optional] XP XD EP!!!!!!!!! [yes EP is my version of: I'm pleased right now]
Actually, all my upcoming convention appearances are always listed just to the right of the comic, under the heading conveniently titled “Conventions.” I’m always there for the dates listed. They’re mainly in the eastern United States, but you never know when I might venture beyond my home territory. ~__^
Yay! I had a feeling it was Chiara ^_^……..and now I’m kind of sad that it was Chiara, she seemed like such a nice dragon. Oh well, can’t judge a book by its cover or something along those lines. Also with Ennek pulling Kess back, it kind of reminded me of Mortal Kombat……And, is that Kess’ top covering that Ennek is using to strangle her with? Ennek must be beyond pissed off >_>.
Great observations on both the “Mortal Kombat” reference, and the use of Kess’ own “top” being used to pull her back into the fray. As for Lady Chiara, her side of the story will be revealed in due time. Stay tuned… ~__^
Oh yeah, and E: Become a friend of yours. [Always wanted to have a friend who's an artist ya know]
I’m always eager to meet my readers at conventions. Hope to see you at one!
Wait a tick, isn’t Lady Chiara the dragon who’s mother was killed by Shie?
You are very observant, young grasshopper. ^__^
Well that being the case Shie can’t hardy blame her. That is if Shie can make the connection.
Oh…yeah, I’d noticed that too. Since he said it out loud I’ll admit it down here.
And were did Ennek get those straps from(Odd)? Were ever she got em from there is no question that she’s about to take Kess to the wood shed!
As an earlier commenter keenly pointed, they’re the straps Kess wears as a top. ^__^
So Kess is being wiped and strangled with her own clothes? Sweet!
You got it! ^o^
You should really do something about the cast page Razor, we need something to keep track of all these characters.
I know, Kobra. During the break after the end of the chapter, it’ll be on my to-do list.
And Briella said, “Let there be light.” Zween. And Riah and Shie saw the light and said that the likeness of their target was good.
Amen. ^__^
I think Kess should walk around naked from now on, just so the other Tigers can’t strangle her with her straps when she pisses them off. Methinks she’ll be somewhat more humble after this incident.
Well, actually, the only reason Ennek is using Kess’ gear for this, is that her own gear is unavailable right now. Ennek’s gear is in a different part of the Khalira. The other five had a chance to get their stuff put back on, but Kenzi and Ennek were never there; hence, their continued state of nakedness.
As for Ennek beating some humility into Kess, we’ll see what comes of it. Stay tuned… ~__^
After being force fed so much humble pie one can only hope. Course after Shie told her to step off I thought Kess would have taken the hint, but then again Kess is an extremely dunce one.
Didn’t see that coming. O__o; Then again I did read every comic in one sitting so, I forgot some characters here and there. Can’t wait to see the confrontation that will ensue. :3 Plus it’s nice to see Kess still getting her ass Kicked! LOL.
Man, if I ever had to live in Draconia…. Remind me to bring Kratos. Cause without him, I’d be dead in like 5 minutes. >.>
Ennek’s arsenal isn’t depleted just yet, but we’ll have to wait until another day to see it. For now, there’s still a chase afoot. ^__^
So we have our dragon identified eh? Also, it make s me smile to see that Kess’ beating continues and the rest don’t seem to be that interested.
Glad it makes you smile. They’re just abiding by the old rule that Shie and the others recited on the last page. “When Tigers fight, they have the right, so let it pass, or they’ll kick your ass. At this point, this is strictly between Kess and crazy Ennek. ^__^
Well, I applaud Shei for not breaking up the fight, but I have to wonder if this is Ennek’s kinky way of “relieving stress” (Twins would be so jealous).
I kind of figured that it would be Chiara as she’s the only other light dragon that would fit that description.
You know, that’s a good point. Back on the Valentine’s Day page, Naisha did mention that the way to heart is found by besting her in a fight. I might have to work this into the story at some point down the road…
Interesting, If Shie remembers the likeness of this dragon and the dragon she killed then she might realize that what was done to her sister was done because of her. Making Riah’s current state all Shie’s fault.
Sometimes, when you connect the dots, they form a circle. Glad you’re noticing! ~__^
It can also be seen as “Karma,” or the “three folds law,” for all you wiccans out there. What they do will come back to them, meaning for all the dragons Kess and Shie killed there is a equal number of relatives or loved ones that will seek retribution ether ageist them or the ones they care about. For Shie it was her sister that paid the price for her actions. For Kess though I’m a little unsure since it doesn’t look like she cares about anyone.
Like always, a good job!
Some how Im reading this on the 13th, on Sunday, is this same for others, or you are ahead of time?
No, it actually went up on Sunday here in the US. The update day is actually Monday, but I put it up Sunday night so that the eastern hemisphere can find it Monday morning. (Yes, we have readers out there.) In order to keep the updates tagged as being on “Monday,” I fiddled with the time zone in word press so that it thinks midnight is at 10:00 PM ET.
Ok,thanks! Now that help me out!Like I said, good job like always!
awww…. but i really liked chiara…. but if she did do that… :.(
Don’t forget it was Shie that killed her mother so doing that can be seen as justified given the tigers own views.
Everyone’s got a story to tell. Lady Chiara will have her day. Stay tuned…
Briella is best Dragon!
LOL shes got all the Tigers soo tied up with the mass of illusions that they have almost completely lost her. Its awesome!
Good observation. She can now count not one, but two unanticipated side effects: Kess and Ennek sparring, and Shie and Riah being at least temporarily stopped by a previously-unnoticed decoy. Fight smarter, not harder. ^__^
“FINISH HER!!”
“Ennek wins.”
“Flawless victory.”
“BRUTALITY.”
Shame there’s no real Fire Dragons around, or we could add “TOASTY!” ^__^
Add some butter to it and it would be “BUTTERY!”
I Wish Chiara would be the better dragon, but you can’t blame her.
also I think the plan is working better than Bri thought.
I thought it might have been Chiara but i was in denial, guess it’s been proven now thought, but this dose not change her standing in my fav dragons list.~keep running Bri!
Glad you’re keeping the faith on Chiara. And we’ll see how well Briella’s luck continues to hold up. Still more to come. ~__^
“RazorFox says…
I will during the upcoming break. It’s high up on my to-do list. I’m wrestling with how much information to put on it for each character”
i would put basic info, relationship with other characters, alive or not, page first appeared in, other pages in, latest page in, & page of death (if any)
Most of that would work, but the bits about “other pages in” and “latest page in” would be ever-changing. I want something that requires virtually no maintenance except when there’s a new addition or a major change to an existing character. My schedule’s already busy enough as it is between doing the comic and working a full-time job, so extracurricular endeavors are always a challenge. v__v
you could do it once a month. or smthing like that…
The problem I find I have with webcomics (especially the ones with infrequent updates and large numbers of people) is that I forget who a person is and why they’re important if I haven’t seen them for a while. So who is this and why were they important previously?
Chiara, a light dragon who lives in exile. She wants to replace the dragon queen and currently has the support of the exiled Lightning dragons. A few dragons seem to favor her as queen over the current queen.
That’s Lady Sombrana. Chiara is Queen Oscura’s right claw, and was the very injured one running around with Lumina/Chuki in the wrecked sanctum during the Volcano…incident.
Tiron’s right. ^__^
Oops! That is right. I got their names mixed up. Back to page one!
Shie, that’s cold. XD Cant smile in the face of the person begging for help and do nothing. Only would have been worse if she point and laughed.
Hey Kess did sucker punch her in the face after all, this beat down is long over due.
I figured the smirk would be more in line with Shie’s demeanor. And remember, she’s just following the rules that say that fighting Tigers should be left to fight. ^__^
That being the case then shouldn’t Roh have stayed out of the fight between Raz and Aika?
Good point, actually, though no one ever said that it’s limited to one-on-one fighting. Or else, Roh might need a time out.
Roh could follow that rule and watch his girlfriend walk funny till she healed, or he could act heroic and be the reason she walks funny for a while. Choices choices…. screw the rules, time to get some!
He still interfered, usually it isn’t interfering if it’s one on one. Send him in the corner!
It was two to one. And the rule says to stay out because both parties will kick the ass of the party stepping in. Roh was ready to fight on the side of one party so he wasent trying to break it up and Roh could handle one party he was stepping in to fight, and the other party appreciated him steeping in. Based on that I see no foul. My client is innocent. I rest my case. *closes suitcase* :3
Did not see that coming, i lol’d at kess though.
i hope to see you at otakon though, will you be selling fan art?
also i wish you luck with the figures ad hope they get made for i would very much like one.
I won’t be selling fan art by fans, but I’ll have offerings of my own. If you want to commission an original sketch from me, conventions are the places to do it. And judging by the response these purely hypothetical action figures are getting, I might have to look into making them real. We’ll see how it goes, though.
Eye for an eye i presume? Shie killed Chiara’s mother. So the light dragon returned the favor. Or vice versa.
Well, in a recent flashback, Kess mentioned a kill Shie scored six years ago, whereas Riah’s eye only happened in the past few days. Riah’s alleged attacker had plenty of time to think it over.
Trouble is so has Kess.
I love the smirk Shie gives Kess. Priceless.
Glad you like it! ^__^
I might be able to forgive Shie if what happened to Chiara’s mother was done in fair combat but sadly it wasn’t. All she was doing was transporting an innocent dragon egg and was cut down. Shie really did bring this on herself.
Well, we’ll see how the different parties involved deal with this. They’ve gotta meet up, first.
Why would they have to meet?
Because it’s easier to kick someone’s ass in person. ^__^
I don’t suppose the yd just call it even and call it off?
That’s up to Shie and Chiara. Gotta let the story unfold.
a funny moment again nothing more than good work to say here
Thanks! The ending is near, so I hope it gets even better! ^__^
I was actually hoping that it wasn’t Chiara. She doesn’t really seem to have the mentality of a vicious, sadistic prick from what we’ve seen from her so far. Quite the opposite in fact.
War can do funny things to people, and if one views the other as less than, for lack of a better term, “human,” you’d be surprised at the atrocities that can mount up. Think back to Hitler’s day.
Renadt hits the nail right on the head. We would need to see Lady Chiara’s side of the story, too, and I’ve got it cooking. I’ll serve it up when the time is right. Stay tuned…
O_O
This…may get a little bit messy…and definitely not in a good way :O
Messy literally or figuratively?
I just realized, I need to set up a pay-pal account if I am going to buy one of these hypothetical figurines. And I WILL get one I might add (especially if Elektra keeps this lead)
If these purely hypothetical figurines were to be real, they might have a price point around $30. Hypothetically speaking, of course. ^__^
SHES CHARGING HER LAZOR!
Ready… aiiiiimmm…
“Your timing is awful, let your power flow quickly. If you make yourself known first, you give them an opening…*Sigh* If all you can do is simply slice their throat, then do it and be done with it. I don’t want to see excuses, even if you control more light than shadow.” – Gavir (Hellooooo. I’d like to get some stuff in that’s relevant. I have some more stuff that would be relevant though, but it’d be longer. RazorFox, you’ve actually given me ideas of things to do in my book. I’d still love to show you some of the others like Lawon, but you don’t have anything evil enough to demonstrate that!
For the record, Gavir is training the Darkin, the hidden circle within the Drakmir that answer only to their Anno Drakmir, the leader.