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As of 9 March 2007, the action is still in [[Santuariel]], where the [[Anilis]]-enhanced [[Ian Samael | Ian]] has been trying to come to terms with his uber-magical powers.  He's done all manner of [[healing]] of the [[Errant]] residents, but it's not just garden-variety fixing of owies; rather, it's a basic reset of the things innately wrong with Errants, which we in the outside world call [[Omega-Heal]].  As one might suspect, this has gained him a certain following, to the point where the townsfolk are becoming pests, with [[Meji Hinadori | Meji]] doing what she can to keep them under control (by threatening violence, which after all is what Meji knows best).
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As of 2 April 2007, the scene has shifted to somewhere in the boonies of [[Veracia]], where [[Sarine Elle | Sarine]] and [[Jon Amraphel | Jon]] (and [[Ellis]]) have acquired a somewhat unwilling fellow traveler: Jon's sister [[Sara Amraphel | Sara]], whom they subdued in the grand melee with her instructor, the late [[Warrel]].  She's looking a bit glum, not so much because of the magical [[manacles]] that Sarine slapped on her, but out of fear of what the [[Ensigerum]] will do to her if she goes back, since she "failed" by getting captured and "letting" Warrel get killed.
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Unfortunately, Ian's attempt to push the envelope and resurrect his dead sister [[Evelyn Samael | Evelyn]] has gone badly.  He succeeded in re-animating (and exposing) Evelyn's body, but realized, to his horror, that it was "empty," i.e., uninhabited by his sister's soul.  His response has sent body parts flying in all directions, and now the question is whether the chapter ends before he has a complete meltdown.  It looks to be a dead heat, so to speak.
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Not that it's an unrealistic fear, to be sure.  Back in the Ensigerum village, [[Anita]] and [[Paul]] have had a tete-a-tete on Ensigerum strategy, during which Anita has characteristically jumped to all manner of bogus conclusions about collaborations or confrontations (or maybe both at once) among the [[Gewehr Wraiths | Gewehr]], [[Veracian Church]], [[Elf | elves]], and who knows who else.  Ker response is equally in character: kill 'em all.  We also learn that the Ensigerum have noticed an increase in the number of elves wandering around in [[human]] territories doing who-knows-what.  (Of course, we, the detached readers/Greek chorus, know they're looking for [[Ian Samael | Ian]] and [[Meji Hinadori | Meji]], who are still safely ensconced in [[Santuariel]], but Anita doesn't know that.)
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We haven't seen any scenes of the rest of the world for quite a while now. The last time we saw [[Sarine Elle | Sarine]] and [[Jon Amraphel | Jon]], they'd survived a close call in combat against the late [[Ensigerum | time ninja]] [[Warrel]] and were going off to find Meji, reluctantly accompanied by Jon's "little sister magic zombie of slicey death," [[Sara Amraphel | Sara]].  That was a few days ago in story time, so who knows where they are now.  Life in [[Praenubilus Astu]] may also be getting interesting as the [[Elf | elves]] mobilize forces of their own to look for Meji and Ian; we just don't know.  And [[Anita]] is due to discover that all of the little character flaws that [[Paul]] observed in Warrel turned out to be ''fatal'' flaws, which she's unlikely to take with much equanimity...
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In the midst of it all, there has been a marvelously innuendo-loaded little aside about [[Durus Flamma]] swords and "magic elf crystals."

Revision as of 14:02, 2 April 2007

SPOILERIFIC! Read the comic first!

As of 2 April 2007, the scene has shifted to somewhere in the boonies of Veracia, where Sarine and Jon (and Ellis) have acquired a somewhat unwilling fellow traveler: Jon's sister Sara, whom they subdued in the grand melee with her instructor, the late Warrel. She's looking a bit glum, not so much because of the magical manacles that Sarine slapped on her, but out of fear of what the Ensigerum will do to her if she goes back, since she "failed" by getting captured and "letting" Warrel get killed.

Not that it's an unrealistic fear, to be sure. Back in the Ensigerum village, Anita and Paul have had a tete-a-tete on Ensigerum strategy, during which Anita has characteristically jumped to all manner of bogus conclusions about collaborations or confrontations (or maybe both at once) among the Gewehr, Veracian Church, elves, and who knows who else. Ker response is equally in character: kill 'em all. We also learn that the Ensigerum have noticed an increase in the number of elves wandering around in human territories doing who-knows-what. (Of course, we, the detached readers/Greek chorus, know they're looking for Ian and Meji, who are still safely ensconced in Santuariel, but Anita doesn't know that.)

In the midst of it all, there has been a marvelously innuendo-loaded little aside about Durus Flamma swords and "magic elf crystals."

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