Page 213: Risen & Resolved

“When light falls, the Lord of Darkness shall rise…”

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Page 212: Pathfinding 101

That’s not got going to work this time, Hawke.

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Page 211: The Lord of Darkness

Looks like another dead end.

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Page 210: Watch Your Step

Navigating Orick’s Mine is not for the faint of heart.

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Page 209: The Path to Gurak

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Page 208: No Wizard Necessary

Magick-maker not gonna light your torch? No worries — the Coker Brothers got your back!

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Page 207: Another Dead End

Remember this? Lesson learned.

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Cover: The Chieftain's Lair

What secrets lie beneath the surface within the darkest depths of Orick’s Mine? We’ll find out soon enough.

A note to our readers — March is shaping up to be quite a busy month for me (both in terms of work and personal life). I think this is a good time to pause for a few weeks and also allow some time for us to work on the art for several more pages and build another buffer. To give you some insight into our current status, I’ve completed the script for Chapter 9 and just started writing Chapter 10 (you can find the full script for Chapter 9 on Patreon and read ahead if you’d like), and we’ve also completed art for several pages (lettering is up next).

I had a lot of fun writing the exploration scenes you’ll read in this next chapter. Can’t wait to begin sharing the pages with you. At this moment, I’m thinking I’ll post the first page of Chapter 9 on the first Tuesday of April (which would be April 7). Please keep an eye on Twitter or Facebook for updates. I’ll also post a news article on the front page of this website once we’re ready to resume with our weekly schedule.

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Page 203: An Appointment to Keep

Ladies and gentleorcs… here it is — the last page of Chapter 8: Into the Orclands. A new day begins and our party’s destination is finally in sight.

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Page 202: Don't Lie to Me

The quickest way to end this skirmish is to subdue the legionnaires’ leader… at least that’s Eldrick’s plan. Should he take the shot? Would that be so bad?

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Page 201: Hawke and The Raven

I can’t stop myself when it comes to making Star Wars references.

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Page 199: The Objective is Clear

And so the pathfinder decides the path we will take…

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Page 198: Land of the Living

The last time our party came across a group of legionnaires on their journey from Urkar’s Homestead to Orick’s Mine, it turned out the legionnaires were orcs is disguise. These legion don’t look like orcs.

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Page 196: Moonbloom

Looks like someone’s about to take a short trip.

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Page 195: The Galenholt Range

Our party finally crosses the border. Now might be a good time to consult the Map of the Midlands at the bottom of this page: http://www.crookshaw.com/helm/about

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Page 190: Bargaining in Orthanc

Looks like no delay in posting pages — not yet at least. Here’s a new page with some more on the way very soon. Remember — you can always read ahead and see art and pages before they’re finished by donating to us on Patreon.

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Page 188: Crossing the Border

Visually, this is one of my favorite pages in a while. The lines, expressions, colors, and shadows are all really eye catching. Totally evokes that “animated film” / “Saturday morning cartoon” aesthetic I set out to achieve with this comic series. Kudos to Mauricio and Rafa.

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Cover: Into the Orclands

So… I wasn’t able to build as much of a buffer as I wanted (only the first 5 pages, not included the cover) of Chapter 8 is fully complete; however, I didn’t want to wait much longer to begin posting again. The good news is pages 6-8 are fully colored (you can check them out on Patreon now) and just need to be lettered. And, as always, if you want to read way ahead… the entire script for Chapter 8: Into the Orclands is available for download on Patreon (along with tons of other in-progress art, concepts, and more).

Please leave any comments or questions you have about the story so far and I’ll try my best to answer. :)

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Page 170: No Fire Tonight

Wendell was also briefly mentioned in Chapter 5. Presumed dead or captured following the Legion raid on Halifax House.

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Page 169: Other Things on My Mind

Carmichel seems distracted.

Also, a special request to readers — Ringo Award nominations have begun. If you have a second, please consider voting for HELM for one or more categories. You don’t need to enter a nomination for each and every category, so the process can be very quick and easy. Visit www.ringoawards.com to vote.

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