When we first met the Arenamaster red had a quippy comment that his green and purple colour scheme meant he was a villain. Thus began my, meant as a joke, theory that Alinua is the final/secret villain of Aurora. However, as we learn more about Alinua, the Collector, and Life, I’m increasingly nervous my “joke” theory may hold at least a trickle of water.
Okay Aurora News: Uh… Shield is high in the sky, the sun is rising, and the boat seems to be about to set sail. A generally uneventful page. though it really does look beautiful.
The waning Shield sets on a Sword sheathed sky, Yanna rises over sea from the head of Stone, the silver ship awaits its voyage … hmm, need to wait till Wednesday to finish this magic incantation.
Lovely panels on display here; I can almost hear the lapping waves and squabble of seabirds in the last one. I’m liking all the different clouds Red’s been drawing lately; wispy threats in the first panel, more solid and low lying ones in the second, and especially the lovely view in 2-1-14. Get on her level Tynan.
I must say the ship, which really needs a name at some point (if only for us to get emotionally attached to it and despair if something happens to it), looks much better out in the open then it did in the boat shed. It seems more elegant and at home in the open.
Yanna is the, hypothetical, god of the sun in Aurora. Info about them can be found in the Calendar page in the Extra Lore dropdown above, under the “seventh sindahlan” section.
Basically, while no concrete evidence of a sun god exists, it’s assumed it has one because people have been revering the sun for thousands of years. Plus there’s a handful of rare historical instances of a shining sun-like figure who may be the sun god going by the name of Yanna. No one can be sure as gods only manifest where their influence is strongest and, for the sun, that happens to be in outer space so there’s a bit of a communication issue. (probably a similar story for the moons and their hypothetical gods)
Oooooh pretty. I’m very excited to see how each member of the squad will adapt to life at sea. Also, I agree with Evil Tree, the ship does need a name.
The Saying is ‘Red sky at night – Sailor delight! Red sky in morning- Sailor take warning!’ Red sky at morning means a storm is coming Sun reflecting red light off clouds. No storm clouds here! (Panel 2) (but that doesn’t mean the trip will be trouble free…)
O snap. Aurora is not Earth. So there is no reason for that saying to be true unless the author (Red) allows it, in Aurora! Shame on me! Worlds within worlds @Alleyyy, you can not depend on my words! (sigh!)
Some things in Aurora still follow Earth rules, so I think it’s a safe bet! I think the primary determining factor is “is it cool?” to which the answer is ABSOLUTELY.
I like this introduction. Wordless A hint of magic foreshadowing with the Moon’s (Huracan’s?) eye leading to the dawn with an empty ship ready to be filled. Poetic!
I was half-hoping we’d open on a tired and cranky Erin, who was kept up all night helping with preparations! This page is absolutely gorgeous, though. Soft dawn colours as the waves lap at the sides of the lovely Deathtrap…
(…which is what I’m calling the ship until she gets a proper name :p)
Is it just me, or does anyone else want to squish the boat? Maybe it’s the metal making it shiny, but it just looks very… squishable. I want a plushy of it.
Point. The sail should be furled when at dock. Both for the sake of the dock and (usually) the boat. In this, ooooh, whoever left the sails up for a metal ship to slam against the dock all night is in trou-ble… dad’s gonna kill ’em — I mean, the port master.
(Spoken as a Great Lakes person. I got my first sailboat at age nine.)
If it were a normal ship I’ld say yes. But this baby was made by Tamara, so all bets are off on how this ship works (and not forget this was done with magic too),
I went back and looked at the pic more carefully. Hmm. It seems to be moored to the dock, with slack lines, and the pontoon between the weight of the ship and the dock.
Actually… a note to Red: a boat with pontoons (note they’re usually metal) should be moored between 2-4 poles, with a gangplank to the dock. This is because the main weight of the boat can hurt the pontoons when the current crushes it against the dock. That’s how the pontoon boats in the Great Lakes area were moored. If there isn’t a dock prepped for a pontoon boat, then the boat should drop anchor and you take a dinghy to land.
No doubt there’s either a magical explanation here, or an angry port master at the chunks taken out of the dock and potential cracks in the pontoons before they even leave port.
It could just be Red not knowing a ton about boats and making an oversight, which is totally understandable. If I was making this comic (read: if I was capable of making something like this), I could totally see myself getting so hyper fixated on making it look good that I wouldn’t give much thought to how the ship should be docked.
Sidenote: If you want fantasy media involving boats from someone who knows a TON about sailing, I would highly recommend the novel The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman.
Someone in comments was an SCA swordswoman, and she corrected something that I never knew: when women throw punches, they should punch with the same arm as their leading foot (men balance it by having their other foot forward, left foot for the right-hand punch, while a woman has the right foot forward for a right-hand punch). This is because a woman has a lower center of gravity and doesn’t need to correct for being tipped off-balance by wider shoulders.
The things you learn. I punch differently now.
But yes, I figure if you don’t grow up next to a lake, these little details aren’t second nature.
When I was a kid, my dad’s tiny two-man sailboat was kept tethered in the shallows under full sail. At anchor you can do that. All of nine years old, I waded out to it in the purple mist, and in the light breeze (on a lake the wind comes land in the morning, from the water in the evening) I sailed it on its tether, around and around… drawing the sail tight to hold the wind, ducking under the as it swung around, flinging the sail out to try to catch the wind, drawing it in to go around again. Going in a circle is a good technical exercise as it works out. My dad beat me over the head with terminology and never let me handle the sails, so I was surprised I learned anything from it.
Someone in comments was an SCA swordswoman, and she corrected something that I never knew: when women throw punches, they should punch with the same arm as their leading foot (men balance it by having their other foot forward, left foot for the right-hand punch, while a woman has the right foot forward for a right-hand punch). This is because a woman has a lower center of gravity and doesn’t need to correct for being tipped off-balance by wider shoulders.
The things you learn. I punch differently now.
But yes, I figure if you don’t grow up next to a lake, these little details aren’t second nature.
When I was a kid, my dad’s tiny two-man sailboat was kept tethered in the shallows under full sail. At anchor you can do that. All of nine years old, I waded out to it in the purple mist, and in the light breeze (on a lake the wind comes land in the morning, from the water in the evening) I sailed it on its tether, around and around… drawing the sail tight to hold the wind, ducking under the as it swung around, flinging the sail out to try to catch the wind, drawing it in to go around again. Going in a circle is a good technical exercise as it works out. My dad beat me over the head with terminology and never let me handle the sails, so I was surprised I learned anything from it.
Something tells me Tarren’s boat is not going to be the focus of much of the plot. Either we’re going to get to Helm quite fast, or something is going to happen to the boat, and the Floof Squad will have some dire adventures without it.
This is so lovely. It makes me want to go sailing.
Peanut gallery’s commentary on docking and sail furling is also interesting. I just learned a couple of things! That said, I am chalking the unfurled sail and the like up to “it’s a magic boat” and “it’s a fantasy universe that has been explicitly stated to not conform to real-life laws of physics and logistics.” ^^
So pretty!!
Yeee! I love the purple sky <3
Yee! :3 I love the purple sky <3
First?
Second, actually.
:,(
For mobile readers.
Alt-text: finally proof positive that purple is not exclusively the color of evil
Image source: boat
Good to be back!
Tumblr text: goooood morning everyone
Twitter Text: welcome back!
Happy you’re back Red!
The night speeds by. As the sun peeks above a calm ocean, the silver ship waits in the docks. A wooden gangplank leads up to the ship’s deck.
Wait its called a gangplank?! Ive been looking for this word forever
YEAH FINALLY
Hold on… The Collector is trying to heal ALL the primordials now? Does she know about VD?
Hold on, only NOW do we have proof that purple isn’t always evil? But…Alinua has been purple this whole time! Oh no!!
She IS sort of a puppet for an entity who may decide to destroy the world. Not evil, but not exactly conformed to be fully innocent either.
When we first met the Arenamaster red had a quippy comment that his green and purple colour scheme meant he was a villain. Thus began my, meant as a joke, theory that Alinua is the final/secret villain of Aurora. However, as we learn more about Alinua, the Collector, and Life, I’m increasingly nervous my “joke” theory may hold at least a trickle of water.
Let’s gooooooo
The dawn breaks, it’s light gleaming
Off the hull of the silver ship.
Gangplank extended it waits in the harbour
For the crew of it’s maiden trip.
Nice to have you back!
Wow this is so pretty, love the two shots of the sky, they are just beautiful
The sailorrrs
BOAT!
boat
boat
Boat boat boat boat boat
Ship ship ship ship ship ship ship
Boat boat boat boat boat
Such poetry, thou art my highest inspiration, ever pushing me to new, untravelled heights of our beloved Art.
Your best haiku yet by far imo
Okay Aurora News: Uh… Shield is high in the sky, the sun is rising, and the boat seems to be about to set sail. A generally uneventful page. though it really does look beautiful.
the calm before the storm.
Red might have more planned. we’ll never know until it comes
The waning Shield sets on a Sword sheathed sky, Yanna rises over sea from the head of Stone, the silver ship awaits its voyage … hmm, need to wait till Wednesday to finish this magic incantation.
Lovely panels on display here; I can almost hear the lapping waves and squabble of seabirds in the last one. I’m liking all the different clouds Red’s been drawing lately; wispy threats in the first panel, more solid and low lying ones in the second, and especially the lovely view in 2-1-14. Get on her level Tynan.
I must say the ship, which really needs a name at some point (if only for us to get emotionally attached to it and despair if something happens to it), looks much better out in the open then it did in the boat shed. It seems more elegant and at home in the open.
Wait, where’d we learn the sun is named Yanna?
Yanna is the, hypothetical, god of the sun in Aurora. Info about them can be found in the Calendar page in the Extra Lore dropdown above, under the “seventh sindahlan” section.
Basically, while no concrete evidence of a sun god exists, it’s assumed it has one because people have been revering the sun for thousands of years. Plus there’s a handful of rare historical instances of a shining sun-like figure who may be the sun god going by the name of Yanna. No one can be sure as gods only manifest where their influence is strongest and, for the sun, that happens to be in outer space so there’s a bit of a communication issue. (probably a similar story for the moons and their hypothetical gods)
I’d set up a poll, but we’d probably get stuck with Boaty McBoatface. Again.
Yayyy
Welcome back!
And purple better not be the color of evil, one of my MCs has a purple core.
Also, purple eyes with red hair used to be the premier coloration for young up-and-coming heroines with a Destiny.
Alanna from Song of the Lioness, I’m looking at you!
I have never seen that combination except for in my dreams but now I know others have seen it too.
I don’t trust the sky, it’s purple.
BOAT!BOAT!BOAT!!
Boat!!!
A night of little sleep has passed. Now BOAT.
Oooooh pretty. I’m very excited to see how each member of the squad will adapt to life at sea. Also, I agree with Evil Tree, the ship does need a name.
WE’RE BACK!
It’s so shiny
I want to steal it or eat it :0 still not sure which
Also I know that a red sky in morning is a bad sign, but what does a purple one mean??
The Saying is ‘Red sky at night – Sailor delight! Red sky in morning- Sailor take warning!’ Red sky at morning means a storm is coming Sun reflecting red light off clouds. No storm clouds here! (Panel 2) (but that doesn’t mean the trip will be trouble free…)
O snap. Aurora is not Earth. So there is no reason for that saying to be true unless the author (Red) allows it, in Aurora! Shame on me! Worlds within worlds @Alleyyy, you can not depend on my words! (sigh!)
Some things in Aurora still follow Earth rules, so I think it’s a safe bet! I think the primary determining factor is “is it cool?” to which the answer is ABSOLUTELY.
Oh hello Lady, glad to see you not glaring so much.
The sea voyage begins! Surely nothing will go wrong.
pages that instantly make the pirates of the caribbean theme song start playing in my head
we are so back
My ship sets sail in the morning
WE ARE SO BACK BOYS
Time to board the boat and set out to sea! This trip will certainly go well and have no problems whatsoever 🙂
TL;DR: Time for a road trip!… er, boat trip!
I like this introduction. Wordless A hint of magic foreshadowing with the Moon’s (Huracan’s?) eye leading to the dawn with an empty ship ready to be filled. Poetic!
Purple is the color of magic, not evil, don’t try to change my mind.
May I suggest anon evil alternative to magic as purple’s meaning?
Nice boat
I know its been said before but this page is beautiful.
I was half-hoping we’d open on a tired and cranky Erin, who was kept up all night helping with preparations! This page is absolutely gorgeous, though. Soft dawn colours as the waves lap at the sides of the lovely Deathtrap…
(…which is what I’m calling the ship until she gets a proper name :p)
Don’t worry cranky Erin is probably inevitable on this trip.
And that is the perfect way to refer to the ship
WEEEE ARE SOOO BACK
The sea sure looks wine dark today.
Welcome back!!
Purple my favorite color!
Pretty cool metal boat thing, the sunset is so scenic❤️
Is it just me, or does anyone else want to squish the boat? Maybe it’s the metal making it shiny, but it just looks very… squishable. I want a plushy of it.
Finally! I’ve been waiting for so long! Red, YOU QUEEN!
BOAT TIME LET’S GOOOOOOO
Shouldn’t the sail still be furled? Or is the ship dragging the dock along with it?
Point. The sail should be furled when at dock. Both for the sake of the dock and (usually) the boat. In this, ooooh, whoever left the sails up for a metal ship to slam against the dock all night is in trou-ble… dad’s gonna kill ’em — I mean, the port master.
(Spoken as a Great Lakes person. I got my first sailboat at age nine.)
If it were a normal ship I’ld say yes. But this baby was made by Tamara, so all bets are off on how this ship works (and not forget this was done with magic too),
I went back and looked at the pic more carefully. Hmm. It seems to be moored to the dock, with slack lines, and the pontoon between the weight of the ship and the dock.
Actually… a note to Red: a boat with pontoons (note they’re usually metal) should be moored between 2-4 poles, with a gangplank to the dock. This is because the main weight of the boat can hurt the pontoons when the current crushes it against the dock. That’s how the pontoon boats in the Great Lakes area were moored. If there isn’t a dock prepped for a pontoon boat, then the boat should drop anchor and you take a dinghy to land.
No doubt there’s either a magical explanation here, or an angry port master at the chunks taken out of the dock and potential cracks in the pontoons before they even leave port.
It could just be Red not knowing a ton about boats and making an oversight, which is totally understandable. If I was making this comic (read: if I was capable of making something like this), I could totally see myself getting so hyper fixated on making it look good that I wouldn’t give much thought to how the ship should be docked.
Sidenote: If you want fantasy media involving boats from someone who knows a TON about sailing, I would highly recommend the novel The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman.
Someone in comments was an SCA swordswoman, and she corrected something that I never knew: when women throw punches, they should punch with the same arm as their leading foot (men balance it by having their other foot forward, left foot for the right-hand punch, while a woman has the right foot forward for a right-hand punch). This is because a woman has a lower center of gravity and doesn’t need to correct for being tipped off-balance by wider shoulders.
The things you learn. I punch differently now.
But yes, I figure if you don’t grow up next to a lake, these little details aren’t second nature.
When I was a kid, my dad’s tiny two-man sailboat was kept tethered in the shallows under full sail. At anchor you can do that. All of nine years old, I waded out to it in the purple mist, and in the light breeze (on a lake the wind comes land in the morning, from the water in the evening) I sailed it on its tether, around and around… drawing the sail tight to hold the wind, ducking under the as it swung around, flinging the sail out to try to catch the wind, drawing it in to go around again. Going in a circle is a good technical exercise as it works out. My dad beat me over the head with terminology and never let me handle the sails, so I was surprised I learned anything from it.
Someone in comments was an SCA swordswoman, and she corrected something that I never knew: when women throw punches, they should punch with the same arm as their leading foot (men balance it by having their other foot forward, left foot for the right-hand punch, while a woman has the right foot forward for a right-hand punch). This is because a woman has a lower center of gravity and doesn’t need to correct for being tipped off-balance by wider shoulders.
The things you learn. I punch differently now.
But yes, I figure if you don’t grow up next to a lake, these little details aren’t second nature.
When I was a kid, my dad’s tiny two-man sailboat was kept tethered in the shallows under full sail. At anchor you can do that. All of nine years old, I waded out to it in the purple mist, and in the light breeze (on a lake the wind comes land in the morning, from the water in the evening) I sailed it on its tether, around and around… drawing the sail tight to hold the wind, ducking under the as it swung around, flinging the sail out to try to catch the wind, drawing it in to go around again. Going in a circle is a good technical exercise as it works out. My dad beat me over the head with terminology and never let me handle the sails, so I was surprised I learned anything from it.
Perhaps they’re ready to get under way.
I almost forgot the comic was coming back today I’m really glad I remembered.
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaants ingonyamaaaaaaa
WE’RE BACK LETS GOOOO!!!:)
“Red sky in morning, sailors, take warning. Red sky at night, sailor’s delight.”
I’ve never seen a purple sky, but once in the south seas I saw a submarine volcanic eruption. Seems dangerous.
*gasps!* I love mornings like that.
(Says Great Lakes person.)
Boat
Boat
Boy, did I forget about this!
A beautiful sunrise over the sea
And a ship in silver, waiting ready
Something tells me Tarren’s boat is not going to be the focus of much of the plot. Either we’re going to get to Helm quite fast, or something is going to happen to the boat, and the Floof Squad will have some dire adventures without it.
This is so lovely. It makes me want to go sailing.
Peanut gallery’s commentary on docking and sail furling is also interesting. I just learned a couple of things! That said, I am chalking the unfurled sail and the like up to “it’s a magic boat” and “it’s a fantasy universe that has been explicitly stated to not conform to real-life laws of physics and logistics.” ^^
omg red confirmed a ship
Hahaha 😆🤣
I’m obviously not the author, but I think it’s a little too soon to be certain this day isn’t evil 🤔
I still feel so alive looking at thos holy moly wow