Monthly Q&A- May

Q&A Closed

Kique Nordin

1. I can't remember X) I tried to stay to a pretty Earthly system to make it easier. 2. Norse language, the matriarch named them. 3. From underground. 4. SLAP

Kique Nordin

They can be given/found usually by spirits, others can be made through broken materials/bones. They pierce their ears using bone shards or sticks.

Kique Nordin

1. Impossible to say X) 2. It's a hard life on Aedra, not many get to live beyond 10 because of it. Some also choose to end their lives at a point where they should be close to death by Earth standards. 3. yes. It doesn't have to be complicated, most tribes have moved on from beind judgemental against felines. 4. It truly depends on the weather, the obstacles they meet on the way, how the guild is doing mentally and physically. On a good run it usually doesn't take more than 2 months. 5. Females can get pregnant on their first heat when they are under a year old, but responsibly they shouldn't be bred until they are 2 years+. Fjallviva had just turned 2 when she had her son. 6. Further back in the grandparents line. 7. Viti, Fraujar's mate, was the daughter of Fraujar's great grand mother.

Kique Nordin

Norse language, fantasty name generations, sometimes I mix them up

Kique Nordin

Perspective and time issue, I had Thakir standing next to Argeirr, while Romé stood next to Jahla. If I wanted to include Thakir in that scene, I would have had to change the perspective to include all 4, and so to save some time I kept that perspective where I would have to draw just 2 of them.

Kique Nordin

Midnightgarde? It could be because of the memories she has there, the pain she felt when she had to leave, the rejection from Fjordor etc.

Kique Nordin

Great vildmarkens and lions

Kique Nordin

yes

Kique Nordin

Usually they are embraced, most tribes have a strong family/friendly bond. Tribes that live in harsh biomes, or struggle to stay alive without allies, may be more rough against those that become weaker. Unless they can contribute in som way, these ones are usually kicked out.

Kique Nordin

If the Q&A is still open: 1) How did you come up with the calendar for Aedra? Is it based on the cycle of the moons? 2) How did you come up with the names for the months? Who canonically came up with the names for the months? 3) Where do the bounty hunters and guild members get their glowing crystals? 4) Why are you so handsome? ;)

AsheStarr

They can use their toes individually similar to us, but in a limited way. We've seen Jahla for example write using one claw dipped in ink, for a real life dog this can't be done. Advances clothes/armor can be given by spirits, more simple leather-made clothing can be done by the dogs/felines themselves using old-fashion techniques. The ears can be pierced using bone fragments/sharp sticks. Some imagination and artistic liberty has to be used though, I can't give a realistic explanation to it all.

Kique Nordin

mmmmaybe

Kique Nordin

I started on it about half-way through Asmundr, can't remember when I finished the ending but it was a while ago. I use calendars, timelines, character, history and lore documents to keep track of everything.

Kique Nordin

How do the canines get their piercings? Do they make them? Is there a whole process that goes along with them<< referring to how they're placed on the ears ^^

BinxShasta

1. How many dogs and how many cats live on Aedra? 2.We know that dogs and cats on Aedra stop aging when they reach three years old, but I noticed that hardly any (with those we have met so far of course) have more than 7-8 years, the oldest is Saera (Fraujar's mother) who has 10 years. I wonder why, if they often died from diseases or get deadly injured? 3. Does it happen that two dogs or cats from other Tribes are mates? If so, how they life look like? 4. How long does it take Guild to visit all Tribes (from the start in capital and back there)? (maybe that was mentioned before, but if so I can't remember). 5. I noticed that Fjallviva has two years old and she has one-year old son. So at what age dogs and cats may have offspring? 6. Where in history of Fraujar's family occurred inbreeding? 7. If we take a look on bloodlines in Whispervale, we can see that Fraujar was mated with sister of his grandmother. How did this happen? What was the age difference between them?

Syria_Black

Where do you get all those amazing names for your Characters ?

When Argeirr was rescued by Jahla, and mentioned Rohgir being different and he didn't wanna go back, I've been wondering why Jahla looked at Romé and not Thakir?

Tora Collita

I imagine this is a story spoiler question :P

AsheStarr

why didnt ferah go back to the mudguard tribe?

Nesha

Also what is your favourite breed to draw if you have one?

Ebbriefel

I don’t know of this will be a spoiler so I’ll ask it in the least spoiler way possible:) can we expect another entirely new species in the comic that speak and come together in tribes like as there are dogs and lions ?

Ebbriefel

I have been too busy with a new puppy, plus preparing for my gf to come over to visit, so I've got some renovations to do in my apartment. My energy for drawing goes mostly towards pages and catching up on custom designs. Once things has calmed down a bit I can work on getting a bonus page out.

Kique Nordin

There hasn’t been any bonus or nfsw pages in a couple months :(

HandyVixen

What is the general consensus of the tribes in their acceptance of neurodivergent and/or disabled dogs? Say if a dog was blind, or three-legged. Or injured in such a way they were crippled for life. Would they lose their rank? Is there a sort of elder rank for dogs who can't hunt or fight? :0

LOON

I have 2 questions regarding how advanced the dogs are 1. How do they make/sew clothes/jewelry they wear like are they able to use their paws like hands at times? And how do they perice their ears with the jewelry?

Rnaribou

Could you do a tutorial for drawing armor?

Jay

Also, regarding Home as it stands, how many pages do you have planned to write until completion? I understand if this isn't a question you want to answer btw, so no worries if you don't want to!

mirarevias

How do you keep yourself and your overarching character developments organized? Like how do you write it out, do you do it more like detailed notes and ideas for progression potentially in visual diagrams?

mirarevias

I mainly go by the anatomy I'm most interested in drawing, then use real life breeds as inspiration and mix something together. There are currently 14 breeds (:

Kique Nordin

How long did it take you to outline the whole story? What helped you piece it together and keep track of all the things going on with all the different characters? I'm really impressed by your story and world building and just interested in your process

JackalHackal

Has the bayou tribe gone unnoticed all this time, or have the other tribes known about them and just ignored them? Like "yeah we know about the banjo people in the swamp, we don't talk about them..."

Bears are nearly extinct due to the extreme hunting done by the tribes, bear pelts and leather are commonly used for constructing huts and reinforcing armor.

Kique Nordin

How did you manage to come up with all the breeds of the comic? And how many are there total?

Tae

Are bears borderline extinct on Aedra because they were/are hunted down by the tribes? Or do they just have a naturally sparse population?

sukkol