Monthly Q & A- January

There will for sure be a 3rd comic X) I can't imagine doing anything else now

Kique Nordin

After Home, would there be a 3rd comic? I really enjoy both of you comics ever since i found it years ago. And seeing your talent progress is absoulty amazing. :)

Lunamoon

No there are others, trading can be a pretty common and active event, especially between allies (:

Kique Nordin

Found another question :D Is Midnightgarde tribe the only tribe who welcome strangers easily and temporarily?

Kitty

Any of these characters can fall in love with the same or opposite gender as long as the other character has the traits they are attracted to

Kique Nordin

Will Kargo find love? Is he only attracted by males or could he be happy with a female too?

Kitty

Not yet, I might host another poll once I've settled on my favorites

Kique Nordin

Have you chosen names for Ronja's pups yet?

It's too late to fix this so yes, they will all be females X)

Kique Nordin

I've been reading "Ronja's daughters" a lot here. So her litter will be all female?

Yami

She will be a semi-minor character

Kique Nordin

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Kique Nordin

Ronja never was white with spots as a pup eê

Viktor

I was wondering if Ronja's evolution of color was natural or if it was a design change, since she was mostly white with spots as a young pup?

Kitty

Will Fuss's daughter have a bigger role and be an important character in the comic when she gets older? I hope she and Ronjas daughters will be apart in taking Ranach down.

VonTriggers

This may not belong here but does anyone know how to connect to discord, I keep trying the only thing it does is ask for approval on a few things

Jasiri

They will be semi-minor characters until they get older

Kique Nordin

Thank you &lt;3

Kique Nordin

One last question: will Ronja's daughters end up as semi-minor characters? Since while they're pups, they'll be minor characters, or will they end up as main characters? I know too much main characters can be bad, but I feel like Ronja's little girls are gonna be important when they're older.

Spiritstrike

Hi johan I know this isn't a compliment board but I just wanted to remind you that you've done such an incredible job with your story and art.

Ebbriefel

1. Yes. 2. Savas was his father, Javo would probably get a higher rank if Arenak remained Jarl or if Savas became Jarl. 3. Damaged in battle. 4. Arenak named them. 5. How should I know`? XD 6. Not really, but big game herbivore meat is prefered. 7. No, males lack the bulbus glandis that swells up during mating. 8. I look at my monitor, the tablet is a wacom intuos. 9. Sometimes yes but it's not that common. 10. To reach a wider audience and I also prefer to write in english 11. It's been so long since I saw it so I can't really remember.

Kique Nordin

1. Do you have the ending to Home planned? 2. Why wasn’t Javo given a high rank like his bothers Savas and Ranach? 3. What happened to Javo’s ear? 4. Did Vandi name her sons or was she denied that? 5. What does Nova antelope taste like? 6. Is there a favorite meat among the dogs of Aedra? 7. Do the dogs in your comics get “stuck” post mating as real dogs do? 8. Do you draw on a drawing tablet with a screen or do you have one where you have to look at your monitor while drawing? 9. Do the dogs ever cook their meat? 10. Why did you choose to write your comics in English and not Swedish? (Not that I have a problem with English (native English speaker here), just wondering.) 11. Favorite Spartacus character?

I focus on keeping the flow of the movements and try to guide the reader as best as I can. Taking page 454 as an example, Kargo is shown pushing the leg of the bear to the side, he pulls the knife out, and flips it with his tongue. This movement could have been done using more frames, but I get the general move down by focusing on the most important parts. I show what he does with the arm of the bear, I show the knife in his mouth with speed lines on the drawing to indicate movement away from the arm, and then he flips the knife and the knife is shown half-way towards the other side of his mouth. In the next frame, the knife can be shown as already plunged into the throat of the bear because the movement of Kargo and the speed indicated in the previous frames is enough for the reader to understand how it happened (hopefully). If you have an action or high speed scene, focus on the major parts that has a new direction in motion. The movements inbetween may not be needed to get the point across.

Kique Nordin

How do you decide where in an action frame to draw the poses? As in, through the sequence of an action, you can't draw every single movement, how do you pick where to freeze frame and draw it to best demonstrate what's happening in the scene?

JackalHackal

1. Kiss Rogio, marry Roamer, kill Ranach (but I don't want to kill him) X) 2. Extremely. I've known most characters for a very long time and they become so real to me. 3. I'm not sure if music counts as a hobby but it's something that interests me a lot, instrumental epic scores and orchestral of any kind including classical music. Other than that I enjoy training my dog Kargo, and play Red Dead Redemption 2. I sometimes draw personal stuff, usually characters that aren't connected to the comics. 4. Artblock more often than burnout. Artblocks usually happen whenever I can't get the right look on a page or if I'm not sure how to properly execute a scene. I often step away from the computer during those moments, focus on something else and then return later to see if I can figure it out. If this lasts for more than 3 days then I can start to feel stressed out but it rarely happens. 5. Yes, but it's very uncommon. 6. I have and I loved it, especially loved the animation and detail into the characters.

Kique Nordin

1. They fade into a black mist then disappear until sunset. 2. Once I'm done recoloring the pages, I still have a couple of pages left.

Kique Nordin

1. Roamer, Rogio and Ranach. Who will you kiss, marry or kill? 2. Is it hard killing off a character/making them suffer? 3. Do you have any hobbies other than comic, and do you draw things for yourself/fun? 5. Do you ever suffer from artblock/burnout? 6. Are there dogs/cats that have multiple mates and such? Or is that out of the norm? 7. Have you seen the movie Wolf Children?

1. Where does the Night beasts/ghouls hide during the day when it's light? If they hide in caves, wouldn't caves be one of the places dogs and cats would avoid? 2. When do you think you change Khellir's design in the comic in the 10 pages he has appeared? ^_^

Tora Collita

1 His original design was completely made by my ex co-writer, and I wanted for them to have Khellir as their own since they were very attached to his design. 2 He killed it because of the mental state he is in right now. 3 Very soon. Can't answer on Avanti. Maybe. 4 Yes, a non-mature of the young generation from Asmundr (Zilas, Rhov, Keirr and Ronja), and a mature page of Raimo and Zahira

Kique Nordin

1. Seems like a question more fit for the theory channel in the discord server X) But going by her character and her breed, she would be highly valued and admired by pretty much everyone in the tribe. Jahla's got the strength, fertility, survival perk due to her energy lights, her personality is tough and sturdy. Basically the perfect asset to the tribe. 3. One of them would probably be Baron, their father would most likely want for them to fight each other for the rank, to prove who's the strongest.

Kique Nordin

I see Khellir has a different design in the wiki, why that? He looks scarier like that, I can understand why Kainan will not trust him more XD I guess it will be explained in the next pages why Kargo killed that bear? When will we see again Keirr and Aira? And Avanti? :3 Will we see a full body picture of her without the cape? Have you any bonus page planned? ^^

Kitty

1. What would’be happened if jahla would’ve been seduced into the meteor tribe instead of Ronja? 2. What would the dogs think? 3. If savas survived how would he and his brother be ranked or who would be higher then the other?

Jasiri

Once she gets older she will be a semi-minor character

Kique Nordin

Vigr is filler!?! awwww. I like that character. And then our little petle, Akleja. Will she stop being a minor at some point?

Rubje

1. Uninhabitable areas are marked out with a red cross. Dead territories is a land that was prevously owned but the tribe has moved on or was destroyed. 2. I think he's 7 or 8 years old. 3. Can't say anything about that yet. 4. Ninmah might have some baby bunnies around. 5. A main character will have the reader see through their perspective, semi-minor characters might sometime have their perspective shown but it's not that common. Minor characters are just fillers. 6. You mean the character page? I just haven't thought about it it yet, I will add him when I feel like it unless I forget X)

Kique Nordin

Two questions: 1: What is a dead territory? as far as I can tell it can be one of two things. a former tribe or a territory that can't support one. And wile we are talking about bunnies. 2: How old is Piccolo now? come to think of it. 3: Are the the matriarchs bunnies and Piccolo ever gonna meet Last one. 4: Will there be talking baby bunnies. Absolutely the last one. 4: What makes a character a main, sima-minor or minor. No this is the last one. 5: Why isn't piccolo on the roster? I just know your gonna say “cause I'm lazy” to the last one and I mean really the last one.

Rubje

The whole story is planned out with the major plots having a set timeline, while smaller events are fleshed out later on as it gets closer to it happening.

Kique Nordin

When writing a comic do you have the whole story planned out or just a general idea of the end?

KaraSkakalac

Just gonna jump on the female that Kargo was forced to mate with. Her name is Isabel, she escaped with Kargo and Ferah but got separated. She ended up in Whispervale Tribe and had pups there. However, she ended up passing through unknown circumstances.

Spiritstrike

Dangit lets try again... 1. Is the black rabbit that spoke to Jahla a male or female, and do they have a name? 2. Dis Ranach actually ever consider swapping his unborn to get Rogio back? And if he did, is it still part of his plan, whatever it is? 3. How long due are the pups now anyway? 4. Does Roamer still have feelings for Kargo? Like, any kind of feelings in general? Does he still see Kargo as a friend or has he broken the ties with him completely? It seemed like his transition from Kargo to Rogio was really fast, so I was wondering if he still felt something for Kargo, or was he so hurt by his lies/lack of telling where Ronja was that his love just faded at that moment? 5. Did Kargo and the female he was forced to mate with actually have any pups? That being said, did she even survive the escape and if she did, where is she now? Sorry this message looks messy, still getting used to this system... Thank you for this awesome comic, Kique! I've been following since Asmundr (can't remember which page but somewhere halfway maybe..?) and no other story has swept me in and inspired me as much as your's! I hope you have as much fun making the comic as I, and many others I would assume, have reading it!

Taibu

You mean making copies or offsprings of my characters? Copying a character isn't allowed without the creators permission, that goes for everyone no matter the creator. Copying the complete color palette isn't allowed either. Creating non-canon offspring is fine, as long as credit is given to me as the creator of the parents and palette if they were copied, and that the character isn't sold for profit.

Kique Nordin

Saw your announcement of coats and such so does that mean Patreon that pay the 15 pledge have restrictions on designs? Example like they can’t ask for fake offspring (hurd yu did them) or if Your character has a unique undercoat color nobody is allowed to use that gene

Jasiri

More on that will be shown in the comic eventually

Kique Nordin

Just one question since no one has asked: the feline ghoul that chased Keirr when he was searching for Aira, can you confirm if it was Zilas?

Spiritstrike

1. They could use their own paws to paint it on, hardened fibres/grass, sticks, moss. 2. Very thin fine leather or actual fabric. Fabric materials can be found in various places. More advanced armor are also found or gifted by spirits. 3. I don't have any plans to open them in the near future, it's whenever I need the extra funds that I open it. 4. For now I only take designs through contests. 5. When they least expect it Òó 6. We're all good! Kargo is a happy goofy pup as always and the cats barely tolerate each other, everything is normal X)

Kique Nordin

1) How they craft those painting things what Jonna used to make Ronja's tribe paint when she became the Viscountess? I know they use flowers to get colors but how they do the "brushes"? 2) How is Lahmina's "dress" made? Did they get those more advanced armors and decorations from spirits or have they fucking skilled Artisans who made those? 3) Have you any idea when you're gonna open commissions? 4) Are you still taking designs, like you got the design of Solar Stag's Merchant from someone? 5) When you will block Void from Patreon comment section? 6) How are you, Kargo and cats? :D

Waikku

Yes they could (:

Kique Nordin

1. He had one or two that he would call friends but they were killed early on. He was often on good terms with the other males though. 2. It's possible we get some flashbacks in the comic, I could also make a bonus page about it. 3. Son of Nanna-Suen, moon god, has a wife named Sherida, goddess of dawn, and a twin sister named Inana. 4. Very unlikely. While she didn't make him feel very uncomfortable, she lacks the traits that Ranach is attracted to. 5. The pack could have been useful to the tribe, especially the females. The males would most likely be killed unless they could be converted.

Kique Nordin

If Piccolo ever met Ninmah´s rabbits, would they be able to have offspring? ...since hares and rabbits can´t mix on earth but this is Aedra and the thought of Piccolo finally finding someone like him and maybe have some baby bunnels is just too cute x)

Yami

I can't give a specific answer, all I can really say is that they are still part of the comic

Kique Nordin

So idk if you can say anything about it, but I will try anyways. Does the 'green' sky gods ever come back?

I could try to make something, I'm not that good at it though, I rely on water brushes a lot, but I do paint the splashes myself and the little ripples on calm water, so that I could try and explain sometime (:

Kique Nordin

1) Had Ulfr a friend in the tribe, like suely Javo and Vigr are friends and Rogio was friends with Kargo and Fuss? 2) Will we get to know some of the moments Rogio mentioned, when Ranach was just happy and himself, like when they felt in love or something? Bonuspage or anything? 3) It just is a minor detail and unimportant to the story but still^^has Father a mate/kids/siblings? 4) If Rogio wouldn't be around, could have Ranach fallen for Ronja? Since she surely gave him a good feeling and was nice to him, which he rarely encountered in the MT. 5) Ranach once wanted to pick up the Asmundr pack "one by one"- wanted he to kill them or use for his own gain/including them in the MT (since they, according to Kainans scars, valuable fighters)?

Kuni

*Strangles you*

Kique Nordin

I am not Kique but I do remember he once stated that Ulfr was incredible loyal to the Tribe and wanted it to succeed, also he thought somewhat males are more worth than females and valued their life more.

Kuni

Question 1: What would be the most spectacular funeral you could imagine? Question 2: What’s something you’ve done that you would try to dissuade anyone from doing? Question 3: Do you enjoy eating moist noodles?

Wild Dreamkiller

I think I only have one question for this month, but I wanted to know this for a really long time and I can't remember if I asked it before. I probably did and got an answer but I'll ask again so I know. Will you ever do a water tutorial? Like how to paint water and stuff? I've always struggled on how to paint water in really any type of setting or mood, and seeing the water in the comics has always inspired me to try and get better at painting it. I think I remember you posting something about drawing the water on either here or dA (where Ferah, Kargo, and Roamer were playing in the spring) and so on, but I wasn't able to find it on here if its posted. :^)

Vizeryn

I don't think I've seen it answered but now since Ulfr has been killed, will we learn the reason of why he never attacked another male as stated by Fuss? Since he was killed off, I feel as though that might have been the only way we would have found out 🤔

Skittles

No X) I needed for one of his arms to be gone for various reasons

Kique Nordin

Was the bear inspired by Akakabuto? xD

Skittles