9/23/2024
Due to family medical issues, Requiem is on indefinite hiatus.
An elderly family member of ours took a bad fall on Labor Day night, and we’ve been dealing with the aftermath ever since. Hopefully, things will get sorted out, but as of right now, doing a daily comic is not something my schedule can allow.
Sorry to have this happen, but as everyone knows, real life comes first….and at least we don’t have too many running storylines on the backburner.
Dana McAllen is a member of the urban exploration association that is currently investigating remnants of the worlds previous civilization. She initially made her debut in the Tunnelrunners side comic. She has been Ian's closest friend since early childhood, and is still his closest confidant.
Thorondor “Ian” Caladharas is the 18 year old heir to one of the first of the Merchant Houses. An intelligent, independent teenager; Ian has a tendency towards irreverence and and frustration. In all honesty, he doesn’t care what his grandfather says he is heir to, he just wants to have a normal life. Or at least as normal a one as possible. (As my skills improved I made some revamps to this characters appearance to reflect aging and such as well. The top picture is how he is currently modeled. )
Jauna Mekhet started her life as an uncertain student. Obsessed with answers to the types of questions that normally don’t get answered until you die, she began looking. Her search led her to Calliel, who she has been a student/companion of for over twenty years.
This lady (who chooses to remain nameless) is professional assassin who hails from the city of Naglorond. She does most of her work for private citizens since the end of the House Wars, where she was responsible for the deaths of a number of House personnel.
The handle she is currently using is “Targeter” All that is known about her so far is that she was a child prostitute in Naglorond who killed her way out of the business , and decided to never put her fate in the hands of another ever again.
Yeah, we’ll get em. And just like Targeter and Ian, at some level we’re going to be sorry… Oh well, with the storm that’s already upon them, ignorance is not bliss.
Because you’re a clever sort of person, we’re going to get some of the answers – not all of them. Still want to know about the clone army, mountain trolls, immortal dogs, and what happens to the two bad ladies. My “I wanna know” list nevers seems to get shorter. Good job!
@Ken, One of the things that I have always hated is when authors or televisions shows never solve any mysteries. I’ve heard that Lost is guilty of that. All mysteries need to be revealed eventually, or else you’re just screwing with peoples heads.
@James Roden, I suppose that’s true but in reality not all mysteries get explained or solved. There are always going to be loose ends. It adds to the story (legend) if there are a few. I suspect that – with a story this complicated and with this many threads running through it – there will have to be some. Especially if they lead into the next story.
@wright, Oh most definitely sorry. This section was named after a line out of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower for just that reason.
Ken
@Ken, One of the things that I have always hated is when authors or televisions shows never solve any mysteries. I’ve heard that Lost is guilty of that. All mysteries need to be revealed eventually, or else you’re just screwing with peoples heads.
Ken
@Dragonrider, Summer comes ’round sooner than you think 😉