Page 217: Natural Allies

After a long, dangerous journey across the Orthanc border, and a risky trek through the dark underground labyrinth of Orick’s Mine… our party is deserving of a little R&R.

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Page 216: Dinner Party

I wonder what’s for dinner.

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Page 215: The Chieftain's Lair

Finally, we meet Chieftain Gurak of the Gulgarek Clan… but can he be trusted?

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Page 214: Gurak's Guests

What does Chieftain Gurak have in store for our party? We’ll find out soon enough…

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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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Page 206: Law of the Land

Hmm… do you think Kira might be the type to take “no” for answer?

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Page 205: An Orb

All paths lead to the Spellsword Linar. We’ve yet to lay eyes on it but if you want a refresher on the moment it was stolen, head back to Page 113 by click here.

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Page 204: Welcome Back

We return to the ancient dwarven stronghold of Auld Dunvil… and look who’s here.

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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 200: Escape from Orthanc

No orc crosses the Galenholt… not even the little ones.

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Page 199: The Objective is Clear

And so the pathfinder decides the path we will take…

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