Helpful reminder: that statue is a demon. Restored, it could vie with Darumatha for Varaxunax’s soul. Destroyed, it means all of Vax’s soul goes to Darumatha.
One of the hardest parts about drawing a comic isn’t mastering the technical skills (though God knows I could use help there), but understanding the “feel” of different shapes. Any cartoonist can tell you to give an angry character downward-sloping eyebrows because it’s easier to draw them angry that way, but I only recently learned that! So Vish (who almost always looks worried and somewhat hapless–soft emotions) has a sharp, angular face, while Anthem (who is usually scowling) has round, cute features that take a lot of work to force into a scowl.
I’ve had a bit more success with Maresh, at least, making him increasingly blocky and rectilinear. Maresh manages to “look” upright–in his own mind, he’s a moral paragon, after all. The toggle-coat and broad shoulders help him look like a sort of walking ziggurat.
This may not be the perfect place for this question, but I’ve been wondering this for a while: What exactly does Woshka’s 10 circle step do? I’ve looked at the comics where it’s used, and I’m still not clear on it.
It teleports. Or rather, it turns the subject insubstantial and allows him to slide about very quickly, which is more or less the same thing.
But, the first time it’s used, it’s used to expand the rug portal, correct?
Oh, and, aside from the stigma, is there any reason that Varaxunax shouldn’t use demon magic, since he’s already paid for it? I can imagine that Tamantha may still be an issue, but he’s already not following its law.
“But, the first time it’s used, it’s used to expand the rug portal, correct?”
Technically (oh good, technicalities!) to insubstantiate enough of Woshka to cram him into the rug and trigger the rug’s “teleport whatever is in me to the Sun” effect.
“Oh, and, aside from the stigma, is there any reason that Varaxunax shouldn’t use demon magic, since he’s already paid for it? I can imagine that Tamantha may still be an issue, but he’s already not following its law.”
At this point, Vax has very little reason not to use his powers to their full extent, though there are still dangers, like Darumatha zeroing in on the use of demon magic and finding (and probably smashing) the Archimandrite statue.