Good tidings, fellow pointy ear lovers!
I've finished the script, so tomorrow I'll start doing the first renders for the new episode. How long will it take for me to finish? Who knows? Not me, that's for sure.
The ideal version of myself would be able to make about four episodes per year, I think. The ideal version of myself would also have another ten kilos of muscle. Stupid ideal version, never around when you need him.
Anyway, given my usual pace, episode six should be out this year for sure, and probably with time to spare. That said, I don't make promises. I make enemies. No, wait, that didn't come out right. Quick, deploy the distraction image!

As you can tell, Saranhil and Sveida have received their new outfits, colored and everything. I hope you like them. You better do, because you chose them. I for one, adore them. It wasn't in my plans for Saranhil to start looking this lewd so early, but given what happened last episode... Yeah, I can see how it fits.
Oh right, there was a tie for Sveida's panty color. Once again I had to step in and make an executive decision, so I tried out both options and the black seemed to look better. But we better make sure that you approve as well. Girls?

There we are. To be honest, I mostly based my decision on whether I thought black or red looked better in an upskirt shot, and it was for sure black. Contrast is king.
Once again I've named the scenes, so I figure I'll post them as a little teaser this time as well:
Scene 1 - Bread and Circuses
Scene 2 - Wine and Carnivals
Scene 3 - Nightly Terror and Scurrying Rats
Scene 4 - Cloaks and Daggers
Scene 5 - Soirees and Jade-skinned Beauties
Scene 6 - Prelims and Philanthropy
Scene 7 - Grudges and Scorn
Scene 8 - Master and Apprentice
Scene 9 - Schemes and Barriers
Scene 10 - Spies and Words of Venom
Scene 11 - Of Size and Matter
Scene 12 - Young Masters and the Intricacies of Face
Scene 13 - Grumblers and Headpatters
Scene 14 - Pride and Duty
Scene 15 - Demons and Duels
Scene 16 - Noblesse Oblige and Consummate Professionals
Does that tell you anything at all? Probably not much. For some reason I decided to have them all with an 'and' in them. Surely, it makes the whole thing a little bit cooler.
Oh, and here's a shot of the boots. I didn't really show those.

I now realize it's a bit hard to tell due to the lighting, but Saranhil's laces are golden.
I forgot... Did I talk any more about the script? I remember talking about probably going with a tournament arc thingy. Well, yeah. It's a tournament arc. Not much of a spoiler, you'll see some of it in renders soon enough.
There will be some new characters showing up, though I don't intend on making any more 'main characters', so they'll be more of a supporting cast. How supporting? I don't know, I haven't thought that far. I'm sure some characters will show up again at some point, while others will be discarded like last weeks trash.
I'm mostly mentioning that so no one goes around expecting some new character to get a lot of attention. My attention span is at its limit with the current cast, thank you very much!
Well, I think that's about all I had for today.
Thank you very much for your support, and this week I hope you get just a little bit closer to your ideal version of yourself!