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Dreamkeepers Annual Halloween Contest 2023

Every year I participate in the Dreamkeepers Halloween contest and I've had a habit of making the cast of that comic play a video game. This time I'm doing Baldur's Gate 3 since that's been my current hyperfixation.

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Expanded Benefits

Adjustments have been made to Patreon tiers and the name of each tier.

The $3 Supporter tier now has early access to completed pages along with everyone else.

The $5 Tier has been renamed to WIP Supporter. Now WIP pages will be exclusive to members of this tier and above.

Behind the Scenes tier members remain the same.

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Meet the Cast: Roni

Daughter of a Knight, Roni has always been eager for her turn at knightly tournaments. Now that she's awoken as a sorcerer, she aims to become a member of the Royal Battle Sorcerers.
Despite her distaste for the intrigue and etiquette of the Aragosian nobility, she has a love for gossip.

She's a minor character, but I love how her design turned out.

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Upcoming Hiatus

With the Publishing of Page 27 We have reached the end of Chapter 1. Now there are some finished pages for Chapter 2, but  since I will be leaving for two weeks starting September 9th I will be unable to fully work on making a proper backlog of pages. I will be sketching out the as  much as I can for chapter 2 while I'm there. As for this week and the next I will definitely put out smaller pieces for everyone here, and the already completed pages of chapter 1 will be public for ever...

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 27

As if a sorcerer could awaken like that without anyone noticing.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 26

Yes there is a difference between what the Hermit is and actual sorcerers.

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Willow Academy vol.1 Page 25

Elma isn't one to let her son's big day go interrupted.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 24

He really had no Idea a Spirit tree was there. The hermit wouldn't even let him get close to the top of that hill.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 23

Awakening.

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Ask the Cast QnA's Are open!

Ask the cast if you have questions about them. I like doing QnA's when I do get questions.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 22

Big dreams and big desires. A seeker, through and through.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 21

When you've heard this question a million times.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 20

I finally get to use more of the language I came up with.


Most spirit trees of a certain age empower a guardian to help protect themselves. They grant them the ability to channel the tree's power directly in return for protecting them.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 18

The end of the beginning is fast approaching.

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Willow Aacademy Vol.1 Page 17

It's a good thing the snow up north is thick.

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Designing the Cast: Agnar

A secondary character in Willow Academy. While he doesn't play a large role in volume one he will get more exposure later on.

The  goal I had when designing him was to make him look "edgy" while still  being able to draw him both consistently and efficiently.

He went through a few revisions and already had a reference sheet before, but I was not satisfied with how it aged compared to my other designs.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 16

80% of all children in the Northern Reaches have a sled. The ones that don't tend to live in cities or the more flat areas towards the south.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 15

It wouldn't be a coming of age trial without some good mountain climbing.

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Ask the Cast of Willow Academy - May 2023

Another Willow Academy QnA question thanks to Dizvoices.

Normally this is reserved for Patrons, but for the time being everyone is welcome to ask me or the cast about the comic.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 14

The Fox trials are often tests of character as well as body. The Test of Fire is often both. As it tests the fox's willingness to put their goal ahead of their personal safety, and their ability to endure pain.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 13

Our adventurous fox has met his match, the Boulder.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 12

The pedestal is probably the most expensive part of the trials. Its not easy getting a custom made candy thrower for your kid's 13th birthday.

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1 Week Hiatus

Hey hey people.

Next week I will be visiting relatives and I won't be able to upload any updates to Willow Academy during that time. Of course this week's page(s) will be out on my socials and here.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 10

Many cultures have found their own coming of age traditions ever since the Great Tree was destroyed. The Fox Trials are among the more unique ones.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 9

Something stirs up north.

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Style Pracctice

Style experiments with Mao Mao.

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Ask the Cast of Willow Academy - March 2023

The first monthly Ask the Cast of Willow Academy. Normally this is reserved for Patrons, but for the time being everyone is welcome to ask me or the cast about the comic.

Also I went WAY overboard with this one.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 7

Let it be known that no explorer's kit is complete without a compass.
So sayeth Olivier Voss.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 6

Our first look at Einar's small home village, Odeved.

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Willow Academy Vol.1 Page 5

He's dead set on going into the cartographer's guild.

Somehow this one slipped me when posting here. I greatly apologize  for that.

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