Ok, late, whatever. ADORABLE NURSERY RICHARD! How could the lady think it's Benny's baby?

Richard has the joyous look of a gourmand entering an all-you-can-eat buffet. Lucky bugger.

Awwwww the resemblance is uncanny!

5 gold says that Richard torches the place

Wow, Cale's really taking charge, isn't he? He's much more of a leader now than he used to be. Good for him!

And um... Richard's with the babies? Hee hee, that could get messy pretty fast. I don't think I've ever seen him so happy!

Tiny typo from Benny in the eighth panel? "I liked him more when we was sullen" should perhaps be "I liked him more when HE was sullen"? Maybe I'm just reading it wrong. Typos are no big deal though. I make 'em myself all the time!

Well worth the wait!

I wonder if the nursery is going to "attack" RIchard? Or maybe he already ate

Is it just me, or does this new blonde dude look half-elven and slightly familiar?

Also: AWWW! I don't think I've ever seen Richie so happy. ILR's gonna die.

Little Richard is too precious. I hope he's happy because of the perfectly fitting crib...and not because he's like a kid in a candy store.

Where he would be safe...
Right...
Somehow, I fear for the safety of the babies moreso than the safety of Richard. Yeah... he's in a candy store, all right. But it could be both, Sabbit. It could be.

But on the bright side, his power certainly had weakened, maybe it wouldn't do more than a first-degree burn on those little tykes.

So "Random Villager #13" has a name eh? Milos rings a bell...hmm, got to look that one up. *goes away for a moment* Ah, yes, its the guy who fell in love with the three Greek Goddesses...and the reason for the whole "Who is better?" thing with Paris. It means gracious or favored...or something to do with apples.

Hehehe, apple-head sort of forgot about Richard in the introductions...as a hint, if the extremely violent and unpredictable Warlock goes missing...you should be afraid, very afraid.

Richards expression is priceless, sort of the fox in the hen house type of situation...and I cannot help but think that the old woman is lucky she did not try to change his diaper.

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I would agree that its a typo, nothingbroken, must be the crunch time weighing in eh?

And Lunaya has a valid point that he looks...elfy.

He does look familiar doesn't he...

He will probably serve as a way of showing Cale that the good elves of the world did not die out long ago and that they still exist. Which would give him a reason to try and lead people to a greater tomorrow.

And I get the feeling Richard is not happy because of what he sees, but because he just woke up from a nice little nap... hes probably going to get really angry when he learns of where he was just put and what he just slept in...

Richie just struck a buffet.*fwoom'd*
And yeah,Benny...he's so your baby,
that was priceless(unless you count the
happehchibi!Richard.)
First degree only?I don't think he's that weak now,
Lapis...
As for that villager's name,all it reminds me is a certain
cereal.

Gaten: "Your little baby just ate ours!"
Cale: "But... But..."
Gaten: "No pay for you, you bastard!"
Cale: "RICHARD!"

I can see it now. Richard's biggest dream has come true. He's surrounded by his favorite food and there's no one to stop him. He gets up, tries to fwoom a baby, and only succeeds in singeing one of the quilts. I can just picture Richard falling to his knees and doing a Darth Vader style, "Noooo!"

This comic made me chuckle XD Well worth the wait!

Richard looks so happy in that crib. I'm beting he'll burn most of it down or attempt.

Definitely worth the wait, it's ridiculously funny. Richard looks really happy, let's see how long the peace there can last... -pulls out a stopwatch-

Aww, he's so cute Makes me wander tho, will we see the babies again?

Does Bennys magic toolbox include an x-ray?

I'm telling you, that guy looks familiar. Maybe it's the fact that his nose and hairstyle look similar to Tavor's, possibly a descendant? I need therapy man. I'm starting to see elves everywhere. >.> <.<

You've got a good point there... people should keep close tabs on Richard. Didn't he slaughter the entire village of Bertu the last time he was alone? They shouldn't lose track of him!

And yes, the wee typo is most likely just due to being rushed. It's easy to overlook little things like that when you're so busy!



He really does! On first glance I thought he was an elf, until I realized the ears aren't pointy. He could certainly be half-elven. He's kind of cute, whoever he is.

His ears are slightly pointy. That's what caught my attention. They're just a lot smaller than Cale's.

*squeak* On closer inspection, you're right! I'd though it was just the angle of his hair, but yes, they are pointed. Half-elf!

how could travor have a descendant? he died rember? check page 41 the only reason he came back at the castle was becosue he put his soul in cale's swords to.......... i forget o.O check page 47 ><

is richard happy because he is basically surrounded by an all you can eat buffet?

I'll let you think that through

yes. yes he is.

Well, richard is perfectly safe...and if Benny runs like the wind, there's an off chance some of the villager's babies might get away with nothing more than mild singeing and a pathological fear of the undead in later life.

Don't worry, you're not crazy. He do look familiar -- even Tavorish. 'Twas my first thought.

I'm wondering if the group is starting to lose patience with Cale's sink into despair and subsequent mask of competence. Sure, they like his entrance, but don't Benny and even Krunch look a little pissed to be ordered around? Benny even says she liked him better when he was sullen -- or when we were, heh -- though Pella seems willing enough to do whatever. Hmmm....

I'll stay away from OMG!BabyRichard!!11! for now. All I can say is that I hope he takes a little nap before gorging himself. Maybe that'll give the group time to rid the village of elementals before Richard can get too snack-happy. I mean, they can get around the whole payment issue by reminding Random Villager #13, aka Milos, that he promised whatever they wanted. Even babies.

But the look on Benny's face is priceless. *snerk*

All I can hope for in the next few strips is that Richard's love of killing babies and Cale's newfound leadership and confidence collide... with the end result of Cale giving Richard a much-deserved spanking.

That would be hi-larious.

Cale taking charge (and actually having people listen to him), and come on, how can Richard get himself into trouble in a nursery?

This may have been posted before, I tried searching but found nothing. If I recall, this is the first time we've seen Benny's full name (first name at least), Benn'Joon, and I'm just wondering if that was a nod to the movie Benny & Joon.

Just a thought.

I need a NURSERY RICHARD AVATAR.

Your wish is my command.



Someone might want to consider uploading this to another place.

The look on Richard is priceless!! Poor babies!!

Cale seems to have left his depression behind, he's becomming a bit too...perfect (in the leader sense, id like to see some of his goofiness back, but i guess that part of him died along with the child/archmage)

1.he gets shrunk
2.he gets a rabbit (maybe the son or grandson of the one he burned up in comic 1?)
3.cale suddenly becomes the boss
4.he gets called a baby and sent into a nurseery (dinner anyone?)

PS: if this isn't in the comic thread then something went wrong like a glith

Richard has a five course buffet on his hands here...then again, the babies probably weigh more than he does, so he might literally be biting of more than he can chew. He can, of course, fry them, though, and feed them to his bunny piece by piece.

oh god those poor babys

as fixed by Tobrian

So lets see...

Cale has moved on and has now taken the leader role that the archmage has foreseen.

Richard is in the nursery ... soon to be feeding possibly.

Lo and behold, the leader of the village/kingdom is a very familiar looking (part) elf. A descendant of Tavor perhaps. Since Tavor was the last person known to be in possession of the sword of truth perhaps his grandson (or whomever he is) still has it. This could be why he is the leader of the area.

The web is weaving, the plot expands...

and Richard is in heaven.

Not really. He's lacking size, people to kill 'n ponies

Oh dear, a backwater village full of ugly peasants (calling it a "town" is too optimistic), and a noble lord speaking Ye Olde Englishe complete with mangling of the English grammar. *snerk* I'm surprised this hicksville even has landed gentry, but he's probably just the local reeve or knight, minor gentry, or at best a baron. If he was more, he's have more men.... well, any men, because I'm not seeing any so far, and if he was an earl he'd definitely need men under arms because of feudal obligations. Notice how they address him as "lord", not as "Your Highness".

It's probably a similar situation to Germany during the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation period: On the one had you had the Emperor Karl der Große (Charlemagne) on the other hand you had a patchwork of lots of tiny kingdoms with countless nobility, "kings" who often had no more land or power than a minor baron in England, because every piece of land two cows could stand on could be declared an independant kingdom. Meaning sometimes you had nobles with several titles at once, some of them inherited from their father... baron of X, king of Y, and a duke of somewhere else by grace of the emperor, and the duke title probably held the most power.

However, even if that "Lord Gaten" isn't as ugly as the rest of the bunch (ah, the privileges of fantasy nobility), what has he been doing to his hair?? Short on top, long in the back (I know there's a particular term for that hairstyle but I can't remember it) AND bushy sideburns! *screech!* It's 70s hair! Make it go away! I think I just failed my Sanity check.
I think it's save to say he can't blame that unlucky hairstyle choice on "helmet hair". And yes it's definitely sideburns, not just hair hanging down in front of his ears like Cale's. You know, I like sideburns and whiskers... on men that have the face for it. But... with the angular hair and eyebrows and sideburns framing his face, Gaten reminds me a bit of the Transformers.

As for that villager whatshisface, the "messenger", I trust him less and less, and I think it's intentional on Lar's parts, look at the guy's smirking smarmy facial expression in panel 2. He's evil! In the third panel, he reminds me of Grima Wormtongue. No, Grima was better looking. This guy looks like a humanoid mouse or rat, uncannily so: small build, greybrown monk clothes, his large round ears sticking out from the hood, a small very pointy nose, a flat forehead but very large upper lip. And the fact that his face is round and pink and he has no visible hair or eyebrows gives him an unfinished look, like someone not quite human. *cue Lovecraftian music*

Interesting that these human villagers greet this bunch of nonhuman mercenary adventurers with such enthusiams. For all they know, the group might just loot the manor, torch the huts and leave.


That was exactly the first thought I had when I saw that panel.

However, I doubt we will get to see Richard actually eat live babies on- or offscreen, someone will stop him before he does; because making jokes about baby-eating, a fictional warlock ordering a "baby to go" is funny, actually drawing it is not. Not unless it's a splatterpunk webcomic.


I don't see any pointy ears. In panel 4 it's just the hair covering part of his ears, but in the first and second panel especially his ears look perfectly round to me. Definitely not like Cale's or Benny's ears. I mean yes, theoretically the LFG world could have half-elves, I don't know. But I think Gaten's human.


Fixed.

Holy shit, I don't think I've ever LOL'd at Richard as hard as I did today.

A mullet he has. *sagenod*

Everyone keeps saying the first thing they thought of when seeing t3h new guy was Tavor.

Wanna know the first thing I thought of?

Mullet. Mullet and mutton chops. Come on now!!! XD

I loved Benny's comment, as I'm pretty sure it meant she like Cale more when he wasn't making them do stuff. Laziness FTW.

As for baby Richard....that look on his face can only mean one thing. Scenario anybody?

*group enters the town*
Mullet Guy: Milos! You've returned to us! *procedes to converse*
Maidservant: Oh, what a precious child! *grabs up Richard*
Richard: What in the hell?! *prepares to unleash WRATH*
Maidservant: Why, let's get you over to the nursery, so you can play with all the other lil' babbies. (<not a typo)
Richard: *pauses* <....I like where this is going...> Agooo!! *'playfully' punches Maidservant in the nose for earlier transgressions*
Maidservant: Oh my! What a fiesty little thing! Here you go...*puts Richard in the crib and tucks him in*
Richard: *plays off the baby act whilst sizing up the entrees*

this does not bode well.....

and richard just woke up from a nap because if he was awake, that old lady wouldn't be around to tell Benny where he went.

PS: richard being spanked by cale would be the highlight of this whole comic.

I'm sure someone else has already come up with that scenario...>.<

Richard's reign of terror upon the nursery might not bode so well for the group's reward.

Well, the babies are part of the reward anyway, so it doesn't really matter.

It's the Village of Questionable Hairstyles! It will be Cale wearing flared trousers next!

Seems a waste to save the town and then destroy it once the townspeople turn on them for demolishing the nursery.

I'm sure the town's doomed either way, honestly.

Not if you enjoy pillaging.