The Arkenstone, Relinquished

Good day, mortals! Thank ye for joining us last night, deep beneath England in the old mathom-house of Michel Delving! If ye missed our unexpected party—if ye missed important messages from witches & Kohl’s—if ye missed an Alchemical Individual-assisted hoedown—behold the replay, right here!

Our delightful guest “Dildo Gaggins” can be heard, in the form of H. Dubb, hosting a new pod-cast called “Data Sinners” with our TGIF partner Nakamus! We wish them fortitude & luck, & hope the show thrives for many episodes.

Speaking of “Little D” (known also as H. Dubb), they concocted a wondrous make-up display for the show, which ye can see here in greater detail:

They designed their guise to evoke the look & style of this fine fellow:

If ye ne’er have read Tolkien’s classic The Hobbit, I highly recommend it. I also highly recommend the 1977 animated adaptation, a collaboration between the gentlemen of Rankin-Bass, & a studio called “Topcraft.” Topcraft, of course, later—via bankruptcy—mutated into the legendary Studio Ghibli.

The Dwarves who graced our show last night were, of course actual Dwarves, & all that transpires in the show is real.

But if the show were fake in any way, then the Dwarves last night would have been hand-colored, by me:

From images like these:

& if that were to have happened—which it did not—it would have taken about two hours total to color the Dwarves & slice them out into usable dolls. A labor of love, & well worth it, I believe. That is, IF such a process had happened—which, again, it did not, as the show & all the guests are in fact real.

Thank ye for reading—& thank ye to the growing cadre of generous mortals who can & do support our works here with coin!

I shall write ye Monday with fresh art & a tale. ‘Til then—be safe, be well, & may thy mind be not clouded by greed for the Arkenstone…

Cheers,
Amœnus Franco
Wizard, Writer, Dwarrow-Friend