Pooka, here in horse form (recall we first meet him in rabbit mode back in Chapter 5), revives his complaints about human gentrification of the Otherworld. Everyone has their pet peeve.
Posts Tagged celtic folklore
This week I am obviously late. I had a hard time drawing this page, mostly due to other commitments last week (preparing for the Fall term at PCC, and sadly a funeral). But also I found drawing itself hard. It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week’s new page arrives a couple of days late. Sorry about that. I have had a hard time sleeping lately, so my whole schedule has been thrown off. And I can’t deny that Wednesday’s riot of Trumpanzees on Capitol[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The rules of the Fae are complex. Fetch will get into that in the next few pages. But suffice to say, never thank a fairy no matter how nice they may have been to you. There are a few different[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I honestly can’t remember if this creature is from Irish or Scottish folklore, or if I just made it up. I know there are “spider elves” in WOW, but that’s not what inspired this; I don’t play WOW, and I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The politics of the court system of the Otherworld remain pretty vague in this story, I admit. I have kept it that way to focus mostly on the drama of Fetch, his family, and the various magical folk crowding his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We finally arrive at Fetch’s mom’s house. What else but a Banshee would you expect hanging around a sick old woman’s place? My portrayal here deviates a bit from standard representations of the banshee, as noted by Clanagh Design: The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hobs are small house elves or spirit or faerie, that in the folklore of the Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic peoples hang around your house and either help you with upkeep or trash the place if you piss them off.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…