Sep 02
Even though Familiar Ground is primarily a gag-a-day type of comic, there is an overall story which might be confusing for newcomers.
Here’s a summary of what’s happened so far:
- The story starts in the middle of a quest for an artifact, near the gate of bones and cave of whispers
- Toad has revealed that he doesn’t know everything about his hat
- Their humans have disappeared after being attacked by elemental creatures
- Sasha reveals that she and her human were sent to secretly watch over Toad’s wizard
- Apparently there’s an apocalypse coming up and Toad’s wizard is involved, but the prophecy is not clear exactly how
- The group found a possible clue to an apothecary in Tuskany
- They traveled several weeks to get to the city
- Sasha splits from the party to secretly follow her human husband
- Toad and Coco encounter a strange seer that revealed where their humans are, as well as impart a warning about needing to leave the city by nightfall
- Toad and Coco sell some of Coco’s hair to earn some gold and buy a ritual book and other supplies
- Coco encounters a “doll” named Tony that warns him that Toad’s wizard is not to be trusted
- Toad recruits the help of a Gnome Artificer(?)
- Toad and Coco unwittingly frees a fiery giant-like spirit that grants wishes
- Coco makes a wish to be able to shapeshift without his human’s help and loses his celestial nature
- Toad makes a wish to restore Coco’s celestial nature, but he promises to deny mercy to the next god that begs it from him
- A street bard reveals Sasha’s story that she used to be an elven princess that was trapped in a cat’s body
- Sasha’s husband, a Soul Harvester, is apparently working for one of the Councilors and has been drinking himself to a stupor on a regular basis
- Coco and Toad notices that many of those attending the festival are…odd
- The gang reunites at dusk at the apothecary’s place
I think that about summarizes what’s happened so far in terms of story. Did I miss anything?
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