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…except it wasn’t cos I haven’t read that panel of Opal’s adventures yet, but it is an odd coincidence ^_^’. It was inspired by this web comic http://hellsing.comicgenesis.com/, in particular, this comic http://hellsing.comicgenesis.com/d/20061023.html .
"BOW BEFORE THE SHAUNINESS THAT IS SHAUNI! "--Shadowman
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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I’m going to try and make a comic tonight. Here is the rant, please post it either way.
Rant Title: Kami and Shikigami 101
Some people have been asking me what exactly Kasumi and Fable are. I’ve explained it in the comic, but I guess a more detailed explanation of the ins and outs here won’t hurt. I’ll start with Fable.
Fable is a shikigami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikigami , much like a western familiar. In real world mythology, shikigami can take a variety of human or animal forms, possess or bewitch people. Within the world of Orca, shikigami are a type of parasitic familiar that ‘live’ within their masters. Usually dormant, they can be summoned by their host and take on a separate physical form to carry out bewitching or possessions like there real world counterparts. They take an aspect of their host's body, usually a hand or a part of their face, which is why only Kami are able to use shikigami as a live master would be killed when the parasite was brought out of hibernation. This is not to say shikigami do not dwell within living hosts, they just can’t take on a separate physical form. In these instances, they are considered a parasitic infection and are treated with medication.
Kasumi is a kami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami which is often mistranslated as ‘god’ or ‘deity’. The world in Japanese refers to any supernatural spirit or forces of nature. The word ‘kami’ also means ‘paper’. In the comic, Kasumi is described by Shauni as a ‘soulless paper golem’, a being reanimated. Kami are created using Necromancy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromancer . Within the world of Orca, it is possible to call back a spirit from the realm of the dead and place it within the flesh it once inhabited. The flesh of the dead person is rapped in special magic paper in a similar fashion to the Egyptian mummification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy . The spirit of the dead person sparks life back into the body, and spells written on the paper allow the spirit to attach itself back to the flesh. The process does not revive the body; it merely allows it to be moved by the spirit again. This results in Kami having dead and rotting flesh held in place by paper. Many kami sustain their body with more and more magic paper, gaining them the nick name ‘paper golems’. Not many people know that Kami were once living people, or the horrible fact that they are working corpses. The church's official line is that they are merely soulless puppets, created by priests in order to communicate with the dead. The truth is they are slaves used by the church for their former knowledge and abilities. The kami continue to serve the church as only they can provide the paper they need to stay alive. Without it, the kami would slowly rot into dust, and never be able to detach themselves from their flesh to return to the world of the dead.
Due to there undead nature, kami can sustain a shikigami symbiotic without dying when they summon it. This is a useful skill that kami employ in order to carry out their own agendas without the church finding out.
When a kami ‘regenerates’ they rebuild parts of their body using magic paper. This can result in some horrible mutations to their flesh, but it is necessary if they want to avoid rotting into nothing.
Burning a kami is the only way to kill it as it destroys the magic paper that binds their body and soul together.
I hope that clears a few things up. I’d also like to point out that Kasumi isn’t the first Kami you have seen. There are two other ‘undead’ kami that have already appeared. I’ll let you guess who these two are.
Ta ta!
Regards
Shauni
Rant Title: Kami and Shikigami 101
Some people have been asking me what exactly Kasumi and Fable are. I’ve explained it in the comic, but I guess a more detailed explanation of the ins and outs here won’t hurt. I’ll start with Fable.
Fable is a shikigami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikigami , much like a western familiar. In real world mythology, shikigami can take a variety of human or animal forms, possess or bewitch people. Within the world of Orca, shikigami are a type of parasitic familiar that ‘live’ within their masters. Usually dormant, they can be summoned by their host and take on a separate physical form to carry out bewitching or possessions like there real world counterparts. They take an aspect of their host's body, usually a hand or a part of their face, which is why only Kami are able to use shikigami as a live master would be killed when the parasite was brought out of hibernation. This is not to say shikigami do not dwell within living hosts, they just can’t take on a separate physical form. In these instances, they are considered a parasitic infection and are treated with medication.
Kasumi is a kami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami which is often mistranslated as ‘god’ or ‘deity’. The world in Japanese refers to any supernatural spirit or forces of nature. The word ‘kami’ also means ‘paper’. In the comic, Kasumi is described by Shauni as a ‘soulless paper golem’, a being reanimated. Kami are created using Necromancy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromancer . Within the world of Orca, it is possible to call back a spirit from the realm of the dead and place it within the flesh it once inhabited. The flesh of the dead person is rapped in special magic paper in a similar fashion to the Egyptian mummification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy . The spirit of the dead person sparks life back into the body, and spells written on the paper allow the spirit to attach itself back to the flesh. The process does not revive the body; it merely allows it to be moved by the spirit again. This results in Kami having dead and rotting flesh held in place by paper. Many kami sustain their body with more and more magic paper, gaining them the nick name ‘paper golems’. Not many people know that Kami were once living people, or the horrible fact that they are working corpses. The church's official line is that they are merely soulless puppets, created by priests in order to communicate with the dead. The truth is they are slaves used by the church for their former knowledge and abilities. The kami continue to serve the church as only they can provide the paper they need to stay alive. Without it, the kami would slowly rot into dust, and never be able to detach themselves from their flesh to return to the world of the dead.
Due to there undead nature, kami can sustain a shikigami symbiotic without dying when they summon it. This is a useful skill that kami employ in order to carry out their own agendas without the church finding out.
When a kami ‘regenerates’ they rebuild parts of their body using magic paper. This can result in some horrible mutations to their flesh, but it is necessary if they want to avoid rotting into nothing.
Burning a kami is the only way to kill it as it destroys the magic paper that binds their body and soul together.
I hope that clears a few things up. I’d also like to point out that Kasumi isn’t the first Kami you have seen. There are two other ‘undead’ kami that have already appeared. I’ll let you guess who these two are.
Ta ta!
Regards
Shauni
"BOW BEFORE THE SHAUNINESS THAT IS SHAUNI! "--Shadowman
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
Go to ROM the Comic
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
Go to ROM the Comic
"BOW BEFORE THE SHAUNINESS THAT IS SHAUNI! "--Shadowman
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
Go to ROM the Comic
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
Go to ROM the Comic
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Silver
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'Your' should be 'you're'. 'Risist' shoudl be 'Resist'. 'Ticking' should be 'tickling'.
"Irregardless" and "Over exaggerated" are NEVER CORRECT EVER because they are redundant
Regardless means "without regard", and adding "ir" on the front actually makes it a double negative; exaggerate means "to overstate" so you're literally saying "over overstate."
Example: I can not exaggerate the importance of this fact enough, regardless of how often people ignore it.
Regardless means "without regard", and adding "ir" on the front actually makes it a double negative; exaggerate means "to overstate" so you're literally saying "over overstate."
Example: I can not exaggerate the importance of this fact enough, regardless of how often people ignore it.
Man, todays comic is typo central LOL
Also, the new comic has been uploaded, but its not showing on the main page. it is here http://www.pebbleversion.com/ROM/ROMArc ... ip256.html
Also, the new comic has been uploaded, but its not showing on the main page. it is here http://www.pebbleversion.com/ROM/ROMArc ... ip256.html
"BOW BEFORE THE SHAUNINESS THAT IS SHAUNI! "--Shadowman
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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Doodleshark
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….BINGO! And there is one other, but that one should be easy to guess as you know for a fact he’s dead.
"BOW BEFORE THE SHAUNINESS THAT IS SHAUNI! "--Shadowman
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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Doodleshark
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Neo Zanther
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….BINGO! it's haku, however, there ARE more Kami to be introduced.
"BOW BEFORE THE SHAUNINESS THAT IS SHAUNI! "--Shadowman
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
Go to ROM the Comic
Fridays ROM comic is still not the current comic. The latest comic is here http://www.pebbleversion.com/ROM/ROMArc ... ip256.html
"BOW BEFORE THE SHAUNINESS THAT IS SHAUNI! "--Shadowman
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
Go to ROM the Comic
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
Go to ROM the Comic
There isn’t gunna be a comic on Wednesday. Sorry. Something came up.
"BOW BEFORE THE SHAUNINESS THAT IS SHAUNI! "--Shadowman
"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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"Shauni fell down a drainage ditch and died. That was the end of her pokemon journey. "--Shauni
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Stevenson
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Woo, camping "fun" is over now, I can come back here.....wow. It's been too long....Silver's usurped me!
*holds up the 'joke' sign*
So. Er. I'm back, so I can edit the comics again, probably...
*holds up the 'joke' sign*
So. Er. I'm back, so I can edit the comics again, probably...
Stevenson's Vocabulary Word of the Week:
Foment: (verb) To excite or arouse, i.e. 2014's Week of Randomness hopes to foment some activity on the forums.
Stevenson's Latin Phrase of the Week:
Brutum Fulmen: (senseless thunderbolt) This phrase, coined by Pliny the elder, is used to refer to an empty threat.
Foment: (verb) To excite or arouse, i.e. 2014's Week of Randomness hopes to foment some activity on the forums.
Stevenson's Latin Phrase of the Week:
Brutum Fulmen: (senseless thunderbolt) This phrase, coined by Pliny the elder, is used to refer to an empty threat.