Sigdi calls for aid, and the dwarven family arrives.
Cast[]
- The Order of the Stick
- Mr. Scruffy ◀ ▶
- Minrah Shaleshoe ◀ ▶
- Hilgya Firehelm ◀ ▶
- Sigdi Thundershield ◀ ▶
- Thirden ◀ ▶
- Hoskin ◀ ▶
- Kandro ◀ ▶
- Shirra Copperbottom ◀ ▶
- Tinna ◀ ▶
- Logann Brightstone ◀ ▶
- Amyth ◀ ▶
- Shirra's Husband ◀ ▶
- Durkon's Uncle ◀ ▶
- Hoskin's Wife ◀ ▶
- Shirra's Twins ◀ ▶
- Janna ◀ ▶
- Earth Elementals ◀ ▶
- Logann's Soldiers ▶
- Janna's Male Student ▶
- A Dwarf
Transcript[]
- Panel 1
Minrah, Sigdi, Hilgya, and Tinna wait just outside the bridge.
Minrah: Come on, ladies, let's get in there before the boys get squished.
Sigdi: Aye.
Hilgya: Uh, excuse me? Who died and made you boss?
- Panel 2
Minrah: Me! On both counts, Miss Cleric-Who-Can't-Resist-Domination-Magic!
Minrah: Are you coming or not??
Hilgya: Fine, fine, OK. Geez.
- Panel 3
The four walk onto the bridge.
Minrah: Divine favor!
Hilgya: I don't even know why I'm here.
Sigdi: Dinnae worry, Kudzu's in good hands back at tha temple, I promise.
Hilgya: ...
- Panel 4
Sigdi: Sometimes, ye haf ta leave yer cub behind in tha den so ye can brutally eliminate everythin' tha indirectly threatens 'im.
Sigdi: It's just part o' bein' a mother. Ye'll see.
- Panel 5
Stage right, Roy is placed back onto the bridge. He is still paralyzed along with the others. Durkon is preparing a spell. Stage left, Minrah and Sigdi attack the earth elementals with their respective weapons.
Minrah: Eat hammer, Rock-Face!!
Sigdi: Aye, ha ha! Feels good ta swing an axe again!
Hilgya: Uh huh. Flame Strike.
- Panel 6
A Flame Strike roars down on the Elemental with a "WOOSH!"
Minrah: Hey! Watch where you're throwing those!
Hilgya: You know, I still don't know why you didn't let Durkon regenerate your arm before the fight.
- Panel 7
Sigdi: Och, land needs all tha high-level spell slots he can get fer this fight. No sense wastin' one on me.
Sigdi: Plus, I been like this fer fifty years an' change. I'm na sure I'd know wha ta do wit two hands right away!
- Panel 8
Hilgya: I don't know, strap a shield to it?
Sigdi: It's OK, lass. It took Durkon a while ta unnerstand, too.
Hoskin (off-panel): Sigdi!!
- Panel 9
Sigdi: I got all tha hands I'd ev'r need already.
18 dwarves arrive, among them Hoskin, Kandro, Thirden, Janna, Shirra, Logann, and Durkon's Aunt.
Hoskin: We got yer message.
Kandro: We brought the whole family.
D&D Context[]
- Divine Favor is a 1st level cleric spell which gives bonuses to attack and damage.
- Flame Strike is a 5th level cleric spell dealing damage in a cylinder of flame. Minrah seems to have been just outside the 10 foot radius of the area of effect.
- Minrah insults Hilgya for being a cleric unable to resist "Durkon"'s dominating gaze. Normally, a cleric has a high base Will save, and their spellcasting is dependent on Wisdom, which raises it further, and they can cast protection spells, making them by far the class least likely to fear being dominated.
Trivia[]
- Minrah returns to life after have been raised from the dead off-panel.
- This is the first time many of these characters have appeared in the present time of the narrative. Previously most of Durkon's family had only appeared in his memories.
- This is the first appearance of Logann's soldiers, the soldiers near the back of the group which are under Logann's command. The command relationship is established in the next strip.
- This is the first appearance of Janna's male student, the dwarf below and to the right of Janna with a guitar.