"There are four humans headed this way," said the Bone Man, straining to see. "A clergyman, a graybeard (probably some self-important wizard), a bratty little girl, and a half-naked woman with a sword. At least I think that's a woman..." "I wonder if they're coming to help us," said Yade nervously. "I don't think so," replied Snark. "They're bounty hunters, and I think we're the quarry." "Oh my!" gasped Yade. Bruxal raised her hand. "Look at them swagger this way as if the bone army didn't outnumber them twenty to one. Yes... I can taste hubris in the air... There is a valuable lesson to be learned here today, Precious One: your opponents are at their weakest when they feel that they cannot possibly be defeated." The Bone Man wrung his hands and cackled. "This is going to be fun..." ---- Somehow, I'm not as satisfied with this picture as with my previous ones in this style. The amount of work was disproportional to how I feel about it. Maybe there is a limit to the amount of detail appropriate for this style. I'm still thinking about it. But now, I would like to introduce my cast of characters! If you haven't guessed, I use Poser people as the basis. They are, left to right: Victoria 4 as Eris Victoria 3 (!!) as Friar Pollo Michael 3 as Tovenar Kate 2 as Roberta Josephine