Proclamation
Chapter: Season Five
I almost teased you guys by stretching this until Friday but figured there might be people on my lawn in the morning.
We also get a little glimpse of the King of Season’s spring look. As I have stated, his appearance changes with the seasons and in winter his light and patience wanes, so this little burst of laughter shows us his cheerier side. This isn’t even his final form, Bro.
HOVER-TEXT: Damn your Majesty, say it, don’t spray it.
Now the question remains, what is he going to do about that mouthy little shit of an elf?
She already told us, he’s gonna get his dick kicked so hard it ends up behind his eyes, and thats just whet she’s gonna do, never mind what King gonna do
This bodes well for our favorite mantlebearer, methinks.
Heh. I think this is an awesome sequel to the previous strip.
Clive must be very nervous right now.
The great Brian hath answered our prayers! Praise be unto him! Also, I love how King of Seasons slowly processes this, like he’s probably never heard that kind of vulgarity before and is pleased as punch.
I like how his coloring is slightly better after he laughs, nice touch.
And now the King thinks Brett is into some really weird stuff in the bedchamber (and I think he’s into it, too)
His light and patience wanes in winter? So he’s more of a grouch in winter than other seasons? That seems rather unfortunate and somewhat biased against Santa.
It was mentioned in the last arc he was involved in, mentioned in the “talk to me in spring” thing.
And probably unfortunate for Santa, sure, but I imagine the other Winter mantlebarers don’t fair much better. New Year, Valentine’s Day, etc..
Maybe the king just hates the snow and he really hates groundhogs day for keeping spring waiting but since Christmas is always thought of as snowy, just think of all the greeting cards that have snow on them, he takes it out on Christmas too.
Winter is cold. Winter is harsh. Winter is unforgiving. We often forget it with modern conveniences, but if you are not prepared to deal with Winter, Winter doesn’t give a shit. Winter will just kill you and leave your corpse to be found in Spring.
I would agree that it’s unfortunate, but I don’t think he’s biased against Santa. As Kirby mentioned, there are other Winter Mantlebearers who probably have to deal with it; and based on the “perhaps in spring when my mood is better” line from the last Christmas arc, it seems like the Mantlebearers aren’t necessarily limited to interacting with him in their own season.
IDK, Brian has a better sense of all this than we do.
As far as in-story lore goes, that could be deliberate. Christmas is arguably the largest holiday of all the mantles, and certainly the one most associated with the spreading of joy and cheer. It would make sense to put such a crucial holiday when the king is at his darkest, to serve as a counterbalance to the grimness of winter.
That would be a pretty cool aspect to the mantle that isn’t immediately obvious – and Brett did say how the mantle was much more than just giving gifts recently…
Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real thing, and this seems like an interesting case of it.
I mean, he even seems to understand the functions of it, per the “Talk to me in spring” bit.
That it’s more or less tied to his superpowers is sorta neat. I sorta *really* dig that. I have friends to show this to.
Well, he literally is the seasons. Seasonal Affective Disorder… I suppose you could say that, with his body and personality changing with the seasons.
BINGO!
One would understand being grumpy in winter. I love winter, but it’s hard on my body. That said, Christmas and the other Yule holidays are meant to be bright spots in winter. You’d think he would have a soft spot for the Christmas mantle barrer.
I knew this guy wasn’t all bad. Nice to see this other side of him. Unrelenting winter takes a toll on anybody.
“HAHAHAHAHA! The King of Seasons HAS no dick to be kicked! What now, wench!?”
It’s good you didn’t keep us hanging Brian, there would have been pitchforks, and torches. 🙂
So, does the King of Season, after being a honey brunette for spring, become a blond for Summer? An auburn red-head for Fall?
Yes, exactly.
Awesome!
You should (at some point) release a wallpaper with all four of his “moods”.
I would buy that…
So is there a Queen in the south? Perhaps with an Australian accent. Or another King and they have to be all diplomatic, and the southern one is so much more relaxed because of the milder climate?
Ummm… The southern half of the world has harsh winters as well… Ever hear of a land called Antarctica? Granted, Australia was warm currents surronding it that mitigate winter, but the earth is only mild at the equator. However, at this time, the Queen would be in a wonderful mood. it would mean, I guess, that the only times they could easily interact would be around the equinoxes..
Yeah, but Antarctica notwithstanding, the southern hemisphere doesn’t have shit on the north when it comes to winter. Australia is at a similar latitude to North Africa. The entirety of Europe is further from the equator – never mind Scandinavia, Spain and Italy are closer to the pole than Australia is. That shit is tropical.
“But what about South America?” you ask? Yes, Chile and Argentina are further south than Australia, they are in fact at a similar latitude to France. Winter is indeed a thing in the southern hemisphere, but not to the degree you have in Canada, Scotland, Scandanavia, or Siberia. I don’t think Antarctica should count, since only a hundred or so people live there.
Clive: Well, I regret to inform you Madam, I do not have an aforementioned dick to kick.
King: You do now.
Clive: Wait, what?
The King of Seasons has multiple personality disorder?
Someone should totally stat up the King of Seasons 😉
Hopefully the Karthun sourcebook will have said stats.
At least the King has a sense of humour, unlike a certain steward. I can’t wait to see that little git get what’s coming to him.
So he is the king of seasons of the northern hemisphere… right?
I suppose Jeanie’s personality put a…
*sunglasses*
Spring in his step.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Wait a second… are there two seasonal kings? Southern hemisphere is the opposite, remember, so your winter is our summer.
I asked Brian this on twitter, actually. He said there was only one.
Panel 2 is my GM face half the time.
it still doesn’t bode well that the king of seasons suffers from S.A.D.