From Page To Panel: World of Stickfighter 2024-10-04T17:37:15+02:00

posted by fidel

Stickfighter

Written by Fidel Namisi

Art by Ryan Winn

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PANEL 1

Close on Dreadlock's ear a something flat WHIZZES past it.

CAPTION

Shy-aa-kk!

PANEL 2

A dreadlock on the ground next to Zanele's feet.

PANEL 3

A panga (machete) buried in the ground where it landed, blade first.

CAPTION

Zing-g-g.

PANEL 4

DREADLOCKS

What the ...?

PANEL 5

A silhoutted figure steps up behind the circle of thugs.

COLEMAN

Yo yo yo! I can smell you guys from here.

PANEL 6

Close on Coleman, spinning twin fighting clubs with knobbed tips in both hands.

COLEMAN

No wonder you're not getting any at home.

PANEL 7

Close on the twin fighting clubs. The tips have metal spikes on them.

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Yasuke: The Way of the Butterfly 2024-10-03T12:09:20+02:00

posted by fidel

Young apprentice knight who wants nothing more than to be fully inducted into the order. Loyal to a fault, he believes in the sovereignty of the Dande people, and of their right to the drum in the midst of the ongoing civil unrest that is tearing the empire apart.

Role and Occupation

A Barwe Tonga Knight.

Age:

20

Motivation

His motivation is to prove himself worthy. He has a need for love and belonging.

Core Wound

Being separated from his parents at a tender age.

Backstory

He grew up in one of the villages outside the city. During the wars with the Singo clan, his parents were captured and sold into slavery. He managed to escape, and made it to the safety of Zvongombe City after concealing himself beneath a corpse for two days. When he got to Zvongombe City, Hondo took him in and brought him up as his own son.

Main Fear or Picture of Unhappiness

His biggest fear is being abandoned by his foster family, represented mainly by Hondo. He feels he was incredibly lucky to have found a father in Hondo and the last thing he wants is to lose him.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

He's really good at imitating bird calls, and also at brewing beer. He totally sucks at memorizing history - like clan names, etc. And this is an area where Dzugudini helps him out in the second act.

Likes & Dislikes

He loves eating, and hates admitting when he is wrong.

Virtues & Personality Strengths

Affectionate, courageous, empathetic, nurturing, protective, unselfish.

Vices & Personality Flaws

Impulsive, insecure, suspicious, workaholic.

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Rainmaking Ceremony (Mukwerera): World Of The Way of the Butterfly 2024-10-02T10:48:05+02:00

posted by cheryl s. ntumy

A ritual whereby the is used to make rain after the sacrifice of a girl from the tribe.

Before the arrival of the ngoma, the people would ask a masked priest to perform the rainmaking ceremony. Slowly, they lost faith in the priests after an extended drought that lasted several years. When the ngoma was brought to the Empire, all that was required to bring rain was the offering of prayers to Mwari and the the beating of the drum. Rain would fall almost as soon as the Mutapa began to play the drum. But after a number of years, the ngoma required more and more cajoling.

The Mutapa had to beat it for over an hour, the priests had to pray for two days prior to the ceemony, offering animal sacrifices. Eventually, even those began to fail and Mutapa Chimedza decided that only human sacrifice would work. He began the practice of sacrificing Chidima girls.

Now the process is as follows:

A Chidima girl is sacrificed to Mwari and a clean cotton cloth that has never been used before is soaked in her blood and wrung out three times. This cloth is draped over the ground in the Yard of the Ancestors, and the ngoma placed on top of it. Then the priests will offer payers while the people sing, asking for rain.

Finally, the Mutapa will step forward onto the blood-soaked cloth and begin to beat the drum. He will be wearing a mask to indicate his transformation into rainmaker. The skies should darken while he plays and he is expected to continue playing until rain falls. But now, despite the sacrifices, the ngoma no longer works.

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The Dande Empire: World of The Way of the Butterfly 2024-10-02T09:50:51+02:00

posted by fidel

Story map from “The Way of the Butterfly”, the origins story of the black Samurai, Yasuke.

I made it using Wonderdraft.

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