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From 10 June 2017 to 26 July 2018, the following eight polls ran on the Gaia website. It’s time to present the results: Poll from 10 June 2017: I’m not surprised that Viviana received the most votes. It’s interesting to compare the new results with the same from 1 October 2013. Back then, Viviana already […]

I have posted the results from our latest polls. There are now four new polls that appear randomly in the voting widget in the right sidebar: Are you male or female? Are you in a steady relationship? Since when have you been reading Gaia? What are your three favorite comic genres? (a specific comic is […]

Ariella of Cheysh: Nice shot. Ilias: Thank you.

Sign: Dragon Guard of Cania – Dept. Greendew Sergeant: Quickly! Officer: To the prison! Follow me! Soldier: Enemy on–

Eldor: Do you need a break? Lilith: No, that’s not necessary. Eldor: Then what’s holding you back? Lilith: … Viviana. Eldor: What’s Viviana got to do with your spell? Lilith: … She’s hurting. Eldor: All right, I’ll get her. Do you know where she is? Lilith: Prison. Eldor: I’ll be back as soon as I […]

Lilith: … Done. Eldor: Then try to destroy the time suspension shield you cast this morning. Lilith: … Okay. Eldor: That doesn’t seem to have worked… Eldor: Do you want to read the last chapter again? Lilith: … No, that’s not necessary.

Sandril: The guards are leaving their posts. Sandril: And there are no replacements for them. Dyson: Strange… Sandril: See that projection in the sky? Can you tell what it is? Dyson: No, I’m sorry. But it looks like two women. Sandril: Whatever. Come on, Dyson. That’s our chance to get into the city undetected! Sandril: […]

After my visits in 2016 and 2017, I also visited the Comic Con Germany in Stuttgart (site map of the main hall) last Saturday. It was once again a lot of fun. I met several German comic artists, bought comics and original artwork, and saw an enormous number of cosplayers with great costumes. In this […]

I think that projection in the last panel looks very nice. Man: This is the revolution! Interrogator: Where are Salacea and Milo Torval? Caption: People of Ileasaar, free Jael Bara! By any means necessary! – Jacob of the Green Circle

I’ll visit the Comic Con Stuttgart on Saturday. See this post if you want to meet me there. Journalist: S.A. Salvador has confirmed Jael’s story with the painting! Woman: The President of Harasanth has just announced that there was a secret meeting in Midgard where King Savos told them exactly the same story about Oakdale! […]

Interrogator: Where are Salacea and Milo Torval?

Update: We gave the guard a tattoo to illustrate that it’s not Ilias.

Caption: Later. Interrogator: We aren’t getting anywhere! You haven’t answered even one of my questions! Viviana: I did! But you just won’t believe me! Interrogator: Enough of these dirty lies, you rotten little…! Viviana: ? Viviana: AAAAAH! Interrogator: I’ll come back in an hour! And if you still won’t cooperate then, you’ll lose more than […]

Caption: An hour and a half before the collapse. Interrogator: Where are Salacea and Milo Torval? Viviana: I wish I knew. Interrogator: Where are Salacea and Milo Torval?! Viviana: I already told you that I don’t know! Are you deaf?! Interrogator: Where did you buy the explosion crystals used for the attack in Aracona? Viviana: […]

Interrogator: What are your orders regarding Jael Bara? General: Squeeze as much information about the Shadowdancers out of that terrorist as possible, especially about the preparations for the attack in Aracona! General: Subsequently, execute plan P.A. 2, in due consideration of C.O. 5. General: It’s essential that the final phase of plan P.A. 2 is […]

General: I’ve just received a report that the riots in Greendew have been brought under control. King Olrik: Good. General: What are your orders regarding Jael Bara? King Olrik: This is all so… confusing! King Olrik: On the one hand, Eldor hasn’t disappointed me even once. On the other hand, Miss Bara seemed to tell […]

Eldor: I really don’t know what that’s supposed to achieve, Alissa. Eldor: But I appreciate the courage. Alissa: Were you able to analyze the portal, Fabius? Fabius: Yes! Alissa: So you know where the portal leads to? Fabius: Yes! To the castle of Greendew! And I can reactivate it! Fabius: But I need at least […]

Eldor: Ahh, yes, looks good, exactly the right structure! Ryn: Is she dead? Alissa: No. She’s just unconscious. Alissa: San, wake up! Eldor: Don’t bother. It’ll be all over before she comes to her senses again. Ryn: We’ve razed your cult, Eldor! All your accomplices are dead or arrested! Eldor: Yeah, not bad. I knew […]

Eldor: Hello, everybody. Don’t let me disturb you. I just need to get something. Eldor: Ryn, nice to hear that you’re fond of my stasis pods. And Alissa, those were two nice, clean shots! Eldor: San, may I? You have something that belongs to me. Alissa: San!

Eldor: Please excuse me for a moment. I need to get something. Lilith: … Fabius: It’ll take hours to open the door. And the wall is indestructible.

Alissa: I wonder what kind of spell could result in– Alissa: Hey, aren’t you Arty Jannon, one of the founders of the Shadowdancers? Arty: Correct. Eldor’s men surprised me in my sleep and kidnapped me a month ago. Arty: Let’s look for the other Shadowdancers and– Ryn: This is not good. Not good at all!

Alissa: San?! San de Vertis: Alissa?! Alissa: I thought you were killed in Aracona! San de Vertis: That must’ve been one of Eldor’s doppelgängers. I’ve never been to Aracona. The last thing I did was battle Eldor in Oakdale… San de Vertis: … and lose. San de Vertis: Afterwards, he brought me to this place. […]

Reginar: Impressive! Alissa: We should have told Lili’s parents more about what happened. Ryn: You said yourself that we didn’t have time for that sort of thing. Reginar: You did the right thing. It’s always the most important thing to get all civilians to safety as fast as possible in rescue missions. Alissa: If you […]

On 29 April, I finally managed to beat Getting over it with Bennet Foddy in under 10 minutes! After a good number of failed attempts with clear times just above 10 minutes, I eventually achieved a time of 8 min 30 sec 836 msec which would have placed me at position #481 at speedrun.com if […]

Ryn: … The last one. Ryn: Malva, Amos, you can go now! Amos Layh: Aye-aye, Captain! Alissa: … Malva? Malva: I’ll stay and explore this unholy place with you! Alissa: That’s too dangerous! Malva: Ha! I may not be a second Lilith Caillean, but I still have some good tricks up my sleeve. Malva: There’s […]

Amos Layh: Quick! The fire is spread– Amos Layh: Huh? Where am I?! This isn’t Oakdale! Alissa: It’s some sort of laboratory. That’s all we know. Amos Layh: Who are you? You look like two people I met in a dream. Alissa: That’s Ryn. And I’m Alissa. We’re from Aracona. But that doesn’t really matter […]

Ryn: Holy Gaia! Alissa: What’s wrong?! Ryn: The menu’s super slick! All functions are easy to access and intuitive to use! Ryn: Say what you want about Eldor, but that guy knows how to design top-notch dream machines! Alissa: Ryn! Alissa: Stop wasting time and wake up that poor boy! Ryn: Ignorant ~~~!

We will probably publish only one new page next week. Ryn: No, these people don’t seem to be dead. They seem to be sleeping. Alissa: This face looks oddly familiar. Ryn: Hey, look at this, Alissa! Ryn: It’s Amos, from Oakdale! Alissa: You’re right! Alissa: All these people are from Oakdale! Alissa: Do you think […]

Ryn: Why are there elves working as guards for Eldor? Alissa: Nothing surprises me anymore. Ryn: Took out all enemy combatants! Reginar: Excellent work! Reginar: Salena, Casimir, stand watch next to those doors and take out any armed guard coming in! Salena and Casimir: At your command! Alissa: Captain, requesting permission to examine this place. […]

Yesterday, I uploaded slightly adjusted versions of the following pages to make the course of action clearer: The Way Back Home 116: The captain Reginar now gives an order in the last panel to kill all guards under Eldor’s command to minimize the risk for his men. The Way Back Home 120: Alissa now only […]

I have just uploaded slightly adjusted versions of the following pages to make the course of action clearer: The Way Back Home 116: The captain Reginar now gives an order in the last panel to kill all guards under Eldor’s command to minimize the risk for his men. The Way Back Home 120: Alissa now […]

I have just uploaded slightly adjusted versions of this page and two other pages to make the course of action clearer: The Way Back Home 116: The captain Reginar now gives an order in the last panel to kill all guards under Eldor’s command to minimize the risk for his men. The Way Back Home […]

Alissa: All right, then. Ryn and I will go through the portal first. Alissa: Fabius, you’re next, five seconds later. Salena, you follow after exactly one minute. Salena: Isn’t it dangerous to go through the portal? Fabius: The portal, itself, appears perfectly safe. Ryn: We already know that there might be guards or traps. It […]

Fabius: … This locking mechanism isn’t nearly as clever as Eldor thinks it is! <tube> Give me fifteen minutes! Alissa: With pleasure! Ryn: There may be guards behind the door. Alissa: Yes. Ryn: We need to take them out as quickly and silently as possible! Ryn: Salena, get us daggers, bows, and armor suitable for […]

Yesterday, I had a really good run in Getting Over It (see my last post about the game): 1st run: 3h:59m:54s 2nd run: 1h:00m:50s 3rd run: 55m:47s 4th run: 49m:34s 5th run: 24m:22s …? World record, here I come! 😉

Fabius: I’m not sure about the door, but I could definitely open the wall! Ryn: No problem here. Ryn: Does this look like Eldor’s office to you too? Alissa: Definitely! Alissa: Invoices, speech notes, … Salena: … Personnel files! Salena: This is a goldmine for our investigations! Alissa: Yet certainly not half as interesting as […]

Reginar: How’s the situation? Guard: The magical seal around the building is still unbroken. There’s a good chance that Eldor hasn’t received any kind of emergency signal. Reginar: Today must be our lucky day! Salena: What are we looking for? Alissa: For anything that looks interesting. Alissa: Looks like a library. We can check out […]

Sometimes old geezers like me have to prove that we still have it. So I accepted the challenge and finished the ridiculously hard PC game Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, and with a pretty good completion time of 1:00:50 h. Getting Over It is a short game that can theoretically be completed in just […]

Reginar: Do you know what’s behind this door? Alissa: No. Cultist: AUGH! Ryn: This little bastard looks like he has advanced access privileges! Ryn: Ha! What did I say?! Reginar: Excellent work, Ryn! Guard: One wrong move and you won’t even see the judge! Reginar: Fabius, Salena, accompany Alissa and Ryn into the catacombs! Fabius: […]

Vernon: Whoa! Reginar: Get down! All of you! Salena: Watch out, Fabius! Reginar: You’ll all hang for this! Next week already, if Gaia wills! Alissa: Hmm…

Eldor: To mark the occasion, my faithful assistant Zoran will give each of you a bottle of precious spiral berry extract. Eldor: Please don’t push. There’s enough for everyone! Eldor: See you soon, comrades! Victory is ours! Cultists: Eldor! Eldor! Eldor! Cultists: Woo-hoo! Alissa: The red one buzzed off! Reginar: Confirmed! Vernon: Huh?

Caption: In the secret headquarters of the Disciples of the Two Heavens in Osterath, the capital city of Golnar. Eldor: We’ve been held back by reactionary forces for far too long! Forces opposed to progress! Forces that refuse to give you what you deserve! Cultists: BOOOOOOO!! Caption: Two hours before the collapse. Eldor: But now, […]

Viviana: Didn’t you hear what I said during the broadcast? Guard #1: Parts of it. And it’s hard to believe that a single person can tell so many lies! Guard #1: That must’ve been some kind of world record! Viviana: I’m the queen of the Old Kingdom! Guard #1: At best you’re a thief! Guard […]

There are four new polls that appear in the voting widget in the right sidebar: Which of the following fantasy genres is your favorite? How many webcomics do you read regularly? Do you read the comments? Have you already bought a book collection from another webcomic? Viviana: This isn’t just about Ileasaar’s independence anymore! This […]

There are four new polls that appear in the voting widget in the right sidebar: Which of the following fantasy genres is your favorite? How many webcomics do you read regularly? Do you read the comments? Have you already bought a book collection from another webcomic?

It’s been almost a year since the last “Ask Novil questions about Gaia” post. Since it’s a pretty popular format, I want to do that once per year. Here are the previous editions: [1] [2], [3]. The comment section of this post is the right place for all your questions about the plot and characters […]

Our reader drew the following piece of fanart of Ryker:

Viviana: When I was six years old, my parents and I visited the artist S.A. Salvador in Aerius. I accidentally stepped on one of the paintings that were lying on the floor: “Flower Meadow in Spring.” Viviana: The painting’s currently on display in Aerius’ art museum. The crack in the canvas is clearly visible on […]