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For those of you not familiar with Christoph and Brom they wander about the Stormwind canals telling old war stories with various responses. If that ricocheting bullet is going to get one group of wandering NPCs in Stormwind it may as well get another. This update has been long, LONG overdue, I know. Family matters come up and I have to devote more attention to life issues and pause the comic for a bit but it's not gone yet. To make things better my keyboard is broken so I'm on a DELL backup, one of those uncomfortable black plastic deals with one out of two broken legs on the bottom. The latest voter incentive comes from both AmourVorer and myself. There were those of you who wanted to see more and more was given. AV did the drawing and I simply added dialogue.

More like the return and departure of Crupid. I nearly forgot to do a Valentine's Day comic featuring the beloved WoW companion Crupid who made his first appearance back in 2009. Imagine the joy of getting an in-game pet AND a Crupid plushie from Blizzard. Type your request emails and send them to Blizzard Entertainment demanding that Crupid go into production. Thanks to the contributions of viewers like you I get to scratch off moving on my to-do list for February. Your donations are very much appreciated and do help a good deal. See you all again next week for the continuation of the storyline.

If you've spent any amount of time in Stormwind I'm sure you've encountered William and Donna running about the streets. Even if you haven't seen them you know of their presence from the predictive text they spew as William runs around with Donna's doll, teasing her to the point of near insanity. The thing about stray bullets is that they can ricochet. Combine that with Cru's luck and destructive history, throw in a couple of wandering children and you've got potential tragedy turned to comedy. And as we all know you can't kill children in WoW, even if sometimes you want to shove William into the canals. I'm really sorry about the late update but life has once again thrown me off. My mother was rushed to the hospital ER because of a still unknown infection which caused her to run a fever and her blood pressure to drop dangerously low. That was earlier on in the week, she's stable now and on antibiotics. So now I had that on top of the job search and packing up to move.

After a long absence our hero and comic namesake Cru returns in all his stout, bearded glory to save the day! Flying in mounted atop a blue drake he takes a precision rifle shot and saves Freemore from hanging to death. It looks like Lady Prestor's plans have been foiled and I'd bet my left nut she's not going to respond well, if you know what I mean. I'd like to thank those of you who have donated. To those of you who have not I'd like to thank you for enjoying the comic and to those of you who don't enjoy it I have nothing to say, you're dead to me. Just kidding :P The donations help a lot and your generosity is much appreciated in these difficult times. Finding a job nowadays is tough when layoffs are frequent and the your support eases my burdens. On a side note has anyone noticed that nursing homes smell like moth balls and Play-Doh?

The continuation of Waltion Freemore's hanging from page 118. Lady Prestor seems creepily joyful about hanging Freemore. Is Freemore going to die or will some munificent force save him? Tune in next comic to find the answer. This page would have been uploaded a few days ago but I came down with a case of sickness and spent a few days in bed. My throat was so sore it hurt to swallow but luckily my immune system is strong and I'm quickly recovering. It's nice not wincing in pain every time I swallow. Being sick hinders daily activities like finding a new job and place to live ~_~ Shove 2009 out the window and welcome in 2010 through the door. Reflect upon this past year and ask yourself how you can work to make the next year better for yourself and others.

Sorry for the posting delay. Monday evening = Tuesday early morning in case you weren't aware how we do things in Central Standard Time. This page has Deserous elbowing an old mage in the face. The next page has Lady Prestor and Waltion Freemore in it. The good news is my mother has been moved out of the hospital and into a nursing home. It's one step closer to her going back home though nursing homes can be terribly depressing places. Not to mention that the elderly have horrific, eye-watering BMs and smell like a mixture of moth balls and play-doh. The bad news is I need to find a place to stay in a month or two on top of getting a new job. I'm looking into getting a place to split with a friend and the location on the top of my list is a fixer-upper for sure but has potential. Who knows what will change in the next month or two, sometimes things just get crazy. While the home/job hunt goes on the updated will remain sporadic and probably once-per-week.

The gripping conclusion to Pg 120 part 1. Deserous steps up to the archery challenge and consumes the arrows with some kind of shadow void attack, drawing the projectiles in like a black hole and saving his party members. Talk about intensive Photoshooping, the second and third panel took a while but were well worth it. Outer and inner glow you've done it again! Can you tell I enjoy special image effects? Some of you are probably tired of seeing so many Alliance in the comic but this is Cru the Dwarf after all, not Kru the Orc :P I'd like to thank everyone for their continued support of the comic and my work in general, whether it be in text format or donations.

They're not -poison- arrows per se, the title is more an ABC song reference. Page 120 will be a two-parter mainly because I fucked up my wrist while shoveling snow and it needs a break midway through this Photoshop-heavy page. I'll shoot for completing part two of page later today, possibly tomorrow. With Thanksgiving turkey out of the way we now set our sights forward toward Christmas turkey. If you go by seasonal decorations in stores then Christmas was here around Halloween time even before Thanksgiving, though winter was late arriving here. I had only seen a few light powderings of the cold white stuff until December started. I was enjoying the lack of snow until the blizzard today gave me the gift of 12 inches of snow. 'Tis the season to freeze your jingle bells off and mine are ready to *tink* off like flicking an icicle off a gutter. I should ask Santa for a south-facing bedroom or some plastic window insulation.

Cru has a turkey on his head. Why is it there? Sometimes it's better to just walk away instead of asking questions, the answers to which might alarm you. Okay it's not an actual comic update but it's almost as good, right? Right? *crickets chirping* Been busier than usual lately, what with Thanksgiving and all. Got to stuff myself stupid, visit the family and stuff myself again on leftovers. Major thanks to everyone who has donated to help my sorry ass out. You, the fans, are what I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving. Things in general are going better for me and my disposition has become sunnier with the help from fans, friends and family I've received lately. To kick off December at TWC there's a new fan-submitted image from AmourVorer of deviantArt featuring Whitemane and Lora. Raise your glasses and give thanks for the Internet and all of its filthy, filthy porn.

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know wheeeen... The army marching upon the gates of Stormwind is none other than the reformed Knights of the Silver Hand led by Uther, Lora, and - Wait, what's Deserous doing mixed in with a group of holy paladins and the Lightbringer himself? How did he get there? What the fuck is going on! I'm sure if you stick around all will be explained. It's been about two weeks since I've updated. Sorry about that, things have been hectic and stressful. My mother is doing much better but still not out of danger yet. At least they took the ventilator out and I can speak to her now. You may have no idea what it's like to face the grim reality of having to decide on stopping treatment for a loved one on their behalf and letting them die. It's a horrible scenario and I'm relieved her condition is improving so I don't have to make that choice.