Wonderful dynamic scene, great poses and expressions, superb atmosphere and lighting, brilliant render.
I assume Han Solo brought the deer :)
Magnificent Masterpiece of Finest Arts. I love it!

Han Solo? He's about the only character I DIDN'T put in the scene! XD

Thank you for a fun comment, Marius! <3

Molly

Im surprised that the cat girl could contain herself from chasing the chickens. They are the perfect size for her to play with :D Wonderful composing and posing! I love these complicated scenes you create!

Cat girl IS surprisingly restrained, isn't she? XD

Thank you for the lovely encouragement! I really appreciate it and enjoy hearing from you!

Molly

Love these characters..!! great composition of all the elements, quality use of complementary light, shadow and colour...following along with interest...First class work and image..!!

Thank you so much for the lovely comment, DG. I need to get caught up with my favorites to follow around here but I seem to remember some really GREAT Mandalorian art from you! =)

I've got a lot of irons in the fire but I'm not done with these characters yet. They've really been a different direction for me and full of new challenges and lots of fun.

Molly

Fantastic lively scene :) Love all the poses and color pops.

Thank you, Kellie. I should probably never do any scenes except in bright sunlight! XD

Kidding aside, this one was a bit slow in coming together in my mind but I'm very pleased with the final product and so appreciate your comment! <3

Molly

I love all the little interactions going on here! The guards' conversation really helps to bring each of them to life :-) Love the expressions of delight on Utla and Nunatak, the look of consternation on the landlady's face, the quiet observations of the Woodsman, and the oblivious forward momentum of Cat Girl, who's about to raise some chicken ruckus! Poor little Sir Squeaker probably never thought he'd be keeping close to a cat for safety! Perhaps he might feel a bit safer riding on Jori's shoulder?

The landlady's dress reveals one of the most annoying problems with how some folks made clothes for V4. If you follow her mesh topology too closely, you end up with "boob cling" that's particularly noticeable in a character whose breasts are no longer those of a young teenager! (I've spent many, many hours working out what causes the issue and how to resolve it, and it's not easy, although using the morph brush to edit the outfit's breast morphs can be helpful! I also kinda wonder how this dress would hold up to being converted to dynamic?)

I'm so glad you're enjoying the story, Amy. Jorl and Sir Squeaker may become friends but at the moment the Dwarf is still disgusted with reliance on a rat to steal something. XD I was initially thinking of telling the story of this scene as a conversation between the three adventurers but after I inserted the two guards... ;-P I don't know if you are familiar with 'The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle' but if you are, the guards' conversation pattern should ring a bell! =)

As for the 'boobie problem' with conforming clothing? I sometimes go to the trouble of using the morph brush to fix that but wasn't feeling quite that energetic when I was composing this picture. I suspect this bit of clothing would do fine in cloth room but I admit I use that tool only rarely. I have to think about a work flow for it in complicated pictures like this... =/

Molly

Splendid details!

Thank you so much! =)

Molly

A fabulous scene! The details were fun to search for as I went back and forth from your story to the scene. He's right, that sword is quite long for that dwarf character. :) Well done, well done!

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Bakapo! I always enjoy hearing from you! <3

I admit I was giggling when I finally got to 'what you don't see every day' and it turned out to be Jorl's enormous sword! XD

Molly

They may be odd but not like the original cast on the tv show.

Your scene is so well done and very eye catching.

Heh. Well the odd couple are my main characters, Steve, but those two guards were meant to reminiscent of the old "Rock and Bullwinkle" show which I'm guessing you're familiar with. =)

Thanks for the comment, my dear!

Molly

I find your lack of faith disturbing.., just try to remember Han Solo's face while sitting at the table in the bar while negotiating; same attitude with the hunter, next to the deer; except Solo was looking more confident.😊
I can even hear Solo saying.., "oh deer.."😂

XD Thanks for making me smile again, Marius! <3

Molly

This is a very nicely done image! I wish you a nice sunday and a good start into the new week!

Thank you, Ute, and all the best to you, my dear!

Molly

Ye Olde Rodent's Retreat - lol. What's a flesh vendor?

Excellent scene. Every detail perfect. Two out of place characters in a historical scene and they look totally at home. Well done!

The flesh vendor is the dude talking with the landlady; he sells flesh for consumption like the pig, deer, brace of quail, etc, in the booth they are standing in front of and that the huntsman is leaning against. He's kind of like a butcher except he doesn't cut up the meat and sells the dead animals for their flesh to customers who will butcher the meat themselves. =)

Molly

More local color for this wonderful adventure! Love it! Most intriguing and original work! Bravo! Most delightful continuation!

Thank you, my dear! I'm grateful for the encouragement! =)

Molly

Lots going on here - wonderful to see 17 characters interacting in a believable manner. I noted Perpetual's comments regarding 'boob cling' - it's a problem all 'round (not a pun, really). Daz has some assets available to reduce this but they aren't flawless, particularly with certain shapes.

More fun!

Thanks, JD. When I'm feeling more energetic I have ways of getting rid of "boob cling" but would certainly welcome something that automates that. Of course, the most obvious answer is to avoid conforming clothing and use dynamic cloth (D-Force in DAZ Studio, I believe) for all your pictures. Thing is, that would really require me to change my work flow a lot so I don't use that form of costume very often.

I hope you'll keep enjoying this and other stories and be able to comment again: "More fun!" (Although you might have been being a bit philosophical about the fun of trying to get conforming clothing to work right, I choose to believe you were commenting on you enthusiasm for my story XD)

Molly

I was - and dynamic/dForce isn't always a sure bet, particularly if the ladies are generously endowed or somewhat 'natural'. Your characters shouldn't need to get into all of that - they would in fact be better off without such attention. Keep them cute, and fun, and likeable...

Now that's a suggestion I can get behind! It's less work. XD

Thanks for continuing our chat a bit longer, JD!

Molly