Facet Book I: A Mirror in Reverse - 02 (Patreon)

Facet will be a strip comic, with every 2-3 strips combining to form a full size comic page, so the posts will vary in height but not width. I've wanted to try this kind of layout for years and I'm really excited for it as a design challenge, but it also allows me to keep up with a non-crazy posting schedule.

This strip gives us the first look at the Ruby Plague that has been ravaging Xodarris for the past decade. Infected are known colloquially as just "Rubies" and can be easily detected by the large red minerals jutting from under their skin. Magic in Xodarris originates from rocks and minerals mined from specific mineral veins, the possession of which allows someone to use a related set of powers, the amount and strength of which varies depending on the size of the rock or mineral. The plague is suspected to have originated from a previously untapped vein, and is thought to be a corrupted form of the normal use of magic.