"Durkon" weasels his way out of suspicion that he is not the real Durkon.
Cast
- Roy Greenhilt ◀ ▶
- Belkar Bitterleaf ◀ ▶
- Durkon Thundershield (as vampire and as spirit) ◀ ▶
- "Durkon" ◀ ▶
- Bandana Secundus ◀ ▶
Transcript
- Panel 1
Bandana: If your vampire is a cleric of Thor, we need him to intercede before this storm tears us apart.
Roy: Yeah, I just... think it might be more complicated than that.
Belkar: It's not complicated, 'cause that's not Durkon.
- Panel 2
Cut to inside Durkon's head
Durkon: Ha! Ha!! Yer up tha creek withoutta paddle now, villain!
"Durkon": Shut up.
- Panel 3
Durkon: Me friend's may na be able ta tell tha difference—
Durkon: —but mighty Thor 'imself will nae listen to yer pleas!
- Panel 4
On deck
Roy: Belkar, we don't have time for you to—
Belkar: Actually, no, this is perfect. Lurky Corpsewhiskers over here should totally have this in the bag.
- Panel 5
In Durkon's head
Durkon: Ye c'n pray 'n beg to an' plead to Thor all ye want, 'e's ne'er gonna listen ta ye.
- Panel 6
On deck
Belkar: Why don't you show us how tight you and Thor are these days?
Belkar: Assuming you're still best buds after the whole turned-into-an-unholy-monster thingie?
- Panel 7
Durkon: An' when the storm dinnae weaken, wha'll ye say ta tha folks on tha boat?
- Panel 8
Belkar: What's the matter? Can't do it?
Belkar: Surely, a cleric of Thor in good standing should have no problem—
- Panel 9
In Durkon's head
Durkon: Tha jig is up, parasite! Thar's no way ye can fool a god wit yer sad little ruse!
Durkon: Soon, they'll drive ye outta this body an'—
- Panel 10
On deck
"Durkon": Control Weather.
- Panel 11
Roy smiles and Belkar is taken aback as Durkon's magic begins to take effect.
- Panel 12
In Durkon's head
"Durkon": What? It's on the standard cleric spell list. Geez.
D&D Context
- Control Weather is a 7th level cleric spell which allows local control of the weather. It is available to all clerics regardless of Domain.