Updated: 2025-03-21 (Fixed the year in the corner. The year is, in fact, 2025!)
Having picked himself up after his defeat at the hands of Morgan, Tuskar of Thordar left the tavern inn to continue his quest. Morgan had told him that the pirates roaming the Midlands in search of plunder had what sounded like Talro!
Journeying toward the eastern shore, Haldr, the Axe of Power that once belonged to his father, Aeric, appeared before him! Tuskar took the mysterious axe into his hands and continued his adventure.
As luck would have it, the barbarian came upon a group of vendors selling their wares not far from the nearest village. The hungry warrior stopped for some food, eager to fill his belly for the search ahead.
One other 'customer' had his eye on the big barbarian and the heavy coin purse that dangled from his thong's side strap. The dark, smoldering man approached as a friend, his hand upon Tuskar's shoulder, helpful advice coming from his smiling lips and his other hand ready to seize Tuskar's coin...
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Thank you for your patience! This one took me a bit longer than I thought it would -- mostly due to reworking Haldr (the axe) and improving upon it dramatically. I also ended up rerendering over a dozen pics to fix problems or make things look better.
Keen-eyed viewers will recognize Kodan from another tale here. Hoping you don't mind his revamping and repurposing as a foe for a different barbarian!
Tuskar is my first OC and, though I know he's not as popular as Alexi or Gorilla, I really enjoy working on his adventures. I'm hoping you do, too! I'm thinking of doing something with Hercules (or another of the Olympians, maybe) next month.
Thank you for all your support! Take good care and I'll catch you soon!