174 – The Waywoods
Oof, having an actual story/lore/worldbuilding is tough for me since I’ve drawn more than written, plus I have to draw the thing too… Oh well, all part of the job I suppose!
That guy is a tikbalang by the way. Copied the notes below just in case you can’t read the text.
Tabi-tabi po: Polite way to say “Let me pass”. Usually said when traversing forests or relieving one’s self to avoid offending the spirits, elementals,
or diwatas that live in the area.
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Transcript
Hibi-Hibi: All woods in the world are connected to the Waywoods. And yes, we're not exactly on Earth anymore. If you get lost in heavily wooded areas, there's a chance that you'll end up in here. One may also enter it willingly like we did. These Woodways are usually near places of power.
Hibi-Hibi: These entrances are normally invisible to human eyes, but if you've passed through a Woodway once, you'll always know where to find that specific Woodway again. Some powerful entities like diwatas, me included, have domains in the Waywoods centered around their home. Like my tree for example.
Hibi-Hibi: Various creatures also call the Waywoods their home such as...oh! This gentleman over here.
Tammy: T-tabi-tabi po...
Cruz: Tabi-tabi po!
Myan: ...tabi-tabi po?
Keith: Tabi-tabi po.
(Tabi-tabi po: Polite way to say "Let me pass". Usually said when traversing forests or relieving one's self to avoid offending the spirits, elementals, or diwatas that live in the area.)
This is just the best thing. walking carefully past a staring horseman..
Buff and magical manhorse.
If they’re not exactly on Earth anymore, does that mean that one can access other wooded worlds from the Waywoods?
Perhaps.
I love when comics incorporate local folklore into their lore like this. Of all the species I can remember, humans have the richest and most diverse mythologies.
Well yeah, I doubt plants and animals have mythologies.
I’m bojack the horse! Bojack the horse; don’t act like you don’t know
Hey man, congrats on being cursed to walk the Woods forever.👏