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The Game is On...

7/27/2021

"Sire. I know you and 'him' are both collectors, shall we say, of rare objects, but you shouldn't assume that he also is looking for the Token. 'He' may not even be aware of its existence," said Drat.

"Oh, he knows about it my furry little friend. It was one of the first things we fought over when he told me his collection was better than mine," growled Druzzy.

"He has always been poking his pointy little, no, I take that back, his pointy BIG nose in my affairs ever since," said the King as he put his hands in front of his nose and acted like it was long and pointy. "Even your nose is not as big as his," chuckled Druzzy, now in a little better mood.

"Now Drat, how are we going to get that token?"

"The reports indicate that another Troll helped the Wish Dragon Sire. I suggest that you maybe can smooze him. He apparently has a close association to one of the Sleeping Sisters," grinned Drat. "If you can try a little of your knavery..."

"I don't knave" glared Druzzy. "I educate. There is a difference you know. Can I help it if my charm and good naturedness gives me the best of the bargain?"

"So sorry Sire. If you 'convince' this Troll that your best intentions are for the Wish Dragon and building its trust for Trolls, maybe he can help us get closer to the Token."

"What is the Troll's name?" asked Druzzy as he started pondering his scheme (err... I mean plan).

"It is Hewy, Sire. He is the master musician that wrote the music for your last rock party. You know, the one where you showed off the new jewel added to your crown. The one that the Goob..."

"Don't say his name!" roared Druzzy.

Drat, The Rat, did not move nor complete his comments. He silently waited for the King of the Trolls to calm down enough to speak. When he did, it was to tell his minion to find Hewy and bring him to the royal court for a commission.

As Drat was leaving, his sensitive ears picked up the Kings mumblings. "I wonder where did he find that gem bigger than mine and how he crashed my party with it..."

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Reporting In Sire...

7/20/2021

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Being the King of the Trolls was a little bit of an annoyance to Druzzy especially this time each week. Trolls, being extremely independent, were usually not the greatest subjects to a mon-archy (nor even a mom-archy...), but once every week, Druzzy had to sit in the throne room and hear reports from all of his subjects. Most were minor complaints such as 'so and so won't let me cross the bridge' or 'an annoying billy-goat won't leave me alone'. There was only one highlight on these dull boring days and that was when Drat gave his secret report.

That report was given only after all of the courtiers had been dismissed and the hall cleared of everyone but his only trusted minion.

"Okay Drat, what have you been hearing that I should know?" asked Druzzy. After looking around the room to confirm that others were not there to overhear, Drat (the Rat) unrolled his scroll to give the King his weekly report.

"Well Sire, first there is the letter from the Shadows' King, Hunter, expressing his appreciation about one of your subjects assisting in the Wish Dragon affair. He is hoping that this will be the beginnings of a..."

"Get on with it Drat. I know about all that stuff. Tell me about 'you know'," growled Druzzy. "Jump to the good stuff!"

"Yes your majesty. It appears with the reappearance of the Wish Dragons, that maybe you might finally be able to add to your collection of magical artifacts. It appears that the Wish Dragon, named Hungry, does not seem to be aware of the item and thinks that a Dragon's Token is trust. You might be able to use that when dealing with him."

"Very interesting... Of course I am trust worthy... as long as you read the fine print on the contract. Won't the Dragon's Token make a fine addition to my collection Drat?" said the King, not really waiting for an answer. "The Sleeping Sisters have it hidden away somewhere and now maybe, with the help of this young Dragon, I can get it before another annoying collector beats me to it."

"Do you mean," began the Rat before he was interrupted.

"Don't say that name!" growled Druzzy. "He's irritating enough on his own without you saying his name."

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And the King is Crowned...

7/13/2021

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Having an artistic/crafty mother I certainly did dabble in a lot of different things growing up but this one technique really "sparked" my interest. It is the one style of creating that I go back to over and over whenever I can.

It even got me an "A" in my sculpting class when I couldn't afford bronze in college (*lol*). So, enjoy this short video on the process of making the Troll King's Crown.

Please keep in mind all the safety procedures and precautions required when working with an open flame if you should try this yourself.

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The Emperor's ( I mean King's) New Clothes...

7/6/2021

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The Emperor's New Clothes is a common enough fairy tale where the silly Emperor is conned into buying nothing but the "imagination" of the sellers of some fantastical clothing. As my Troll King is being pulled together it's now time to be thinking of his clothes. Do you think I can con a con? I am truly inspired at the moment as I very rarely have costuming ideas planned at the time I begin sculpting. Plus this is more than my eyes need to see if my Troll starts running around naked - so let the research begin.

I do research when making the outfits because I need to know the reasons behind what things I use in costumes... even down to why certain colors. So begins my thoughts of since he is royalty, should he be in red? But red wouldn't work with the hair coloring I am leaning towards, so what other royal color is there?... Why purple of course! Which when I went to research more about this I now see why it is my favorite color.

A couple of interesting facts (some I knew and some I didn't) about the royal color of purple.

Purple was worn only by the rich and powerful as they were the only ones who could afford this expensive color made from snails.

A Byzantine empresses gave birth in the Purple Chamber. Therefore, Porphyrogenitus ("born to the purple") was the name of an emperor which gained his throne by dynasty and not by force.

And my favorite (as the best things happen by accident) -

The first synthetic dye was discovered by an 18-year old in 1856. William Henry Perkin accidentally made a purple dye instead of his school assignment which was to discover a synthetic alternative to quinine. As he cleaned up his experiments he noticed a thick black residue at the bottom of a flask. After further experimentation by diluting the sludge, Perkin realized that the mixture could be used to dye silk and it would retain its color. Until that point, purple dyes always faded fairly quickly. Perkin initially called his new dye "Tyrian Purple" but it was later to become known as "mauve".

So, with this research, I have decided my Troll King will be dressed in purple. Also being inspired by all the visual materials I saw while reading for my research, I decided to start at the top and work my way down for this king needs a gaudy crown (I do believe).

Oh no!..Naked body running through! Close your eyes quick!!!

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