The Oris Midsummer Sabbath (Patreon)

Come join the amber sabbath

Come hasten to His throne

Venit manducare

In the marshes of our home

Listen to his wond'rous words

And heed his beck'ning call

Venit manducare

As the stars around us fall

Decadent and sumptuous

We happ'ly dig right in

"Venit manducare",

Say his acolytes and kin

Our bodies fill with heft and bliss

We bloat like swollen swine

Venit manducare

For eternity we dine

We'll guzzle down each savory sip

And eat until we're sore

Venit manducare

Til our bellies scrape the floor

So come join our amber sabbath

But swallow all you're dealt...

For he who does refuse His feast

Becomes the feast himself!

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Happy Midsummer, fellow fiends!

As a small treat, here's an illustration depicting part of the midsummer sabbath ritual in Oris, the 3rd Circle of Hell, home to the sin of gluttony, Prince Beelzebub, and yours truly. ~

Hell has many holidays, some that are long-standing and important, and others that are mostly just for fun. The midsummer sabbath is a pretty big holiday, and is celebrated across all the Circles of Hell differently, since predictably, they each mark the season by indulging in whichever sin calls their Circle home. Here in Oris, it's all about the food and drink, naturally. We tend to celebrate all the holidays similarly around here. ~

See you all soon with another comic chapter... 😎

(c) Hansel Fleischer, 2025.