A Very Uncomfortable Sketch (Drawing)

The image is divided into two clear halves, one above the other.

In the top half, there is a desert scene. A man dressed in desert clothing stands in front of stucco buildings. Date trees grow nearby, and several gnoll guards stand around him. The man is smiling broadly. The setting appears bright and sunlit.

In the bottom half, the scene shifts to an underground cavern. A group of minotaurs stands together in the rocky space. One bull in the center is slightly larger than the others, showing that he is their leader.

A golden chain connects the two halves of the picture. It runs from the hand of the smiling desert man above down to a collar around the neck of the large bull below.

On the left side of the image, a line of slaves moves from the surface down into the underground. Nearby, other minotaurs are shown selling these slaves to drow.

On the right side, a line of pirates carries bags of gold upward from the cavern. They pass the gold along until it reaches the smiling desert man above.

       Day 8, Month 11 (Uktar), 188 AR
       Disappointed