This looks amazing. The sort of thing one HOPES to stumble across when travelling through small foreign villages. What a dream it would have been to stumble into your town in Tuscanny on a day like this to be greeted by bright pantalooned guards and ancient costumes. And yes, even the bloody stump with the basket waiting for a head.
I'm saying I'm 'officially' back today in that I did a proper art post and am going about tyring to vote. Still not sure how mana works, but I suppose it will all iron out.
During the last days I was here just randomly to try how the HF20 is going. I think soon everything come back to normal, but like you I'm still not sure how mana works ^_^