Here's a new screenshot from the Moonrise animation. The Storyteller, voiced by Secret Metal, begins to sing the tale of Nightmare Moon.

The storyteller character went through several design iterations until I finally settled on this one. His magical staff is now animated in Blender (the free 3D animation software), which allowed me to animate a slow, smooth sweeping motion. I've been using Blender more and more in various ways; I find that it's extremely useful for nailing down perspectives and some complex 3D movements that occur from time to time.