Man this piece is great. All the love and detail, pixelart truly is, like dwarf fortress itself, a hard, yet rewarding thing.

Constructive criticism: I know how bad one wants everything to move when animating, but it is just as important to remember that some things flow better if they are slow. The guy drinking and the dog for example could simply do their thing a bit less often. Maybe that could even add to the magic absorbing power of this.