Things are moving along!
4 days ago
– Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 01:48:21 PM
Wonderful supporters,
It has been a bit since our last update. For that we apologize, but it is for a few reasons. Firstly, things have been moving along smoothly and as intended and it felt a little unnecessary, but we understand that may not have felt the same for you. Second, there have been some life factors that have made time very short for us(specifically me, Kori the author). We are a very small team of just two people, not including artists, currently. We have plans to expand the number of people on the project, though this is not likely to happen before the launch of the first book.
With all of that being stated things are on track and it still appears that we will be delivering both rewards and the product at around February 2025, though the date is still tentative.
We put out the Backerkit survey a while back to try and get ahead and give our backers plenty of time to update their addresses and select add-ons if they so wished. With that being stated there are still a few that have not finished the Backerkit survey and we will likely be reaching out to you in the coming weeks with an updated request to complete those. If your address has changes since you have filled out the survey you need only update it on Backerkit before we launch.
The all of the required art is nearing its completion which is very exciting. WE have completed a number of the backer reward pieces and we will be moving forward with the print out and full spreads here shortly. With that being stated I would like to share an image of the new playable races, to include a human for scale. These were completed by both Luan Bindewald and Emi Nomoka
Thank you to all of our backers and your patience!
~Kori
Iz'Areth Campaign Setting
Update!
about 2 months ago
– Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 01:48:54 PM
Hello All!
Reminder requests have just been sent out to everyone through BackerKit that have yet to complete their surveys. So keep an eye out for that and check your spam folder if you have not completed this step yet. It's important that we get your mailing address correct and it will give you another option to add to your purchase.
On other notes, our commissioned artists are hard at work, and so too is our editing! We have been combing through specifically in the last week classes and religion in Iz'Areth looking for grammatical errors, plot holes, inconsistencies, game balance and more. We want this to be a book that truly belongs on your shelf along side your other RPG books.
This is the latest piece from Daniel Cunha depicting the capital city of Madraw of Bruxwhar. Bruxwhar is a nation know for competition. They seek to win, fights, feast, and fanfare. Boisterous are the men and women of Bruxwhar, as each spring and summer many travel the coastlines looking for battle and challenge, and often head into the norther territory of the Kazaha Plains looking to best the swordmasters.
Thank you everyone and have a wonderful week!
~Kori
The ball keeps rolling!
2 months ago
– Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 01:20:30 PM
Hello backers!
Thank you everyone in the custom art tiers for getting in your surveys, be prepared for questions to come if more detail is needed, but you requests are in with our artists and we are anxious to see how great these will be!
We have had a few set backs, however. As we mentioned in our last update, we are one very important artist shorter, and have had to do some major reorganizing and distribution of labor. Additionally, formatting of the book is proving to be taking longer than is expected, and artists have needed to request more time due family emergencies. With this being said, we are going to have to push back the expected release date to sometime in February. We, just as I am sure you, are disappointed with this outcome, but the ball keeps rolling, even with these setbacks.
On a more cheerful note, artwork from our amazing artist is still pouring in. Check out this new unknown creature that has been terrorizing the lands of Bruxwhar of the Griffon's Claw Coasts in Iz'Areth. They are numerous and appear to be on the hunt for Luminous Shards. Created by JuneWil C. Dael
A wild update appeared!
3 months ago
– Sat, Sep 07, 2024 at 11:26:06 AM
Hello everyone,
We have more lovely art pouring in from our excellent illustrators. Scroll to the bottom to see one our newest arrivals.
Unfortunate news on that front, sadly one of our artist had more pressing matters that they needed to attend too and are unable to illustrate for us for the foreseeable future. They were taking on a great amount of work, so this has left us needing to rework some deadlines and ask for additional illustrations from other artists, and potentially even find a new artist. While this is a set back that might change our deadline, we are still pressing forward. Thank you for you patience in this matter. We will continue to update you as the landscape changes.
We about 77% compete on our Backerkit Survey and here shortly, we will be attempting other measures to contact those that have you to complete the process, like directly emailing. We are also only missing 2 surveys from the character creation portion!
Artist spotlight! This comes from Carman_fflv illustrating s few Luminous Shards and a pair of magical boots that work along side these mysterious glowing gemstones.
Thank you everyone for your continued support!
~Kori
Iz'Areth Updates
3 months ago
– Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 01:08:23 PM
Hello everyone we are getting some amazing art from our illustrators! Swordmasters, engineers, teringei, barntrolls, warriors, your custom characters, and more!!!
Surveys! Surveys! Surveys!
I cannot stress this enough for those that backed a tier that has a custom character illustration, we need you to complete the Google Form that was sent out previously. Be expecting another round of emails today to those that have not completed your survey. If you do not complete this survey, you will not be able to have you character within the book!!! We don't want that! If you are unsure about this, please reach out to [email protected]
Also, much like in our last update. most of you have filled out and completed the Backerkit Survey, and if you haven't well.... now is as good as anytime to complete it. We have also launched a pre-order page on backerkit for those that were late to the Kickstarter. Don't miss out.
As for book construction, due to the size of the book and how it is broken into chapters, we have decided to break the process in to smaller documents containing only one chapter. What does this mean for you? Nothing. When you receive the book in any format it will be one entire document, either physical or digital.
Lastly here is a look at a swordmaster of the Kazaha Plains as illustrated by Emili Fidelis Rigon, you can find her at https://www.instagram.com/eminomoka
Thank you everyone for your continued support!
~Kori
