Hello there, friends! It’s been a little while since we last shared a production update with you; my apologies for that. A project of this size is a significant undertaking with many moving parts to manage. Over the past few months, a number of our contributors have unfortunately had unforeseen technical and medical issues that have slowed down writing on Beyond the Lighthouse. That being said, things are still steadily moving along behind the scenes.
At the moment, the Kingdom of Sienne is 100% complete, including its gorgeous layout design by Ennio! Ravanseil is about 95% completed, with only the Keeper’s Appendix left to be written, and then Ennio will be working his magic on that section as well. Niojike is about 75% written and edited. Many of the modules for the project are already completed, as are appendices of phenomena and artifacts, many of which were inspired by contributions from our backers, and all contributed NPCs have also been added into the various countries. Additionally, four of the five playable factions are fully fleshed out and written, including their mechanics, and are ready for Ennio’s layout design.
While the project is behind the anticipated schedule, this is ever a good reminder that we are all human, and the mental and physical health of our contributors takes priority above all else. It will take longer than we had initially planned to get into your waiting hands, but at the end of it, you will have a product that we are all so very proud to have created for you.
REM, Abberant Apnea, and Blind (Visually impaired) REM have arrived!!!
If you ONLY Have these babies in your survey (Chloroform, Apnea, and Insomnia as well) feel free to comment to have your order closed early and your demons shipped now!!
I will be emailing you if you purchased a scent to see which scent goes on which demon!! (I also have some of the keychains as well, but am waiting on some sticker sheets)
Original Rem DOES have green eyes, my crappy android is just rubbish and keeps showing it as more blue in solo photos! Please check the photos of blind REM and normal REM together for the colour differences! :)
Hello, I was wondering if it was too late to add a second scent to the plush? I just realized that I never sent a message and saw that things were starting to come in and wasn't sure if it was too late to send a message about it?
Hello everyone! I just wanted to give you an update on the progress for Beyond the Lighthouse, since it's been a little while! Writing and edits continue in full swing, and the Ravanseil section is 50% edited at this point. We're also currently compiling all of the artwork and spot images that will be going into that section of the book, and we cannot wait to share sneak previews of Ennio's layout work with you all!
Speaking of sneak previews, the map of Niojike is officially completed! Fernando did incredible work, as always. The topography and scientific nature of Niojike is a fascinating one; the aerial waterfall caused by the splitting of the Vastchasm far to the north, combined with the mountains tearing up from below, sundered the land in two in 0CE. What remained of the country was forced to rebuild, complete with the strange new phenomena that never existed in the land prior to the Great Cataclysm.
I'll be sharing further updates as we hit major milestones in the project! With so many cogs keeping this machine running, it may take a little longer than originally anticipated to get into your hands, but I will share more updates on the timeline with you all as soon as I can.
Insomnia, Apnea, and Chloroform are all here with me!!Please send help they're eating me every night.
IF You bought ONLY Apnea, Insomnia, or Chloroform and would like to close your survey early and get things shipped sooner COMMENT BELOW!!! :)
Apnea is softer than before, cuddlier, and an amazing 4ft long buddy!!! (Size may vary a few inches due to parts being handmade)
This plushie is particularly hard to capture in photos due to the super long size! (I'm 5'9 for reference)
Chloroform is also here! Now this gentle demon is a little trickier, Chloroform have many parts that are handmade and therefore each one is a little different!
After Surveys close I will be emailing everyone who got a Chloroform plushie a line-up of around 5-6 at random, and they will get to choose the demon that speaks to them!! (If person does not reply I will pick one randomly for them)
AND Due to a little mix-up in the capturing containment fields Chloroform is not weighted. This makes me deeply upset, and I didn't find out until these precious sleep parasites were already infesting my home.
Since Chloroform costs so much to capture, I cannot offer any kind of a partial refund for the lack of weight...what I can do is manually add weight in the form of plastic beads, gravel, rice, or dried beans, (I don't prefer to do this as I'm already breaking even on these babies, thanks economy, and the manual labor would be that of love and wanting to give you guys the best possible friend). Or a free sticker sheet of Chloroform, single stickers, a loose real bone for feed, etc etc. I can also in a last case resort, offer a refund on the Chloroform Plush in your order. This is only available for Chloroform bought during the campaign (Before I posted this basically).
THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PRE-ORDER STORE OR ONES ADDED FROM NOW ONWARD THOSE WILL JUST NOT HAVE THE WEIGHT UNFORTUNATLY.
This was out of my control, and I am not very pleased about it, but still trying my best to give you guys the best possibly sleep buddies! :')
I've been hard at work this past week getting all your orders out, and I'm so happy to announce that I'm finally done! All your orders have now been packed and the last 4 will be dropped off at the post office on Monday.
If you have not gotten a shipping notification- please double check your email! For folks who have not filled out their survey or didn't fully finish it, I have resent your survey! I have a handful of people who have filled out most of their survey but did not get to the confirm address page or put in their card at the end, and for these folks I have resent your survey so you can finish it and I can send your rewards! You will have until the end of the week (Saturday March 7th) to update your address and card information and still receive your items. If nothing has been updated by then, I will cancel your pledge.
If you can't tell if your order has been shipped or if there was an issue with your card/ address, please let me know so I can check. I want to make sure everyone gets their items if possible! Comment here, email me at [email protected], or message me on Instagram for questions and concerns.
For anyone who's card was never charged or was declined multiple times, your pledges have been canceled. Unfortunately without payment I can't send you any pins or stickers. If you still want to get any of these campaign items, you'll be able to purchase them through my Etsy store.
Speaking of Etsy, I'm including a special discount code for all of you at the end of this update! If you missed anything from this campaign, or just want more of my art, please check out my Etsy and use the code provided for a discount :) I'll be adding items from this campaign to my website in the coming days, so if you don't see these pins/ stickers there right away, please check again later.
Have questions? Please let me know in a comment, email me at [email protected], or message me on Instagram! If you think your pledge is missing an item or you received the wrong one, please let me know so I can fix it.
That's it! Thank you all again for supporting this project and helping me fuel my dream of being an independent artist :)
Class is almost ready to begin, and your welcome packets are being finalized and readied to ship out!
All the pins arrived to me safely last week, and with the help of another professor (a good friend of mine), I was able to get all of these sorted, quality checked, and prepped for shipping! Photos of these will be sprinkled throughout the update-
Most of the backing cards I ordered are here, and I'm waiting on one more set to arrive before I can start shipping the majority of your orders, but they should be here tomorrow. I wanted to try a smaller print shop for these and unfortunately they took a bit longer than expected to be made/shipped and each design was shipped separately :| I was also a bit disappointed in the color quality as the reds are a bit on the duller side instead of the vibrant maroon I was going for, but since these are free postcards and pin backers that often get tossed after they serve their purpose, I think they'll work just fine.
The larger postcards (left) feature the 'Welcome Packet' front design and the school map on the back, and at the last minute I decided to add some blank lines at the bottom so I can write a little thank you with your name, major, and a 'dorm assignment' for a fun little surprise when you receive your orders ;) The smaller card will be folded in half like a book or folder, with your major pins on the inside with a small school map- just like a college welcome brochure might have a school map and some goodies tucked inside!
I believe I mentioned it in a previous update, but I've had a couple people ask about them recently so I want to mention it again: unfortunately, the Pride Crest pins did not get enough orders to fund production. If you placed an order for one of those designs, they have already been removed from your order and you weren't charged for them. However, the Cold Fire Skull Candle did get funded and I was able to make those! They turned out so nice and I'm very thankful we were able to make them :)
I've already sent out the 48 hour notice that your shipping addresses are going to lock, so if you've moved recently or need to send your order somewhere else, please look for that email (which will have a direct link to your survey) or go to your profile, click on 'Your Pledges and Surveys' then on Cryptic Grove to update you shipping address if you need to. If you don't need to make any changes, please disregard :) If you have any trouble with this please let me know!
You should get an email saying your reward shipped in the coming 2 weeks or so, but please know that your items might not be dropped off at the post office immediately. I like to buy labels in bulk and pack a few orders every day throughout the week, so please don't worry if the tracking number doesn't update right away.
That's all for now- thank you all so much for helping to bring this project to life!
Hello! I just received my survey, as my pay over time was recently completed and I wanted to ask: how do we select which scents and piercings go to which plush? I noticed there wasn't a preexisting option for that, and wanted to know how to choose?
