Welcome, Weary Traveller...

With the fire still warm, after taking a seat while your injured leg is treated.

The oral talents of your host relays a land shaped by forgotten plains, ancient caverns, and the weight of old tensions. It is a place where every journey and choice carries a consequence to those not sure-footed enough to navigate many paths and trials.

Welcome to Breaking Ash Book One…

Our Illustrated Dark High Fantasy Novella Collection.

Before we go any further, Ctrl + F on Windows/Linux Or Command (⌘) + F Mac will be your friends throughout our hopefully condensed TL;DR (Too Long Didn’t Read)

👉 The first entry in our Illustrated Dark High Fantasy Series will…

Follow the stories of nine characters, each walking a different path through our world which some would describe as very unforgiving. One has found a new purpose to an old life as they explore newly defined alliances and trade routes. Others are in pursuit of old glories regardless of who will get hurt in an underground cave system. A few simply hope to survive another day in a mysterious desert. While others become nameless heroes in the midst of sudden fall.

Although our characters lives are apart in time and location their choices will gradually weave together into a greater plot that reaches far beyond what our protagonists may be able to handle.

Whether you're a fantasy reader, a tabletop roleplaying fan who enjoys discovering rich imagined worlds, a role playing video game super fan or an illustration enthusiast. We hope you'll enjoy following our journey and find some worth within our pages in the future.

Why We're Crowdfunding

The manuscript for the collection is almost finished.

This campaign is focused on funding the next stage of bringing Breaking Ash to life by commissioning professional editing and proofreading prepare to the manuscript for self publication.

Every future pledge will ensure stories reach the standard we envisioned for our project before we self publish. Any additional funding beyond this point will help support other areas of production as development continues.

Campaign Launch Date

👉 Our Estimated Launch Date: 31 October 2026

We plan to keep the campaign in its Pre-Launch Phase to keep it private. We will provide the link to the campaign page’s by email closer to the time of our launch.

👉 By following the campaign now, You'll be among the first to discover our Future Pledge Goodies.

What You Can Expect Us to Post.

Throughout development we'll be sharing:

Updates Writing Progress
Updates on the publishing process
Sneak peeks from the world of Breaking Ash

On Occasion

Behind-the-scenes artwork,
Updates Illustration Progress.
Character and creature designs as they are finalised.

👉 🖼️ If you want a better idea of what the artwork in the book will look like we have provided examples over on our YouTube Channel Here. However, please keep in mind these are works in progress and are subject to change at any time.

To Follow Our Journey...

We would be delighted if you would accompany us as Breaking Ash grows from manuscript to self published book.

We'll be sharing regular development updates, sample writing and artworks, and publishing progress as we work toward our launch through our short-form email updates on Backerkit. Here is some more information that explains what Backerkit is for anyone who is new to it.

For readers who enjoy more in-depth content, our Free Private Substack explores the research, writing, and world-building that shapes our projects.

👉 Our Posting Schedule

For Backerkit

Will be every last Friday we will answer questions though our email updates.

For Substack

Also every last Friday of each month with approximately 1-3 posts per month.

We approve new subscribers every Tuesday and Thursday. Where will we answer questions through private messaging and over on our publication.

You can sign up to Substack here

👉 How We will Communicate

We only send one update a month because we'd rather share something worthwhile than fill your inbox with constant emails.

Our emails will always have the subject line from Faedrice & Xan from Ethereal Grass Illustration, so you'll know it's really us.

Everything we share is free. If you enjoy what we're creating, that's wonderful! If not, we will never pressure you to support our project.

We like to keep our updates short, clear, and worth reading. We'll also make sure it's easy to find us if you'd like to ask a questions or chat through any of our channels.

Meet Your Creators

We are Faedrice and Xan, the creators behind Ethereal Grass Illustration. (EG ILLU for Short.)

Faedrice serves as this project's lead illustrator and writer, while Xan works alongside her as co-writer and creative battle coordinator.

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The background on our page comes from the walls of Pompeii in Italy.

What We Do...

We build our own original fantasy IP's through illustration, storytelling, and independent publishing. As well as provide illustration services in our own unique in-house styles.

As an independent UK Business, we're passionate about creating unconventional stories that combine our authentic brand of creating with our original artworks. Striving for our readers to have something new, fresh, and exciting to enjoy.

For business inquiries. We can be contacted through our Substack

It is a pleasure to meet you all. We would like to thank you for taking an interest…

We wish you Happy Travels and hope you will journey with us!

Faedrice & Xan

Ethereal Grass Illustration

Let’s get this Book Funded!

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🔥Breaking Ash🏹⁀➴