Enter the world of many names in the first book in our Dark High Fantasy Series Breaking Ash, A Perfect read for anyone who loves Dark Fantasy Books, TTRPG’s,Role-playing video games & Artbooks.
Take a seat. Rest that injured leg while it is tended to, and listen awhile…
From beneath the shadow of a bear pelt sits your mysterious host, ready to recount four adventures—stories scattered across a dangerous world known by many names and spoken of in many tongues. A land shaped by forgotten plains, ancient caverns, and the weight of old tensions. Where only the sure-footed may pass through unscathed.
Welcome to Breaking Ash Book One…
Our Illustrated Dark High Fantasy Novella Collection.
(Please note: This page is a campaign preview and is not representative of the final book's layout or finished production design. Artwork and presentation are still in development and may change before publication.)
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 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 a sudden fall.
🪝Although our characters' lives are separated by 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 role-playing 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 to prepare 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
👉 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, Goals for the campaign going forward and more!
What You Can Expect Us to Post.
Throughout development we'll be sharing:
Writing progress updates
Updates on the publishing process
Sneak peeks from the world of Breaking Ash
👉 📖We will provide a more comprehensive overview of the book once signed up.
& On Occasion
Behind-the-scenes artwork,
Illustration Progress updates.
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. We’ll answer questions through private messages over on our Substack publication.
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 into supporting our project.
We try to keep our updates short, clear, and actually worth reading. If you ever have a question, or just want to have a chat, you can always easily find us through 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.
The background on our page comes from the walls of Pompeii in Italy.
What We Do...
We build our own original fantasy IPs 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!
⛔PLEASE READ: The copyright to the content on this page belongs to the artists at EGIllu. We do not consent for our work to be posted, replicated, or emulated anywhere outside of this page & our other official channels (which are currently our Substack and YouTube Channel) or posted on the internet without our written permission.
