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Therena Carlin

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about 3 hours ago

Project Update: 🐉⚔️Relics of Ruin White raven totem🐉⚔️New poll🐉⚔️

Greetings Hoarders,

Apparently you guys like the raven pins because they tied in the last poll! So today I am being evil and making you choose which one you like more!
But I will also be nice and share the progress video and WIP art of how I drew the flying raven pin ^_^

(Unfortunately, there isn't one for the axe one because the axe was part of the character art I drew of the main character.)

Hopefully, this video works:

The white raven appears as a recurring element in my series as it also happens to be what my MMC turns into. I chose a raven because they are viewed as spirit animals that can cross the veil across many cultures. And since my MMC is a nightmare fae (literally born in the realm of dreams and nightmares) I felt it was the perfect symbolism.
If you want to read more about the story and see more art from the series, be sure to check out my Patreon. You can follow it for free (though the naughty art is a paid tier - but you get 1 month FREE with this link)

Hope you guys have a wonderful day! Can't wait to see which raven you pick in the poll!

Yours in art,
Therena

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PROJECT UPDATE

Therena Carlin

CREATOR

3 days ago

Project Update: 🐉🐍Stretch goals Unlocked!🐍🐉New poll

Greetings Hoarders and Adventurers,

We unlocked not just one, but 3 pin designs already! And we are really close to unlocking the 4th one! I wanted to make a really detailed update today but got caught up writing chapters in book 4 so I am sitting here during intermission for my kids' dance recital so I can share something today. (Not that I'm complaining - words are good 😊)

So why not start with some WIP art of the dragon talisman that got voted as the first pin design.You can also watch the sped up Timelapse here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pJXaNMpcUJk

Don't forget to vote for the next pin design!

Hope you have a wonderful evening.
Yours in art,
Therena

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PROJECT UPDATE

Therena Carlin

CREATOR

6 days ago

Project Update: 🐉🐍Relics & Ruin launched & already Funded! 🐉🐍 FREE digital gifts inside🐉🐍VOTE on the 1st relic🐉🐍

Greetings Hoarders and Adventurers,

Welcome to "Relics of Ruin" - fantasy pins inspired by the grimdark epic romantasy novel I am currently writing (currently writing book 4, the last one in the series, and it's already over half a million words!).

Thanks to you, we not only funded but unlocked the first relic in the campaign!

And you get to decide which relic we discovered on our adventure first. Just vote in the poll below.

With each relic revealed, I will share some lore and quotes from the book. Each poll will last about 3 days, and between the polls I will share some character art and more about the books which inspired the relics in the first place! I will also share behind-the-scenes videos and progress art, showing how the relics came to be and I hope you will enjoy this journey with me as we dive into one of my favourite books I have ever written, and the art which came from it!

If you are curious about the book that inspired these relics, you can read the first few chapters here, or click the cover below.

(You might recognize the relic 😘)

A cursed, outcast dwarven warrior and her fae heartmate must confront the resurrected evil threatening the world and each other, journeying through trauma, divine manipulation, and war to forge both magic and meaning in a land shaped by ancient betrayal. To save their found family and prevent the world’s destruction, they must master powers linked by love, rage, and forbidden song while wrestling with hope, fate, sacrifice, and their own brokenness.

'Resonant Rage' is set in a violent, grimdark, epic-fantasy world filled with monsters and danger around every corner and found-family vibes like the 'Witcher' (Netflix). With gothic atmospheric tones, political corruption, an "undead" army, romance, morally grey heroes, and stakes where winning a war blurs the lines between morality, trauma, personal sacrifice, and the greater good like 'Alchemized', by Senlin Yu. And the complex characters and sisterly struggles like 'Arcane' (Netflix).

Content warnings: Please note this is an unpublished series, and have not been professionally edited as I am writing the entire series before publishing. So there may be spelling and grammar errors. 'Resonance & Ruin' is both a spicy romance and a GRIMDARK fantasy intended for ADULT READERS 🔞 (a pitch black world like 'Game of Thrones' with allmost all the trigger warnings - so be sure to heed those listed at the beginning of the book.)

Love the story enough to read more now? Book 1, "Resonant Rage" is "published" to my Patreon and available in my Legacy Muse tier! (PS: When you click this link you get 1 month FREE to my Naughty Muse tier if you are new to my Patreon!)

Thank you for being here and supporting my art! I can't wait to see which relic you choose first!

Yours in art,
Therena

PS: What genre do you like to read? I would really like to know! And if you want, what is your favourite book or author in that genre?

I love dark romantasy, the spicier and more emotionally ruinous the better. I love worlds that devour characters like a snack and characters who give me all the feels. I love ugly crying when characters experience things that make me feel. The most recent book that did this was "Deathball". Though I don't have a favourite book or author since it always changes and I have too many. ^_^