The Sword of Kaigen & Where Loyalties Lie - Special Editions

Heads Up Regarding a Delay in Fulfillment
6 months ago – Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 09:15:17 AM

Hey everyone!

We hope this update finds you well, despite it not being the greatest news. Transparency and communication are integral to not only our company model, but us as employees and fellow booklovers.

We're closing in on our projected fulfillment dates for this campaign (November 2025), and as we get closer, we wanted to formerly announce that this campaign will be delayed by at least a couple months. We do not have solid dates at this time, and this is mainly due to not wanting to overpromise and underdeliver. We would rather say fulfillment will take longer than constantly post updates stating "it'll happen soon, we promise". 

There are numerous reasons for these delays, and as many of you who have been following these updates since the campaign funded, you know all too well the issues earlier in the year that threw a wrench in all of our campaigns across the board. 

Update #18: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/tsokandwll/posts/4322900

Update #19: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/tsokandwll/posts/4334370

Despite that, production is, of course, continuous, and we will continue to update you folks as we hear more from our printer!

We know some of you may be frustrated hearing this news, especially those new to Kickstarter and crowdfunding in general, and we do apologize for that. But as the nature of crowdfunding suggests (and even just running a company), delays can happen, production issues can arise, and sometimes, more time simply needs to deliver the promised goods at the quality we assure all backers. We promise you, the prize is worth it. <3

 Let us know if you have any questions, and we'll see you in the next one!

A Peek Inside... Take a Look at the Dust Jackets!
6 months ago – Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 06:33:40 AM

Hi there everyone!

As with many of our projects, we occasionally love to share some of the behind-the-scenes here at Wraithmarked! Today, we have the dust jackets for these gorgeous books! Take a look below!

Both of these books together create such a sweet harmony of design and color... we can't wait for more entries of SPFBO to be done this way! (but I'm getting ahead of myself...) Thanks to STK Kreations, these two editions will be some of our best designs yet!

We hope y'all are just as excited as we are! Stay tunes for more updates!

A Peek Inside... Chapter Headers!
7 months ago – Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 10:55:41 AM

Hi everyone!

We've got some exciting news for you guys! Our designer has been hard at work on these two beautiful editions and we wanted to take a moment to share one of the many design elements: the chapter headers! Take a look below!

We all really love the attention to detail in these volumes. You can see the similar diamond-shaped spot illustration highlighted within the book as it is on the outside, the faded cover illustration opposite with the characters breaking free, the use of angles to create some awesome negative space... We're so excited for these books!

We'll definitely be sharing more design elements as they come to us. We hope you're excited for these books, too!

Till next time! Have a great weekend, y'all!

A Quick Check In...
8 months ago – Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 06:55:54 AM

Hi there folks!

We wanted to take a moment to remind everyone how you can access your pledge. Even though we're still a ways off from fulfillment, it's never a bad idea to hop in to make sure your shipping information is up-to-date! Using the following link, enter the email address that's attached to your Kickstarter account and you should be able to pull your pledge right up!

We'll post a few more reminders like this as we get closer to fulfillment, but along the way, if you have any questions please send an email to [email protected]. We're open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm (excluding US holidays).

Signature Pages Still in Progress! And a Look at the OTHER Signature Pages!
9 months ago – Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 10:38:45 AM

Hi All!

Following up on a previous update, most of the signature pages for The Sword of Kaigen have been signed by M. L. She's still working diligently on those - we can't wait till they're done!

Now, for Where Loyalties Lie... we wanted to take a moment and share with you the design for THESE tip-ins! Take a look!

Once these get the full approval, they'll be printed and sent off for Rob to sign! We'll be sure to let you folks know when they're on their way!

Till next time!