Hello Shardstriders,

We've had some fiction and a sneak peek, but now it's time to delve into the noir that is Farewell to Heroes.

In the wake of the Herakles Incident, Scions are hunted by those they used to protect. No longer are they regarded as heroes but are now villains to be treated with hatred and fear. Any overt display of divinity calls in agents from TITAN to capture and subdue the Scions. Scions are presented with the choice: imprisonment, naturalization, or hunting their fellow Scions. Scions live in a World hearing destiny’s call but struggling to resist it. The World needs heroes but revealing oneself is fraught with danger. Be branded an Outlaw without the protection of a citizen of the World on the fringes, live in denial of your identity, or live your truth — consequences be damned, because the World is worth fighting for. In Farewell to Heroes, Scions skulk in the fringes of society trying to get by without being revealed as an Unnatural, evading the attention of the TITAN organization whose agents mean to capture them. The World of Farewell to Heroes emulates the dark and gritty realistic feel of noir thrillers at the Origin and Hero Tiers of play as they utilize their divine abilities to protect a World that no longer protects them, working on the edges of society dodging Scion hunters, TITAN agents, bounty hunters, crooked officials, and monstrous Titanspawn.

 

One quick reminder about Shipping before we get into the manuscript previews. 

First up, it's amazingly expensive to ship, especially from Onyx Path's home base in the US. We get that, but there's not much we can do at this time. Onyx Path is in a difficult space where the company is big enough that they're not saving money by fulfilling out of Rich's garage, but small enough that they can't really set up international partners to handle portions of the fulfillment. So we are where we are - for now. 

The best we can do at this point is to plan carefully, advise everyone up front that international shipping will likely be expensive (see our projections on the main page) and only charge what it costs us when the time comes. We’ll be charging for shipping in the Pledge Manager once the books are being printed and we can deal with the actual shipping charges rather than using our best-guesses this far out. If you live outside the US and aren't sure you want the hardcover or other physical items, you can pledge to the PDF tier now and upgrade your pledge in the Pledge Manager once we know the final shipping costs.

Remember, thanks to BackerKit magic, these download links are visible to Backers only - you must be logged in and reading this on the website to have access to the manuscript preview links. So, if you're reading this via e-mail, click that "Read The Update" link on the bottom and I'll see you below the title treatment.

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK

I'm going to be sharing the manuscript in sections - or shards, even -  over the next 3 weeks, Part of the reason for that is to keep focus on one section at a time so that the team can gather feedback to help guide the manuscript through the next steps of editing and development. To that end, they've created a special Feedback Form for you to submit your comments after reading each section!