Esteemed Agents,

Another week has passed, and in about 2 months' time, all shall be live! Isn’t that exciting?

For this week’s update, we would like to introduce you to our new cover artist, Loren Hontanilla.

Loren joined us on the recommendation of the Sefirot and Hidden Isle artists and art directors, Eliot Baum and Viv Tanner. They hail from Valencia, Spain, and have contributed to the likes of Critical Role, Bioware, and Studio Agate. For Haven’s Heir, they have not only created the marvelous cover of the campaign book but will also create the cover for the Dioscorian Library, which will include a plethora of new rules and rule changes, additional character classes, and awesome familiars.

Here’s what Loren had to say about their work on the cover:

If you are curious and want to see more of this gifted artist, feel free to check out their various online outlets: https://solelleart.carrd.co/

And that’s it for now! Thank you for signing up, and if you haven’t done so yet, feel free to also reserve for a mere €5 to receive a free pin and sticker sheet once you back the campaign. 

More fun and banter await you via our socials and on Discord.

Stay safe and stay connected, 

The Warden of Shadows

We are, once again, delighted to have you on board for this adventure. Thank you for signing up, and if you haven’t done so yet, feel free to also reserve for a mere €5 to receive a FREE pin and sticker sheet once you back the campaign. 

Over the next week, we’ll gradually reveal many details regarding this campaign, from our talented artists to our crafty writers to the actual storyline to the many new features and classes we will bring to the Hidden Isle system. But today, we want to take a moment to look back with you to 2019, when this all started, and ask ourselves: How did we end up here?🤔

Let’s run through this in the shortest way possible. Once upon a time there was a frustrated digital games designer known as Georg Hobmeier that worked on a solitary Tarot card game. He was introduced to the artists Eliot Baum and Viv Tanner, and together they embarked on an adventure known as the board game Sefirot.
After their art went viral, Georg’s company Causa Creations picked up the project and provided production and funding. A Kickstarter campaign was made in the spring of 2021, which went very well, resulting in the production of Sefirot and a Tarot deck with 82 cards. Since the cards were based on the lore of a mythical island known as Dioscoria, creating a follow-up project that somehow expanded on the story seemed like a logical next step.

Entering the scene were James Patton, who already worked on this project as an editor, together with his collaborator Daniel Adams. Expanding on the initial lore and the Blades in the Dark system, they cooked up a Tarot-based TTRPG system known as The Hidden Isle! In the fall of 2023, a Kickstarter campaign was launched, and once again, it went rather well.

More campaigns followed: two zine campaigns in 2024 and 2025, an update to Sefirot known as Silver Seals in 2024, and an update to the Sefirot Tarot deck in early 2026 under the moniker Gilded Legacy. It should be noted that none of these projects would be possible without the talented producers working on this, Zsombor Svab, Chris Knapp, Julia Gruber, Ben Wahl, and Tea Peregi.

And this is how we arrive now here in July 2026. Many battles have been fought. The best may still be ahead of us. Taking course on Haven’s Heir. Coming to Backerkit in September 2026. 🌟

Please check out our socials and Discord channel for extended banter, playtesting, and deep discussions!✨

Stay safe and stay connected,

Esteemed Agents,

Three years after The Hidden Isle revealed itself on Kickstarster, we are delighted to announce its first campaign book and expansion set: Haven’s Heir and the Dioscorian Library! 

What is Haven’s Heir, you might ask? 

Although the rulebook contains everything necessary to play your own personalised campaigns, we’ve always wanted to tell a longer story in this world which digs into its contradictions. Haven’s Heir explores this world’s unresolved tensions, both within the hidden isle and beyond its shores. How will Dioscoria stand by its ideals as pressure mounts?

We’re also writing a companion book: The Dioscorian Library. This will contain two new classes with a suite of new abilities and rules for adorable (or fierce) familiars! It will also feature slight rules changes, additional tips for running combat, more inspiration and help for game masters, and reprints of all previously released scenarios into one lovely tome.

Head over to our launch page, sign up to get a free one-shot adventure, or reserve your pledge for €5 and get a free pin and sticker sheet! The campaign will launch in late September. 

For those of you who like concise lists, here’s what to expect from the campaign and the expansion.

And there is more! The campaign will have a plethora of juicy items, such as maps, a DM screen and progress clocks. Once you sign up for the campaign, all shall be revealed as we approach the launch in September.  

And that’s our big announcement of the day! But there is more …

If you are searching for a group to play with, StartPlaying (July 15th |  July 19th | every THU) has you covered now. Hop on over and sign up for a game led by a veteran GM! You can use this coupon code for a $10 discount: EESPG26. The games on July 15th and 19th will also be streamed live to Backerkit ENNIES EMPORIUM.

If you are keen to see others play The Hidden Isle, we have numerous options! We just finished a full playthrough video of the “Metaphagus” one-shot, where a handful of Dioscorian agents descend into an infected mind to battle not only demons, but also ghosts from their own pasts. And tomorrow, July 15 at 6PM CET / 9AM PST, we’ll be streaming a live session of “To Kill A Sacred Beast”. You can watch the stream via the Backerkit launch page of the Haven’s Heir campaign.     

Once again, I extend our offer to join the banter and fun via Discord and our socials.

Stay safe and stay connected,