Greetings! 

Earlier this week we  announced a truly spectacular free item when you back the project in the first 48 hours- a printed map pack of 5 different maps. Time slips by so we highly suggest you follow the project now so you get an alert when we launch!  If you already have- thank you! Today we continue our walking tour of the ghost city of Eidolon.  Today, we soak in the sights of Paradise. 

Eidolon is bleak stone beneath a sunless sky, but there is one place where you can always find beauty: PARADISE. Here ivy covers the old walls and the scent of flowers mingles with the fine food being prepared in elegant restaurants. Trees are scattered around the district, from individual sentinels in tiny alcoves to the vast Duskwood, a grand park where the ancients and their partisans preen and promenade. Masque Row holds many venues for entertainment. Take in an opera at the Drakalov Requiem, savoring the sounds of the eternal chorus. Enjoy a meal at the Harp, where the spectral fingers of the legendary Avalara pluck the strings of the eponymous instrument. The Garden of House Drakalov is walled off, but if you have the gold you can relax at the Wellspring spa, where Drakalov partisans will tend to your every need. 

These fine entertainments are truly marvelous, but none of them come cheap. While they are crusted with moss and ivy, the Hollow Soldiers of House Drakalov are merciless steel guardians ready to drive undesirables from the district. Yet there is a place in Paradise even for those who can’t afford a night on Mask Row. The Faeward runs along the edge of the Dirge. When the city was first built, this housed the retinue of the Queen of Broken Mirrors, and it has remained a cultural nexus for the fey-folk of Eidolon ever since. Here you can find elves, faeries, goblins, and others who can trace their roots to the Twilight Realm. While Elves may call it home, the magical mysteries of the Faeward are open to all. The Dryad’s Rest always has enchanting entertainment, and the Pavilions—seen in the image above—hold wild revels every two weeks. With that said, many people believe that the Faeward holds dangers for common mortals; the upstanding orderborne folk of the Forge shun the Faeward and its revels. 

How is it that the trees of Paradise flourish in poor soil with no sun? In the days when Eidolon was solely a cemetery, people came from around the world to die near the Harrowgate. The Tulamor practiced primal traditions drawing on the powers of the natural world. Every tree in Paradise was once a Tulamor champion. As a druid in Eidolon you may be drawing on the memories of these elders; when you assume the form of a beast, you could be channeling the spirit of an animal guardian buried with its Tulamor companion. 

Take a moment to soak in the sights of Paradise. The tour will continue soon!   

Keith & Jenn 

Hello!

The expansive gothic industrial city of Eidolon comes to life in the hands of fantasy cartographer, Marco Bernadini. We're pleased to offer a special early bird incentive to get it to you for free!

You may have seen Marco's work in Keith's Eberron books or in Age of Umbra, The Witherwild or Five Banners Burning for Daggerheart. We're honored to have him on board to create a breathtaking map for the city of Eidolon.

His map is all hand illustrated and colored, and still a work in progress- but we already know you're gonna want a poster of it. We're pleased to share a print of his Eidolon poster is part of the early bird backer Map Pack. Don't miss out- follow the campaign today so that you get notified when we launch!

Jenn & Keith

We’re bringing Eidolon: The Ghost Market to Backerkit in October, and we need your support to bring it to life. Just following the project makes a huge difference. Over the next few weeks we’re going to take you on a walking tour of Eidolon, telling you a little about each district of the city. Join us below as we start our tour in the district of Harrowgate. Inspired? Intrigued? Tell us your impressions of this district in the comments!

Keith & Jenn
Twogether Studios
 

Eidolon is a haunted city, equal parts Sweeney Todd, Dracula, and Neuromancer. Industry is driven by necromancy; the coaches on the streets are pulled by poltergeists and the lamps are lit with fingerbones. It’s shrouded in gloom and people need hope—and that’s why they need you. 

Our tour begins in Harrowgate, the heart of the city. It’s easy to find; just look for the monolith rising up from the sealed gate to the Underworld. Right away you’ll notice that it’s cleaner and quieter than most of the city, hewn from polished marble and home to the administrative offices of the city. There are no factories spewing spite into the air, no barkers calling to customers. Here you’ll find the sprawling complex of the Guild of the Dead, where reapers tie ghosts to reliquaries and clerks maintain the vast archives of life contracts. The Quorum is where magistrates administer justice and the representatives of the noble families argue and scheme, and the Lycaeum is the school where the heirs of the Ancient Lords receive their education. Located between the Quorum and the Guild, The Barrow is the headquarters of the Grave Watch, serving as its primary garrison, armory, and prison. Members of the Guild and the Quorum often wear masks while on duty, and the streets are cold and silent.

The buildings of Harrowgate are pure white stone, intended to strike awe into observers. There are no repurposed graves here, but there’s a different relic of the past: shrines. Before Eidolon was a city, this area held shrines dedicated to the deities and faiths of all of the different cultures whose luminaries were buried in the vast cemetery. The Ancient Lords have suppressed knowledge of these religions, but they’re afraid to actually destroy them. They’ve built around them and over them, but the abandoned shrines are still there, waiting to be found. Many of these shrines are underground, part of the Deep Labyrinth that surrounds the underworld gate. All of the aboveground shrines are connected to this complex, but the Antidora have sealed the hatches and tunnels that lead to it. 

Welcome to Harrowgate. It’s grand, polished, intimidating and impressive—the seat of the system fueled by the ghosts of the common people. Throw a stone and you might hit a masked magistrate, a captain of the Watch, a harried clerk or a privileged noble student heading to the Lycaeum. There’s little reason for common folk to come here unless they plan to sell their ghost to the Guild or to climb the Harvest Wall. On the other hand, you might come to Harrowgate to steal a lover’s life contract from the Guild of the Dead, to strike a blow against the Grave Watch, or to consult with the power that lingers in an ancient shrine. Whatever your business, be careful; this is a dangerous place. 

Jenn & Keith from Twogether Studios here!

We can't believe we're weeks away from launching the crowdfunding project for our latest game— Eidolon:The Ghost Market. It's an ecto-punk city setting for Daggerheart where industry if fueled by spirits and hope is fueled by you, the heroes.  We're so excited to share more with you and inspire your imagination for storytelling. A big thanks to all of you who have followed our project If you haven't done so yet, give us a follow and get a four page introduction to the world as an instant reward. 

Heres our latest news:
 
Come and take a tour of Eidolon with us!
Starting this coming week through the campaign, Keith and I will be giving you a walking tour of Eidolon highlighting a different part of the city and it's delights each week. Watch out for the posts right here or on instagram and our discord.

Join our Playtest Group, The Dream Moss Society
As the season turns to all things spooky it feels like the right time to gather for a game. We have about 25 spots remaining in our playtest group. This is a group of folks willing to GM a two hour Eidolon playtest session with friends, online, at a convention- anywhere you like. More information and sign up link here.

- Jenn & Keith