Saphira, Queen of the Skies, as imagined by Christopher Paolini himself!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Kickstarter Tiers! Also, we're workshopping the Certificates of Authenticity to save Christopher's wrist 🤣
about 1 year ago
– Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 08:28:03 AM
Hey all! Bryce here!
CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY
First, a super quick update on the Certificates of Authenticity. As it turns out, the clear coating we selected for the 100 Christopher has to sign for the painted models is very hard to sign (that's our fault) so we're going to be workshopping the paper coating to make sure it works with his prefered setup, or the 13k he has to sign for the unpainted version will be a massive issue!
Don't worry, they will still look amazing! It's just that the painted certs and the unpainted certs will look slightly different! We know that doesn't effect most of you, but we still want to be transparent whenever we have to shift on something, even small!
THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Tiers!
Sorry for the delay! We just heard we’ll be able to go with the $50 instead of $60 price point!
Here are our pre-final price tiers for THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Kickstarter launching next week, July 1st at 9am EST! There are a couple things that could theoretically change, but it's highly unlikely, so I'm comfortable announcing them as is. I give it a 95% chance the above is the final list! Don’t forget to sign up for a launch reminder so you don’t miss the campaign!
IMPORTANT NOTES:
You will be able to customize the name you want in the book!
You will be able to add an additional name to the book as an Add-On at any tier, with no extra shipping cost. $10 for Warrior/Soldier, and increasing from there.
Speaking of shipping, s/h will be (in USD): $13 inside the US, $20 to CA/UK/EU, $35 everywhere else. We ship almost anywhere in the world.
All 4 Dragonrider slots will be available at 9am EST, but we WILL be splitting the Spellcaster and Commander/Warlord slots into two blocks, half at 9am EST, half at 3pm EST. This is to give everyone a fairer opportunity to get their name in the books, not just EST and UK/EU backers.
THE TIERS:
Warrior/Soldier (NO book) - $10
name in book as Warrior/Soldier
Add-On access
Warrior/Soldier (+book) - $50+s/h
leatherette-bound book
name in book as Warrior/Soldier
Add-On access
Captain (+book) - $75+s/h
leatherette-bound book
name in book as Captain
Add-On access
Earl (+book) - $125+s/h
leatherette-bound book
name in book as Earl
Add-On access
General/Chieftain - $250+s/h
leatherbound book
name in book as General/Chieftain
Add-On access
Spellcaster - $400+s/h (limited to 70)
choice of race
leatherbound book
name in book as Spellcaster
Add-On access
Commander/Warlord - $2500+s/h (limited to 14)
individualized one-page portrait inside the book
leatherbound book
name in book as Commander/Warlord*
(please note that we cannot offer choice or race here, so sorry! It will be limited to the Commander/Warlords present at each battle)
Add-On access
Dragonrider (+ leatherbound & full spread illust?) - $4000+s/h (limited to 4)
individualized two-page illustration inside the book as choice of elf or human
leatherbound book
name in book as Dragonrider
Add-On access
WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE?
Please feel free to drop any questions/concerns you guys have in the comments below! I’m fully aware that this project came together VERY quickly, and I’m happy to clarify anything I can! I’ll be in and out for the next 2 days or so answering everything I can!
DON’T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR A LAUNCH REMINDER!
Especially if you’re interested in any of the limited tiers! You can sign up via any of the links above, or by following the link below and hitting “Notify me on launch”:
"The Book of Remembrance" cover reveal! And we do have limited tiers on this project, so please PLEASE sign up for a launch reminder so you reduce your risk of missing out if you really want a specific one!
about 1 year ago
– Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 06:34:03 AM
Hey all! It's cover reveal time! Leatherette, stamped with not one, not two, but three-colored foil in a custom design made just for this edition! AND the opportunity to get it leatherbound!
THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE is coming to Kickstarter on Tues, July 1! Christopher has written brand new canon content on seven of the most important battles from the histories of Alagaësia! As we've said before, this book will act as the unofficial record of the brave fallen from each war, with your names making up the lists!
For the first time ever, Backers will have the opportunity to have their names in an official World of Eragon project. You will be able to pick from a range of ranks, some limited, some not. You can have your name listed as a standard warrior/solider, or go as one of our 14 army commanders, or even one of 4 Dragon Riders. Depending on your tier, other advantages include leatherbound books, your custom illustrated portrait in the book, extra fine detailing on the interior layout, and more!
Campaign launches at 9am EST on July 1, 2025! There ARE limited tiers on this project, so please please sign up for a launch reminder so you don't miss out on them if you really want a specific one (more information on those coming soon)! We really try to avoid doing limited stuff, but the nature of this project made it hard to do given some of the ranks we're offering.
Certificates of Authenticity Have Arrived!
about 1 year ago
– Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 07:00:53 AM
Hey there folks!
Some exciting news today! Following up on our last update, the Certificates of Authenticity have arrived! To clarify, these certificates in particular are for the hand-painted Saphira figures by BrushForHire! Take a look!
Saphira - in all her glory!
We wouldn't be Wraithmarked if we didn't include a gif!
The blue foil really adds another level of luxury to these certificates!
We couldn't be happier with how these turned out. Thank you Shawn T. King for designing these beauties!
In case you missed it...
We're running a special campaign for INHERITANCE CYCLE fans called THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE. This is a first ever opportunity for fans to have their name inside a WORLD OF ERAGON project.
Check out our pinned update here telling folks all about this project!
Check out our pre-launch page for the upcoming THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE campaign here!
Front End Sheet WIP by Isvoc
As always, thank you so much for the support. It truly means the world. Thank you for being on this journey with us! <3
Certificates of Authenticity and a Painting Test!
about 1 year ago
– Thu, May 29, 2025 at 05:26:20 AM
Hey All!
We have a couple of cool and exciting updates for you today!
Certificates of Authenticity
First off, we have the finalized designs for the Certificates of Authenticity and are working with our printer's pre-press team to get the production started! In this early stage, we may need to make a few adjustments to make sure everything prints perfectly, but what you see below should be pretty close to the final version. Note that the black lines and "Certificate of Authenticity" will be in foiled in blue.
Finally, while the designs are nearly identical, there will be two versions: One for the unpainted figurines, and another for the hand-painted ones! Take a look!
Painting Test
Last but not least, we sent a few of the test copies we made for the campaign video over to BrushForHire to get started on color tests. We just got pictures back of the first test run, and they look awesome! Take a look!
It's happening. Announcing THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE, poll results, and a couple other ways you can support Wraithmarked IF you want to!
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 06:00:37 AM
Hey all! Bryce here, with some pretty amazing news and data for you.
While final details are still being ironed out (meaning I can't tell you everything about the campaign just yet), I'm SO excited to announce the BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE, the first opportunity for ERAGON fans to have their name inside a WORLD OF ERAGON project.
When Wraithmarked announced what the tariffs might be costing us, so many of you across Kickstarter and Reddit asked how you could help. A lot of people asked to donate to help support, but we didn't want to take more money without giving something back.
So instead... we asked Christopher and his team for permission to license this very special project. Again, this is the first ever opportunity for INHERITANCE CYCLE fans to have their name inside a WORLD OF ERAGON project.
SOME DETAILS:
Again, a lot of stuff is still being massaged together, but THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCEwillcontain canon, in-world material written by Christopher, similar to what he’s produced for various special editions. In addition to an intro and outro, he has written introductions and overviews of seven of the major battles throughout the history of Alagaësia. These essays appear as excerpts of various writings from the world itself, collected in a physical book as a project of the Arcaenist Brother Hern (the reason for which you’ll find out in the book itself). And accompanying these excerpts will be—drumroll please—a non-canon list of the names of the fallen warriors, soldiers, and officers from all seven of the battles.
And whose names exactly will be on those list?
Yours. Written both in English and in the Ullmark, the human runes of Alagaësia, and forever immortalized in this amazing artifact.
With permission from Christopher and his team, Wraithmarked has been granted the incredible opportunity to make this list of fallen combatants entirely from the names of our project Backers. There will be a simple $10 pledge to just get your name in the book, and then several pledges higher than that which will not only get your name in the book at higher and higher military ranks, but also get you the physical books as well!
The book will be bound in leatherette, with a gold foil stamping design, and feature end sheets and illustrations completely unique to this project. We've already started collecting some for the purposes of the campaign:
While the interior illustrations are still being decided on, we do know that there will be at least one illustration per battle depicting the fighting, and there will also be limited slots to have your own custom-illustrated portrait added to the book as one of the highest ranking officers on the field of each battle.
One note, y'all: it is very important for me to highlight that your names will not be canon in the world of Alagaësia. As much as we would have liked to make it happen, inserting modern names into the world would have been very problematic for any number of reasons, and "Alagaës-ifying" all of them would have been such a massive undertaking (making the changes, getting them approved, making sure we got them right in the book, etc.) that it just wouldn't be feasible. However, they will forever and always be an official part of an official WORLD OF ERAGON project, for the first and possibly only time.
Additionally, while Christopher will be signing each book and will provide lore for each of the battles, I have to highlight that this, like Saphira, is a Wraithmarked Creative endeavor, not a Christopher Paolini one. Christopher will have a hand in every part of the design, artist selection, etc., but at the end of the day final responsibility for the project and product is Wraithmarked Creative's responsibility, just like it is for the Saphira model.
WHEN DOES IT LAUNCH?
We aren't 100% sure if it will be June or July 2025, but it will be the first Tuesday of one of those two months at 9am EST.
WHAT IF YOU RAISE MORE THAN YOU NEED TO COVER TARIFFS?
With the tariff situation being a constantly shifting thing, this is a great question, and a perfectly reasonable thing to be worried about. IF we end up profiting more than we need off of this BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE campaign, those funds are going to be allocated towards an extremely cool future WORLD OF ERAGON project we wanted to start developing earlier this year, but didn't have the funds to do so due to its massive overhead cost (like... massive). Any additional profit we end up not needing would go towards developing that project, and while I can't tell you what it is, I can tell you it involves a lot (a LOT) of art and illustration. It's my favorite idea we've had so far, and I hope we get to do it one day regardless!
POLL RESULTS
This project only came about with your support and feedback. Last week, after people asked for some way to support us after we announced the toll the tariffs could be taking on Wraithmarked, I put out a poll asking Backers of the Saphira statue if they would approve of a second campaign like this, creating a product Wraithmarked was more familiar with. We said we wouldn't even consider the project if less than 67% of you approved. To tell you the truth, with the outpouring of earlier support we expected we'd hit that number.
We did NOT expect more than 95% of you to approve, which is what happened.
With just shy of 4000 responses (over 40% of Backers, which is an INSANE participation rate), over 95% of you told us to do the project. Another 2.6% didn't have an opinion on it either way. We took this data to Christopher and his team, and it was a large part of them giving us the thumbs up and license to do this project.
For those of you who replied "No", we see you and we hear your concerns. Running a second project for a brand before the first is fulfilled is never something we wanted to do, nor did we plan on doing it until the community asked for some method by which to support us. Please be aware that if you don't support the BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE, your Saphira statue pledge will not be negatively effected in any way! Hell, if for some reason the BOOK doesn't fund (we don't expect it to be an issue) nothing will change. While Saphira may need to be delayed until the trade war resolves, she will and was always going to be fulfilled. She's already in production with some cool new Updates coming in the coming months!
Regardless of how you voted, thank you all so, so much for your support!
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
The BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE not your thing? Interested in supporting Wraithmarked in other ways? For those curious about our Deluxe Editions (what we're best known for) we have two really cool campaigns worth checking out, one ending this week, another starting next.
There are only 2 days left to back BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN, the New York Times Bestselling dark academia standalone by M.L. Wang, is one of our most successful campaigns ever! It's beautiful, with a heavy black, red, and gold design style that will look good on any shelf!
Looking for more dragons? Marie Brennan's THE MEMOIRS OF LADY TRENT (often better known as A NATURAL HISTORY OF DRAGONS) Illustrated Omnibus launches this coming Tuesday! It's brightly colored cover was designed as a handsome contrast to the famous Todd Lockwood art of the originals, which we've keep as end sheets because they are too good to leave behind!
Regardless of if or how you decide to support us, we are so, SO grateful to have you along for the ride! Let us know if you have any question in the comments, and we hope to see most of you over on the BOOK OR REMEMBRANCE campaign!
