The second moment of silence is held for this event, an exact time that every Hewani knows. After all, the blast could be seen all the way in Sorelia. The sound of the explosion could be heard as far away as Janlea, on the southern coast.
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NARRATOR: The hewani drove back the darkness, and victory was certain.
NARRATOR: Realizing her inevitable defeat...
NARRATOR: ...the Younger struck out in her
Content warning: blood, war!
The Battle of Merata remains the only time in Mothorian history that the monarchy called the citizenship to arms. Many young hewani volunteered, eager to protect their land from the onslaught. It wasn't a long battle, but it was a bloody one.
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NARRATOR: Chaos returned to Mothorial in the name of the Younger Twin.
NARRATOR: But Order resisted.
Hey everyone!
What an eventful month we had - time to get working on this one!
We have a tasty new update on production - get reading!
It's finally here! Our first Foxglove Comics collaboration, Music to my Fears, has come together in the form of a 5-page holiday special comic! Written by Mothorial's main writer, Ari "Metajoker" Borhanian, this fun little comic was drawn by me (Izzy / IzzySqueakzy), Tamberlane's Caytlin Vilbrandt, Laz Jones and the Mayfield Regulators's Leah Briere, and Tales of Kalzeria's <...
2020-10-25 17:36:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In Mothorial, on the day the seal was broken (or so tradition holds), there is a Moment of Silence in remembrance. There is a second one not too long after.
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NARRATOR: The Younger grew jealous and impatient. She wished to return the world to the chaos deemed fit by the Old Mother.
NARRATOR: And so she intervened. The seal was broken.
Foreword: With so much happening behind the scenes, we ended up being a tad late, but it's here! This issue of Writer's Blog, written by main writer Ari, details the process of figuring out how to start telling the story of Mothorial - if you've been curious about that this month while we release the Prologue, this will be a fun one for you!
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They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its c...
2020-10-16 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I don’t know about you, but us on the Mothorial team are super excited for this month! So much has happened these past few months, and so much is happening right now - truly a fantastic snowball is growing. We’re hoping we’ve been doing work you enjoy so far, and we can’t wait for you to join us along for the ride!
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Hewani came from many lands, from across the sea and beyond the Hazy Peaks, to forge an alliance and end the years of violence and discord that had plagued the many species of what would become Mothorial and its surrounding islands.
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NARRATOR: With the Elder's blessing, a monarchy was established to maintain order across the new queendom of Mothorial.
NARRATOR: And so they ruled for many ages, and there w...
Feyn were my solution to the "Goofy and Pluto" problem. In a world with anthro animal characters, feral animals can be a bit unnerving. In Mothorial, their equivalent to our animal kingdom are all fictitious creatures that Izzy and I created, while hewani are all based on real and cultural animals.
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NARRATOR: The Elder was victorious, and she began her work. NARRATOR: And so from the ...
2020-09-27 18:46:13 +0000 UTC View Post
After the long, long wait of... basically all of Summer (oops!), here's the Summer postcard, at long last! This postcard is available to all Patron tiers! A high-res, no-watermark version will be available at the end of the post, along with the link to the order form.
The Game of Goddesses, or the closest approximation to it, is a popular board game played by hewani known as "Celestial Alignment".
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NARRATOR: But the Twins disagreed on how to preside over their new realm.
NARRATOR: The Elder wished to interfere, believing it was their duty to continue their Mother's work.
NARRATOR: The Younger wished to remain impartial, believing their Mother had left her work in...
Howdy everyone!
Thank you to all the new Patrons who joined us after our Foxglove Comics merge! We're so happy to have you, and we appreciate your generosity. I've been wanting to write an update for a while regarding current progress on Patreon rewards and Mothorial pages.
If you don't know exactly what you have access to, don't worry - I've updated all the current tiers' Welcome Messages to include your tier's rewards, and where to find...
2020-09-19 13:00:53 +0000 UTC View PostForeword: Welcome to Writer's Blog, where main writer Ari describes his experience writing Mothorial and our collective process of creating the world, characters and plotlines.
This issue is free for everyone to read! More issues will be coming out every month on the 15th for Tier Ackerley ($25) and above.
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When I was a kid, I remember being really excited by Era...
2020-09-15 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The central star of the constellation "The Old Mother" is the North Star, used by hewani throughout the ages for navigation.
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NARRATOR: But nothing lasts forever.
NARRATOR: And so the Old Mother brought forth her successor from her left horn.
NARRATOR: To protect her kin from eternal solitude, she created a twin from her right horn.
NARRATOR: From the Mother, two sisters: the Elder Tw...
The creation mythology of Mothorial is extremely culturally important to Mothorians. Most are told the tale of the Old Mother when they are very young.
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NARRATOR: In her wisdom, she brought forth, out of chaos, all that was.
NARRATOR: Magic. Form. Birth. Life. Death.
NARRATOR: Out of the Mother, into Mothorial.
NARRATOR: And though chaos remained, the Old Mother was satisfied with her work.
2020-09-07 19:53:54 +0000 UTC
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And so begins our adventure! What better way to begin a fantasy story than a juicy, lore-filled prologue? Thank you so much for taking this journey with us. We promise it will be a fun one!
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NARRATOR: In the beginning, there were none.
NARRATOR: Then, there was one.
NARRATOR: The Old Mother.
Hello everyone!
We hope you’ve been doing well! Today is payout day, and we’ve been working real hard since our last update - so here’s what you need to know!
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The Welcome postcards have been ordered for Tier Ava ($10) and above! They should be sent out on the 8th, accounting for the weekend break. I also figured out how to make automatic name inserts so we’ll be able to deliver all future postcards even fas...
2020-09-05 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
We hope you’ve been having a safe and enjoyable Summer. We’ve been hard at work preparing for some big changes leading up to the public Mothorial launch, and we have some big news to share with you all!
A few months ago, Ari and I were contacted by a friend of ours and creator of the Webcomic Tamberlane, Caytlin Vilbrandt, about potentially joining a public webcomic collective, a spiritual successor to Dreamy Star Comics,...
2020-09-01 19:58:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a perk for all Patrons - you get to see my preliminary sketches for every page released so far! Third batch this time - in this section we get into more personal talks, so we zoom into the characters for more focus on emotions and gestures.
We also evolve some more in terms of backgrounds - perspective grids and developing Mosswood as a town halfway between boxy modern and down-to-earth ground-level rural. Even the main streets are cozy!
Pages 4-6: 2020-08-18 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a perk for all Patrons - you get to see my preliminary sketches for every page released so far! The second batch features some more evolution - testing more dynamic poses, funny speech bubble and text FX, and wrapping up the mini-episode with a glorious finish - a wriggling bird and a burler!
Pages 1-3: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40048904
Pages 7-9: 2020-08-12 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, here's the finished Welcome Postcard! This is the postcard all the Tier Ava ($10) and above Patrons can get in the mail for pledging. Thank you for giving your feedback on the sketches that lead to this finalized design. (heart)
We'll be messaging the current Patrons who are eligible to receive this postcard to make this retroactively fulfilled before any new Patrons arrive! We'll also be preparing a digita...
2020-08-08 04:20:22 +0000 UTC View Post
We're organizing all the postcards that we'll be sending through 2020-2021, and one of them is the Welcoming Postcard, sent to all Patrons on Tier Ava ($10) and above! We want to make sure this is something everyone will enjoy, but these two choices are too good! Help us decide by voting below!
(how obvious is it that my favourite Ackerley aestheti...
2020-08-05 16:36:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a perk for all Patrons - you get to see my preliminary sketches for every page released so far! This is the first batch - we were testing the art direction we'd be applying throughout Volume 1, and drawing the characters on-model was fairly new to me. I'd say I've finally nailed their drawing quirks down now!
A lot of changes happened between these pages and the final result - see if you can spot them!
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Today, the Spring postcards should be printed and sent to those who signed up for them, and I thought I'd prepare you all a treat for your patience - a nice, calm scene. Ackerley's brought Ava to a peaceful area overseeing Mosswood to get some sunshine and catch up on reading, but she's not feeling particularly enthralled by his plans.
Here are some details regarding how we're currently handling Seasonal Postcards: Same as Spring's, the Summer postcard will be available...
2020-08-03 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Hope your Summer's been good to you all so far! I'm making this post to update you all regarding the progress on tasks listed previously on the June Update post.
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I come with good news - since finishing my Spring freelance work and taking care of most of my commission queue, I've been able to get back to Mothorial! All the Spring postcards have now been ordered, and they should be prin...
2020-08-01 15:42:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
This is an update to our Tier list - it includes all current and future perks, basic guidelines, and other pertinent items.
Here we'll go into detail about each Tier so you won't be confused about your rewards!
Keep in mind:
Hey y'all!
We're just about to cross into July, which means your pledges should be on their way to being charged soon. We've been delaying updating the current tiers since we're going through a lot of internal and community-related changes and they would inevitably influence the kinds of rewards we're able to give you. However, July 1st also means the Patreon-wide implementation of new sales tax, so we've gone ahead and updated the ones which everyone's pledging to at t...
2020-06-30 23:43:33 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone, and thank you for your support, especially the new Patrons! We hope you enjoy your time here.
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Before we get started on the Patreon matters: there's been a lot of hardship these past two weeks in the Black Lives Matter movement. The Mothorial team mourns for those who've died unfairly due to racial profiling and police brutality, whether in or outside the current protest wave. We believe everyone should have an ...
2020-06-05 02:47:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, everyone!
Sorry for the delay in getting this to you - I've been dealing with a lot of other work besides Mothorial. I'm expecting to have a smaller workload soon - fingers crossed!
Here's our first postcard! This postcard is available to all Patron tiers, as a thank-you for your continued support since January 2020 and before. A high-res, no-watermark version will be avai...
2020-04-13 02:15:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
Thank you all for pledging this month. I’m very glad we’ve had some of you folks send in your characters for sketches in March (I’ll be posting them later!), and I’m extending the offer to those who haven’t reached out yet! Today we’ll stream some Mothorial work, and next week we’ll do more Patron sketches, which could include yours, so don’t forget!
I’ve mentioned in the Mothorial Discord server that I had some plans for a fun little thing for you related...
2020-04-03 11:19:36 +0000 UTC View Post