October update (public launch!!, postcards, art rewards)

Hey 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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Here’s the update:

• The Summer postcard is almost set to print, but you still have time to order yours! Those already signed up for the Automatic Postcard Sending (APS) service don’t need to worry, but if you’re not, or even if you’re on Tier Feyn ($2) or Hewan ($5), feel free to check the Summer postcard Patreon post and see what you can get for yourself! We’re closing the order form on Tuesday October 6th, so be quick! <https://www.patreon.com/posts/41876989> 
• Our public launch is tomorrow, October 5th! We’re super excited to finally go gold. We’ll be releasing Prologue pages 1 through 4, including one introductory page you haven’t seen before, so do check in for that! Be sure to share the site with your friends and groups! I’ll be compiling a Webtoon episode for the first 6 pages when they’re live on our own site, since page 6 is a really nice place to break it. <w<
• Prologue page production is going smoothly! We have enough to keep you reading ahead for the next few weeks if everything goes well, and we’re hoping to get through the Prologue as soon as we can, so we can show off Ava and Ackerley to the public before the end of the year. Wouldn’t be fair to be kept from them for too long after the launch, don’t you agree?
• On the other hand, Volume 1’s pages will very likely need to be redrawn in some shape or form. Due to changes in formatting throughout the page production process, and taking some time figuring out the comic tools in CSP, some content needs to be extended or upscaled to keep it nice and crisp and fitting the rest of the comic’s size. I’ll be updating pages in my own time, and hopefully that’ll mean they will come out already having been updated, even better than before!
• At this point in time, all Patrons are reading ahead of the public audience - tomorrow, Tier Feyn ($2) and Hewan ($5) will get page 5, and Buffer Page folk are already on page 6! More will come out soon - just need to get through the monster that is page 7.. you’ll see why it’s taking longer than usual. *wiggles*
• Our presence in Foxglove is now fully implemented! We’re slowly cultivating a little community of Mothorial readers, united in commenting on new pages, doodling cute bats, and voting on fun polls! And for that, we’ve now deleted the previous Discord server (rest in peace!). If you were part of it before and want to be part of the fun, you can find an invite in your Membership tab on the Mothorial Patreon page!
• Tier Artifact Apprentice ($50) and Artifact Bearer ($100), your art rewards are available now! Quarterly sketches start this month, with the next batch coming in January. Monthly sketches are also available to request! As for the special Mothorial-style illustration, that might have to wait a couple weeks while I finish other work, but I’ll do what I can to deliver quickly!

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Thank you for supporting our comic, and we hope you’re able to stick around to see it through! Without you, we wouldn’t be able to make it come true like it has so far. All proceeds of your pledges will go towards my art tool bills and savings, and, if everything goes well, helping me support a life on my own, where I can use Mothorial as a secondary, if not primary, source of income - it would be a blessing in times like these. It's a dream of mine to be able to do art for a living, and this is positively the closest I've ever been to it. Again, thank you sincerely. 

Hope to hear from you soon!
May the Elder guide your path, and the Mother warm your den.