Epilogue END (Patreon)

And that is the end of the first part of Unsounded! Our heroes will be okay. The wind may blow, but it's not taking them anywhere if they hang on to each other and keep moving forward. And yes, the Crescians misspelled poor Quigley's wholeass name and lied about his death. Propagandized in life, propagandized beyond. Duane is livid.

Thank you for all your support, patrons. I can't stress enough how much this story belongs to you. It would never have gotten to this point without your patronage. I would never have been able to make this my job and see it through to the end. I know sometimes we can feel like we're throwing our money at real landfill bullshit: merchandise, plastic Hollywood movies, whatever product is streaming this week. But you didn't. For whatever it's worth, you put some money directly into getting a story made. You paid for a few Sette smiles and more than a few dramatic drops of blood. Whatever else might be going on, I want you to feel good about this thing you helped make.

And it doesn't have to end if you're up for a sequel! "The Red Cost" launches January 5th of next year - a bright spot to ease the blow of heading back to school or work after the holidays.

I want to launch with a big drop of a prologue that'll pull you right back into the world. "The Red Cost" is weirder; squirmier. It dives headfirst into concepts that were a bit on the periphery of "Unsounded." Plods. The intricacies of the religions. The mechanics of Alderode. The learning of pymary. It's the story of a shitty little gang called the Tanners, the last days of the Adeliers, a great big revolution, a lion-tailed rogue's search for her destiny, a man's search for his ending, and a lot of people trying to survive a slow collapse they never asked to be a part of.

But while I'm working on it over the next few months I also want to have fun here. So stick around if you want to see concept art, previews of pages, and request doodles and naughty stuff. I ain't going anywhere :)

Monday I'll post info on the next fanworks contest. You'll have a long time to work on this one!

The Kickstarter is heading ever onward. Boy will I bet glad when this is wrapped up and you guys can get your books! Still closing in on the cover upgrade! I think next week I'll also preview some of the bonus comics! I remain so bad at marketing :D

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ironspike/summer-2025-mystery-project?ref=c3gd3z