Early bird tier - better late than never? (Patreon)

Hi everyone,When Across the Realm launched, we didnt include an early bird tier. The reason? Lack of experience I suppose. Although this omission was pointed out to me a couple of days after the patreon had launched, it seemed unfair at the time for the first few patrons who had already contributed their patronage. N̶o̶w̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶c̶l̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶i̶s̶t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶n̶s̶i̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶s̶o̶o̶n̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶p̶o̶s̶s̶i̶b̶l̶e̶.̶ ̶ ̶I̶ ̶a̶m̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶r̶i̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶S̶c̶h̶o̶l̶a̶r̶ ̶t̶i̶e̶r̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶s̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶m̶s̶ ̶k̶i̶n̶d̶a̶ ̶w̶o̶n̶k̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶c̶l̶u̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶e̶a̶r̶l̶y̶ ̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶t̶i̶e̶r̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶1̶0̶0̶ ̶p̶a̶t̶r̶o̶n̶s̶.̶ ̶T̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶n̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶c̶u̶r̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶p̶a̶t̶r̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶s̶w̶i̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶e̶a̶r̶l̶y̶ ̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶t̶i̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶d̶v̶a̶n̶t̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶c̶o̶u̶n̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶c̶e̶.̶ ̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶e̶a̶r̶l̶y̶ ̶b̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶t̶i̶e̶r̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶a̶d̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶3̶ ̶d̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶n̶o̶w̶,̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶F̶r̶i̶d̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶9̶t̶h̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶1̶4̶:̶0̶0̶ ̶G̶M̶T̶.̶ ̶I̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶i̶n̶c̶l̶u̶d̶e̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶n̶e̶f̶i̶t̶s̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶A̶d̶v̶e̶n̶t̶u̶r̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶i̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶c̶o̶u̶n̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶p̶r̶i̶c̶e̶.̶ ̶ ̶T̶h̶a̶n̶k̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶s̶u̶p̶p̶o̶r̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶l̶e̶a̶s̶e̶ ̶a̶c̶c̶e̶p̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶a̶p̶o̶l̶o̶g̶y̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶c̶o̶v̶n̶e̶n̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶.̶

In light of your insights in the discussions I have been persuaded to leave the early bird issue to die, evidently where it deserves.  There will be no early bird tier added and for the time being the tiers are going to remain as they are. Loyalty bonuses will be added in the near future that will be granted to long term supporters. Naturally, loyalty bonus miniatures will be huge and extravagant, hopefully worthy to express my gratitude towards your support!The miniatures that I am contemplating as the first loyalty bonus are the following

Velantra, the Steel Dragon

The Watch, small spelljaming vessel

Mulhorandi war galley

The smallest and less complex among those is the dragon which is saying a lot about the rest :)