"The fire is a chaotic cataloging of the entire world, and it is writing itself as it goes along."

~ Winter in Hieron 12: A Chaotic Cataloging

A Chaotic Cataloging: A Seasons of Hieron Zine is a charity fanzine inspired by the actual play podcast Friends at the Table. This 80+ page zine features 60 contributors, whose work highlights the characters and events of Autumn, Winter, and Spring in Hieron. We are offering both a digital PDF version and a physical printed zine in this single-run printing - along with several merch options you can add on or purchase by themselves!

Our campaign launch day also marks both the 10 year anniversary of Friends at the Table & Hieron ! Take a trip down memory lane and see new pieces about the first world that the Table Friends created.

Profits will go to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund!

[Preview of arp's contribution]

Funds

The funds we raise will cover production and fulfillment costs first: printing, packaging, shipping, platform/payment fees, and taxes. Our goal of $12,000 will cover these expenses, allow us to pay a small stipend to participating artists, and still have money left to donate to charity.

If we exceed our goal, we'll be able to donate a greater percentage of the total funds!

The Charity

All profits from this campaign will be contributed to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund , a highly respected nonprofit that has been working to provide humanitarian relief to children in Gaza, the West Bank, and across the Middle East for over 30 years.

Read more about the PCRF on their website: pcrf.net

[Preview of Raven Warner's contribution]

The Book

The print version of the zine will feature 8 0+ pages of art and writing. It will be an 8 inch x 10 inch, full color, perfect bound book, with a beautiful cover designed by Elemei.

Merch!

In addition, we are offering 6 bonus merch pieces that you can order from the campaign: 2 sticker sheets, 3 postcards and a keychain!

Keychain

This 2.5 inch double-sided acrylic keychain shows The Blade in the Dark - with a view into Aubade, designed by Jack Taylor. (Portal to magical beach vacation world not included.) 

Sticker Sheets

Two A6 size, high quality vinyl sticker sheets with 8 characters per sheet: the Hieron PCs and the Gods of Hieron, featuring designs by 11 different artists!

Sticker designs by: Azzy! (Ephrim & Fantasmo) / BYZANTIUUM (Samot) / Glassgob (Galenica) / Jack Taylor (Hadrian) / Jackie (Fero & Throndir) / Karin Hammarsten (Samothes) / Lu Aa (Samol & Lem) / Mar Julia (Adaire & Hella) / Suedeuxnim (Adelaide & Maelgwyn) / unruly knight (Tristero) / Virginia Paine (Severea)

Postcards

Three 5"x7" inch, double-sided, digitally printed postcards with unique designs on the front and a custom back designed by Annie Johnston-Glick. 

• An ukiyo-e print-style illustration of Red Jack, by BYZANTIUUM
• A storybook-style illustration of Hella "investigating" a Star in Rosemarrow, by laminatednewspaper
• A watercolor painting of Samot in the style of Ophelia, by Amanda Rae.

(Please note that there may be minor edits to these designs before printing. Postcard back design coming soon!)

Limited Edition Postcard - SOLD OUT!

BYZANTIUUM is offering a limited run of 50 hand-printed linocut postcards, featuring their Red Jack design inspired by ukiyo-e woodblock prints! The prints will be made with metallic gold ink accents for a special touch!

See below for more examples of their previous print work:

Campaign Rewards

We are offering the following items for purchase:

INDIVIDUAL ITEMS:

• Digital zine ($10) — A PDF of the zine!
• Print zine ($30) — The printed book! We will also send you a digital copy.
  
• Sticker pack ($10) — Both of our sticker sheets!
• Postcard pack ($10) — All three postcards!
• Keychain ($15) — The Blade in the Dark keychain!

BUNDLES:

• Everything pack ($55) — includes the printed book and all 6 merch items, as well as a digital copy!
• Merch-only pack ($30) — includes all 6 merch items, separate from the zine!
• Everything pack + LIMITED EDITION POSTCARD! ($65) — includes the printed book, digital copy, and all 6 merch items, including a hand-printed linocut postcard by BYZANTIUUM! Limited to 50 orders! — SOLD OUT

COMMUNITY COPIES:

We have the option for contributors to add a community PDF zine purchase to their order! These will go into a pool of community copies for others to claim as needed.

• Community Copy - Donation ($10) — Donate a PDF of the zine to the community pool.
  
• Community Copy - Claim ($0) — Claim a free PDF copy of the zine, if it would be difficult to buy one. Our generous backers have donated so many copies that we highly encourage people to claim them! We'll be updating the quantity of copies available throughout the campaign as they are donated.

CUSTOM CONTRIBUTOR COMMISSIONS:

Want a commission from a Hieron Zine contributor? Now's your chance! A selection of contributors have generously donated their time to create custom pieces for supporters of the zine, with all profits donated to PCRF.

There are limited slots available, so get them while you can!

• 1-page TTRPG commission by Ben K Rosenbloom ($100) — 1 slot
• FatT Fanfic commission by Stella-Jude Lemieux ($100) — 3 slots
• Art commissions by Azzy!
  • Chibi duo ($50) — 1 slot
  • Lineless portrait or bust ($100) — 2 slots
• Art commissions by unruly knight
  • Headshot/icon ($50) — 1 slot
  • Meme redraw ($50) — 1 slot
  • Full character illustration ($100) — 1 slot — SOLD OUT
• Art commission by arp — SOLD OUT
  
  • One-page comic OR 1-2 character painting ($100) — 1 slot

[Preview of Scarletstatic's contribution]

Fulfillment + Shipping Information 

PDF copies will be sent out within weeks after the campaign ends, to the email you provide at checkout.

Printed zines, stickers, postcards and keychains will be ordered within weeks after the pre-sale ends, and shipped shortly after that.

We can ship internationally! Shipping outside of the United States will add $10 to your total to help us with the cost of shipping internationally. You will be asked for your shipping country before checkout.

We are anticipating having all orders shipped by the end of 2024; however, if anything changes about this timeline you will be kept up to date!

You will be asked for your shipping address at checkout. If you are only purchasing digital items, we still ask for an address in case we need to remit sales tax to your state. (Consider sales tax included in the price of the item.)

Please make sure that the email you use at checkout is up to date and accurate! We need it to send the zine PDF! Also, please check the spam folder of your email if you do not see the email from Crowdfundr after your order is completed.

If there are any issues with completing your order or questions about the campaign overall, please contact the mods at hieronzine@gmail.com or at the zine’s socials @hieronzine.

[Preview of Finn's contribution]

Thank you for your support! We're so excited to see this project come to life. - The Mods