Ahhhh I did this art mosty for myself because I like soft durgetash.
They are in Iron throne. I want you to focus on Gortash arms, I put there burn scars from House of Hope. I also gave him tattoos from concept art because I can do whatever I want.
DID YOU HEAR? Alaris is releasing July 17, 2026. That's in NINE (COUNT 'EM NINE) DAYS.
To get ready for release, I thought I'd give a whole rundown of the transition from Early Access to Full Release. While I've talked about it in the past, the information is relatively scattered, so I thought it'd be best to put everything in one post so everyone's on the same page!
Pricing from Early Access to Full Release
Currently, the game in Early Access is $11.99. Actually, if you purchase it on Steam by July 9, it's $9.59. It's in the Steam Summer Sale---I had no idea I put it in the Summer Sale and only found out recently. Sorry for always being the mess of a developer that I am LFALSDLF.
When the game enters Full Release, the price will increase to $14.99 to represent the additional content being added, as well as the OG price the game was planned to be upon release. Again, to explain to anyone new, the game was $11.99 upon Early Access release because the game didn't have full content. I wanted the pricing to be fair and represent the limited content, and show my gratitude to anyone who supported the game at Early Access release.
Now that we're entering Full Release, the game's price will increase to what it was meant to be, which was $14.99, now that it will have all the content it was meant to have! Again, this price change will take place on July 17, when the game fully releases.
If you buy the game once, whether it is during Early Access or Full Release, you will own it even when it fully releases. The additional routes and content coming to the game come as an update to the game, rather than a separate item! So, to answer anyone's question, yes you can buy the game anytime between now and July 17 if you'd like to get it at a discount before it fully releases. You will not have to buy the game twice. If you have the game on Itch, you'll just have to download the new build when it's uploaded. If you have the game on Steam, the Full Release update will automatically download I believe.
Of course.... if you want to support me and give me more money, you can wait until the game fully releases to buy it at $14.99! 'Tis hard times we live in, though, so if you want to pick up the game earlier, don't feel guilty for doing so o7
Content Changes from Early Access to Full Release
Obviously, the biggest change coming to the Full Release build is that both Fae routes will be added to the game, and it will be considered complete (THATS CRAZY FR).
Currently, the Early Access Build has all of the Central Gang's routes. As said before, these are complete and polished. They will not be receiving additional script content when the game enters Full Release, aka there's no new scenes or CGs or the like. They WILL be receiving additional content in terms of assets that weren't available at the time of EA Release. So Central Gang routes will get more voice lines, new tracks, and new NPC sprites. The whole game has also gotten a slight (emphasis on SLIGHT) art refresh for the sprites.
Preview of new sprites and Fae routes. Slight change, but I think the sprites all look a bit more vibrant!
The game will also get Steam Achievements finally, now that we are entering The Final Product, and other small polishing changes that are probably Unnoticeable to you, the players, but that I choose to agonize over as The Developer LFASDF.
Sneak peek of the achievement badges by always cracked Maguna (artist behind the personality/affection images)
All in all, the Full Release's content will finally represent Alaris in its Final Form and will include:
6 Complete Routes with 12 Total Endings (EA Numbers: 4 Routes & 8 Endings)
As you can see..... my baby is packed full of love (and crashouts). I am so excited for everyone to finally play the game in full, with the complete story and experience that I'd imagined and worked towards all these years!
It's been such a journey, and as I wrap up everything for the game, from sessions, to editing, etc., it's been so nostalgic to talk to the people who have also had a hand in this game. Everyone who's worked on this has been with me for years at this point, and we are all so excited for you all to experience the game we've been toiling away at.
Again, if you'd like to pick up the game for cheaper, feel free to do so anytime between now until July 17. Until then... the countdown continues. If you want to count down with a community, the Discord server is always open to new and old players to talk about the game with!
Discord Server Link Here
That's just about all I can think of for the Full Release. JULY 17TH!!! NINE DAYS!!
Krita Resources I use (WIP)
All of them are free.
Brushpacks:
Krita 3 Default Resources (this is in Krita 4+ by default but you have to activate it, unlike the other defaults)
David Revoy's Brushes (some of their older brushes are part of Krita 4+ by default now.)
Nylnook's v2 brushes
Zer0coil's Krita brushpack
Wolthera Inking
Poppy Brushes
Aurelia's Lineart (also comes with patterns)
Stipple Beast Evolved
JP Illustration Toolkit (also comes with patterns)
Glitter Gel Pens
lilly-mist's hatching brushes
mikhailasmo's inking
Expressive Inks (also comes with patterns)
Konayachi Daily
~I'll do more/non-brushes later
Some of these I haven't used much atm, I just know I want to use these more in the future haha
there may be a lot of similar brushes in these.
You can always ask what brush/pattern I use in a specific piece, but understand if I can't find it''
but if you don't explicitly ask what it is & just comment on it, I probably won't think to mention what it is
One thing I want to say rq as well: So I sort all my brushes using the tags feature and I'll delete the tag that any new brushes originally came in...
Apparently, something about that won't put those brushes into "All untagged" so make sure you either tag everything before deleting or make a "sort" tag for anything you want to come back to later
I just found this out, and aughh that explains some things....... (last time I sorted stuff I was really quick w it because I didn't know how to transfer brush sorting on reinstallation)
Justin Sledge just released this awesome video about his personal recommended reading list on Western esotericism, for people who want to get started. So, that motivated me to finally stop stalling and update my own occult reading list. This list updates occasionally as I add (and get through) more reading material, so, stay tuned.
A [⭐] indicates a primary source, and a [🔮] indicates scholarship.
Classic Occultism
⭐ The Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. This three-volume doorstopper from 1533 is the definitive textbook of Western esotericism. It's almost the exact midpoint of the Western esoteric tradition, synthesizing a bunch of different traditions into a single cohesive system. If you want to understand the logic behind spellwork, this is worth reading. (ESOTERICA also has a great series of lectures on Agrippa.)
The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic by Eliphas Levi. Probably one of the most significant occult books of the modern period. I wouldn't take everything that Levi says about history at face value, but Doctrine and Ritual is a great introduction to the theory and practice of the modern system of Western magic.
Book Four and ⭐ The Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley. Book Four, also called Liber ABA, Magick in Theory and Practice, or simply Magick, is Aleister Crowley's comprehensive guide to his own system of magic. It's not the most accessible occult text, but it's worth listing here because of Crowley's general significance to modern occultism. The Book of the Law is a short philosophical and mystical poem that is the foundational text of Thelema.
The Middle Pillar and Ceremonial Magic by Israel Regardie. The Middle Pillar is one of the definitive texts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's system of magic. Definitely recommended for people just getting into modern ceremonial magic. The latter is a short treatise on ritual logic. (I really like Regardie's writing style; I think I prefer him to Crowley.)
The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall. A survey of esoteric philosophy from around the world, with a Masonic bent. Haven't actually read it yet, but it's important enough to list.
The Kybalion by "The Three Initiates" (aka William Walker Atkinson). I know I shit on The Kybalion a lot, but it's actually a decent introduction to basic occult philosophy for people who have no familiarity with the subject. If you're completely new to occultism, The Kybalion is a lot more accessible than some of the other material on this list. Just keep in mind that it's a jumping-off point (and it's not actually Hermetic).
Folk Magic and Witchcraft
🔮 The Triumph of the Moon and The Witch by Ronald Hutton. Hutton is a modern scholar of paganism and occultism, one of the only scholars I've found who specializes in both paganism and occultism, and their relationship to each other. Honestly, I recommend anything he writes. But I would start with The Triumph of the Moon, which is a history of the development of neopaganism (Wicca in particular). The Witch is a historical study of the witch trials, and the concept of the witch in different times and places.
New World Witchery by Cory Thomas Hutcheson. A general overview of North American folk magic by a folklorist, directed at practitioners. If you’re American, it’ll help you discover folk magic in your own backyard. Hutcheson also has a podcast of the same name. He's also the editor of Lewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic, which I haven't read yet, but which looks really promising.
Of Blood and Bones: Working with Shadow Magick and the Dark Moon by Kate Freuler. A book about the darker side of folk magic — curses, Shadow work, osteomancy, blood magic, and the like. Despite the title, it’s very straightforward and not insufferably edgy. But it's also pretty beginner-focused, directed at practitioners who are more used to the “love-n’-light” style of modern witchcraft.
⭐ The British Book of Spells and Charms by Graham King. A survey of British folk magic, arranged by spell type. They're mostly spells from the nineteenth and early twentieth century, but some of them are older. This is a mini treasure trove of British folklore.
Traditional Wicca: A Seeker’s Guide and The Witch’s Path by Thorn Mooney. I haven’t actually read the former, but I like Mooney as an author, and I really appreciated The Witch's Path as a general guide to how to apply what you learn about magic, especially if you’re experiencing burnout. Worth reading even if you’re not Wiccan.
The Crooked Path and The Witch’s Sabbath by Kelden. The Crooked Path is a beginner’s guide to Traditional Witchcraft, a tradition that evolved alongside Wicca and is inspired by historical witchlore. A good introduction to witchcraft in general. The Witch’s Sabbath is about the Sabbath concept in particular, and how you can apply it to your practice.
Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways, The Devil's Dozen and The Black Toad by Gemma Gary. Gemma Gary is one of the big names in Traditional Witchcraft, which I've been getting more into in the last couple years. I appreciate learning about her practical application of folklore and folk magic as a coherent modern tradition. Definitely worth reading if you're interested in a tradition of witchcraft apart from Wicca (or if you're interested in theistic Satanism, but want it to have a more folk horror aesthetic). More advanced than Kelden's material.
🔮 Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic by Tabitha Stanmore. A scholarly examination of folk magic and its practitioners in medieval and early modern Europe. Stanmore humanizes this history by telling the stories of individual people in a very conversational style.
🔮 ⭐ The Cunning Man's Handbook by Jim Baker. A study of the practices of primarily English folk magic, alongside material from various manuscripts, making it something of a study-cum-grimoire. Very dense, but absolutely packed with material.
⭐ A Complete System of Magic by William Dawson Bellhouse, edited by Daniel Harms. An edition of the magical notes of a nineteenth-century English cunning man, William Dawson Bellhouse. British folk magic, straight from the tap.
🔮 The Visions of Isobel Gowdie by Emma Wilby. A study of Isobel Gowdie, a woman accused of witchcraft in early modern Scotland, whose lurid confession heavily influenced modern witchcraft. I have already learned so much about Scottish witchcraft and folklore from this book!
Hermeticism and Alchemy
⭐ The Corpus Hermeticum. The foundational text of Hermetic philosophy, from Hellenistic Egypt. It's a set of short dialogues between Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary founder of Hermeticism (sort of the ancient equivalent of Merlin) and various other figures. I recommend The Way of Hermes, the translation by Clement Salaman et. al.
⭐ The Emerald Tablet. A very short, cryptic alchemical poem that first appeared in a medieval Arabic manuscript. It supposedly instructs the reader on how to create the Philosopher's Stone. (There is only one Emerald Tablet, and it's less than a page long.)
🔮 The Secrets of Alchemy by Lawrence M. Principe. A summary of the history of alchemy, written by a scholar for a lay audience. A great introduction to it! Leans more in the direction of alchemy being early chemistry than occult philosophy, though.
🔮 The Experimental Fire: Inventing English Alchemy, 1300–1700 by Jennifer M. Rampling. A scholarly history of the development of English alchemy in the medieval and early modern period.
🔮 A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery by Lyndy Abraham. Exactly what it sounds like — a dictionary of motifs in alchemical artwork, what they represent, and how they relate to each other. Excellent if you want to begin to understand alchemical art.
Alchemy and Mysticism by Alexander Roob. An encyclopedia of images related to alchemy and magic, styled like museum exhibits. Also good if you want an overview of alchemy and other philosophical ideas in Western esotericism, or want a catalogue of images related to the subject, or just want to know what all those cryptic pictures mean! For a book mainly consisting of image captions, it's surprisingly dense.
Real Alchemy: A Primer of Practical Alchemy by Robert Allen Bartlett. Instructions for how to actually perform alchemical experiments. (Do not play with mercury.)
Practical Alchemy: A Guide to the Great Work by Brian Cotnoir. A general introduction to chemical and spiritual alchemy, directed at occultists.
The Philosopher’s Stone by Israel Regardie. Regardie's analysis of alchemical texts and artwork, through the lens of the Golden Dawn system. I recommend the version with Chic and Sandra Cicero’s additional essays and commentary.
Ceremonial Magic and Demonology
⭐ Grimoires, including (but not limited to) the Lesser Key of Solomon, Ars Notoria, the Grande Grimoire, the Grimoirum Verum, the Picatrix, and the Book of Abremilin the Mage. I recommend getting scholarly editions of them, like the ones by Joseph Peterson and Stephen Skinner.
🔮 Grimoires: A History of Magic Books, The Art of the Grimoire, and The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft and Magic by Owen Davies. Owen Davies is a celebrated scholar in this field. The first book is a scholarly introduction to grimoires. The second is a survey of magical diagrams and alchemical art from manuscripts. I haven't actually read the third one yet, but it's an Oxford Handbook and I trust Davies, so it's on the list.
The Black Arts by Richard Cavendish. A history of and introduction to the Western esoteric tradition, not directed at practitioners. This is a great place to start, if a bit outdated.
The Book of Grimoires: The Secret Grammar of Magic and A Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells by Claude Lecouteux. The former is a survey of spells from various grimoires, arranged by type, which is a good introduction to grimoire magic if you're feeling overwhelmed. The latter is a dictionary of incantations and voces magicae from magical texts around the world. (Also recommended if you're a worldbuilder and you need ideas.)
Secrets of the Magical Grimoires by Aaron Leitch. A general introduction to grimoires, another good place to start if you're feeling overwhelmed.
🔮 A Grimoire Encyclopedia, Vol. 1 and 2 by David Rankine. This is a very dense, scholarly two-volume encyclopedia on grimoires. The first lists all the grimoires we know of, all their manuscript copies and call numbers, etc. Great if you want to look up manuscripts! If you're not a scholar, I would just get the second one, which compares the content of all the grimoires to each other, listing spell ingredients and correspondences.
🔮 Unlocked Books by Benedek Láng: Part of Penn State University Press's "Magic in History" series, this is a scholarly book about medieval and early modern manuscripts of occult texts, and the state of occultism in Europe.
🔮 Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic by Claire Fanger. Another book from the "Magic in History" series, this is a compilation of scholarly analyses of medieval ritual magic in various grimoires.
🔮 Magic in the Middle Ages by Richard Kieckhefer. An academic but readable book about the history of medieval magic.
A Dictionary of Demons by Michelle Belanger. A long list of every demon found in historical grimoires. Great if you’re interested in demonology!
A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson. A long list of every angel in the huge corpus of Abrahamic texts.
🔮 Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton. A historical study of a specific culture of ceremonial magic among the European elite. Haven't read it yet, but it looks very promising!
🔮 The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval Manuscripts by Anne Lawrence-Mathers. A brand new work of scholarship on the history of medieval magic through the lens of manuscripts specifically. Very excited about this one!
Practical Magic
Hands-On Chaos Magic by Andrieh Vitimus. Still one of my favorite occult books. It takes a decidedly chaote approach towards magical practice, but that means it isn't working within any specific religious framework (e.g. Wicca) It teaches you all the necessary skills you'll need to practice magic, and encourages experimentation. If you do the exercises in this book, you'll have learned the basics.
Nocturnal Witchcraft, Gothic Grimoire, and Nocturnicon by Konstantinos. These are great if you’re a spooky type. Nocturnal Witchcraft was one of the first “advanced” books I read. Nocturnicon is the most advanced, and concerns death and lovecraftian magic. Despite the edgy presentation, I like Konstantinos' down-to-earth, conversational style.
Shadow Magick Compendium by Raven Digitalis. A guide to Shadow work and general magic with a spooky bent. This book introduced me to sigil work and some other magical practices that I still use. I like Raven Digitalis' writing style a lot, and I also have his Goth Craft and Esoteric Empathy.
Sorcerer’s Secrets: Strategies in Practical Magick by Jason Miller. A general guide to magic, good for beginners. I read this one pretty early on, and it got me thinking about the logic of magic in a way I could easily understand. I've also heard good things about Miller's Consorting With Spirits, though I haven't read it.
The Essential Golden Dawn: An Introduction to High Magic by Chic Cicero and Sandra Cicero. An introduction to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn’s system of magic, one of the foundational systems of Western occultism. Even if you don't plan to practice it, it's a good idea to get a basic understanding of it.
Ancient Greek Magic
⭐ The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation by Hans Dieter Betz. An English edition of the Greek Magical Papyri (or PGM). It is the earliest known grimoire in the Western tradition, one of our best sources for Ancient Greek magic, and an absolute gold mine.
🔮 Drawing Down the Moon and Redefining Ancient Orphism by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III. The former is a scholarly but accessible overview of the different types of magic in Ancient Greece and Rome, and their place in Greco-Roman culture. It covers the definitions and contexts of magic, curses, love spells, divination, theurgy, philosophy, basically everything you need to know. Even if you're not interested in Ancient Greek magic, I recommend reading it, because it's a good introduction to the anthropological study of magic in general. The latter is a much denser look at Orphism specifically, also recommended if you're interested in mystery cults.
🔮 ⭐ Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World by John G. Gager. English editions of curse tablets!
🔮 ⭐ Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Daniel Ogden: A sourcebook of ancient literature concerning magic.
Ancient Magic: A Practitioners Guide to the Supernatural in Ancient Greece and Rome by Philip Matyszak: A simple and straightforward introduction to Ancient Greek magic, less scholarly but very easy to follow and directed at practitioners.
⭐ The Golden Ass by Apuleius: A Roman novel about a man who is turned into a donkey by a witch. A very entertaining story, also our source for "Cupid and Psyche" and one of the best sources on the Mysteries of Isis that we have.
⭐ The Orphic Hymns: A New Translation for the Occult Practitioner by Patrick Dunn. Exactly what it says it is, a translation of the esoteric Orphic Hymns directed at modern practitioners. I've had a lot of success with it!
The Hekataeon by Jack Grayle. By far the best modern grimoire I've found, synthesizing ancient PGM-style magic with modern folk magic. I've had a lot of success with this, too!
Misc
🔮 The Western Esoteric Traditions: A Historical Introduction by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke. Exactly what it says it is, an introduction to the historical development of Western magic. It's a bit out of date, and it skips over the Middle Ages almost entirely (so make sure to pick up one of the books on medieval magic!), but it's still worth reading.
🔮 Occult: Decoding the Visual Culture of Mysticism, Magic, and Divination by Peter Forshaw. A history of occultism through the lens of art history! Similar to The Art of the Grimoire and Alchemy and Mysticism.
⭐ The Red Book by Carl Jung. My personal favorite mystical text, with some truly stunning artwork. It is a trip. I recommend studying Jung in general if you're interested in mysticism.
Okay, that's more than enough to get you started! Please don't feel like you need to read all of these cover-to-cover; I usually dip in and out of the denser, more scholarly works depending on my needs and what I happen to be researching. Set your own pace. While these are all books that I have, there are also plenty of books by the scholars I trust that I don't have or haven't read yet. I'd read anything by Ronald Hutton, Stephen Skinner, Radcliffe Edmonds, Owen Davies, and David Rankine. And definitely check out Justin Sledge's channel, ESOTERICA, on youtube!
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