Nine Heavens Press
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Project Update: Day 4: 55K Unlocked!! Four Benevolent Beasts & Perils Previews

Good morning, everyone! We're entering Day 4 of the campaign. Again, thank you all so much for helping us get to this point. 

The Seul-ki Q&A is underway in our Discord server! For those wanting to participate, please join us as we're already taking the time to answer questions in-character. Asking questions as your own characters is very encouraged!


  • 65K: Soundtrack Upgrade, New Core Lineage

Once we clear this goal, we'll upgrade the soundtrack to 15 tracks! In addition, we'll be choosing another lineage to create from the favorite ancestry poll. That brings us to 2 total!

  • 75K: Bestiary Upgrade: The Four Benevolent Beasts and the Four Perils

Clearing this stretch goal, we'll dive deep into the lore behind the Four Benevolent Beasts and the Four Perils.

The Four Benevolent Beasts


Based on both the Four Symbols of mythology with a bit of the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhist faith, the Four Benevolent Beasts are Primordial Beasts that transcended their mortal bounds through their friendship with Moksaka. Each protect a cardinal direction (so north, south, east, west) and hold dominion over an element. Though deities in our setting, they descend at times of true calamity. To prepare for such an event, we'll create a statblock for each deity!

The Four Perils

Standing opposite of the Four Benevolent Beasts are the Four Perils, also holding dominion over a cardinal direction and mastery over an opposing element. The Four Perils are a partnership across the fiend spectrum: demon, daemon, and devil. They represent the fall of mankind through their own vices: greed, overconsumption, war, unchecked ambition, and a return to the chaos before the world was created.

We'll include full lair mechanics and really upgrade them as true boss monsters, giving plot hooks at various different tiers of a campaign to pursue. Whether as guardians or destroyers, the Four Beasts and the Four Perils are some of an adventurer's greatest challenges in the Iseung region.

  • More to come

Even after this, we still haven't reached the end of our stretch goals! There will be more to show very soon such as lore expansion, additional tracks and printable minis, and another bestiary expansion around the corner.

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