It is the 6th Day of the Garland Moon, Imperial Year 1186.

The war in Fódlan has come to an end. The Adrestian Empire, the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, and the Leicester Alliance have set aside their differences and are working to create a peaceful future for all of Fódlan.

On this day, however, you receive a letter. The parchment—you detect—is charmed, the roll sealed with black wax. You recognize that seal. After all, how could you ever forget about the debt you owe to House Vestra?

Will you open the letter?

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̴̨̪̠̫͕̾̎̐̓̐͝t̵͖͎͕̘͎̦͖̔͌̈͐͂̐̂ḣ̵̜̮̊͂̓̿̓̋̌͑̎e̵̍̐̑͒̾͘͝ ̶̡̹̮̫̮̳̓̑̊L̸̨͍͍̤̪̯̙͇͕͗̽̑͋̒̐̈̓͊͠ė̸͓̓̃̈i̵̛̥͋c̸̘̤͚̤̓͂̈̔͗͠͠͝ę̷͉̀̕s̸͔̯͉̥̬̪̥͔̿͂̕͠ṯ̸̍͂͗̃̎̓͘ẽ̶̛̘̠̆̄͂͊͒̚r̵̳̝̲̞̅͐͛̏̏̇̿ ̸̡̼̰̰͕̙̒́̋̅̈́A̶̢̨̱͌̈́̆͐̔̚͜͝ļ̶̨̰̉̇͒̄̑̉̍l̵͖̜̰̺̭̉͂͌̓̍͊͌i̸͎̥̰̯͔̓͜ͅą̶͙̥̞̯̳̓̽͋͝INn̴̲̙̘̠̜̐̏̊̄̕c̶̪̎̒͒̓e̷͙̲̪̮̲̽̾̃̚͝ ̴̣̜͍̰̩̈́h̴̤͕͖̪̋̽̐͗͝a̶͇̥͉̲̙͐͐̽̆v̴͉̣̘̩̋̓͛̉͝e̷͎͐ͅ ̷̆͊ş̶̟̤͎͇͎̯̾̍͆͒̆ͅě̵̤̱͇͓͛̅͐͐̎͊͊̈́t̶̳̦̻̯̟̊̿ ̶̮̭̝̲́͛̉͋̾̾a̷̪̝̝̝͓͍͛̂͊̓̏̌͑͗̈́͌s̷̙͉̪̠̯̈́͂̾̄̄̎̾͠i̷̮̞͗͑͝d̸̺͚̫̮͎̱̑̽͗̎͑e̶̢̯̹͇̭͐̌̑͐̀̈́̓̔͝ ̸̡̞̱͒̐̈́̾͝ţ̵͖̺͔̼̞̹͎̯͕̑̍̌͆͗͊͘h̷̢̻̼̟͔̯̑̒́͜ȇ̴̜̇̏ḭ̴̜̬̱͔̻̤̻̃̐r̶̳̟͕̺͈̞̜͓̞͂̐̌̈́͂̓̃̓ ̸̠̟̒̄̓̈́̕ḑ̵̮̊͌̂̒̓͌̓̕͝ǐ̸̘̫̇͑̎f̷̡̛̲̥͗̋̎̌̽̓͆͊̿f̵͍͚̼͙̲̱̋͂̈̒͒͝ͅͅȇ̸̺͎̳͌̏́̐̅̄r̶̰̬̲̙̟̮͖͑ẽ̶̘̩̰̙͙͆̋̽̓ṇ̴̮̉̀ͅc̷̐̍͊̒́͗̈́͑͒͛ẽ̵̫́͑̆s̸̻̥̿͗͂̏̋̈͘̚ ̸̧̯̪͖̞̲̝̜̎̑̒̔̀ä̵̯̣͖̮̯̦̟̹̭́̂̈́͠ņ̶̛͇͉͓̋͂̉͐͊̈́͋͒͜d̶̡̻̮̈́̃̒̏͋̈́̈́͝͝͠DARKNESS ̷̞̟͍̠̘͚͉́ą̴̛̻̮̣̞̪͓͖r̵̨͉͓̻͓͖̝͇͑ë̶͔́̆͛̈́̑́͝ ̶̢̱̞̥̠̫͈̽̃͆͋̅̍ͅw̵̨̥̹̥͂͑̄͂͝͝ỏ̶͇̹̏̾̓͆̈̚͝r̵̪̒̈́͌̚k̴̡̡͖̹̣̭̯̇͑̅̍ĩ̷̼͉͍̫̝̹̲̈́̎̃̓͑͝n̷̠̱̘̟̋̒̊̄̓̇̑̄͝g̴̨̙̹̱͕͖̟̣͂̏̓͊̓̉͜ ̵̟̭̌͐t̴̬̮̩̟͛͗͒͘ö̸͉͇̫́̑̈́̄͊͑̓̚͠ ̸̹͕̼̣̺͇̿̓̄͝c̷͇̭̤͉̄͋̂r̸̟̣̘̤̫̝͍͒̏͊͒e̷̹͉̞͇̲͎̊͆̑̐̅͋̿͒ͅa̷̭͕̹̭̪̞͈̲͊́̾ͅt̶͈̩̏ė̵̜̱͗̓̿͒̈́̀̇̚͝ ̸̝̰̘͇͋͠a̴̛̭̘̋͑͑͐̓̏ ̴̻͛͐̾p̴̨̤͕͗̎̔̈̑̕è̴̯͚̌̔͒͂̌͜a̵͈̫̮͗̕c̸̨̛̣̹̙̭̫̰̎̒̕e̶̛͕̦̎̀̏̈̚͜f̷͈̝̠̼̝̪̳̣͑̋̂̚u̶̘̜̠̞̬͆͐̈́̓̚l̷̢͖̱̝͍̠̼͗̉͛́̈́͊ ̴̞͉͐̎̌̒̔̾̉͘f̵͉̫̫̬͇͓̓͋̉̐ͅu̶͔̣͉̱̝͕̤̤̣͌̃̇̒͌̊͝ť̵̨̡̮̼͉͈̦̼̆͊̐̈́́͜u̷̮͂̓͆̐͘͘r̵̡͎̩̜̝͔̪͗͌̆͊̓̍̑̄̕ͅȅ̷̼̭͔͇̱͉̭͚̀͛͜ ̷̧̭̲̻̣̎́̍̑̓̑̏͝f̷͙̪͎̾̽̋̈́͊̐o̴̡̰͈͓͕͙̘͈͈̟̍͝BUTr̴̨̲̥̳̘̃̏͘͜ ̵̢̛͚̘͓͚̆͛̌̎̄͐̕̕͝a̸̢̘͎͍͖͖̠͇͛̔̋̍͐͂̂̀̏ļ̴̳͙͓̥̭͈̃̓̾͜ḽ̸̘̺̲̲̭̍̈́͂͊̍̈́̃̇̈́͝ ̵̡̢̺̻͉̼̪̱̈̾͒ȍ̸̩͔̽̊͌f̸̛̣͈̘͓͕̩̊͐̇͂̈ͅ ̴̢̭͕͊̃̃̒̓ͅF̸̡̣͓͙̈́̐͜͜ó̴̥̬̫̥͙̄̆̋ͅd̴͍̃̑̑̕l̸̦̦͖̺͙̒͛̊̐̌̕̚ā̵̢͊͌̽̋ņ̸̢͈̻̤͐̂̓̓̒͌͊̆̌.̵̪̥̪̣͍̃̉́̈̈͊̊̅̐͜͜ͅO̸͍̭̦̜͇͍͓̝̾͊̈̊͘n̷͇̂̐́̓͂̏̈́̕͝ ̵͈̑͆͐̿̐̍t̶͍̜̭͕̲̰̥͛̔̋ͅh̵͕̥̮̟͋̽̔̚͜͠i̷̧͙͒̉̾͘s̷͖͇͚͖̺̳̋̍̋͑͋̿̓̓ ̵͇̎͆͑͊͊ͅḑ̷̱͇͖̱̤͈͕̋̆a̶̢̱̫͕̮͇͓͙͋̐͊̓̕y̴͉̩̻̓̉̾̒͌͌̒̓,̶̡̛̠͈̼̻̱̆̉͊̿̑̈̉̄̕ͅ ̵̻̺̙͐̋̅͊͘h̴̬̒͛ö̴̲̬̼̭̺́̀̈͆̉̏̊͠ẃ̷͚͔͎̯̹͍̼̍͑̈́͐͘͠ȅ̵̡̨̳̞̻͔͖̮͋̈́̆͊v̷̨͔̬̬͔̞̜͛͋͆̚̕e̸̫̭͚̣̼̜̹̬̝̽̄̃̊̓̂̕͜͝ȓ̸̳̎̆̃́̈́,̵̺̠̥̳̣̹̓ ̶̡͎̘͇̦͕̅̄ÿ̴̡̮̦̯͖̪̩͈́̔͌̌̑͐̎̕o̶̜̪̥̺̐̈́ư̸͍̟͆ ̸̧̮̻̲̱̣͉͕̇́r̴̛̭͓̰͍͔̝̊̄̓̽è̶̛̫͉̮̥̱̪̲̿̒̌͆̈́̽͝ͅINc̵͙̙͉̯̬̟͕̏͂̆̅̾͝ͅȇ̴̝͔̱͑̽́́͋̓̕i̴̯͇͆̊̒͆́̋v̵̡̥͙̣̦͎̂̎̄̏e̷̡̛͕͎̜̳̿̏̎̅͆͗̐̒͠ ̸̩̹̠͆̏͒͂̇̄̾ͅå̶͈̳ ̸̧̬͈͉̟̝̎̏̍͆̕͘l̴̹͐ȩ̶͖̳͙̘̹͌͆̉ṱ̸̟̱̰̯̮̇̈́̈́̆͆̄̕͘͠t̵͉̠͔̟̂̈́́͝ͅe̷͕̣͖̍̏̾̄̅̉̕ř̴̢̤͔̞̬̺͉͕̺̊̏̏.̷̧̱̟̘͙̋̓͑ ̸̡̱͓͍͎̙̙͍̯͚͒͑̿̽̎̾͘Ṫ̶̜̺̪̅̑̈͘͘h̸̤͖̬̅͑̾̈́̍̍͘ẻ̶͓͈̃̏͒̓ ̷͙̜͓͕͍̓̍̈́͆̄͂͗̚͝͝p̴̮̲̥̦̦͇̻̞̭͂̈̄̾́͆̕̕͠͝a̸̟̯̔̌̈́̓̅̋̅͝DARKNESSŗ̸̛̪̪͍͔̩̇͌̍c̴̨̧̛̛̥͖̯̦̩̅̆͂͂̃̇̐̾h̸̼̙͈̀m̵͙̬͈̠̔̑̀̒͗̌͂̕͝e̸̢̢̙̤͈͒͂̾͆̄̒̊̎̍͝ņ̷̜̣̞͍͇̯̜̐̅̏̾̓͜t̶̨̜̼͎͎͉̩͉͕̒̆̿̎ͅ—̸̢̼͍͉͚͍͈͛̈́̓̌͋̕͝ͅͅŷ̷̰͖̒ợ̶̜́̉̑̾͝u̷͓͑̌̈́ ̶̹͙̯̩̙̞̣͝THEREd̸̢̛͉̪̙̓͜͝e̵̢̲̻̠̮͍̘͛͆͗͋̐̅t̵̼̟͈͎̙̆̌̊͂̂̆͝ę̶̝̘̻̭̌͂͊̊c̸͓̋̇́͆͌͆̅̋̋t̴̛̝̄̑͒̾͗—̵̢̪͉̤͇̞̳͎͈̿͌͛̇͗̈́ĩ̴͈̱̲̅̒͑̔́̕ş̵͔̳͕͖̘̻͈̺̑̑̐̽̈́͘͘ ̴̧͕͎̝̮̺̦̩͗̈́ç̶͓̬̮̦̯̭͂̓͌̈̈́̽́͠h̶̙͚̘̮͈̃̓̏͛̍͆ą̶͖͓̹͎̝͑̈́͊r̵͔̫͕͛̓̋̇m̷̭̼̟͛͌̋̐̔͂͐͠ë̶̩̦d̷̼͓̪̉̋̂̊̑̎͝͠,̷͓̮͈͔̩̱̊͐̇ͅ ̷̢̢̢̛̺̱̮̼̘̱͗̋͌̑̅͝͝t̸̛̛̝̮͕̙͗̉̄̂̆̕h̶͍̞̙͎̹͎̍̎̔̉̆͐͑̐ě̵̦̠̦͙̞̈́ ̸͖̼̼͕̥͇͍̈̔̿̌̋̊̌̚r̸̢͚̞̺̭͍͑̽̒͘̕͝o̶̳͍̥̓̕l̵̡̥̘̼͈͖̙͎̀͘̚͘ḻ̵̨̥̯͎͙̫͐ͅ ̵̛̪͔͍͚̬̳̰̎̌̒̽̍̿̈̂s̸̢̛̛̛͈̺̎̃͆͆͒̕ê̶͈͊̂̾͆͆͛̚͝a̶̡͙̤̫̣͖̻̞̼͊̄̉̆ͅl̷̝͎͕̃͜͝ȩ̶͙̬̹͇̦̦̿͊͊d̸̨̡̡̙̟̝̘̲̘̕ͅ ̶̨̛̛̬̬̘̳͍̯̐̿̐̒͜͝w̵̨̢̢̮̰̌į̷̟͖̣̒̾̆̅̓͒͛̚͝t̷̡̨̺̟̰̂͝ḩ̸͚̹̯͓̙̅̽̔̾̏̚͠ ̴̯͉̞̣̤̭͕͒̎͗͝b̷̢̧̰̫͈͖͕͓͍̉̃͌͆͊l̸̮̬̃͂̔͌a̷̛̮̼̓̉̃̔̌̿̿͘c̶̨̞͎̮̯̈́̌̒̈́̃̐̈́̋̚͜ķ̴̘̩̳̝̃̋̂̾̀̍̚͜͜͝͝͝ ̸̯̻̉͂ISw̶̰̍͝ḁ̸̟̘͔͉̐͑͊͝͝x̵̙̥̭͋̊̉͘͝.̸̧̯̭͎̫̱̩̱́̃̿̚͘ ̵̤̦̪͍̌͌̆͗͘͝Y̴̯̩͔̙̺̅̈̑͋͐̈́͠ͅô̷̧̧̤̬̠͕͉̦̯̈́̃̃ȕ̴̳̭̓̓̕ ̸͎̩̌̾̋̃̾͒͝r̴̥̟̭͎̋͐́́ͅė̶̋̓͝c̸͔͍̩̻̈͌̏̈̚o̵̩̹͎̩̱͍̩̅̏̓̆̈́̑g̴̫̳̩̟͖̪͈͂ͅǹ̴̛̺̫̼́̆̔̄̈́̂i̷̡̧̻͈̜̼̼̜͔͠ͅẑ̵̨̦̙̦͇͇̾̓͌̆̐e̵̬͉̮̾͛͂͆̅̈́́̄͂ ̴̛̟͔̪̥̬̲̞͓̭̈́̎̄̽t̸̢̛͉̺͚̳͇̰̍h̴̨̪̥̺͚̝̝̊͒̉̓̑͐͛͂͘͝ą̴̡̱̣̭͊̉̾̅̍̈́̃̈́̅ṭ̴̣̱̭̞̿̿̽̽́͘͜ ̶̘̦̝̯̽̉͂͘ͅś̷̯̞̣͚̻͉͕̣̼̉͊̎̽̕ͅe̴͔̔͠â̴͖̹͚̿̍̈̾̈́͘̕l̶̲̯̜̼͐͆̈́͊͘.̸̢̲͔̥̤̰̯̼̲̈́̋̆̌̽̂͜͝ ̶̺̙̮̞̲͙͎͚͘ͅÀ̸̡͕͔͉͙͕͔̏̒͗̐̐̾͂̅͗f̸̛͉͙̑͂̋̉͊̓̄̈̋t̴͇̹̽̽̓͋̅͛̐̕e̴̙̣̮̿ŗ̴̝̞̣͚̱͓̠̙̉̒͂̓̽͌̑͛̋ ̵̼̘̮̤̟͉̉̋̽͑͆̋̕̚͝ả̸̻͍͙͎̉̄̈ļ̴̳̮̟͍̑͌̅̃̚͝l̶̫̘̚,̴̡̧͎͖̺͚̼̪̎̇ͅ ̴̢̛͇̼̫̪̩̅̃̐͛̕h̵͇̾̏͋̚͝ớ̵̢̦̰̮̦̬̣̜̐̑̑̔ͅw̸̧͈̄͊͝ ̷̢͕̓̇͒͌̍c̷͔̈́ö̵̳͉̭̺̋͗͂̂͐̽́̕ISų̸͇͚̮͔̰͍̫͚̌͑l̵̲̮͐͊̉̀ͅd̵͈̼̘͓̞͌͛̽͊̚͝ ̶͚͖̻͓̩̭͎̓͐̊̾̌̈́̒̓͘y̷̝̮͍͆̈̿̉͋͌͒̕ͅô̸̯͎̲̰̆͋̾̓̉͝͝ͅŭ̵͍͈͈ ̵̥͍̹̦̏̓̽̃e̶̡̩͔͒̿̿͛̌̍̍̄̂͠v̷̻̭̤̪͎̤̰̎̓̈́̓̍͂͐̕͜e̴̝̼̿̎r̸̢̟̘͚̉͆̆̄̐̔͒͋̈͠ ̷̝͆̿̐̕̚f̸̬͐̅̓͆͛̅̕͠͝õ̸̡̹͈̳r̵̢̧̧̘͇̺̮̝͚ͅg̵͓͋̿͒̄̀͒̾́̕ę̵͙͈̩̜̏t̷̢̩̻͉͍̟͎̮̭̄̀̐̀͑̒̎̚ ̵̻̘͎̭̹̤̩̺͆̕ḁ̷̡̩̯̬̻̺̣̻̑͛͛̄̚͝b̸͇̤̻̞̻͙͎̿͐͊̿̍͘o̵̧̹̝͎̞̫̬̟̭͑̈u̶̧̟̲̭̓̊̋͝t̶͓̘̟̘̦̘͒͑̍ ̴̼̾̇͒̐ͅt̶̲̻̻̯̩͎͖̋́h̶̼͔̯̘͔͈̽͂̆̑e̴̢̪̹͕̋̆̌͂ ̸̧̛̥̘͉͎̆̐̊̆̅̌̓̎͝d̸̛͙̟͐͑̽͐̈́ȩ̵̨̭͈͖̎̃̊̊̒̃̓̊̓͠b̷̯̻̜̍t̶̢͉̤̬̲̩͉̫̝̭͂̀̎̃̆̕ ̸̛̻͎̘̣̏͑̓ͅy̶̺͔͓͓͓͓͈̅̾̈́̐̐͋̌͝͠o̶͎͇̐̏ȗ̵̟̘͔̣̘̙̙̞͉̈́̋̍͘ ̴̛̪̤̹̝̝̻͍̇̀̐͂̋̈́ŏ̸̢̪̦͔͎̯̞ẃ̴͍͈͖͕̄̏̽̈́́́͜ẹ̶̫͖̥̫̝̩̻͆̃̚̚ ̴̣̠̈̎̓̉͘t̷͎̬̟͉̭̝̘̑̑̉̉ǫ̸̱̝͙̮͉̓͂͂̿͜ͅ ̵͍̎̄̅̌̀͘͘̕͝Ḧ̶̛͍̤̪͚́̃̄̋̉́͌LIGHTö̸̮̻̩̮̮̪́͊̿̎͋̿̀̒ų̴͈̟͖̹̘̠͖̯̰̄̔͑͗̋̏̍̿̑s̴̢͓̳̞̬̮͓̈ͅȇ̵͇͂͒̏̌̈́̑͘ ̵̦̟̰̪͕̩̯̯̞̎͌̌̊̍̔̈́̀͘͠V̴̱͈̘̬͎̹̤̺͋̑̋̅̌̎͜ͅe̸̻̟̮͖͊̾̓͘̚s̸͈̕͝ẗ̶̡̢͚̦̦̙̱͈́̈́͂̈̌͜r̶̡̲̯̬̪͚̉̈̑̂̿̇̀̚ā̴͇̩̥̦͕̈́̃͊̓͋̃̃?̵̛̪̬̝̰͒̀̂̍̔̋̕͠

Trusted Informant,The war is not over. In fact, it has only just begun. Fódlan may have reached a peaceful resolution on its surface, but our true enemies await us yet, lurking in the shadows of the earth like a nest of serpents. Those Who Slither in the Dark have kept their eyes on Fodlan for millennia—and soon, they will strike.I regret to admit that we know little about Those Who Slither in the Dark. A small amount of familiarity with their members and their magic, yes, but it not enough to win this war.
I write to you now with a humble plea: Help us to gather whatever information we can on Those Who Slither in the Dark.Not only for Her Majesty’s sake, but for the future of all of Fódlan.HvV

Eye of the Serpent:

A TWSITD Mystery Zine

LEFTOVERS SALE - MAR 3-APR 7*$1 from each bundle sold will be donated to the Colon Cancer Coalition with an equal match from the mods. All other proceeds will be donated to The Trevor Project once the project has concluded.

Phase: Leftovers Sale

Eye of the Serpent is a Fire Emblem: Three Houses zine dedicated to compiling evidence about Those Who Slither in the Dark, set in a Golden Route AU of the game.

Though the Empire, Kingdom, and Alliance are at peace, the threat of Those Who Slither in the Dark still looms over Fódlan. As little is known about the mysterious group, Hubert reaches out to you for help with finding information on the Slithers.

The future of Fódlan is in your hands.Will you help to defeat
Those Who Slither in the Dark
once and for all?

Leftovers Sale

ZINE SPECS

Eye of the Serpent will feature approximately 16 artists, 10 writers, and 5 merch artists.The zine will be available in both a physical and digital form.This is a for-charity zine. Zine proceeds will benefit the Trevor Project. $1 from each item sold will be matched by mods and donated to Billy Kametz's GoFundMe.

ZINE CONTENT

This zine is a compilation of evidence on the mysterious Those Who Slither in the Dark. Within, you will find:Found Footage - 15 pieces of fanart
Eyewitness Accounts - 12 pieces of fanfiction (+1 recipe!)
Evidence - merch from 5 artists
A Forbidden Spell - an original songThe zine might include a depiction of a fight against TWSITD, a scrap of parchment with revealing information found in the corner of the library in Abyss, or a painting discovered in the ruins of Zanado that shows the ancient conflict between the Nabateans and Agarthans.There will be a lot of flexibility with the content of these pieces, so that there will be plenty of room for the creativity of our contributors!

To learn more, check out our Zine Info Doc!

ABOUT THE MODS

Julia - magmakrystal
Head Mod/Writing Mod
(she/her)

Oversees all aspects of the zine and provides support and feedback to our writers!

Julia is a fanfiction writer who loves to explore the mysterious, the grotesque, and all those things that slither in the dark.She is the Lead Writing Mod for Fauna in Fódlan, and is a contributor for Fódlan Cuizine and Fódlan Chromatica. She also has professional experience with directing, writing, and editing publications. Additionally, Julia has a graduate degree focused on the occult and other darker themes in medieval literature, which she thinks will come in handy for this project. She looks forward to being your guide through Shambhala.

Dreamu
Art Mod
(she/her)

Provides support and feedback to our artists.

Hello! I’m so glad for the opportunity to be joining this project as the art mod! I’ve had previous experience in multiple zines, as well as experience being the art mod for Adrestian Enquirer. As far as experience goes, I’m currently studying Illustration in college, and I’d love to use what I’ve learned in my art career to offer helpful feedback to our fellow artists.

El | Elasmosaurus
Social Media Mod
(she/her|they/them)

Maintains our Twitter, Carrd, and Curious Cats! Posts Promos, reminders and updates.

Hey everyone, I'm El, your Social Media Mod! Fostering community, brainstorming with others and passing on my passion, knowledge and experience is really important to me. I ran the Felileth Server Secret Santa, have contributed to four zines and spearheaded an online social media campaign for my Local Game Store in 2020 to keep people up to date with news and raise funds while it was closed to instore gaming.Worldbuilding is one of my favourite things to do and TWSITD have so much potential. I'm excited to help bring the Slitherers into the light!

Maple
Graphics Mod
(she/they)

Creates our promotional material and will compile everyone's hard work into the final product.

Hello! I'm Maple and while I've been involved in all sorts of fandoms for ages, I'm excited to bring my design abilities to fandom with zines! I've run a successful pin Kickstarter and am a mod in the Quiver of Arrows zine and do in-house design and advertising at my job. I'm looking forward to helping bring this to life, as exploring the unanswered questions in a work is one of my favorite things.

Jinx
Finance/Production Mod
(she/her)

Our expert in all things money. Responsible for calculating the finances and production schedule.

I'm Jinx and what originally started with selling keychains has snowballed into dealing in all kinds of merch for zines TvT. I've modded on 8 completed zine projects and more that are wrapping up soon - you can find my experience list in my carrd!

Please note our mod team is 21+

ZINE SCHEDULE

Interest Check: Jun 30 - Jul 28
Mod Applications: Jul 21 - Aug 4
Contributor Applications: Aug 20 - Sep 24
Contributors Selected! Oct 8
Pitch Adoption Deadline Oct 15
Check-In #1: Nov 5
Check-In #2: Dec 3
Check-In #3: Jan 7
Final Check-In: Feb 4
Formatting: Feb/Mar 2022
Preorders: 13th May 2022
Production: Ongoing
Shipping: Late Nov/Early Dec
Leftovers Sale: Mar 3-Apr 7 2023

F.A.Q.

Our thread of Curious Cat responses can be found here.

Will the zine be for-profit or for-charity?Eye of the Serpent will be a for-charity zine. Our charity has now been announced! Profits will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organisation that supports LGBTQ young people.Please Note:
All prices have been raised by $1. Before June 14, $1 from each purchase was donated directly to Billy Kametz's GoFundMe. After June 14, this money will be donated directly to the Colon Cancer Coalition. Any funds raised this way will be matched by mods from personal funds in an effort to give back what we can.

How will zine contributors/mods be compensated?All participants will receive a physical copy of the zine. If profits allow, each mod/contributor will receive free shipping and the merchandise bundle for the zine. Otherwise, merch will be available for purchase at the production price.Which characters will be included in the zine?As the zine takes place in a Golden Route of FE3H, all characters will be able to be a part of the zine. We want to make sure that there is a fair balance of House representation, and we want for each character to be included in some way.What support can artists expect on this project?Mod expectations are briefly outlined in our About section, before the mod intro. All art contributors will receive feedback from Dreamu.At any point, contributors can ask for additional feedback in the discord for any mod (or fellow contributor) to answer, or through dms.If contributors feel that they need more feedback than is provided, we are open to all communication and will do our very best to meet those expectations. We very much respect the time and talent of artists (and all contributors), and will do everything we can to provide them with helpful feedback, a supportive collaborative environment, and a ton of gratitude towards the fact that they are contributing to the zine.Can my piece be from the POV of TWSITD?Absolutely! As this zine is a compilation of “evidence”, the items, stories, and artifacts that might be collected can be from the perspective of any character, as long as the content involves TWSITD in some way.Which time period in Fódlan will this zine focus on?Our aim is to collect “evidence” from throughout Fodlan’s history. Though the zine itself takes place in 1186, contributors will be free to pitch a depiction of an event from any point in history. This might include the ancient war between the Agarthans and Nabateans, the War of Heroes, the events of FE3H itself, or any other time period.Will there be guests in the zine?All our Artist, Merch Artist and Writer contributor slots will be open to applicants.Are NSFW Samples allowed?Yes! Please ensure they have appropriate CWs.

Please feel free to ask questions in the Interest Check, or to reach out through CuriousCat or Twitter DMs. We will be updating the F.A.Q. as questions come in!

APPLICATIONS (Now Closed)

Application Guidelines

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
16 Artists
5 Merch Artists
10 WritersAll of these slots are available to applicants.

TO PRODUCE:
Artists - A full color piece.
Merch Artists - A merch piece or set
Writers - Up to 2000 words in their chosen form (fic, poetry, journey entries etc.).

GENERAL INFOYou must be 16+Please place your samples in a folder on Google Drive. Ensure that the folder’s Share settings are set to “Anyone with this link can view.” Make note of any content warnings, if needed.All ideas are welcome in your pitches!Having trouble thinking of pitch ideas? No problem! Select "I want to adopt a pitch" in the application. If you are accepted into the zine, you will be able to select a pitch of your choice from a list of options.

A NOTE ON APPLICATIONSThe mod team will make every effort to consider applications as fairly as possible. Factors like social media following, etc. will not affect an applicant’s chances at being accepted into the zine. All creators are encouraged to apply!

Artists

We are looking for up to 16 artists.Please provide 5-8 samples of art that best demonstrate your style.Please provide at least 3 pitches for your zine piece. Please also indicate if these ideas are for a 1-page piece or a 2-page spread. (If you choose to adopt a pitch, you’ll skip this section!)Examples of Found Footage might range from:
A depiction of a battle between TWSITD and the Black Eagle Strike Force
An image of an underground Agarthan village
A page from a pamphlet that shows the dress code of uniforms for TWSITD by rankWe will be evaluating application samples based on:
Use of color and lighting
Composition
Use of storytelling through art
FE3H-related samples, and samples with mysterious/dark themes are not required but are encouraged.

Merch Artists

We are looking for up to 5 merch artists.Please provide 5-8 samples of merch designs that best demonstrate your style.Please provide at least 3 pitches for your zine piece. (If you choose to adopt a pitch, you’ll skip this section!)Examples of Evidence might range from:
A map that shows the location of Shambhala
A wax stamp/seal design used by House Vestra for this mission
A bookmark that contains a hidden messageWe will be evaluating application samples based on:
Use of color
Composition
Creativity of designs
FE3H-related samples, and samples with mysterious/dark themes are not required but are encouraged.

Writers

We are looking for up to 10 writers.Please provide 3 samples of your written work that best demonstrate your style.One sample must be a complete piece of 2,000 words or less.Each sample should be 3,000 words maximum. Excerpts are accepted for the other two samples. You may combine these word counts to submit a one shot of 6,000 words or less.There is a little wiggle room in the word counts (10%).Please provide at least 3 pitches for your zine piece. Please also indicate if your idea is a story, poem, journal entry, or other form of writing.(If you choose to adopt a pitch, you’ll skip this section!)Examples of Eyewitness Accounts might range from:
A fragment of an ancient Agarthan text that tells the story of the war between the Agarthans and Nabateans
The journals of Volkhard von Arundel (pre and post-Thales takeover)
A page from Solon’s spellbook that describes the steps to the Forbidden Spell of ZahrasWe will be evaluating application samples based on:
Use of vivid imagery and descriptions
Storytelling and worldbuilding abilities
Overall language usage, grammar, and prose
FE3H-related samples, and samples with mysterious/dark themes are not required but are encouraged.

Let us know about address changes.

Contributors

Please find a list of all the talented people recruited into Minister Vestra's task force below!

Artists

Writers

Merch & Music

LEFTOVERS SALE - MAR 3-APR 7

$1 from every bundle sold will be donated to the Colon Cancer Coalition with an equal match from the mods. All other proceeds will be donated to The Trevor Project once the project has concluded.

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR UK CUSTOMERS

If you are based in the UK and would like to purchase a physical copy of the zine, please DM us on Twitter so we can send you an order form.PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THE BIGCARTEL SITE IF YOU ARE FROM THE UK - THIS WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE REFUND BASED ON CURRENT EXCHANGE RATES.

Zine Bundles:

A selection of the items below are available in our Leftovers Shop

Full Access

Full bundle, including:
1 Physical Zine [A4]
1 Original Song [mp3]
1 Foil Print [5x7in]
1 Lanyard & ID Pass
1 Sticker Sheet [A6]
1 Acrylic Charm [2.5in]
1 Memo Pad [A6]
1 Wax Seal Stamp [3cm]
1 Secret Map PenWax Chip Bottle & Pouring Spoon add-on availableEligible for stretch goals

Mission Blueprints

Middle bundle, including:
1 Physical Zine [A4]
1 Original Song [mp3]
1 Foil Print [5x7in]
1 Lanyard & ID Pass
1 Sticker Sheet [A6]
1 Acrylic Charm [2.5in]Eligible for stretch goals

Security Clearance

Book Bundle, including:
- 1 Physical Zine [A4]
- 1 Original Song [mp3]
- 1 Foil Print [5x7in]
- 1 Lanyard & ID PassNOT eligible for stretch goals

Briefing Notes

Digital Bundle, including:
- 1 Digital Copy of the Zine [PDF]
- 1 Original Song [mp3]NOT eligible for stretch goals

Merch a la Carte

Order extra or individual items from our list of merch as you wish!
Foil Print [5x7in]
Lanyard & ID Pass
Sticker Sheet [A6]
Acrylic Charm [2.5in]
Memo Pad [A6]
Wax Seal Stamp [3cm]
Secret Map Pen*Wax Chip Bottle & Pouring Spoon add-on available

Stretch Goals!

Both stretch goal items are available in our Leftovers Shop!