Darkness has taken the West. In The Caverns of Umbra, the children of The Skahthir renewed their lives after their land was lost to the darkness. The fires that kept them warm kept them safe and gave them light. They found redemption in Umbra for nearly forty years... but they were all deceived.

Umbra is a custom deck of playing cards revealing characters that exist in the world of Luminosity. Designed by Jody Eklund and written by Ricky Cassford, this allegory – years before The Events at Umbra Ridge, told through the Luminosity Deck – creatively illustrates the journey from shadow into light, or – if you will – from Umbra to Luminosity.

The journey to escape Umbra though comprised of rifts and chasms also includes enlightenment and revelation. Would you help bring this project out of the shadows? Would you support the enlightenment of Umbra?

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dominion/umbra-playing-cards-inspired-by-norse-mythology

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/892-umbra_slate_merlot

Senior year (2019) of high school, I entered a New York State art competition. I had to design the Jack, Queen, King and Aces of each suit representing an artistic movement. I won 1st Place and while at the competition, I had judges and students alike telling me the same thing, “You should make these.” Since then, I expanded on the idea, redesigning the initial artwork to create a completely original, hand illustrated, kaleidoscopic deck of cards.

Each suit represents an artistic movement. Rather than stick with the classic black and red card design, every card features completely original artwork, with unique design elements on the number cards and hand illustrated paintings as the Jacks, Queens & Kings. With every number card alternating between the three main styles illustrated in the face cards, the deck becomes a visual feast for the eyes.

With a back design inspired by museum architecture and a gold foiled and embossed tuck box, this deck is perfect for everyone, from the interested artist to the experienced cardist.

Kickstarter Campaign

For centuries, the Knights Templar have been the great defenders of the Holy Grail, the chalice used in the Last Supper Jesus shared with his apostles. These holy warriors have defended with their lives the constant attempts to steal the sacred object full of mysterious magical properties.

But the order of the Templars has disappeared and, with it, the secret of the Grail's whereabouts. Four great kingdoms fight to get it and do not hesitate to turn historical quarrels into real bloodshed battles.

The purity of the knight spirit is reflected in a white background back where the cross and the sword, symbols from the Templar imagery, are depicted in silver and red in an elaborate symmetrical composition. That symbology is also present in both jokers.

Oversized aces, perfectly identifiable for game or magic, but fully customized with detailed patterns.

The traditional structure has also been kept in the numbered cards and in the poses of the court characters. Kings, queens and knights with their armor are ready for the fight. The delicacy of the details creates stylized illustrations full of beauty. A new color scheme with more subtle hues softens compositions.

Bicycle Stronghold Natural & Special Edition Stronghold Cards Specifications:

• 56 striking Playing Cards manufactured on Quality Bicycle® Stock Paper using the same processes as the world's leading playing card.
• Custom Face Cards, Court Cards, Jokers and Tuck-Box.
• Printing by the United States Playing Card Company
• Special Custom Made Boxes by GW (Limited Run of 2500 decks)
• Metallic inks on cards & tuck box
• Air Cushion Finish

The Solis deck features an Ocean Blue colour with gold hot foil on the tuck and gold foil on the backs of the cards.

Includes: custom illustrated court cards, custom aces as islands, custom number cards, map portion on the background of all cards (for the puzzle)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/the-eye-of-the-ocean/description