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Alia Terra: Stories from the Dragon Realm

Alia Terra: Stories from the Dragon Realm - a book of three all-ages queer fairy tales highlighting nonbinary characters, aromanticism, and personal acceptance from Atthis Arts. Written by me, illustrated by Matthew Spencer and edited by E.D.E. Bell, these stories in English and Romanian hold a message very dear to me: Our happiness is our own.



Pre-oder a copy here ! If your inner dragon, wants some hoard, we have art carts, Romanian bookmarks, a custom D20 die and many other goodies.

We appreciate sharing this project! Thank you.
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Published on May 25, 2021 08:11 Tags: alia-terra, aromantic, dragons, fairy-tales, fantasy, lgbt, lgbtqia, michigan, nonbinary, romania, transgender

Alia Terra: Salt and bread

An update on a Romanian folk tale I remember fondly from childhood, and a Romanian custom of receiving guests. All with photos from the Turda Saltmines in Transylvania. Read about it here.

salt blocks in a wooden cart against a black wall made of salt from the turda saltmines in romania

Have you heard? We reached out first stretch goal and so we're getting bookplates! Signed by me and Matt, their design is not in the works. Thank you everyone! Emily's update talks about what happens next.

Thank you for joining us on this journey through the Dragon Realm! We appreciate sharing this project!
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Published on June 01, 2021 13:53 Tags: alia-terra, aromantic, dragons, fairy-tales, fantasy, lgbt, lgbtqia, michigan, nonbinary, romania, transgender

Kogaionon: the Sacred Mountain and the Other Realm

Today, an update about the Romanian concept of the Other Realm and how it fits with the Alia Terra stories. I hope you enjoy it. We are so close (so close!) to being able to add a hardcover, so please let people know about our queer, nonbinary, aromantic story project. Emily's fingers are ready to type updates and posts about it; let's get her to work. (^_^) Read here.

Illustration in color of mountain range and a sun setting with mosaic tile effect (by Ava Kelly). The colors are rich and deep, from yellows, oranges, to purple, blue and greens.
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Published on June 14, 2021 12:01 Tags: alia-terra, aromantic, dacia, dragons, fairytale, fantasy, fiction, kogaionon, nonbinary, pride2021, romanian

Alia Terra: A Minute with the Cast!

Exclusive! The Dragon Realm is buzzing with anticipation as the cast of Alia Terra step onto the stage! In an dazzling appearance, the cast will answer questions in the forest auditorium. Entrance fee is one small rock. Fallen leaves are also accepted. See you there!
Image depicting two characters of Alia Terra. The Tower Princess has short, dark hair. She wears roundish glasses and a white ie (traditional Romanian tunic) with embroidery in red thread. Her tiara is coppery with swirls, rebel curls poking out from underneath. The Tower Dragon is covered in purple scales and wears narrow glasses over which their brown eyes gaze with playful kindness. Their wavy horns complement their majestic presence.
As we near the end of our preorder campaign, consider the exclusive add-ons, the hardcover, and letting people (and dragons, and kittens, and critters, and cryptids) about Alia Terra. Read here the character sheets with portraits by Matthew Spencer.
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Published on June 17, 2021 09:33 Tags: alia-terra, aromantic, character-sheets, dragons, fairytale, fantasy, fiction, nonbinary