The Harbinger's Path

LATEST PAGE UPDATE: February 2, 2026
Latest general update: August 26, 2026

Pact Marshal Trahearne spent 43 days captured by the Elder Dragon Mordremoth. What happened to the Firstborn during this time?

Trahearne & Malyck fan comic set during the Heart of Thorns era of Guild Wars 2.
Rated PG-13
(fantasy violence, suggestive and slight dark fantasy themes)

Read the comic online here, or choose from the page contents below:

CHAPTER 1: The Firstborn's Stand
Cover - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15

CHAPTER 2: Visions of a Harbinger
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14

CHAPTER 3: Mordremoth's Favor
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - AN

Latest Updates

August 26, 2026: Print books have all been mailed out as of Aug 20, 2026!

Check your mailboxes as they arrive, and feel free to let me know when they do - I love seeing them arriving in-tact! Thank you so much again to everyone for showing your interest in this project! It always means a lot, and I hope it's as exciting for you seeing the comic in print as it was for me - happy reading & please stay tuned for future updates here!

June 15, 2026: Requests for print books are now closed, thank you so much!

I will now work on sending these books to you while drawing the Nightmare's Embrace mini-comic, and will have more to share about The Harbinger's Path after it is complete.

June 1, 2026: The print book is now available for a limited time!

Info was sent to the interest-check group on June 1. If you're seeing this message late, join the interest check-through the link here, and I will periodically check the list and manually grant you access. The hardcopy books will only be available for a limited time this month (I will update this note when they are no longer available). Edit: Requests are now closed!

The Harbinger's Path had a limited print edition for the first-ever Manga Ichiba!

Printed May & June 2026

Free digital version of Chapter 1: The Firstborn's Stand

PDF with bonus art sent upon signing-up for Email Updates.

PDF without bonus art available as a free download on Ko-fi.

Learn when new pages are live:

Page updates are also posted to Bluesky and Tumblr about a day after email/RSS.

Previews and process images are posted to my "Landy Sketchblog" and above socials.

Have feedback or a question about the comic? Ask me anything on Tumblr.

Below are the 3 previous updates, as well as abridged versions of the launch posts.
Archive of unabridged updates: Ch1 | Ch2 | Ch3

February 2, 2026: Chapter 3, page 26

Ch3, Page 26 now up!

Is he truly lost?

Thank you so much for reading!

This concludes Chapter 3! Click forward on page 26 for an "author's note" about my next plans for The Harbinger's Path, and my next comic project. I'll also write a summary below:

What's next for the comic? And future plans:

The Harbinger's Path: Limited Print Run
- My main focus for The Harbinger's Path right now is editing it for print until the book is finished (which will be by May 2026 at the latest).
  - Edit June 1, 2026: The print book is finished, and now available for a limited time. Sign-up here for more info.
- This includes formatting all 3 chapters/55 pages (current pages were only intended for web), adding general touch-ups to the art, and creating bonus material.
- If you're interested in a print book, there's an interest-check poll sent to those receiving Email Updates. The poll link is also currently sent to new sign-ups.
The Harbinger's Path: Future Comic Pages
- After the print book is finished, I'll have a better idea for what I can do next with The Harbinger's Path.
- If you already receive "Email Updates" or the RSS feed, you'll be conveniently notified when there's something new!
Upcoming Project: Nightmare's Embrace Mini-comic
- While I'm formatting Harbinger's print edition, this is the next comic project I plan on drawing! It involves my sylvari oc's, and is smaller in scope than The Harbinger's Path. I've been eager to try practicing a few things learned while drawing Harbinger in a shorter comic story.

January 28, 2026: Chapter 3, page 25

Ch3, Page 25 now up!

Some light animation on this page! Let me know if anything takes too long to load for you.

Next page Monday!

January 26, 2026: Chapter 3, page 24

Ch3, Page 24 now up!

Oh no!

Next page Wednesday!

This is for logging milestone dates for this project!

September 28, 2025: Chapter 3 Launch

Chapter 3: Mordremoth's Favor begins updating today! Starting with page 1, which is this chapter's title page.

Posting a little earlier today since I'll be out(side) for most of tomorrow, and unsure I'd have time to update the site upon returning.

June 23, 2025: Chapter 2 Launch

Chapter 2: Visions of a Harbinger begins updating today, with page 1 now up!

The accompanying launch post has an alternate version of the page with some background info behind it.

May 12, 2025: Chapter 1 is live!

Happy launch day! The first chapter is now live.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy this project! :D

The Harbinger's Path is a fan-made Guild Wars 2 comic, crafted with a lot of love, care, and respect for the original IP. While Landylachs is a former ArenaNet Creative Partner and enjoyed their time there, their Guild Wars 2 comic projects are entirely fan endeavors, unofficial, and not affiliated with ArenaNet.