Our story
A northern tome of fantasy art
The Boreal Codex is a curated marketplace for Canadian fantasy & TTRPG artists — built so makers keep their rights, their credit, and the lion\u2019s share of every sale.
We started The Boreal Codex because the best Canadian fantasy art was scattered across marketplaces that buried the artist, muddied the rights, and increasingly let AI-laundered work crowd out real makers. We wanted one place — hand-curated, bilingual, and unapologetically Canadian — where a game master could find a battlemap, a token set, or a commissioned party portrait and know exactly who made it and that they were paid fairly.
What we stand for
- Curated. We choose carefully. Every artist and listing is hand-reviewed. We don’t flood — we select.
- Northern. Rooted in Canada — the boreal, the maple, the folklore. Specific, not generic.
- Respectful. Credit the maker. No AI-laundered art. Rights are clean and the artist’s name is always on the work.
- Fair. 70% of every digital sale goes to the artist, paid and credited by name.
How we\u2019re different
Curation over volume. Rights-clean over fast. Artist-first economics — 70% on digital, 80% on drop-ship. Bilingual, .ca, GST-correct checkout. And a hard line against AI-laundered art: everything here is made by a named human.
Join us
Browse the shop, meet the artists, or — if you make fantasy art yourself — apply to sell. Questions? Our FAQ and contact page are a good place to start.