ill be honest... getting sick of waiting for these. shoulda waited and got them from carc.
If you ordered from Coterie1902, you should contact them immediately. I received mine from them maybe two weeks ago.
EDIT: Let's review again what we know about the hints.
One way to amaze is found on the tip of a wingWe know there's a one-way mark on the tips of the dragons' wings. We ALSO know that this mark is reversed on the four aces. It's less of a one-way mark, more of a fast way to find the aces, unless you flip the aces around relative to the rest of the deck.
Riffle to stoke the flames of fireWe know that the deck fails a riffle test, revealing a marking system hidden in the flames on the dragons' backs.
In the heart of a blind man, the eight is kingWe know about the very subtly embossed 8 and diamond on the back of the tuck box.
Dragons reveal smoke and rubiesWe know that the "reveal joker" not only shows what appears to be a two of clubs in the dragon's hand, but that the smoke from its snout has the addition of the word "ruby" just above the smoke as it appears in the non-reveal joker.
Pearl is to dragon as Koi is to waterfallWe're still a bit stumped on this. I suspect that it could actually be a reference to the fine/bold indices on each card. The one thing I'm thinking of is what these two relationship phrases have in common. "Pearl is to dragon" and "Koi is to waterfall" - it could be a reference to something small compared to something big, it could be a reference to an object and something that protects/guards the object... We need to think more about that relationship and what the elements mean to each other.
Hearts are found split in the embersAnother reference to the marking system - the suits are in the "embers" of the flames that reveal the values, with a heart represented by fine lines replacing the thick ones at the base of the 1st and 4th flames counting from the bottom up - they're found "split", and they're the only suit that's split in that manner. Diamonds have no fine lines, clubs are the bottom two "embers" and spades are the top two.
What language do computers understand?The third reference to the marking system. The code in the flames to read the card values is binary, with the smallest digit at the bottom flame and each larger digit one flame higher. Aces are 0001 in binary (1 in decimal); jacks are 1011 (11), queens are 1100 (12) and kings are 1101 (13).
An Lámh Fhoisteanach AbúAll we know about this is that it's the Sullivan/O'Sullivan family motto in Irish/Gaelic, which translates to "The Steady Hand to Victory". So, if I hold my hand still during a poker game, does that mean that I'll always win if I'm using this deck?
Anybody have some new ideas regarding the two (red) unexplained clues?