I very nice piece! The title threw me a bit as the fantasy books I was aware of had automatic transmission in their spirit boards. I would give you a big hand over it but I see you already have one.
Love it. I’ve been playing around with leather some lately (GF makes it much easier to get the spacing on hand stiches right!) but I seem to always mess up the dying if using veg-tan like the GF stuff. Was this proof grade or something else? I.e., if you did dye it I would love to hear about your process.