The Epicenter

An independent creative ecosystem built around one world, one truth, and everything it takes to tell it.

Red logo with two dragons facing each other, a sword in the middle, and text that says "Soul Forged Studios".

WHO WE ARE

Soul Forged Studios LLC is an independent creative ecosystem built by author, musician, and game designer Adger R. Matthews II.

Everything built here has been experienced in some form or another. The grief in the novels is real. The trauma in the TTRPG system is real. The love stories are real. The music is the sound of a world that needed to be heard.

A man with a shaved head and beard sitting at a wooden desk in a dimly lit room. He has a serious expression, with a laptop, two books titled 'Unwritten' and 'Unwritten: Tales of the Unlikely,' a black mug, and some papers on the desk. A bookshelf with various books is in the background, and a framed map hangs on the wall.
Woman in black armor rescuing a young girl in a burning medieval town, with soldiers in the background and silhouettes of soldiers on the rooftops.

THE UNWRITTEN SAGA

A sapphic grimdark fantasy universe set in Virelya — a world where love itself was murdered and history was rewritten to hide what happened. The main trilogy. The origin stories. The Echoes of Time series. One world, built to expand without limit.

A young woman with long black hair and tears on her face, wearing dark leather armor, standing in a medieval battlefield with tents and armored soldiers in the background under a cloudy sky.
A woman in ornate silver armor kneels on snowy ground in a prayerful pose, with her hands clasped in front of her face, beside a large sword planted in the snow. She has long red hair and a determined expression. The background shows a smoky, fiery scene with sparks and flames.

UNWRITTEN — The Official Band of the Universe

THE MUSIC

Dark folk, metal and rock born directly from the books. Selene. Nysera. Mirael. Talia. The same characters who live in the pages live on the stage. The Awakening is the first album. Every track is a chapter. Every song is a truth the novels couldn't say in prose alone.

Because some stories need to be heard, not just read.

SOULFORGED TTRPG

Your choices leave permanent marks.

Built because I couldn't find a system that told the truth about trauma. Playtested across 18 sessions. Rated 9.5 out of 10. Free demo available now.

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THE FORGE TOOLS

First Light Beta Reader — Live

Your manuscript's first honest reader. Free. No signup. No stored manuscripts. Built for every indie author who deserves real feedback before they spend $400 on a human beta reader.

A black ornate key with red illuminated symbols and numbers stands upright on an open old book, with floating scrolls and glowing artifacts in a dark, mystical setting.

"This isn't just a story. It's a world you can live in. Read it. Listen to it. Play it. Build in it. Everything is connected. Everything has always been connected."

Soul Forged Studios is the epicenter.

CONNECT

Email - Adger@soulforgedstudio.com

TikTok - @adger.matthews → https://www.tiktok.com/@adger.matthews

YouTube - @Soul.Forged.Studios → https://www.youtube.com/@Soul.Forged.Studios

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