Where Stories
Become Worlds
An independent dark-fantasy universe — novels, original metal, a tabletop RPG, and the tools to forge your own. One story, told through every medium.
Independent · Veteran‑owned · Built by Adger R. Matthews II
This isn’t a franchise.
It’s one world, four ways in.
The characters in the music are the characters in the books. The world you play at the table is the world they bled for on the page.
UNWRITTEN
A sapphic grimdark saga. Two novels live, more being written.
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The Sound
The band born from the pages — four players, dark-fantasy metal and folk, sung from inside the story.
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SOULFORGED
Forge your soul. Play your truth at the table, in the same world.
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First Light
Your manuscript’s first honest read. No signup. The step before the step.
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UNWRITTEN
The four-piece born from the pages — Selene on vocals, Nysera on guitar, Mirael on bass, Talia on drums. Dark-fantasy metal and folk, sung from inside the story. Every song is canon.
Carry the Story
Apparel, music, and relics from the world of Virelya. Every piece forged in darkness.
One story, every medium — built by one person.
Soul Forged Studios is an independent creative universe by author and musician Adger R. Matthews II. Grimdark novels. A metal catalog performed by the band born from their pages. A tabletop RPG set in the same world. This isn’t a franchise — it’s one story told through every medium we could get our hands on.
Read our storyIndependent · Veteran-owned · US Army