Woven Realms

Woven Realms is a shared, living world. It’s a universe completely open for individuals and organizations to develop stories within. This is a universe full of worlds to explore, worlds of wonder, magic, courage, and glory.

 

Will you add to it’s story?

Welcome to the Realms of Arva

The Realms of Arva are a collection of solar systems and worlds created from the fragmented remains of god and crystal, brought together by the Wind Everlasting. Eons have passed, and these fragments have now been populated, many times over, by all manner of civilizations, cultures, peoples, and creatures.

What is a

“Shared World”?

We’ve created The Realms of Arva to be a universe that anyone can create stories within. We’re inviting creators of all stripes to help create this world, together. We’re expecting to create written stories, games, films, and everything in between – all created within a single, fantastical, universe.

To this end, some of our goals are to:

  • Create specific systems for artists to submit their work to the Woven Realms project.
  • Create deep enough lore to draw inspiration for, but light enough that it won’t box in creativity.
  • Create our work under a Creative Commons license
    • Specifically the CC BY-SA license. This license would require reusers give credit to the Woven Realms project, but would allow reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, even for commercial purposes. If others remix, adapt, or build upon the material, they must license the modified material under identical terms.

What is a

“Living World”?

The way we’re using the term “living” might be familiar to gamers. Essentially, we like to make it clear that the Realms of Arva is a world that continuously evolves and adapts as creators and players interact and create within the universe. This offers a dynamic and ever-changing experience for those interacting with our world as well as provides inspiration and a creative spirit for those wanting to make their mark on the Realms.

The Realms have a current “present day”, they have a past, and a deep mythos, and as creators, players, and readers interact with the world, its story will move along, moving the current state of the universe into the past. Characters, locations, and stories will come and go, and stories that impact the Realms as a whole will change how participants interact with the world. Essentially, the Realms of Arva will change, this is not a story already told.

AI Notice

We’re currently using generative AI for much of the images on the site. We intend to change this, we we want to use human art, so if you’re an illustrator interested in helping us, please get in contact with us!