ETHNIS STUDIO
Narrative Universe and Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Ethnis is on the other side of a vast divide of history. There is a war going on and everything is on the line. It’s a war between seven Banners, thousands of planets, and quadrillions of people. This war is The War, the sum of life and death; every reason to fight played out at once, a controlled burn of faith, pride, politics, money, bigotry, and necessity.
Somewhere, in all of this, is you.
You live in Ethnis, among its people. You know of the Meta, and how it allows you to command the nature of the world around you. You know of the Wayhall—the path through the stars—and you know of the Banners, the Sophont, the Sovereigns, and most importantly: The Wheel.
You know this because Ethnis is home.
WHAT IS ETHNIS?
Ethnis is a massive Science-Fantasy setting, a backdrop for stories in many types of media. This Codex is the lore bible for a Tabletop Roleplaying Game, novels, and several manuscripts in various states of completion from first draft to finished publication.
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What is Ethnis?
Maximalist Punk Sci-Fantasy in an Absurd Future
You have arrived at a Strange and Dangerous Time
You may have to become strange and dangerous to survive
Ethnis is on the other side of a vast divide of history, yet is closer to the present than you would like. There is a war going on and everything is on the line. This war is The War, the sum of life and death; every reason to fight played out at once, a controlled burn of faith, pride, politics, money, bigotry, and necessity.
Somewhere, in all of this, is you.
You live in Ethnis, among its people. You know of the Meta, and how it allows you to command the nature of the world around you. You know of the Wayhall—the path through the stars—and you know of the Banners, the Sophont, the Sovereigns, and most importantly: The Wheel.
You know this because Ethnis is home.
Fear becomes passé when it is constant.
It is our lot to rage against the dying of the light, to fight with primal furor and disarm that primordial dread of its scythe and hourglass with the wonders of science. We have slain the horsemen, stolen their steeds, and now use them to terrorize each other.
This era is not one belonging to Death, it belongs to unrepentant, unforgiving, unrelenting life.
Make it count.
The Crew
Director
Ademal
Owner and director of Ethnis, Ademal once heard of relaxation in a fairytale. Whenever she’s not going neurotic over a project, she can be found playing a mixture of puzzle, survival, and adventure games.
Developer
Barron
Nerd extraordinaire, dreams of building Ethnis and entertaining for a living. Can either be found in the kitchen, playing a random-as-heck game, or doing whatever he can to make Ethnis a reality!
Marketing
TJ
TJ is a creative polymath from the UK, he’s a designer by day and artist by night and is our dedicated social media & digital marketing expert! Like the rest of the team, TJ is a big nerd when it comes to worldbuilding.
Webmaster
Oneriwien
When not dedicating every second of his free time to maintaining, improving, and expanding his paracosm, Oneriwien can be found messing around with as many forms of web design he can get his hands on.
Artist
Lorsynth
The ultimate jack of all trades, Lorsynth is a fierce advocate of the arts, has an unhealthy obsession with fungi and prefers to spend every waking moment painting, coding or sculpting.
Ops Support
Secondhand
Secondhand has been practicing paracosms and daydreaming for most of his life, but has now somehow ended up being around them for a living. RPG Grognard, collector of weird fiction and embracer of the Multi User Shared Hallucination. Can mainly be found behind the scenes pulling levers. #WeAreAllOne
Get Involved
In the Many Facets of Ethnis
Projects
Roleplay Universe
The Ethnis Lite RPG allows you to adventure within Ethnis. Make rich, interesting characters with intriguing backstories and lofty goals, fight gods and save worlds, and grow to become a renown interstellar force.
Narrative Universe
Novels are text content which will be published and sold on e-readers and, hopefully, paperback. Ethnis already has one published book and short story, and there are 4 more manuscripts in various stages of completion waiting for the Codex to be more fleshed out before Ademal returns to production on them.
The novel universe explores the major story arcs of Ethnis, from the early development of the Verin millennia ago to the modern Banner War.
Interactive Universe
The serial universe tackles slivers of Ethnis, most often in the modern setting. These are stories that occur between the larger arcs, and shed light on culture and people trying to make a living among the gargantuan powers that be.
Contact Us
We Love to Chat
Do you have a few burning questions? Or do you just want to meet the Devs? Regardless, the best way to contact Ethnis Studio is through our Discord!
You can also contact us through our E-Mail at ethnisstudio@gmail.com or on our Twitter, Ethnis Universe.
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