Mystery

THF Universe

[aloud]In a world driven by military and technological advancements across the galaxies, the many alien factions vie with each other over precursor technology left over from a time long past. hidden, forgotten, and potentially world-ending in the wro...

Hard Science Mystery Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Ædeos

[quote]The Evergreen Garden we called it for generations, for the sensations and shapes, and forms bloomed generously and withered silently. But [tooltip:The tribe best versed in travelling to Ædeos.]Tæn-ĭ-Sáveni[/tooltip], ventured to this wor...

Ancient Exploration Mystery Soft Magic

Atocitera

At a time long ago, a destructive object fell from the stars and through Cataclysm changed the continent of Atocitera. Mountains, containing raw metal which defies gravity when in presence of magical Flow....

Horror Mystery Science Fantasy

Limana

A land of myths, legends, and mystery, Limana is home to myriad kingdoms and republics. Built on the remnants of ancient civilisations, those that live in Limana do so in one of the very few safe areas of the world. Beyond the borders of the Empire o...

Fantasy Medieval Mystery

Aetates Obscurae Verae

[p]The world is now in the 9th Century, and the Early Middle Ages is in full swing. Adventurers are constantly in demand. Some act as mercenaries, others follow the path of magic and bolster their respective nations. Groups scattered here and there l...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror

Avoranic

This world was created on July 27, 2022, here on World Anvil. Welcome to Avoranic! I want to welcome you to Avoranic - a world that is home to several short stories and novels by Tricia Johansson/Trix Joyce. On this...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Romantic Mystery Science Fantasy Slice of Life

Twin Earths

The Twin Earths- one of the most unique parts of greater Existence. Between the points where the two realms have fused together, the presence of witches, and the mysterious Cryptids, there is much of this world that remains unknown.

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Modern Mystery Supernatural

Hotel Nowhere

Hotel Nowhere is an AU for the Roblox game DOORS, based on the (noncanon) idea that the entities were once human. Expect a lot of canon divergence and heavily work-in-progress articles.

Fanfiction Horror Mystery Supernatural

Secret Agent Someone

The mysteriously wonderful world of W.I.L.L.O.W.I.S.P. is home to spies, lies, disguise, surprise, and a man with malachite eyes......

Crime Modern Mystery Religious Romance

Pascelus

Legends tell of a brighter time when nations and pantheons guided the people of the world toward goals loftier than imagining. Millions flocked to their cities, beholding wonders beyond our dreams, gods and men wielding powers scarcely comprehensible...

Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Post Apocalyptic Religious

The Azure Sea

The lands encompassing The Azure Sea are a wild and dangerous place. Islands of civilisation offer some protection from the wildlands, but most of the continent remains unexplored and maps show only t...

Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Mystery Political Sword & Sorcery

Frencal

South of Alven lies Frencal, a divided continent: to the north lies the Frencal Republic: a collection of former kingdoms now united against the south, the Frencal Empire, still holding on to the old ways. Join a world of politics, intrig...

Flintlock Mystery Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Icewind Dale

[quote] "If I could choose what life would be mine, it would be this life that I now have, at this time. I am at peace, and yet, the world around me swirls with turmoil... The reality of existence here in Icewind Dale is harsh indeed, an environm...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery

Nonvyrox

After a divine war that raged for centuries, the gods left. Their physical forms never to return. For over 700 years, the people of the world have lived with a changed form of divinity and a burgeoning world with vast cultures and diverse peoples.....

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Mystery

Anoria

In the world of Anoria, the winds of change are blowing. For centuries, life in this world has carried on in relative peace, but now an ominous cloud looms on the horizon. A powerful and mysterious substance has been uncovered, one with the power to...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery Sword & Sorcery

'Forsaken'

"This has not been the first time that ruin has stemmed from children turning upon their guardians; but if this calamity is not averted, it will be the last." The Gods are dead, slain by the very children that...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political Religious

Aerthis

A land wrought of danger and mystery, the ethereal hum of ancients beginning to billow from its depths once more. Bastions of lost knowledge and realms of mad tyrants are strewn across this fractured world, while the threat of other planes seeps thro...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Pulse

An experiment is taking place on a planetary scale. Across the surface of the planet, a phenomenon referred to as "Blight" is spreading. Festering regions defended by fierce creatures called “blightbeasts” taint the surface, warping the land and p...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Science Fantasy

Interactive Eberron - Campaign of Dreams

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

Cadriel

In the beginning, Cadriel was a world inhabited only by plants and animals. Giant magical life forms ruled the land without civilization. One day, the arcane energy came together and a life was spawned from thin air. This being, was called A...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery

A Galaxy far, far away

Unseen forces have been operating in the shadows, working to seed death and disruption across the galaxy. Can their plots be exposed? Can their actions finally be brought to the light?

Exploration Mystery Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Gran Kora

The Wild an untamed world of Gran Kora was once a great and lively planet. But the great fall happened and turned the world into the dangerous shadow of what it once was; empty and uninhabited. Until not too long ago...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery

Ealdwyll

Thousands of years ago a mysterious event called The Pulse nearly destroyed Ealdwyll. Those who survived faced many years of hardship in a world they barely recognized. Despite the harsh living conditions the small number of...

Fantasy Mystery

Briste

A world, cracked open upon its forging; discarded by its creator; torn asunder too many times to count, by forces too great to control; the playground of demigods. Briste continues its tenuous grasp upon the plane, held together by the faith and stor...

Exploration Fantasy Medieval Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Quilela

After generations of war and bloodshed across the Susilotyh Archipelago, the 33 islands were eventually brought to heal for the first time (individually) by House Clearbrook, and forced into a single kingdom known simply as The Archipelago. Decades o...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Tarana

The world of Tarana and the Crystal Spire campaign setting are built on D&D 5E with the goal of capturing the texture, flavor, themes, and experiences of Celtic mythology, while including aetherpunk/steampunk flavors and aesthetics on top of it all.

Adult 18+ Ancient Clockpunk Comedy Crime

Edda Revised

[h1|7672aed1-cab9-46f3-9997-827dbc807a34]Edda: Summer Camp 2025 [quote]Welcome one and welcome all to this years Summer Camp event! We're in for four weeks of creativity and passion from the entire website, yours truly included~!Follow me o...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic MagiPunk Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Bellyem

[container:intro]Under the Reign of the Cieux, between Shadow and Light, the inhabitants of Bellyem tread a fragile line between devotion and survival, ever at the mercy of the nightmarish echoes of the past and the promises of the divine. [/contain...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Political

Eberron

Fantasy Mystery Science Fantasy

Primatis

A world created from the void, made from godly essences combined. The planes leak into the realm to create strange environments. This world has seen much turmoil as the demons of the abyss charged through the material to attack everything and ever...

Adult 18+ Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic

Remnant: The Odyssey of Destinies

A world Set in an Alternate version of My Little Pony, containing historical themes, Fantasy Technology, Fantasy monsters and tropes. Magi-Punk inspiration and a complicated geopolitical & Fantastical recreation of a roughly Inter-war to WW1 Magi Pun...

Adult 18+ Crime Dystopia Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark

Honides

Are you tainted by desire? Or do you posses the patience for creation? The discipline for devotion?The world as we know it is only here by accidental fertility. A blue marble lost in the endl...

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Steampunk Supernatural

Shal'Azura - Age of Progress

Shal'Azura, the City of the Desert Rose, stands as a beacon of unstoppable progress. In this thriving metropolis, technomancy, magical artifice, and arcane development surge forward with relentless momentum, reaching for the unknown and t...

Fairy tale Fantasy, High Magic MagiPunk Mystery Oriental

Pearl Directive

[follow:f21bcf04-4876-4cee-b0dc-1554bbe5b1a8] A one-of-a-kind game that merges the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Players can embark on an immense journey of space exploration and discovery, as they navigate through an ever-...

Cyberpunk Hard Science Mystery Science Fantasy Space Opera

Novarkan

Hierarchia, cultus personalitatis, corruptio, manipulatio veritatis, somnium aequalitatis. Omnia eiusdem causae consequentiae. Nihil restat nisi precari. In nomine regis, imperii, et minister sanctus. Amen.

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Mystery Surreal

Sirion

[quote] "By love this world was made. And by love this world will be unmade..."[/quote] In a world that was once characterized by unity and wholeness, there has been a devastating catastrophe known as The Collapse, an event that mercilessly...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Romantic

Onigma V

Viides Onigma on maailma, jossa kiivas kehitys on koittanut pitää kasvavat kauhut poissa, mutta on epäonnistunut siinä kerta toisensa jälkeen. Rikkaat ja sivistyneet keksivät aina uusia keinoja hyödyntää voimia, joita kohti kenenkään ei tulisi katsoa...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Science Fantasy Steampunk

Casmyr

I have renamed the world, because I have enough lore to do so. I keep "Casmyr" to make it easier to find.

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Mystery Political

Zivaria

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Steampunk Western

Dread Beast Sagas

There have always been stories of the fantastic and the horrifying. For much of human history, they remained just stories and those that inspired the stories could remain anonymous. Exceptions, such as inquisitions and witch trials became dark chapte...

Fantasy, Urban Mystery Science Fiction, Modern

The Forsaken Planes: Guruhm

Nothing and everything survives there. Nothing and everything stays in the Forsaken Planes, a world bursting at the seams with life and yet, somehow, still hollow for something long forgotten. The Weave has been deteriorating for centuries as the God...

Fantasy Mystery Steampunk

Terras Rasgadas de Valônia

[quote] "No tempo em que o sol brilhava em esplendor sem par, Surgiu Gorgoraz, das trevas, levando o pavor a reinar. A paz de Valônia findou, dando lugar à desolação, E uma guerra se alastrou, causando a total alteração. Surge então o Império...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Mystery

Lumina

Welcome to Lumina Private University! Here, we stride to be the best! If you are here, it means you have taken and passed a highly challenging test, and accepted Lumina’s invitation! Only the best of the best are allowed here, making t...

Adult 18+ Horror Literature RPG Mystery Slice of Life

Atlas

[quote] “Welcome back to another school year, the staff here at Atlas Academy are rather excited to see you all. First off, Let me introduce the newest member of our staff, Alice Que. Professor Que, I'm happy to say, has agreed to teach three ac...

Fantasy, High Magic Mystery

Where Dragons Rule

Set in the fictional continent of Geolga, Where Dragons Rule is a fantasy series about humans and dragons and their constant struggles to find a line between peace and dominance. The following is a collection of the notes recovered from one...

Fantasy Mystery Political

Xelestar

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Neo Noir

Allenia

Allenia is a Homebrew Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition world created for friends. When I was young a few friends and I created a world for a role playing game. It was called Allenia. I named this as a homage to those memories and good times.

Ancient Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Romantic Mystery Political

Curse of Strahd

Under raging stormclouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. The vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, bil...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery

Coria Viridis

Coria Viridis - The world that arose, as one of many, after the inter-planar catastrophe called The Merge Day. The unknown force tore the existing worlds apart and connected them randomly, mixing in previously unimaginable combinations. [...

Fantasy Historical Mystery Religious Sword & Sorcery

Terrus

[p]Welcome to the Terrus campaigns World Anvil. Here you'll find all manner of info about the world of Terrus and various campaigns within it.[/p] [p][/p] [p]Umbrella Corp Boston D&D Webring[/p] [p][url:https://linex.miraheze.org...

MagiPunk Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Milky Way Murders

Milky Way Murders is the working title for a psychological thriller set in outer space, on the spaceship Spectrum's Hope #16.

Crime Dystopia Mystery Science Fiction Speculative

Gotham City by Night

Gotham City! It was once referred to as "...a refuge! A stronghold! A fortress!" by judge Solomone Zebediah Wayne as he described his vision of the future of the city to architect Cyrus Pinkney. Pinkney than designed the characteristic skys...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery

Maristhia

Fantasy, High Magic Informational Literature RPG Mystery Political

Mora

A world trying to rebuild itself. [p]Mora is a realm of mystery, adventure, political intrigue and, most importantly, ancient secrets.[/p] [p]Explore the rise and fall of cultures, the ancient history of a new world and the struggle of a p...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Mystery

The Shattered Lands

In the beginning there were only two peoples. No gods, goddesses or deities, no monsters or aberrations; there were only godlings and humans. However this state did not last for long. The godlings were not gods, but they were quite powerful, able to...

Fantasy Medieval Mystery Political Sword & Sorcery

Raiders of the Pacific Rim!

SMOKE-FILLED MAHJONG PARLOURS... SEEDY OPIUM DENS... UNCHARTED MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS AND JUNGLES... TITANIC FORTRESSES OF BYGONE EMPIRES... EXOTIC TEMPLES AND MYSTICAL SHAMANS... WOMEN IN RED, MEN IN BLACK, AND SAVAGES NAKED BUT FOR THEIR COURAGE...! TH...

Comedy Decopunk Mystery Neo Noir Wuxia-Fantasy

Victoria Magica

[h2|c179a330-66fa-454c-bcb1-24fa3106c1be]Goals for This Setting [p]The purpose of Victoria Magica is to craft a world where homoerotic stories can flourish—stories that explore passion, power, and intimate connections beyond the boundari...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Mystery Romance Victorian

Album

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political Religious Soft Magic

Eidanari

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Literature RPG Mystery

Greyhawk

Fantasy Medieval Mystery Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Eritaam

The world of Eritaam is a vast and rich plane of various cultures and beliefs throughout the world, each at various stages of progression and civilization. From the sporadic and disconnected forest and tundra villages of the Beastlands to the medieva...

Fantasy Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Half-Born

In the sprawling urban landscapes of the New World of Darkness, the mundane and the mystical collide in a tapestry of hidden truths and forbidden knowledge. Cities once familiar and bustling with life harbor enigmatic secrets, their glittering skylin...

Adult 18+ Horror Literature RPG Mystery Supernatural

The Twilight Shrouded Realm of Evermore

Evermore, better known as The Twilight Shrouded Realm. Known for it's sixteen hour days of twilight, It's massive economic effects on world trade as the country has helped pen many of Aetherea trade laws and practicves. Evermore also has some of the...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery

Eberron

You met your untimely death in your hometown. Is this the end? Are you now going to the afterlife? Fortunately and unfortunately, no. The gods need your help and they transport you into the world of Eberron. All you know is that a great evil will b...

Exploration Fantasy Isekai Mystery Steampunk

Afterlight

[p]Monsters and Magic are real! They exist in the shadows of our world, all the legends of boogeymen are true.[/p] [p][/p] [p]Step into Afterlight, a realm where neon pulses against the darkness, and secrets dance in the shadows. In the year 2050, th...

Cyberpunk Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

Die Gesellschaft der Kundschafter

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Golarion (Varisia)

The planet Golarion orbits a yellow sun in the far reaches of the Material Plane. Third of eleven in orbit, this blue planet contains vast oceans and lush green lands, the perfect environment for countless cultures to thrive. Indeed, Golarion is the...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery Political

Gaia

[quote]Eine Welt so jung, dass ihre Erschaffer längst nicht fertig mit ihr sind. So groß, dass ihre Bewohner sie noch kaum erforscht haben. So fantastisch, dass ihre Beobachter danach suchten werden. Anonymer Informant[/quote]

Mystery Science Fantasy Subversion Surreal Weird

Emirate of Belkar

Historical Medieval Mystery

Tacoma by Night

The nights have run red for years beneath the watchful gaze of ordinary people in Tacoma. First came the conflicts between Camarilla and Anarch. Then came the Sabbat in a surprise ambush. Then came the Inquisition. And lastly, came those Anarchs who...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

Ignotas

A dark hole of nothingness is many things. Scary. Sad. Unforgiving even. But like a blank sheet of paper, or a clean slate, it is potential in its rawest form. And if there was light that could illuminate the dark, what is not to say there could be a...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark MagiPunk Mystery Steampunk

Aulyre's Eberron Gazetteer

Fantasy Horror Mystery Neo Noir Steampunk

Мрак

[p] [spoiler] Сегодня вы собрались в доме Света, чтобы отринуть сомнения и страх. Прислушайтесь к сердцам своим! Ещё горяч в нас жар веры. Мы – сильны своей любовью, когда прижимаем детей к груди. Мы – сильны своей верой, когда посвящаем молитвы на...

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Post Apocalyptic Religious

Exodus

While no one knows the true origin of Exodus, it lies at the center of a massive planar sphere. Composed of many continents, most unexplored, Exodus is home to many mythological wonders and fantasy races. In what is described as the heart of Exodus,...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Supernatural

Therinyn

All creations and material belong to their creators, and all content found here is for personal use for my campaigns.

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Political

Tovelt

Tovelt is a high fantasy world using the D&D 5th ed rule set. We will be doing a high level one shot with per-generated characters to help set the history of the world. This will be done following the play style of a pre packaged campaign and wil...

Adult 18+ Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Eisun

Bandit caves, ruins and Praon races! Oh my! The wide world of Eisun was created by a group of gods ages ago, and serve as the home world of Dragons. All throughout the world, each region is ruled by a Dragon Regent (Dragon title for King/Queen) an...

Exploration Fantasy Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Ovensu

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Political

Traeon's Twilight

[articleblock:9de436cd-420b-4bca-82e7-b2f6909b860d] [p]row[/p] [p]col[/p] - 1 - 2 - 3 [p]col[/p] [p]col[/p] - 1 - 2 [p][/p] [p]row[/p] [aloud]In Traeon, you find yourself not merely as wanderer or treasure-seeker...

Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery

Tilea

"In Tilea, magic comes from ancient artifacts deposited by a great comet a millennium ago. This comet reshaped the world back then, drove away the cold you see? But todays lesson is about all about what was left after our world was forever changed, a...

Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Political Sword & Sorcery

The Ostium Verse

Urban fantasy world

Alternative History Comedy Fantasy, Urban Mystery Science Fiction

Animara

Welcome to Animara! Where the Animal Kingdom Comes to Life! Animara is a realm where animals of all kinds live and thrive. You won't find any humans here, as they are only myths or legends from stories long ago. Animara is composed of...

Medieval Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Solirium

Solirium Welcome to Solirium, try your best not to get killed by any of the flora or fauna here and try not to piss off any factions too. I'll be your humble guide in our quest to live within the never-endin...

Adult 18+ Exploration Fantasy, Low Magic Mystery Political

Preterra

[p]Preterra is a world of magic, mega fauna and flora, deities, and biomancy. An ever evolving world of connoisseurs of monster hunting and the food and crafts that come from them.[/p] [p][/p]

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery

Dark Divide

Dobrodošli v Dark Divide-u. To vesolje bom izdeloval tekom naše kampanje. Do začetka se lahko še dost spremeni, ampak sem vam vseen dal na voljo za prebrat, da ne bi bil potem prevelik info dump. Sej pomembne informacije bom itak povedal, če...

Exploration Mystery Science Fiction Surreal

Solaritas

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Mystery

Launtrel

[color:#c10300]** All articles in Launtrel can be considered rough drafts. Please excuse typos - they will be fixed. **[/color]Deep in the lands of the Feywilds sits an isolated realm hidden to most. As an incredibly large and...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Political

The Valley of Fallen Leaves

"An enchanting and mysterious land, but also dark, mean, and cursed. A place full of dreams and nightmares, of hopes and resignation, of possibilities and insurmountable barriers. Someone has defined it as a 'fascinating and terribl...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery

Chronoverse

Exploration Fantasy Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Curiosity and Satisfaction

Welcome to Curiosity and Satisfaction. A curious but satisfying Call of Cthulhu game set in 1950's Massachusetts where feline and canine sleuths investigate and battle against the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. [/cen...

Alternative History Horror Mystery Supernatural Weird

Ashalar

Exploration Fantasy Mystery

Arathos

The world of Arathos is a realm shrouded in mystery and wrought with peril. From the whispering depths of its silent seas to the towering peaks of its forbidding mountains, Arathos is a land of diverse landscapes and untold secrets waiting to be unco...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Mystery

Sanctum

A really early work-in-progress. Planned is a alibi-high-fantasy world in a medieval setting.

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political

Calagon

Fantasy, Dark Mystery

Sipenta

From the sparkling cities of the Ensollian basin with their spires and minarets that soar into the burning sun, to the vast golden fields of Kressia and Perrence glistening with morning dew and the promise of bountiful harvests, to the proud stone ke...

Exploration Fantasy Flintlock Mystery Political

Aequoria

[quote] [p]The sea is not just a boundary, but a gateway to endless possibilities. In every crashing wave lies a whisper of freedom, urging us onward. However, only those who take action, who heed the whisper's call find greatness amidst the boundl...

Exploration Fantasy Mystery

Montro City

Adult 18+ Horror Modern Mystery Supernatural

Loria

Welcome to Loria, a realm of enchantment, adventure, and diverse landscapes. Loria is a world steeped in ancient lore, where magic flows through its very veins and mythical creatures roam its untamed wilderness. From soaring mountain ranges t...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Mystery

Gloomwood

[p]Nestled on the edge of the Gloomwood Forest, the village of Ravenshollow clings to survival beneath the shadow of ancient powers and deepening corruption. The village is a place of hard-won life, where the people endure by toil and superstition, e...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Mystery Supernatural

The Vale out of Time

A world within a world, trapped in time and space. Terrifying creatures and sinister agents, heroes and antiheroes who come face to face with their own cosmic doom... Welcome to the Vale out of Time.

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery