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Welcome to Arvelas

Arvelas is an imagined world shaped by stories, games, and the people willing to walk its roads. For more than thirty-five years, players have taken on the roles of wanderers, schemers, survivors, and heroes. Through their choices, Arvelas has grown, shifted, and in some cases remembered them as legends.

This is a world built through collaboration and friendship. Its lore, rules, and traditions draw inspiration from many games and stories, but are ultimately shaped by the players at the table and the adventures they undertake.

If you dare, pack your traveling bag and begin your journey. You can explore Arvelas by browsing this site, discovering its rules, or reading stories set within the world.

"Remember it's a collaboration art, and everyone at the table is working together to have a good time and make some memories."
-B. Dave Walters (Dungeon Master)

Current Campaigns

The Defenders (2025-Now)

The City of Light (2018-2020)

Available Stories

Defeat
by S.C. Eston

What if you could defeat evil - but only at the cost of your sanity?

"A slick and well-paced dark fantasy novella..."
- Glen Christie, GlamAdelaide

"A dark, often gritty, fantasy novella with a strong, female protagonist to root for. Highly recommended!"
- The Wishing Shelf

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Somewhere in Arvelas: Nether

The Nether, also known as the Underground, the Netherworld or the Nether regions, is a world of tunnels, caves and passages, existing under the earth, where the rays of the sun do not shine. Several races and creatures live in the Nether, isolated. Most of these inhabitants prefer the darkness to the light and rarely travel to the Surface.

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Glimpse: Phoenix

Art © Spaceweaver Art.

The Phoenix is the universal symbol of good, although its nature is hard to determine. It was mostly unknown until the Wars of the Dead, where it appeared and protected Tlefyr Darioh and Askia Zaporavo during the fall of Kingstown.

Ancient manuscripts tell that it played another important role during the Ravages, the final battle between the dragons and the hydras which caused the end of the third era.

The Phoenix is formed from an amalgam of the strongest and most powerful forces of light and good. It most often appears under the guise of flashes of light, which sometimes takes the ...

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Map: Kurtor

Kurtor is a fortress made of carved rock and natural mountains. It is a grand sight, one that leaves its visitors humbled by its imposing size and incredible craftsmanship. The western dwarves call it home, living in a maze that expands both underground and above ground, in between peaks and on high plateaus. Tyr is revered and a fifty foot statue stands at the heart of Kurtor in his honour.

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