A Smokin' Pines Original
NEPHARHIA
Dark Southern Fantasy
An original dark fantasy universe currently in development across graphic novels and interactive media.
The World
Something old
waits beneath
the pines.
Robert Frank was a husband, a father, and a man who thought he understood the rage buried inside him.
Left for dead after the murder of his family, Robert awakens to something ancient hidden within his blood—a forgotten lineage capable of transforming man into beast.
Now living beyond civilization in the wilds of Cramirath, the man Robert once was is disappearing. In his place rises Artorix: a werebear of immense strength, violent instinct, and a past that refuses to stay buried.
Artorix Character Art
Coming Soon
The Werebear
ARTORIX
He survived as Robert Frank.
What emerged was something else.
Artorix carries the mind of the man he once was within the body of something ancient—a werebear of immense strength, heightened instinct, and a bloodline lost to history.
Grief drove him into the wilderness. Rage awakened something buried for centuries. What that awakening means for Artorix— and for the world around him—is only beginning to unfold.
The Project
One world.
More than one way in.
01 / Primary Project
The Graphic
Novel
The story begins here.
Nepharhia is being developed first as a graphic novel, introducing Artorix and the world that grows around him.
In Development
Graphic Novel Artwork
Coming Soon
02 / Interactive
Video Game
In Development
Enter the world yourself.
An interactive adaptation of Nepharhia is also in development, bringing Artorix's world into a playable experience built around action, exploration, and dark Southern fantasy.