"What Goes Down, Must Come Up."
Welcome to your hope-punk, fairytale apocalypse.
Asunderland is the story of beloved fables and legends who have lost themselves. It is a story of the end of the world as a necessary step towards a new one. More importantly, it’s a story about dismantling what seems indestructible, freedom, community, and answering the revolutionary question; Who are you?
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A live and in-progress archival playlist of the Asunderland story, told through collections of short narrative films and other media made by hundreds of creators.
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Everything you need to jump down the rabbit hole, and add your voice to the Asunderland story.
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MORE ABOUT ASUNDERLAND
About Asunderland;
'Asunderland,' is a role-play setting. A concept for a fictional world put forth by Azrai, originally on TikTok, along with an open invitation for others to create within it. In Asunderland's Oz, fables and fairytale characters have been made to forget who they are in favor of what a mysterious and totalitarian Wizard requires them to be. Their story is a journey out of the Rabbit Hole, and who they choose to be when the Emerald City is in ruins.
Players bring characters to life through the medium of their choice; including costumed roleplaying and acting, illustration, narrative writing, music, voice-acting and creating short narrative films. Many of these works are uploaded to TikTok, where other players interact and add to them. You can watch these videos in the playlist on the Asunderland Theater page.
The story of 'Asunderland' explores themes of indoctrination and deprogramming, medical trauma and healing, exploitation and hope, emphasizing the resilience of marginalized people. You can find the discord and setting information on the Play Asunderland page.
Asunderland struck a chord during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, attracting over a thousand players creating thousands of videos, amassing over 65 million views.
‘Arc 1’ extended beyond TikTok. A dedicated Discord server was set up by Azrai and his team, where they outlined the setting, community guidelines and helped players create characters and find connections. Azrai, acting as the game master, shaped the story in response to the community's real-time contributions. The discord served as a hub for hundreds of creators as they played through the end of the world together.
The arc served as an epilogue, opening up the world of Asunderland beyond the Rabbit Hole and the Emerald City, introducing an entirely changed environment from the rubble of the old one. Azrai, Lou, and key storytellers introduce new plot points and characters for creators to use as they play out their stories, and Asunderland is an open sandbox.
Players bring characters to life through the medium of their choice; including costumed roleplaying and acting, illustration, narrative writing, music, voice-acting and creating short narrative films. Many of these works are uploaded to TikTok, where other players interact and add to them. You can watch these videos in the playlist on the Asunderland Theater page.
The story of 'Asunderland' explores themes of indoctrination and deprogramming, medical trauma and healing, exploitation and hope, emphasizing the resilience of marginalized people. You can find the discord and setting information on the Play Asunderland page.
Asunderland struck a chord during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, attracting over a thousand players creating thousands of videos, amassing over 65 million views.
‘Arc 1’ extended beyond TikTok. A dedicated Discord server was set up by Azrai and his team, where they outlined the setting, community guidelines and helped players create characters and find connections. Azrai, acting as the game master, shaped the story in response to the community's real-time contributions. The discord served as a hub for hundreds of creators as they played through the end of the world together.
The arc served as an epilogue, opening up the world of Asunderland beyond the Rabbit Hole and the Emerald City, introducing an entirely changed environment from the rubble of the old one. Azrai, Lou, and key storytellers introduce new plot points and characters for creators to use as they play out their stories, and Asunderland is an open sandbox.