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Welcome to The Metalwood Saga Reference Guide

Welcome to the definitive encyclopedia for The Metalwood Saga, the genre-smashing, chaos-fueled science-fantasy epic created by Jeremy Thomas Fuller.

Whether you are a topside Citizen from Newfris, a street-racing gearhead from the Under, an ancient Eldrim from Valaralda, or a fierce rylak from the jungles of Eryn—or if you're still waiting to earn your undername—you have found your home. This wiki contains a comprehensive archive of the characters, magic systems, planets, and lore that make up this expansive universe.

⚠️ MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING ⚠️
Read at your own risk! This wiki is designed as a complete reference guide for the entire saga. Nothing is spoiler-tagged or hidden. All story elements, plot twists, character deaths, and secret identities are completely spoiled. This includes all content from Season 1, Season 2, and the upcoming Metalwood Adventures spinoffs. If you have not finished the series, turn back now or proceed at your own peril!

About the Series

The Metalwood Saga is a thrill ride of found family, forgotten history, and a desperate fight to save a collapsing universe. It blends sci-fi, fantasy, dystopia, and thriller into an epic tale where ancient elven powers manipulate humanity from the shadows, and a force so powerful it has shaped galaxies—the Metalwood—is stirring once more.

High above a ruined Earth, the floating city of Newfris shines with power—but beneath it, in the dark chaos of The Under, an underworld of magic and machines battles for survival. As the apocalyptic force known as The Fall (Guruthos) looms ever closer, a cast of misfits, assassins, reluctant mages, and elven archers are swept into a war that spans across millennia and solar systems. They must navigate betrayal, soul-shattering magic, and the wrath of ancient gods to choose: survive the storm—or stop it.

Explore the Saga

The Books

The main saga is divided into two pulse-pounding seasons, consisting of ten books in total, plus the newly expanding universe of the Adventures series.

Series Chronology

The Metalwood Saga is famously non-linear, featuring many flashbacks and timelines spanning millions of years. To read a summary of all of the major events in Seasons One and Two in chronological order, read Series Chronology. This obviously includes massive spoilers to the entire series.

Key Characters

The saga spans tens of thousands of years and features a massive cast of characters, many of whom have lived through multiple lives, identities, and betrayals.

The Magic System

Magic in the saga is fueled by Metalwood (also known as Primewood or Darkprime) and is inherently tied to the Seven Aspects of the soul.

The Fourteen Gifts (Soulmagic)

Beyond the standard Woodways lies a deeper, ancient, and often more dangerous layer of power known as Soulmagic or the Fourteen Gifts. Accessing these profound abilities typically requires a mage to undergo immense trauma, shattering their mind in a process known as a Soulbreak to peer beneath the veil of reality and manipulate souls directly.

  • Soulbind: The terrifying ability to connect to and completely control another living soul, be it animal, plant, or person. (A softer, non-breaking variation utilized by demisouls to commune equally with nature is known as Souljoining).
  • Soulbleed: A parasitic gift that leeches physical energy and magic from another person, fueling the user while causing the victim to suffer from sudden weakness or fainting spells.
  • Soulblind: Also known as gatesickness, a condition or gift that causes severe memory loss, often resulting from traumatic magical travel or Gatesending.
  • Soulblock: A mental barrier or blockage that prevents a Talented individual from fully realizing their potential as a Prime Mage.
  • Soulbreak: The agonizing process of shattering one's own mind through immense pain, which serves as a prerequisite to accessing the deeper depths of the Fourteen Gifts.
  • Soulburn: The lethal consequence of overextending oneself and drawing too much magical power at once, resulting in instant death.
  • Soulmerge: A profound gift associated with the intimate blending, sharing, or combining of souls and magical essence.
  • Soulmist: The ultimate disguise; it allows Prime Mages to seamlessly alter their physical form into anyone or anything with just a thought, originating from the passive cloaking generated by Prime Trees.
  • Soulprison: The horrific act of permanently trapping a severed soul within the cellular latticework of a tree, sealing them away in Ambarhal.
  • Soulseek: The ability to detect, track, and trace the Sparkthreads of other souls across vast distances.
  • Soulshadow: A dark necromantic ritual that resurrects a freshly-killed corpse into a half-alive, obedient slave controlled entirely by the Twins.
  • Soulspect: The power to visually read the Seven Aspects of a person's soul to determine their Alignment, typically requiring a Prime Leaf as a reagent.
  • Soulsplinter: The dangerous ability to fracture one's soul and project it into multiple physical clones, dividing the user's Aspects among the splintered forms.
  • Soulsunder: A devastating Primal magic that severs a soul from its body, causing mass death and banishing the soul to Ambarhal.

Worlds and Locations

The saga spans the cosmos, from the post-apocalyptic ruins of Earth to the celestial reaches of the Prime Planets.

Factions & Organizations

Species & Bestiary

The universe is seeded with diverse, intelligent, and deadly forms of life.

Lore, Events & Artifacts

The history of the universe is marked by catastrophic events, ancient technology, and artifacts of unimaginable power.

This wiki is an independently maintained encyclopedia for fans of The Metalwood Saga. For more information about the author and upcoming book releases, visit jeremythomasfuller.com.