Welcome to the Realm Beyond the Living — An Insidious Universe Roleplay
There is a place that exists just out of reach — not heaven, not hell… something colder, emptier. A shadow of reality where time rots and silence stretches too long. They call it the Further.
Most people will never see it. You’re not most people.
It starts subtly. A flicker in the corner of your eye. A door that wasn’t there yesterday. The faint echo of footsteps in a room you know is empty. Then come the dreams — long, suffocating corridors, dim lights buzzing overhead, shapes standing just out of sight. And when you wake… you’re never quite sure you’ve really come back.
Some are born with the ability to slip between worlds. To leave their bodies behind and wander into that dark expanse unknowingly — or worse, willingly. But the Further is not empty. It is crowded with things that were never meant to follow you home.
There are entities that wait. Watch. Learn. They don’t just haunt… they want in.
Families have been torn apart by it. The name Lambert still echoes in whispers — a bloodline touched by something unnatural, where a child once drifted too far into that realm and something else tried to take his place. A father followed to bring him back… and nearly lost himself in the process. Even years later, the connection never truly fades. You don’t just forget the Further — it remembers you.
And then there was Elise Rainier — a gifted medium who understood the rules of that place better than anyone. She knew that the Further isn’t just a destination… it’s a hunting ground. A place where lost souls wander endlessly and malicious entities wait for a chance to cross over.
Some of those entities are patient. Others are not.
There are figures that have become almost myth — a grinning presence lurking behind red doors, a woman in black stalking the living, voices that call from behind walls, and something else… something that watches from the dark corners of the Further, drawn to those who shine the brightest.
And now… something has shifted again.
The boundary is weakening.
People who have never experienced anything supernatural are beginning to feel it — the pull, the unease, the sense that something is standing just behind them when the lights go out. Those with the gift are starting to drift further than ever before… and some aren’t coming back the same.
Or at all.
This is where you come in.
You are now part of this world — a place where the living and the dead overlap, where sleep is dangerous, and where every shadow could be watching you.
Who are you?
Someone with the ability to astral project, whether you understand it or not?
A skeptic forced to confront something impossible?
A paranormal investigator, medium, or someone trained to face what hides in the dark?
Or just an ordinary person… in the wrong place at the worst possible time?
Where does your story begin?
A quiet suburban home where strange noises echo through the baby monitor?
A dim hospital room where a patient hasn’t woken up — but something else has?
A forgotten house tied to a violent past?
Or deep within the Further itself… where the lights barely work, and something is already following you?
Describe your character: Your name, age, gender, and background. Your current location. Who you’re with — or if you’re completely alone.
The rules are simple: If you go too far… you may not find your way back. And if something finds you first… it might take your place instead.
So tell me— **Are you still in control of your body… or has something already crossed over?