WELCOME TO DORMIA: THE RISE OF SANGEM
For everyone who’s new here or anyone wondering, “Okay, what exactly IS Dormia?” here’s your introduction!
Dormia: The Rise of Sangem is an animated indie series set in the vast fantasy world of Dormia.
The story follows Shark Aldine, a young Water Elemental/Genasi, as he travels across Dormia’s unique and treacherous lands in search of forbidden and banished artifacts belonging to a forgotten God-(Sangem, hence the title).
In return, Shark has been promised something far more valuable than treasure: information regarding the person responsible for the deaths of his mother and sister.
At its heart, Dormia is a story about war, grief, adventure, and fighting for what YOU believe in rather than what the rest of the world tells you is right.
It’s about fighting for yourself and the people you love.
Unlike many heroic stories centered around a protagonist destined to save a city, kingdom, or even the entire world, Dormia focuses on something much more personal:
And just how far he’s willing to go for it.
Genre: Fantasy • Drama • Adventure
Status: In Production / Casting
Format: Animated and/or Storyboarded Series
Jules, also known as Sofia, is the creator, author, and showrunner of Dormia: The Rise of Sangem.
Dormia originally began as a Dungeons & Dragons campaign Jules played with her brother during the summer. Over time, that campaign continued to evolve until it eventually became the world, characters, lore, and story that make up Dormia today.
As showrunner, Jules oversees writing, directing, casting, lore, production, and art direction, alongside an incredibly talented team helping bring Dormia to life.
Gabriel Perez — Head Director
Astira_ — Head Storyboard Artist
Sushuni — Voice of Touka / Secretary of Development & Production
Canine — Head Script Editor
Ghost / Lucadraws — Lore Support & Style Lead
JoJo_Va — Voice of Shark Aldine
A little more about Jules
🎬 Role: Creator / Author / Showrunner
📝 Favorite Part of Creating Dormia: The community she’s grown, the friends she’s made, and getting to watch everyone work together to bring this production to life.
❤️ Favorite Characters: Touka, Voltedge, Spruce, and Sangem!
🎭 Favorite Episode/Storyline So Far: All the things planned for Seasons 3–4! 👀
💭 Biggest Inspiration: Anime and my brother. Growing up, anime got me through a lot, and storytelling became something I wanted to pursue from a young age. Not long after I began seriously writing stories, I started creating what would eventually become Dormia.
Dormia is a massive world filled with vast deserts, deserted wastelands, bright blue oceans, handcrafted towns and cities, and towering natural mountains.
Across these lands live countless races, cultures, creatures, and civilizations many of which are unique to their respective homelands.
Dormia is divided into several major continents:
Each is governed by its own government and leadership, which in turn yields to the laws and authority of the Holy Fer Empire, whose influence stretches across the greater world of Dormia.
But beneath the fantasy, battles, politics, magic, and larger-than-life conflicts, Dormia’s story revolves around its characters and what they’re willing to sacrifice for the people and things they believe in.
Affiliation: Team Snowbreakers
Shark is a female-to-male young Water Genasi with a determined—yet admittedly cowardly personality. He’s a young mechanic with a big heart, wild curiosity, and an even bigger journey ahead of him.
Despite not having the greatest reputation in his hometown of Eastridge, Bendor, Shark’s self-taught mechanical talents outshine those of nearly any young prodigy in his faction.
Affiliation: Team Snowbreakers
The spirit and guiding light residing within Shark’s blade, Voltedge is also the key to Shark’s mysterious powers and his legacy throughout the series.
🏹 CAPTAIN TOUKA MISCHIEVOUS
Affiliation: Team Snowbreakers
The stubborn, strict, and incredibly talented Captain of Team Snowbreakers.
Despite being a bit of a hardass, Touka plays a huge role in Shark’s story and is often there when he and the rest of her team need her most.
Affiliation: Team Snowbreakers
The charming and diligent Co-Captain of Team Snowbreakers, Gust serves as one of the central members of Dormia’s main trio.
He’s quick on his feet and incredibly agile on the battlefield.
With one sword, he’s strong.
Role: Deuteragonist / Love Interest
Affiliation: Team Snowbreakers
Flirtatious, wild, and cunning, Zib is first encountered within the lands of Argonne during the Snowbreakers’ journey to find the Sangem Sword.
While Zib causes more than his fair share of mischief and isn’t necessarily the most responsible person when it comes to his powers he ultimately wants one thing:
Affiliation: Team Snowbreakers
The comedic relief and brute-force Dwarf of Team Snowbreakers with a slight alcohol problem…
Ironbeard has been there from the beginning and shares a particularly close bond with Gust, Gal, and the Captain.
Despite his rough exterior, he becomes one of Shark’s strongest allies.
Affiliation: Team Snowbreakers
The intimidating yet kind and caring medic of Team Snowbreakers.
Eriz joins their journey within the lands of Argonne, initially acting as a guide to the region’s cultures and locations. However, she gradually grows close to those around her and officially joins Team Snowbreakers at “The Cave” near the end of Season One, becoming their Cleric.
Eriz deeply admires Touka and eventually develops feelings for her, although Touka does not reciprocate them.
Affiliation: Team Snowbreakers
Voice Actor: OPEN FOR CASTING/AUDITIONS
Pup may be the youngest member of Team Snowbreakers, but he’s also surprisingly mature.
Despite having little use for traditional armor or weaponry, Pup is quick on his feet, aggressive, and fiercely loyal making him a dangerous opponent on the battlefield.
Affiliation: The Harlequin Guild
Voice Actor: Gabriel Perez
Gal is the Guild Master of the Harlequin Guild and the first true powerhouse introduced in Dormia.
If his looks and personality weren’t enough to skyrocket him up the simp rankings, his abilities and magic certainly would.
Gal is confident, extremely good at what he does, and a sly bastard on nearly every side of Dormia.
Despite literally kidnapping Shark near the beginning of the series, Gal eventually grows close to the young man and develops a genuine desire to understand him.
Affiliation: The Sangem Cult
Frix is an overly confident and racist soldier of the Sangem Cult with an appetite for blood.
His massive ego and hotheaded nature frequently overpower whatever common sense and intellect he possesses.
Frix isn’t actually a particularly high-ranking member of the Sangem Cult. However, due to his close relationship with one of the Cult’s leaders, others tend to treat him as though he is.
Affiliation: The Sangem Cult
Voice Actress: OPEN FOR CASTING/AUDITIONS
Katarina is a Command General within the Sangem Cult who is stationed in Argonne alongside Frix and Ares Berson.
Stop the Snowbreakers from reaching the Sangem Sword.
However, Katarina’s conflict with the Snowbreakers isn’t entirely professional. She holds a deeply personal hatred toward Touka due to Touka’s close and rather complicated relationship with Gal.
Dormia: The Rise of Sangem is an independent production created through the combined work and dedication of our:
Our goal with Dormia isn’t simply to make another fantasy or indie series.
We want to make something special.
A world people can genuinely get lost in.
A story filled with characters you can love, hate, argue about, make theories about, cry over—and hopefully remember long after their stories are finished.
There’s still a long road ahead of us, but recently we’ve been growing little by little, each and every day.
And we’re incredibly excited to see where that road takes us.
📅 When does Dormia release?
➜ We’re currently aiming for late 2027 to early 2028!
📺 Where will I be able to watch it?
➜ Right here on this YouTube channel!
📖 Is Dormia based on anything?
While it originally evolved from a D&D campaign and takes inspiration from things we love, Dormia has grown into its own story, characters, lore, and world.
🎙️ Can I audition or work on Dormia?
We currently have multiple audition slots available!
You can find open characters through our posts, respond to our audition Shorts, or join the Dormia Discord for additional casting and production opportunities.
📚 Where can I learn more about the lore?
➜ Right here on YouTube, our Tumblr, and the Dormia Discord! https://discord.gg/dSmcZcKvd9
Whether you’ve been following this project since the beginning…
Whether you’ve watched us slowly build it…
Or whether you discovered Dormia five minutes ago:
The world is getting bigger.
The story is only beginning.
And there is still so much more to show you.
⚔️ DORMIA: THE RISE OF SANGEM ⚔️
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