In a technologically advanced human realm built atop forgotten civilizations, four young explorers follow the records beneath their world and uncover discoveries that could redefine humanity's past, power, and future.
Gaia pairs the wonder of exploration with the pressure of a world already in motion. Nations, institutions, faiths, martial lineages, criminal networks, and frontier communities all interpret ancient discoveries differently.
The result is a setting designed for character stories at every scale - from four lives converging at a forbidden threshold to governments deciding who controls the next discovery.
Published bookRoots of the Ancients01The human realmA world built to sustain stories02An early expeditionCuriosity meets consequence03The mystery belowCities older than memory04
The central ensemble
The Four of Gaia.
Before any of them understood why, four mentors recognized their unusual potential, guided them toward Authority licensing, and deliberately placed them in one another's path.
Their mentors later stepped away, leaving rare messages, unanswered questions, and an enduring sense that their meeting was no accident. What begins as friendship becomes the lens through which Gaia's buried histories collide with the present.
AJ
The Explorer
Aaron Jefferson
Biologist · Explorer · GreenHouse contractor captain
Aaron reads pressure, motion, and environmental change with near-instinctive precision. His atmospheric Authority and self-sustaining life-energy wings make him equally suited to flight, rescue, swordplay, and frontier discovery. Calm and observant, he embodies ancient knowledge preserved through living movement rather than written record.
RM
The Historian
Romeo Martin
Historian · Linguist · Archaeologist · Chant manifestor
Romeo turns structured language and gesture into energetic effects, approaching lost history as both scholar and participant. Fluent across Gaia's major modern languages, he follows contradictions hidden in ancient records while rebuilding the forgotten craft of energy branding. His curiosity, warmth, and sharp humor keep the group's mysteries human.
Paris is one of Gaia's most visible athletes, celebrated for impossible changes in size, mass, and density. Beneath the celebrity, he carries unusually complete martial traditions that let him receive, redirect, and return force with terrifying precision. He turns ancient bodily knowledge into modern athletic spectacle.
SE
The Plasma Mercenary
Samson Egilson
Mercenary · Engineer · Elite underground fighter
Samson channels plasma-like life energy and engineers transformable alloy constructs into shields, propulsion systems, armor, and weapons. His rugged demeanor masks an adaptable tactician who can move comfortably between frontier contracts, underground fights, and elite rooms. He carries ancient power through engineering, restraint, and survival.
Three entry points
One universe. Three focused ways in.
Each path begins with a deliberately small proof of concept, while the near-final World Book provides a developed foundation for long-term expansion.
01
Character-first discovery
Manga
A serialized expedition narrative with expressive life-energy combat, layered cultures, and ancient-city revelations designed for strong volume arcs.
02
Systems become story
Game
A squad-based action and exploration RPG where attunement, terrain, martial disciplines, and faction choices turn the World Book's systems into playable consequence.
03
A world made to move
Animation
An ensemble adventure series with cinematic cities, distinct regional identities, choreographed energy arts, and a season-scale mystery beneath the modern realm.
Production in progress
A complete first book. A world still growing.
Records of Gaia: Roots of the Ancients provides the completed narrative proof. The World Book is nearly finalized, Book Two is underway under a pending title, and the visual library continues to expand.
Book OneComplete and available
World BookNearly finalized
Book TwoIn progress - title pending
Visual assetsExtensive and expanding
RightsCreator-owned
Creator
Meet the creator
Dr. Rob III
Author, motivational speaker, healthcare provider, and creator of the Records of Gaia universe.
His work is rooted in service, imagination, and human connection. Across writing, education, entertainment, and worldbuilding, he turns complex systems into approachable stories that invite curiosity, conversation, and wonder.