What is Rheum Wars?
Rheum Wars is a sci-fi inspired universe where autoimmune diseases are reimagined as characters in a galaxy not so far away. This series hopes to bring rheumatology to life through story, metaphor, and design.
Meet biologic knights, rogue cytokines, flare suppressors, and droid sidekicks as they battle for balance across the galaxy of Autoimmunis. The aim of Rheum Wars is to make complex rheumatologic conditions accessible, and perhaps even entertaining, for patients and providers alike.
Explore Autoimmunis
Where myth, medicine, and the immune system collide.
Meet the Characters
From steroid-wielding outlaws and folate-loving sages to protocol droids with stiff joints, every member of the Rheum Wars roster plays a role in the epic battle between flare and remission.
Think of them as your immune system’s cast of heroes, sidekicks, and occasional chaos agents: each inspired by real autoimmune treatments, diagnostics, and disease patterns (with way cooler outfits).
Sovereign of Lupéra
Empress Lupus
The sovereign of Lupéra, her rule mirrors the waxing and waning of the twin moons.
"I flare, therefore I reign."
Toll Gate 7 Stabilizer
P. Quinn Nill
A loyal scout inducted for her safety and precision rather than flare.
"Steady, safe, and stubborn."
DMAR-di Master
Methotrex Sage
A wise mentor to Biologic knights, wielding slow, steady suppression and an affinity for Fol-Ate candy.
"Patience tempers power."
From the Desk of the Creator
Hi, I’m Thao Tran.
Rheumatologist by training. Dreamer by nature. Fellow flare-fighter by necessity.
Welcome to the heart behind Rheum Wars.
This is where science meets story, a quiet observatory on the World Wide Web where I chart constellations of chronic illness, resilience, and creativity. These transmissions come from the edge of experience and imagination, spanning the galaxy I built to help make autoimmune stories feel less distant, less alone - more personal, more relatable.
Whether you’re a fellow traveler in the autoimmune world, an explorer who stumbled into the Rheum Wars universe, or simply curious about the stories that shaped this vision, I’m glad you’re here.
