Magical Dimension

The Magical Dimesion is the homeworld to the magical population. It is a parallell universe to the 'real world' where only the royals are able to survive. It's a land divided into 7 kingdoms, assigned to each of the bloodlines and their corelating houses.
For events that take place in the magical dimension, see Magical Dimension/Events 
==Parallell Universe==
===Creation===
The Magical Dimension is a parallell universe to the 'human world' and was created as a refuge by the orginal witches who were on the run for the vampires. They created the initial portal, and relocated their families there. Each of the witches and their children established a realm, with the most eastern region remaining uninhabited after it was destroyed in a spell performed by Ayla, who was subsequently believed to be deceased.
===Transportation===
The magical dimension is only accesible through a portal, which requires huge amounts of magic on either side to ensure a safe passage through. In the respective residences of each of the bloodlines in the human world, a designated portal is assigned to each realm. The families are considered the guardians of these portals, even though it has been proven that no humans or vampires could travel through the portals into the magical dimension.
The most prominent portal is in the attic of The Silverstone House.
===Effects===
To this day, it requires a lot of power to travel through a portal, as is evident by the fact that royals can, but common inhabitants of the magical dimension can not. Travelling through the dimension can also affect the person in question. 
Royals returning to their homeland encounter little or no side-effects. It is also proven that in an extended stay, the witch or wizard will loose pigment in their hair, resulting in white/zilver to light blonde hair depending on their original haircolor.
A native to the magical dimension would be unable to sustain life in an environment with so little magic, and would die within a few days. However like royals, they also experience a change of hair-pigment, as their hair gets darker. Vampires are unable to cross the portals, and they die if they attempt to, as was proven in 1993.
==Locations==
===Kingdoms===
*Solos: Located in the north-western part of the dimension, Solos is the kingdom ruled by the Ambroise Bloodline. It is ruled by Charlotte Ambroise, the aunt of Pierre Ambroise and Sebastien Ambroise. 
*Sanguis: Located in the south-central to south-eastern part of the dimension, Sanguis is the kingdom ruled by the Hainasoni Bloodline. Peter Thornton was it's king until he was overthrown by his own children and imprisoned in Season Six. Kendall Hagano takes over as queen following her sister's death in Season Seven. Tobias Ambroise acts as her ambassador to Solos, but later becomes her husband and rules alongside her.
*Divitia: Located in the center of the dimension, Divitia stretches from the north to the south sea and is the largest kingdom. Under the rule of Lillian Silverstone the regio blossomed. A regent council was instated, which slowly returned the kingdom to a more traditional society. The regent council stripped Lillian's children of their powers and briefly refused to coronate them under the influence of Peter Thornton. Payton and Claire eventually became queens as seen through flashbacks in Season Four. Most notable is the Bay of Divitia, the dimension's second biggest bay, and the Crystal Mountains where the population gets their magical crystals. Divitia inhabits 35% of the dimension's population, making it the biggest and most populated kingdom. Divitia has borders with 4 kingdoms; Solos, Amertas, Slivatica and Sanguis. It's borders are well-protected by high mountain ranges.
*Aerqua: Aerqua is a U-shaped kingdom that is most known for the North Sea Bay, the biggest bay in the dimension. Originally responsible for 20% of the population, only strongholds in the kingdom are now inhabited. Control over the bay has been granted to Slivatica. From the south end of the kingdom, the dark night is rising north.
*Slivatica: Slivatica is the second largest kingdom within the magical dimension. It is the main source of agriculture within the dimension, and densly populated due to this.
*Amertas: Amertas is the mosth south-western part of the dimension. It is rich in coastlines on the west and southern part of the kingdom, while a large mountainrange on their eastern border separates them from Divitia.
*Tenebris: Tenebris is the most isolated part of the dimension, plagued by darkness. As neighboring kingdoms of Sanguis and Aerqua had no interest in claiming the land, it was left untouched and named Tenebris in honor of Garfunkel Bloodline. However its lands reach much further than is commonly assumed. An island chain leading east from the mainland is in itself the remnant of a land bridge. On the other end of the water-mass is a land that shares similar characteristics to the Tenebris mainland, but later develops into large mountain-ranges. Beyond these mountains is the land refered to as 'Stepstone Island' by Amertas and Solos inhabitants, who have explored the 'island'.
===Portals===
Several portals exist to bridge between the human world and the Magical Dimension, and they are used by the royals to visit their kingdoms. While portals aren't geographically tied, they are tethered to locations where the bloodline's magical signature is the strongest. Following portals are known to exist: 
* The Silverstone House, Waterfall Creek, USA.
** The portal at the Silverstone House has been protected by The Silverstone Family since their arrival in Waterfall Creek. Since Season Four the portal is actively used in the attic of the house by Payton Silverstone and Claire Silverstone. Later they give a pendant to Riley Silverstone to access it when necessary, which is the same method Payton and Claire used when they didn't live at the house in earlier seasons. 
* French Quarter, New Orleans, USA.
** The portal in the French Quarter cementary has been protected by The Greene Family for decades. After the death of her father, Lucy Greene moved to New Orleans to be closer to the portal as she needed to use it as newly coronated Queen. When Lucy died, Payton was unable to create a secundary pendant to allow access to the portal because she did not have any powers, thus making the portal too remote to access.  
* The Hainasoni Compound, Alaska, USA. 
** Hidden in a vault under the central oak tree of the compound, The Thornton Family moved their portal there when they created the compoud in the late 1990's. Following the change of leadership within the bloodline, Laura Thornton transfered the portal to the backyard of The Thornton House. Kendall Hagano accesses it occasionally to travel back and forth as the new queen of Sanguis. 
* Glen Span Bridge, Central Park, New York, USA.
** Glen Span Bridge is the only public portal and the only portal that does not directly connect to a royal castle. Activated with a spell, passing through Glen Span bridge will transport you to the border region of Solos, Divita and Amertas. It's magical tether historically belongs to The Curtis Family but witches from many bloodlines have used it and have solidified it's existence.
* Unknown location in France.
Former portals that have not been sustained due to geographical threats and/or migration.
* Andros, Greece
** While it was the first portal, the witches closed it permanently when vampires took over their sacred island. For centuries the vampires have tried to find the portal and re-open it, but with no success. The exact location of the portal on the island is unknown.
* Unknown location in Beijing. 
** When a branch of the Ambroise Bloodline migrated to Beijing in the mid-1950's, there was rumors about a portal being opened there. The information was lost to the current generation living in the area, and there isn't an intention to re-open the portal.
* Unknown location in Norway. 
** Another branch of the Ambroise Bloodline resided in Norway for a while. Evidence of a closed portal created there was found in diaries, but the location could not be translated.
* Unknown location in South-Africa.
** Members of the Greene Bloodline briefly lived in South-Africa where an attempt was made to create a second portal for their bloodline into Slivatica. The attempt failed and caused the life of one family member after which no more attempts were made.
==Culture==
The magical dimension is a monarchy-orientated universe. The royal families are praised by the common people, and they give back a lot to their 'subjects' (a term most royals even despise). Some highborn families from noble houses become greedy and they want to take power, but the birthright of those in the royal families protects them.
The main culture of the magical dimension are to be found in the books at the Temple, written by the royal families. They contain stories and tales, as well as recipes, advice and guides.
The Magical Dimension also has it's own narrative language. For an overview of known words, see Magical Dimension/Language.
Families are expected to have at least one member be active in the army or the guard of their respective realm. The guards are usually recruited from more highborn families, whereas the army recruits in lower-born families.
===Royal Families===
Royal families do not like to show their wealth, but tradition leaves them little choice. Royals usually wear long fancy gowns and suits. Despite the fact that they live almost exclusively in the human world, they are well-known within the magical dimension and considered somewhat mythological.
Royal families will often communicate in English, which is the common language spoken in the human world. 
Specific royal families have long-lasting friendships with one another, such as The Silverstone Family and The Ambroise Family. Meanwhile other royal families have century-old feuds that make it very hard for them to work together as is the case for The Arlen Family and The Thornton Family.
===Higher Houses===
higher born families do not have specialties in a certain craft, but they are known to be good with money. This keeps the wealthy families wealthy, and the lower borns not so much.
===Lower Houses===
In the lower born families, it is considered a privilege if you have the chance to read the books of the royal families. Lower born respect the word of the royal families a lot, as they get immediate rewards of it, often being located close to the bloodline's castle and directly serving them.
Girls of lower born families are often handmaidens, nannies or housekeepers of the royal families. It is considered an honor when one works this close to the royal families. They adress the royals with 'your highness' or 'Queen/King/Prince/Princess in a more informal way. Most royals however prefer their royal titles to be disgarded, which they try to respect as much as possible.
Lower born families are known for their trademanship and wise knowledge of crafts, some kingdoms more then others.
==Inhabitants==
The inhabitants of the Magical Dimension are all witches or wizards. Almost all inhabitants were born there, and the inhabitants make up 97% of the total witch population.
===The Council===
The Council is a dimension-wide oversight regarding all magical matters. The council is tasked with overseeing the wellbeing of the population and consults Queens, Kings and Regents in the ruling of their kingdom. The council is officially unbiased between different bloodlines.
The council also discusses the survival of the magical species and are allowed to judge on subjects of marriage and subsequent issue of those marriages in regards to succession of the bloodlines. They also have the authority to rule royals unfit or unable to represent the values of the magical dimension. As a result, they can act to remove or dampen the powers of the royal families to maintain a balance of power.
Additionally, the council approves and dissapproves of recruits for the Kingsguard/Queensguard and they control access to the knowledge of the species in Magicschool. 
The council's powers and authorities are concluded in The Accords, a sacred document that is kept behind lock and key in Magicschool. In Season Seven, the Valkyries attempt to destroy the document to gain more power within the magical dimension, but were stopped, resulting in the death of 5 out of 13 councilmembers. As a result, a massive Reaping was performed which elects new council members. 
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===Noble Houses===
For all the noble houses see: 
* House Ambroise
* House Manderlys
* House Thorne
* House Blackfyre
* House Kent
* House Sellister
* House Swann
* House Cerwyne
* House Hornhall
Below is an overview of notable members from noble houses: 
* Sten Sellister: Sten is Mitch' cousin and best friend. Sten was originally supposed to join the Queensguard, but he was scared of not passing recruitement. Mitch, who had been training longer than Sten, offered to take his place. In exchange, Mitch made Sten promise to look out for his younger sister Nyka.
* Selina Sellister: Selina is Mitch' cousin and one of his closest friends. She testified for Mitch when he was under investigation.
* Mitch Sellister: Member of the Divitia Queensguard, later assigned to the personal detail of Amore Silverstone who he ends up falling in love with. 
* Andor Silverstone: Oldest child of Amore and Mitch.
* Elitrea Silverstone: Second child of Amore and Mitch.
* Nyka Sellister:  Young sister of Mitch Sellister. The first female member of the Queensguard in Divitia.
* Alyra Ambroise: Co-leader of the Ambroise army, she is admired by girls all around the dimension.
* Dyria Ambroise: Commander of the Ambroise Kingsguard.
* Mylia Ambroise: Raised in Amertas she later becomes the first female character in their Queensguard. She eventually marries Lordan Cerwyne of House Cerwyne. Her case made the Coucnil change the rules, allowing her to have children while being a member of the Queensguard.
* Lordan Cerwyne: Charming and well-loved member of House Cerwyne. Upon falling in love with Mylia, he teamed up with Lestia Cerwyne to request the change of rules to allow them to have children.
* Valyria Ambroise: Oldest child of Mylia and Cerwyne, she is being raised in Amertas instead of Solos, and will join the Amertas Queensguard. She later becomes a close friend of Sophia Greene.
* Vasyrrio Ambroise: While a respected member of House Ambroise, Vasyrrio frequently taunnts the council with his fluid sexuality. Described as 'the artist of the family' by his younger brother, Vasyrio is said to have travelled all the kingdoms to create art and is also rumored to have lovers in each castle he has visited.
* Tobias Ambroise: While he is the youngest son of Alyra, he is sent as the family's representative for the arrival of Kendall Hagano. He is considered the smart one amongst his siblings.
* Leya Hagano: Oldest daughter of Kendall and Tobias.
* Daenyra Hagano: Second daughter of Kendall and Tobias.
* Alesya Hagano: Youngest daughter of Kendall and Tobias.
* Esteria Ambroise: Co-leader of the Ambroise army.
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===Other inhabitants===
Other inhabitants, who make up 35% of the population, are inhabitants of the magical dimension who no longer have a claim to a last name of a noble house. They often go with Topographic surnames in formal occasions.
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