Ethriya

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# Human Realm

The second largest of the realms, mainly populated by humans, but also some other magical creatures as well. Linked to all the other realms, except for the Bright Empire.

Most of the human residents are in the east, with some in the north and almost none in the west. The south is known to be the best place to live, but the portals there are significantly more active, and there are more then a hundred accidents envolving portals happening there, so only a few adventurers live there.

The west, though not good as the south, is an ideal place to live. As mentioned above, almost no humans live in the west. This is because the Demon Realm, in place of dimensions, is the closest to the west and often passes here. The portals here are few, but almost all of them are pernament. There are often sightings of demons here.

The north, is a nice place to live. The portals here usually leads to some of the nicer realms, such as the Mystic Realm and the Ocean Realm. The prey here are plenty, and many valuable herbs from the other realms can be found here. There are a respectable amount of residents here, but not as much as there in the east, because it is winter here all year long. Living on the tundra makes the temperature more bearable, but much less valuable things can be found here.

At last there is the east, your perfect human paradise. Most of the humans live here. There is a palace on a cliff, built for royalty, but the royal bloodlne ended hundreds of years ago. The is also a city behind the palace, and it is the biggest human city in Ethriya. The second largest building in the city is the temple. The temple was used to celebrate the gods, but now the priests have taken over the place, using it like a palace.

### **Qilin Temple**

The human version of the Qilin Temple, replica of the one in the Mystic Realm. One of the doors here leads to the actual Qilin Temple in the Mystic Realm (the portal leads to a place in the Mystic Realm northern mountains now, ever since the Qilin Temple was destroyed). Opened for visitors.

The uniform here is nearly identical to the ones in the Mystic Realm, is the reason why many from the actual Qilin Temple are mistaken for human priests.

### **Starfall Lake**

The only Human Realm portal to the Starlight Kingdom. Leads to Sunkeeper's Gate, as all portals to Starlight does.

# Ocean Realm

A large sea of magical creatures. Has no surface. Presumed to be one of the biggest realms. In the old times, going deep under the sea in almost all the realms could lead you to the Ocean Realm.

The Ocean Realm's water doesn't function like normal water. Unlike normal water, you can actually breathe in the Ocean Realm's water, whereas you would drown or choke on normal water. The Ocean Realm's so called magical creatures, as stated, could only function in Ocean Realm water. They can't live in normal water, because they could drown.

The Ocean Realm's portals to the other realms are getting less and less, it has the least of the portals to the other realms. The common belief is human pollution, and it is true, in some ways. The Ocean Realm's ruler shut down almost all the portals to the Ocean Realm because of human waste.

# Mystic Realm

The place where most Magical Creatures live, along with the Forest Realm.

### **Northern Mountains**

Exactly identical to the Northern Mountains in the Human Realm.

### **Qilin Temple**

The most north major location in the Mystic Realm. Set high up in the northern mountains. Formerly destroyed, now rebuilt. The portal here before leading to the Human Realm doesn't exist in the temple now, even when the temple was rebuilt.

### **Zouwu Forest**

A rather dangerous place in the Mystic Realm. The portal to the Starlight Kingdom is located here. It was destroyed by Sunkeeper, but was artificially rebuilt.

### **Moonlight Harbor**

The largest and busiest harbor in the Mystic Realm. The Lantern Festival and The River festival takes place here yearly. The well beside the wishing tree is the main Mystic Realm portal to the Ocean Realm.

### **Dragon's Waterfall**

The remains of a dead dragon. The waterfall and the lake are said to be made of the dragons blood. Despite the creepy backstory, the water has many magical properties. The river starts around somewhere in the northern mountains.

### **Human Realm portal**

A cliff located between the Qilin Temple and the Zouwu Forest. Most people don't usually use this portal, since jumping off a cliff is required.

Another portal appeared in the northern mountains after the Qilin Temple was destroyed.

# Starlight Kingdom

The largest of the realms. Home of most the human like magical creatures.

According to Nyx, the Starlight Kingdom are long time enemies with the Cloud Kingdom. The Starlight Kingdom is full of precious and rare materials, and harbors most of the human like magical creatures.

### **Description**

The Starlight Kingdom looks like the galaxy, with a long wavy golden path floating in midair leading to the Starlight Palace.

### **Important Figures**

#### **Stella**

The ruler of Starlight. Most of the days Stella is off, leaving Nyx to deal with her work, leading most of the inhabitants in Starlight believing Nyx is the ruler. God of divination (and some other stuff).

#### **Nyx**

2nd of command of Starlight. Usually takes on the appearance of an 18-year-old girl with long white hair tied into a left sided ponytail, blue eyes and elven ears.

#### **Sunkeeper**

Gatekeeper of Starlight. Usually takes on an appearance of a young boy with blonde hair, bright gold eyes and long elven ears. Has a large glowing sun disk like thing floating behind his head. Destroyed the Mystic Realm portal to the Starlight Kingdom.

The sun disk above his head is what the gods thought as a joke; it is actually one of the few portals in Ethriya leading to the Bright Empire, and the portal most commonly used by gods. Ever so often, a god would go through the portal and step on Sunkeeper's head.

### **Starlight Palace**

The main palace in Starlight. According to Nyx, the palace is so huge that you need a month to just get a tour of all the main rooms.

### **Sunkeeper's Gate**

The main entrance to Starlight. Looks like a large round glowing golden door floating in mid-air. All portals to Starlight stop here. This is a defense system built up by Nyx, insuring Sunkeeper over sees everything and everyone who comes to Starlight.

# Forest Realm

The place where most magical creatures live, along with the Mystic Realm.

# Cloud Kingdom

Directly floating above the Human Realm. Controls the weather in the Human Realm.

### **Main Palace**

Looks like a large, stylized star. Often moves around in the sky, quite small compared to the Starlight Palace.

# Demon Realm

This world is actually not as frightening as it sounds.

# Bright Empire

The world of the gods. Bright and airy, it is the only world not connected to the Human Realm or any other world. Entering this world needs a permission of a god to do so. It is presumed that all the gods were born here.

### **The Gods**

The gods are incredibly powerful beings in Ethriya. Despite common belief, the gods do not draw power on the number of worshippers they have. According to Nyx, the gods are just tools made for some purpose. Once their purpose is complete, or when the god uses too much of their power, the god dies.

There are some limitations to what a god can do. For instance, they cannot change their natural forms, or can they teleport from one realm to another.

### **Known Gods**

* Nyx
* Astra
* Sunkeeper
* Stella
* Aquamarine

# World Travel

Currently, the only known way to travel between the realms is through portals. Portals are created when the realms bump into each other. There are permanent portals and temporary portals.

### **Permanent Portals**

Permanent portals are, as the name suggests, permanent. These portals are mainly used by travelers, since the locations of the portals are rather easy to memorize.

Permanent portals are thought to be indestructible, until Sunkeeper proved this theory was wrong. Once a permanent portal was destroyed, it magically locates itself to somewhere else, but close where the old portal was destroyed.

### **Temporary Portals**

Temporary portals appear when the realms bump into one another but disappear once the realms moved away. These portals are highly unpredictable, so most travelers don't use them. Unlike permanent portals, these portals leads to more specific locations.

These portals, after studying where they will appear, can figure out a cycle. The realms move around like a clock, so once someone studies them thoroughly enough, they can make pretty accurate guesses about where the next portal will appear.

Temporary portals can also be destroyed, but once it was destroyed, it never appears in the same location again.

# Magic System

Magic is different for different beings and requires practice to master it. Magical creatures can easily master magic, although Humans need a lot more time and practice.

Magic is commonly believed as "the power of the gods", and since most of the humans believed the gods abandoned them, practicing magic is forbidden and considered a crime punishable by death.

### **Human Magic**

Since humans don't practice magic anymore, it isn't clear how human magic operates.

# Other information

### **Husks**

Husks are beings who abandoned their purpose or left their former life. Once a being became a husk, they will only have a fraction of their former power, identity, etc.

Astra is the currently the only husk revealed.

# Gallery

Mystic Realm Example 1.pngMystic Realm, generated on ZMO AIA part of the Qilin TempleStarlight Kingdom Example 1.pngStarlight Kingdom, generated on ZMO AI