EverRealm

The **EverRealm** is a parallel world that is magical in nature, and contains medieval/fantasy elements as a part of its culture. It is the world in which *Sofia the First, Elena of Avalor* and *Sofia the Protector* take place.

## Background

The EverRealm is a fairy tale-like realm. While similar to our planet Earth, its key characteristic is that magic constitutes a major role in the structure of the EverRealm's civilizations and wildlife. The source of all the magic in the EverRealm comes from the Mystic Isles. Most of the cultures of the EverRealm are kingdoms governed by a monarchy. In addition, some kingdoms occupy the same area (such as the Tri-Kingdom Area between Enchancia, Khaldoun and Wei-Ling) and have formed strong ties to the point that there, are social festivities for celebrating the kingdoms' relations.

One of the realm's earliest civilizations included Maru and Faerie Island (now Elisium), whose people practiced some of the most powerful forms of magic in the EverRealm. They were also responsible for creating magical artifacts such as the Amulet of Avalor, the Scepter of Light, and the Codex Maru. One day, Maru vanished without a trace, and the Kingdom of Avalor rose in its place. Elisium has been gone for more than 2000 years, until The Founders of Elisium managed to bring it back.

According to Admiral Hornpipe, there are seventeen seas.

## Geography

The EverRealm is divided into 142 kingdoms (although there seems to be some dispute, as some such as Princess Hildegard claims that there are 138 kingdoms). It is unknown if these include kingdoms were isolated from other kingdoms in the world at the time of these statements, such as Merroway Cove, Coronado , Alloro and Elisium.

There are two major landmasses in the EverRealm, each one on the Eastern and Western Hemispheres respectively. Enchancia and Avalor rested on different landmasses.

It is a common saying in the EverRealm to collectively refer to the world's major bodies of water as the "Seventeen Seas", although it is unclear if there truly are seventeen seas in the EverRealm.

There exists a North Pole, which seems too frigid for luxury travel. The cold climate of the North Pole in addition to the world's seasons would suggest that the axial tilt of the world is similar to the Earth's.

The EverRealm is also connected to other realms and planes of existence, including the Mystic Isles, Vallestrella, the Spirit World, Elvenmoor, the realm of the Duendes, Neverland, and the world in which some of the other princesses summoned by Sofia and the Amulet of Avalor hailed from.

Portals and routes to these other realms could be found throughout the EverRealm:

* "An island of pirates and fairies" was said to have a portal if one went past the second star to the right at the island.
* A portal to Vallestrella exists in Avalor, but can only be opened by a jaquin for both realms.
* Avalor's Suncliff Temple also had a portal to the realm of the Duendes, but could only be opened by the gems of the three Duende brothers. Due to the danger of a Duende invasion on Avalor and the rest of the EverRealm, the brothers were sealed away by the Maruvians in order to prevent such a scenario.
* There is relative ease of travel between the EverRealm and the Mystic Isles, as relatives can live in both, such as Button and her cousin, Brick. Non-winged beings from the Mystic Isles only need a winged unicorn to cross over. The most common entry point from the Mystic Isles to the EverRealm is through the kingdom of Enchancia.

## Flora and fauna

Many creatures in the EverRealm are based on real-life animals and fantastical wildlife.

Animal life between the two landmasses of the EverRealm seem to greatly differ. Queen Shuriki was surprised to learn of Enchancia's abundance in magical beasts such as unicorns, while Princess Amber was awed to meet Avalor's jaquins, who could talk without the assistance of magic. However, it is worth noting jaquins originate from Vallestrella, the realm of the jaquins, and thus are not a natural phenomenon in Avalor.

Some animals express sapience and may be able to communicate to people. Wormwood was able to talk anyone he wanted to such as to Cedric and later Sofia, seemingly without the use of magic. Meanwhile, Sofia was able to speak to animals like Clover while she wore the Amulet of Avalor (provided it was functioning normally). Supposedly, according to Clover, creatures that princesses befriended only pretended to do so in order to get food from them.

## Economy

Avalor was known for becoming one of the world's top trading centers during the reign of Queen Shuriki, which gained the interest of Enchancia.

## Politics

Many of the known nations in the EverRealm are kingdoms. All of these kingdoms are ruled by a monarchy based on the eldest child, regardless of gender and sex. For example, Princess Amber of Enchancia will succeed her father King Roland II as regent of Enchancia, unless she relinquishes her title to her siblings like her aunt Duchess Matilda did to Roland II. It is not known if abolishing exists in the EverRealm. Some rulers and their spouses like Emperor Quon, Empress Lin-Lin, and Raja Vijay went by other titles than king and queen.

The Tri-Kingdom Area, composing of Enchancia, Wei-Ling, and Khaldoun, is the only known political union in the EverRealm.

Some kingdoms were known to have poor relations with each other, such as the historical relationship between Avalor and Paraiso, although these two kingdoms later mended their relation under Princess Elena of Avalor's reign.

## Science and technology

The people of the EverRealm were able to construct powerful enough telescopes to view constellations in the sky and other planets. They also had a strong enough concept of the world's geographical features to be able to construct consistent maps and globes. It was also understood that an eclipse was caused by the moon passing in front of the sun, casting a shadow of the moon on the world.

A book in the Enchancia Castle contained pictures depicting the EverRealm and its solar system, which greatly resembled the Earth and her solar system with some discrepancies. The castle also contained a room of various maps of parts of the EverRealm as well as a globe of the world and a planetarium. However, there seems to be some inconsistency between the Enchancia Castle's planetarium and Avalor's understanding of the EverRealm's solar system. The models and depictions of planets shown at Isabel's school and the Science Academy more greatly resemble the Earth and her solar system.

## Religion

*Elena was a known follower of Christianity and observed Christian holidays such as Navidad.*

Other holidays celebrated in Avalor seem to hint at Christianity and/or its denominations being the main faith in the nation, which include Navidad, *Dia de la Candelaria*, *and Semana Santa*. Additionally, Naomi Turner mentions celebrating Christmas, *although Santa Claus does not exist in the EverRealm.* Carnaval also seems to be heavily based on Carnival, a holiday that originates from Christianity.

## Notable locations

* **Wildwing Valley** - A forest valley that is a haven for enchanted beasts like flying horses.
* **Misty Palisades** - An island where all dragons and sea serpents of Enchancia reside.
* **Peritia Island** - An island which contains schools of the EverRealm, like the following:

* **Hexley Hall** - A distinguished school for sorcerers .

* **Royal Preparatory Academy** - A primary school for royalty run by Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather.
* **EverRealm Academy** - A secondary school for future rulers and advisors.
* **Ophidan Island** - An island that was once populated by a civilization known as the Ophindans.

### Kingdoms

* **Alloro** - An underwater kingdom whose princess is Delphine.
* **Angles** - A british kingdom ruled by King Phoebus and Queen Adriana, and home to Princess Alexandra.
* **Aragon** - A kingdom in the EverRealm.
* **Arcanus** - A kingdom whose princesses are Melissa and Patrisha.
* **Auriga** - A kingdom whose princess is Darcy.

* **Avalor** - A diverse kingdom ruled by Princess Elena.
	+ **Maru** - An ancient kingdom that was home to the Maruvians, it is now the kingdom of Avalor.
	+ **Nueva Vista** - an area within Avalor that was once ruled by Elena's cousin Duke Cristóbal.
* **Beaumont** - A kingdom whose prince is Henry and princess Stella.
* **Borrea** - A kingdom whose prince is Prince Roderick.
* **Brazendell** - A kingdom ruled by an unnamed king where many dragons and knights reside in peace.
* **Carzia** - A kingdom ruled by King Joaquin and Queen Teresa.
* **Chenait** - A kingdom ruled by King Oberlyn and Queen Tessa.
* **Cordoba** - A kingdom ruled by King Juan Ramón.
* **Corinthia** - A kingdom that is ruled by Princess Clio's parents.
* **Corona** - A kingdom whose prince is Prince Roderick, once inhabited by Rapunzel.
* **Coronado** - An underwater kingdom home to the Sirenas, ruled by King Pescoro and Queen Camila.
* **Cresalia -** A kingdom whose princess is Blossom.
* **Elderwood -** Is a kingdom from the EverRealm.
* **Elisium** - A mysterious ancient roman island kingdom ruled by Danny.
* **Enchancia** - A medieval kingdom ruled by King Roland II. It is home to Sofia and her family.
	+ **Ramblingham** - an area within Enchancia that is taken care of by Lord Gilbert and his daughter Lady Joy.
* **Estira -** A kingdom in the EverRealm.
* **Estorith** - A kingdom that Princess Aramina is from.
* **Fantasyland** - One of the most powerful kingdoms of the EverRealm, ruled by Queen Fantasia and Princess Vitani.
* **Firea -** A kingdom that's home to the midnight dragons.
* **Freezenburg** - An cold icy kingdom ruled by King Henrik.
* **Galdiz** - Is ruled by an unnamed ruler but is based after the country of Spain.
* **Galonia** - Is a Jewish kingdom ruled by Princess Rebecca and Prince Ari’s parents.
* **Hakalo** - An island paradise ruled by King Kamea and Queen Halia.
* **Isleworth** - A kingdom ruled by King Philip and Queen Everly, and home to Princess Charlotte.
* **Khaldoun** - A country that is ruled by Queen Anya and her family Prince Khalid, Princess Maya, and Princess Leena.
* **Kropolvo -** Is a russian kingdom ruled by King Garrick.
* **Lilingbur** - A kingdom that Princess Aurora is from.
* **Maarswik** – A kingdom ruled by King Lars.
* **Merroway Cove** - An underwater kingdom home to the Merpeople, ruled by Queen Emmaline.
* **Mezbez** - A kingdom that Prince Desmond is from.
* **Monaco** - A kingdom that Princess Delia is from.
* **Napurna** – An India-based kingdom ruled by King Raja.
* **Norberg** - A kingdom that was the former home of Naomi Turner's parents. It is ruled by Queen Abigail and her family including her daughter Princess Chloe.
* **Oshglancier** - A kingdom whose princess is Gabriel.
* **Paraíso** - A kingdom that Princess Valentina is from.
* **Paslaptis** - A mysterious magical kingdom that Princess Andrea is from.
* **Regalia** - A kingdom where Nicholas and Adelberry come from.
* **Pearlstring** - A kingdom whose princess is Anastasia.
* **Rudistan** - A kingdom ruled by King Magnus.
* **Satu** - An oriental kingdom near Avalor ruled by King Toshi.
* **The Southern Isles** - An island kingdom in the north whose Prince is Charlie, inhabited once by Prince Hans.
* **Tangu**- A desert kingdom ruled by King Habib and Queen Farnaz.
* **Tirulia** - A kingdom that Prince Henry is from, once inhabited by Prince Eric.
* **Trufflandia** - French based Kingdom that Collette is from.
* **Wei-Ling** - A Chinese kingdom ruled by Emperor Quon. It is notably one of the few kingdoms that is ruled by an Imperial monarchy.
* **Zumaria** - A kingdom that is ruled by King Marcus and Queen Cecily, their daughter is Princess Vivian.

### Sub-domains

These are realms that have a close relationship to the EverRealm but are only accessible by certain means. Unique races are shown to occupy these worlds.

* **Elvenmoor** - The land of the elves. It is hidden away from the human world and is full of imaginative wonders. A special passage to the realm exists inside of a particular tree.
* **Mystic Isles** - The land of magic. It is not only the EverRealm's magic reservoir but is also the home to different magical creatures and objects.
* **Vallestrella** - The homeworld of the Jaquins.
* **Spirit World** - Home to all spirits, the Spirit World is one huge colorful tree, where each branch represents all different types of spirits. It is often referred to as the "Spirit Tree".

## Trivia

* The EverRealm is slated to have 142 kingdoms. However, according to Princess Hildegard, there are 138 kingdoms.
	+ At the time of Hildegard's statement, the kingdoms of Hakalo and Merroway Cove were considered legends. Alloro is the kingdom of the mermaids, so another hidden kingdom. Elisium has been unknown to everyone due the barrier that made it invisible.
* The EverRealm is moving at the same time as the real world, despite the medieval infrastructure.
* The EverRealm is home to, or visited by, several of Disney characters, most strikingly Merlin and Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, magic-users depicted in *Sofia the First* as inhabitants of the EverRealm, yet who were able to visit England in various time periods in the Disney classics. It is unclear if they are alternative versions, or if they had crossoed over from the EverRealm to Earth in the Disney feature films.
* In the case of the Disney Princesses, most of the ones summoned by the Amulet were EverRealm denizens from different decades. However, only those from fictional settings are from the EverRealm; those who come from a specific real-life place (i.e. Tiana from New Orleans) are not. This is supported by Cinderella's statement that the Amulet can summon "all princesses that ever lived", and is not necessarily limited to those in the EverRealm. The statement that "all the Princesses from made-up kingdoms" are from the EverRealm does, however, clash with the Earth-date of 1840 being given in *Frozen Fever* despite Arendelle being an imaginary kingdom.
* EverRealm is a nod to the phrase "Happily Ever After".
* The close captions keep alternating the spelling between including and omitting the space between "EverRealm" and "Ever Realm".
	+ In the real-world, the "seven seas" is a phrase originating from ancient times when it was believed there were only seven seas. In the modern age, this phrase is not considered literal as it is considered that the five oceans (the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Arctic, and the Southern/Antarctic) are the main seas of the world. Given the similar usage of the "seventeen seas" as a phrase in the EverRealm, it is possible that the EverRealm does not have seventeen major seas in a literal sense.
	+ The introduction of the term seems to be of surprise to Sofia, as if it is exclusive to the citizens of Mystic Isles, but it was later retconned to be known apparently by everyone, so much so, that there is an EverRealm Academy. The term was also later used in *Elena of Avalor*.
	+ A map of the EverRealm detailing the locations of the various kingdoms exists for writers' reference, including the locations of various fictitious and/or unidentified kingdoms of the Disney Princesses. However, it is unlikely that this map may be released to the public in the near future, partly due to possible discrepancies over the locations of Arendelle and Corona as well as other issues Disney may have with the map.
	+ Although Arendelle and Corona (both of which have previously been established to be set in the same universe due to cameos from Rapunzel and Eugene in *Frozen*) are confirmed to be set in the EverRealm, there are some inconsistencies:
		- Santa Claus does not exist in the EverRealm. However, in *Olaf's Frozen Adventure,* Olaf mentions a "chubby man" associated with Arendelle's winter holidays, those holidays being Christmas, Hanukkah, and St. Lucia's Day. This discrepancy has been acknowledged by Craig Gerber.
		- *Frozen Fever* shows a map of Arendelle and the Southern Isles, where they greatly resemble Norway and Denmark respectively. The sea between Arendelle and the Southern Isles is also labelled Nordsøen (also known as the North Sea) which is also between Norway and Denmark. None of these features appear to be present in the available EverRealm maps.