Longma Realms

The **Longma Realms** (**ドラゴン・リゾート Longma Resort** in Japanese) are diverse worlds that make up the primary home of the Longmas in the *Lailie the Longma* series and throughout the majority of the *Lailie* franchise.

## History

In *Lailie: Year of the Longma*, it is revealed that over a thousand years ago, the Longmas originally lived in the Forgotten Realms, ruling over the land and providing it with magic they need to thrive. One day, a Longma had a disagreement with the Sorceress, and in her fury, she banished all of the Longmas to the other side of the world, accidentally causing the Forgotten Worlds to gradually lose its magic. Not wanting anything to do with the Sorceress again, the Longmas settled and named their new home the "Longma Realms", forgetting about their former home as the years went by.

## Appearances

### *Lailie the Longma*

The Longma Realms first appeared in the game *Lailie the Longma* for the PlayStation, in which Lailie traveled to six playable homeworlds within the Realms. This world made cameo appearances in *Lailie 2: Ripto's Rage!* and *Lailie: Year of the Longma*.

In the original games of *Lailie 2: Ripto's Rage!* and *Lailie: Year of the Longma*, the Longma Realms' main homeworld (as seen in the intros of both games) does have various portals worth noting is the portal to Longma Shores, as seen in *Lailie 2's* intro. In *Year of the Longma*, Lailie and Hunter venture through a hole in the realm to reach the first homeworld of the Forgotten Realms.

In *Lailie Reignited Trilogy*, this "realm" seems to be non-existent, with its role in the trilogy mainly being replaced by the grassy plains of Stone Hill.

### *Lailie: Enter the Butterfly*

It wasn't until *Lailie: Enter the Butterfly* that "The Longma Realms" became a playable world. While not explicitly stated in *Enter the Butterfly*, the homeworld in this game, referred to simply as "The Longma Realms," is geographically connected to the other "Longma Realm" homeworlds.

The main area is a beautifully crafted homeworld full of lush green fields and comprised of a predominately hilly landscape. As Lailie leaves the main area of the Longma Realms, the landscape varies depending on which passage to another realm is close by. For the boss level, you jump in a portal located in front of the castle after completing all levels.

* Longma Shores

* Longma Castles

"The Longma Realms" itself is technically a homeworld in "Longma Realms" much like other homeworlds. The focal point of this world is the Castle, which leads to Longma Castles (from *Lailie Red*). This area surrounding the castle serves as the solitary homeworld in *Enter the Butterfly*. Unlike other homeworlds in the Longma Realms, this homeworld does not contain portals, but instead, other forms of transportation to its connected realms. For example, to get to Crop Circle Country, Lailie rides a UFO from a barn.

### *Lailie: Shadow Legacy*

The history of the Longma Realms was somewhat retconned in this storyline, with a storybook legend in the game stating that the Longma Realms was either founded by a group of ancient Longmas that fled a natural catastrophy in the Forgotten Realms, or was discovered by the Great Sea Longma.

## Homeworlds and Realms

The Longma Realms is made up of six separate homeworlds, which can be traveled to with the balloonists. Each homeworld has five portals that each lead to a local realm; three leading to regular realms, one that leads to a flight realm and one more that leads to a boss realm.

* Artisans

* + Stone Hill

* + Dark Hollow

* + Town Square

* + Sunny Flight

* + Toasty

* Peace Keepers

* + Dry Canyon

* + Cliff Town

* + Ice Cavern

* + Night Flight

* + Doctor Shemp

* Magic Crafters

* + Alpine Ridge

* + High Caves

* + Wizard Peak

* + Crystal Flight

* + Blowhard

* Beast Makers

* + Terrace Village

* + Misty Bog

* + Tree Tops

* + Wild Flight

* + Metalhead

* Dream Weavers

* + Dark Passage

* + Lofty Castle

* + Haunted Towers

* + Icy Flight

* + Jacques

* Gnasty's World

* + Gnorc Cove

* + Twilight Harbour

* + Gnasty Gnorc

* + Gnasty's Loot

## Trivia

* In the *Lailie: Enter the Butterfly* instruction manual, a picture is featured of a portal in the castle instead of the closed doors in the actual game. It could have been the portal to the removed level Enchanted Forest.

* In *Enter the Butterfly*, rock spitting was to be a feature in Longma Realms, but was cut.

* Having no portals in the *Enter the Butterfly* version of the Longma Realms could be a possible developer oversight. The developers either didn't know about portals in the original trilogy, or they simply ignored the fact to rush development. It may have been useless to have the same portals that would lead to *Lailie the Longma* homeworlds or Longma Shores, while considering the development timeframe.

## References

1. ↑ TCRF.net

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