Home

Home is a large (previously) abandoned castle southwest of **New Boston** on the planet Atera. Most travelers who pass through Home only use the West Wing, where the living areas and portal room are located. Despite existing in its own standalone universe, Home seems to operate with the rules of many different worlds, such as Source, as many characters retain their natural abilities there.

Home is close to the center of **the multiverse**, Reality, and has many portals to safely enter other universes.

## Description and Layout

The West Wing is Home's living area, set up like a modern-day space. Even though there are dozens of people staying there at a time, Home only has a few furnishings after the Split. There's a central fountain in front of a podium, and a skylight above the main area. To the right, a large open space that leads into a smaller seating area with a couch, two end tables, and a TV stand. A large window illuminates the entire room and provides a view of the garden and forests outside. The second half of the room is slightly raised in order to match the geography of the area. Between these two main rooms is a tower with bedrooms/dorm rooms, which opens up into the main area just past the entrance. There's a kitchen and dining room to the far left, accessible by stairs and bridged by a small hallway. Beyond that is a room with a Pokémon-style battlefield, with a glass dome over it. The main entrance features a porch, which runs along the side of the building for a while before opening up into the clearing beyond. There's a secondary entrance which leads into the South Wing.

The South Wing was locked away from Home's inhabitants for decades until someone broke the lock on the door. The first room is a bright open area with a weeping willow tree planted in the center. There's a gap in the ceiling where the tree is growing to let in natural light and rain. Beyond that are the true doors inside the castle that lead into a long hallway with many rooms off to the side. Currently, there's an astronomy tower and a library in the first section of the hall, though the rest of the rooms beside the throne room at the end have been explored. The astronomy tower features spiral stairs that lead up into a small circular room with maps, atlases, and other resources needed to conduct research. The library has two levels, and is lit up by six windows to the east. In the middle of the library, there are many desks with inkwells and quills, implying that the area has been left untouched for many years. Every book is written in Atrana, also called Atran, the native language of Atera. At the very end of the hall lies the throne room, which is completely empty save for the throne and the stained glass behind it. There's a circular window directly behind the throne presumably to illuminate its monarch, though no one has ruled in centuries.

## Telepathy and Personality

Home has been known to communicate with its inhabitants through telepathy. When help is needed, Home swoops in to provide it. This is why the kitchen is always stocked, each individual bedroom is different, and the atmosphere remains comfortable for all those who stay there. Home can even pick up on interests and habits, guiding its inhabitants to take care of themselves by providing them with their favorite food or a comfortable room. Home, in terms of personality, seems to be mischevious, sometimes directly communicating with its inhabitants, or pranking them in various ways. Overall, Home will stop at nothing to protect those who stay there, even in a dire emergency.