5 Dimensions of Human Imagination

The 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination are broad categories of worlds throughout the multiverse. Aside from the multiverse itself, these dimensional categories, as well as the other dimensional categories at this scale outside of the realm of Human Imagination (such as Reality) are the largest level of interdimensional categorization. "Dimension" is a bit of a misnomer, as the 5 Dimensions are less of a physical place and more of a way to categorize individual worlds, dimensions, and universes. Different Guardians, appointed by Elma, are in charge of protecting the worlds within these categories from the Apynteu and other threats.

## List of Broad Dimensional Categories

### Reality (1)

Reality (SDL: RE-0000) is the dimension we (presumably) all live in. To those who live in Reality, the worlds within 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination are fictional, existing as different types of media (books, movies, TV shows, games, digital documents, musicals, etc.). Beings in Reality are often Authors of characters and places in the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination: events are conceived in the mind of these Authors, creating alternate worlds and dimensions, and the events in those worlds are transcribed by the Chronicler's Office in a never-ending cycle. Currently, they are unable to travel between dimensions and other worlds in the multiverse, although they can affect the happenings in worlds within the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination by interacting with fictional materials (creating stories, writing fanfiction, putting on plays, playing video games, etc.).

### Alternate Reality (2)

The second dimension is the least explored of the broad dimensional categories. This category encompasses versions of Reality that have been altered in some way; the first Phineas and Ferb movie explores the idea of this dimensional category, although the dimension they explore within the movie technically exists in Vaesyvo as it exists within a movie. Note that fictional versions of Earth are not categorized under the 2nd dimension: if they belong to a work of fiction (such as a book or movie), that takes precedence. These dimensions are typically not accessible because of their non-fictional nature.

### The Centrum (2.5)

Although technically not a dimensional category, The Centrum exists somewhere between the second and third dimensions and is the entry point to the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination. Theoretically, all interdimensional portals that travel between a world outside of the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination and a world within them would pass through The Centrum; however, this has never been done and is currently not possible. Elma is the Guardian of The Centrum. The Office of Interdimensional Affairs and Fictional Stability is easily accessible from The Centrum (and vice versa).

### Vaesyvo (3)

Vaesyvo [ˈveɪsəvoʊ] is the third dimension from Reality and the first of the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination. This dimensional category encompasses worlds that—in other dimensions (particularly Reality)—exist as movies, TV shows, and other video-based storytelling media. Things like fanfictions based on worlds in Vaesyvo have a link to the source world, but exist in Craeta or Insedit themselves. Its Guardians are Anna and Elsa of *Frozen*.

#### Worlds Relevant to Erscoga

The following worlds have been visited by characters in Erscoga at some point, or Erscoga has characters that originate from them:

* Harry Potter (SDL: HP-MT02 and related timelines)
* Barbie and the Diamond Castle (SDL: DC-XXXX)
* Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (SDL: MM-XXXX)
* Phineas and Ferb (SDL: PF-XXXX)
* The movie version of Into the Woods (SDL: IW-MT02 and related timelines)
* The movie versions of Lord of the Flies (SDL: LF-MT02, LF-MT03, and related timelines)
* The 2004 Phantom of the Opera movie (SDL: PT-MT06 and related timelines)

### Tyatro (4)

Tyatro [tiˈætɾoʊ] is the fourth dimension from Reality and the second of the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination. This dimensional category encompasses worlds that exist as stage musicals, plays, operas, and other dramatic works that are performed live. (Movie adaptations of musicals or plays exist in Vaesyvo instead.) Things like fanfictions based on worlds in Tyatro have a link to the source world, but exist in Craeta or Insedit themselves. Because theatrical works can be produced with an infinite number of casts, typically only the original casts/productions (or similarly significant casts/productions) are considered Main Timelines, with the rest being Alternate Universes. Its Guardians are Simba from *The Lion King* and Sebastian and Flounder from *The Little Mermaid*.

The following worlds have been visited by characters in Erscoga at some point, or Erscoga has characters that originate from them:

#### Worlds Relevant to Erscoga

The following worlds have been visited by characters in Erscoga at some point, or Erscoga has characters that originate from them:

* Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies (SDL: PT-MT01-05, PT-MT07-39, and related timelines)
* Into the Woods (SDL: IW-MT01 and related timelines, specifically IW-AU01, where Nalitie and Dukermin stole The Narrator from)

### Conghae (5)

Conghae [kaŋˈheɪ] is the fifth dimension from Reality and the third of the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination. This dimensional category encompasses worlds that exist as games—both video games and tabletop games with a clear story. Things like fanfictions based on worlds in Conghae have a link to the source world, but exist in Craeta or Insedit themselves. Its Guardians are the Voltas and Tartines from Broken Age.

Worlds, dimensions, and universes within Conghae are organized into clusters belonging to specific Players. These clusters contain the worlds of any game that particular Player has played, and the timelines within them reflect the particular choices that Player made during their gameplay. If a Player plays a game more than once, their first playthrough will be considered the Main Timeline for their cluster and subsequent playthroughs will be considered AUs, with the exception of games where multiple playthroughs are a part of the gameplay (in this case, all of the playthroughs are considered one timeline).

Because games are non-linear, they may have an infinite number of timelines; the one(s) that cleave closest to the intended pathway/pathways outlined by the game developers are Main Timelines and are considered Canon. Whether a game has more than one canon timeline depends on if the game has more than one ending (for example, a game like Portal would only have one canon timeline, while a game like The Stanley Parable has up to 42 canon timelines). Tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons may not have a canon timeline; instead, the storyline(s) of any one Player's campaign(s) will be considered a Main Timeline for that particular Player's cluster.

#### Worlds Relevant to Erscoga

The following worlds have been visited by characters in Erscoga at some point, or Erscoga has characters that originate from them:

* Undertale (SDL: UT-XXXX)
* The Stanley Parable (SDL: SP-XXXX)
* Portal (SDL: PR-XXXX)

### Craeta (6)

Craeta [ˈkɹeɪtə] is the sixth dimension from Reality and the fourth of the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination. This dimensional category encompasses worlds that exist as books and published written prose (including digitally-published writing). It is also where fanfictions of other worlds exist, no matter which dimensional category the source material belongs to. (However, things like comics exist in Insedit instead.) Its Guardian is Muthr from *The Search for WondLa*.

#### Worlds Relevant to Erscoga

The following worlds have been visited by characters in Erscoga at some point, or Erscoga has characters that originate from them:

* Interworld (IR-XXXX)
* The Secret Poker Society (RE-AU02)

### Insedit (7)

Insedit [ɪnˈsɛdət] is the seventh dimension from Reality and the last of the 5 Dimensions of Human Imagination. It is also the last named dimensional category. This dimensional category encompasses any work of fiction that comes from a type of media that does not fit into the other categories. This includes unpublished works of any kind, daydreams, verbal roleplays that are not performed, and things like Erscoga that exist as Google Drive folders. Its Guardian is Leba, the queen of the winter-fall transition.

#### Worlds Relevant to Erscoga

The following worlds have been visited by characters in Erscoga at some point, or Erscoga has characters that originate from them:

* Erscoga itself, including Lost Timelines (ES-XXXX)
	+ Although the events in Erscoga are chronicled in writing, the world itself exists as a multimedia Google Drive folder, so it does not fit in Craeta.
* Ask Erik! (AE-XXXX)
	+ Although the events in Ask Erik! are chronicled in writing, the world itself was written through roleplay and exists primarily in the collective imaginations of its Authors.
* Certain fictional versions of Earth, original to the Erscoga story (RE-AU01, RE-AU23)