Difference between revisions of "Fairy kingdom"

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Danger: High
Sub zones: Nemyra's palace, Kortiki town, Sunfall thicket
Inhabitants: fairies, dryads, echydins, deerataurs, genies, ghosts, magic elementals
Characters : Lily, Aya, Temi

The fairy kingdom is an enormous zone situated west of Negav, encircled by a wide and seemingly bottomless chasm. There are several bridges and passageways that connect the kingdom to the rest of Felarya, but the best way to reach it is to travel by air. When you enter the Fairy kingdom, you have the impression that you've somehow walked into another world or maybe a dream. The ambient light is slightly blueish, some of the laws of physics are altered, and the air feels... different. The kingdom is a vast woodland teeming with fairies of all varieties. It's full of magic and the sheer beauty of the place is awe-inspiring. The zone is extremely dangerous however, as there are fairies everywhere and they are widely known on Felarya for their voracious appetite. Aside from the fairies, lots of spirits and ghosts wander the land, attracted by the magic. This is one of the great dangers of the fairy kingdom: a whole segment of its predatory inhabitants are simply invisible to mortals. This zone is full of portals and warp zones of all sorts. Most of them are of the wild type though, constantly popping in and out at random, lasting for only a couple of minutes.

The six Bridges

The six bridges linking the fairy kingdom to the rest of Felarya.

Kuwuni Bridge

The Kuwuni bridge links the kingdom to the Chordoni waterfalls region. It's a vegetal bridge, made entirely of thick, interlaced vines. Large and beautiful flowers grow on it, as well as a couple of carnivorous plants.

Bridge of eternity

A bridge made of pure magic. The Shard river flows on it and over the gap, giving the impression of a bridge made of pure water, a breathtakingly beautiful spectacle. Many mages marvel at the power of the spell that was required to create this bridge; a spell that endured for millenias, and could apparently last for a couple more.

Grey Bridge

A huge bridge linking the kingdom to the nothern coast region. It's also called "the bridge of war", having been used a long time ago by a tribe of fairy to invade that nothern region, according to a legend. It looks like the petrifed and hollow trunk of a very ancient tree that has been carved with smal embrasures along its side that were probably used to fire arrows or magic missiles at the ennemy from safety.

Bridge of the huntress

A curious bridge made of Eidoron Rocks. It's more a zone than a bridge, the floating stones drifting slowly back and forth at different heights. For wingless people, jumping from one rock to another can prove a hazardous affair, a miscalculation often proving fatal. The bridge leads to the Forest of whispers.

Ceiciel Bridge

Tasenya Bridge

Kortiki town

Danger: Low
Inhabitants: Fairies, humans, nekos, elves
Characters : Mezzus

The town of Kortiki is an exception in the fairy kingdom. For some reason it has been declared neutral ground and thus, even though it's a fairy town, it's a relatively safe place for a human to visit or live in. You can still end up in the stomach of one of its fairy inhabitants but it's seen as impolite and rude, and so long as you don't act foolishly then the risk of that happening is pretty low. Some humans and nekos have been living in this safe haven for dozens of years without the slightest problem. Living among fairies is a strange experience though, as they have very little sense of privacy and won't hesitate to invade your home and play pranks. If a fairy moves into your house, expect things to get really fun, really fast (and by "fun", I mean "fun for others to hear about"!). Fairies mostly live in burrows, or hollow trees, and sometimes elect to permanently residence inside a human's house. Some fairies have taken a liking to domestic appliances, and unaware of (or disregarding) their original purpose, prefer to live inside chests of drawers, clocks, or even pianos. Many of them seem utterly fascinated by human architecture.

Though it is neutral ground, reaching Kortiki can be tricky, as it is situated deep in the core of the kingdom.

Sunfall thicket

Danger: High
Inhabitants: ghosts, magic elementals, phantom elves, dusk nymphs, earth mouths

This vast expanse of low lying, thick vegetation is plunged in a perpetual night. It's not darkness magic that causes it, as there is moonlight, which allows people to see decently, and a beautiful starry sky. This anomaly has led many scientists to theorize that, while Sunfall thicket belongs to the fairy kingdom, its sky might be from another world, for totally unknown reasons. The thicket is a pleasant place for all sort of spirits who don't like daylight much. For the most part, spirits are not aggressive and pretty harmless, but they are invisible most of the time, making it very difficult to detect the dangerous ones and avoid them. Humans venturing into Sunfall thicket are basically sitting ducks for the first of those predatory ghost that passes by and feels a bit peckish. Ironically though, one of the main dangers of the thicket comes from dusk lilies, small and harmless looking flowers growing in great number in the area. This rare plant, however, is known on many worlds as the absolute bane of spell casters as it sucks mana from them when they are close.

Nemyra's palace

Danger: Legendary
Inhabitants: unknown

Nemyra is the queen of all the fairies of Felarya and a guardian as well, meaning that she is a being with tremendous powers. As you would expect, her palace is a very, very mysterious place.

Nobody has ever entered Nemyra's palace through the front door without being invited, although intruders have entered it via other routes. Even finding the palace is difficult: it is hidden somewhere in the fairy kingdom and is actually tiny, no bigger than a doll house. To enter it you need some size-changing abilities, which usually means being a fairy. The inside of the palace is infinitely bigger than its outside dimensions, and this is just one example of the crazy and absurd rules that govern this place. Various mythical and dangerous creatures guard the place, which actually looks more like a world than a palace. Indeed, the palace in Felarya is actually just one of the numerous entrances to Nemyra's personnel universe.

The place is alive and infused with the will of Nemyra herself. You don't quite know what to expect when opening a door, and intruders are in for very bad surprises everywhere: your worst fear could suddenly become alive and appear in front of you, or you could suddenly begin to age as you walk down a hallway, or you could enter a room only to end inside the stomach of Nemyra herself ! Or more simply: find yourself forever lost in this ever changing labyrinth, with no hope of escape.

• Credits to Stabs for some ideas to develop Kortiki town.