Realm-R

What is Realm-R?

Realm-R is a fantasy world made up of forest, land and sea. And sky islands, monsters, mermaids, dragons, enchanted forests aaaand you get the picture.
  Maths is the language of living here, with monsters and people alike giving trials and challenges out like they're candy. It was created in the shape of one of the five platonic solids, an octahedron's planar graph. At each of the six vertices lays a Keystone, protected and cared for by its particular Guardians.
 
  • The inner three vertices can be found in the Stone Cliffs (where geometry challenges prevail), ___ Forest (where number challenges prevail), and the Swamps (where statistics challenges prevail).
  • The outer three vertices can be found in the Sky Islands (where probability challenges prevail), in the Inverted Undersea Pyramid (where measurement challenges prevail) and the Archipelago (where algebra challenges prevail). 
 

by TaraFaeBelle

 

Guardians

Guardians were created to guard their Keystones before Realm-R was pushed into the timestream. They were given Sparks of life before any other creature, and were melded with Realm-R so that they will always be in existence in some form as long as Realm-R exists. The Guardians are each unique - to their Keystone and to each type of creature in Realm-R. Some are entirely their own species, while others (such as the Stone Cliff Guardians) are adapted versions of another species. Each were purposely built by the Worldbuilders to be Guardians of a specific Keystone.
 

The Cornerstone

In the centre of the map of Realm-R lays the Cornerstone. Housed in the Ancient Moss Forest, an enchanted forest that moves according to the whims of Trigofoxesand other just as rare creatures that live there, the Cornerstone is layered with protections and obscured from the view of any peoples living in Realm-R. 
 

Why was Realm-R created? 

When the Worldbuilders were given blueprints to Realm-R by the Creator, they had specifications for a celestial prison. Although the world was to be filled with beauty, it was also to be able to house celestial beings that changed their ways to be detrimental to the humans and life of Earth. The worst offenders lend themselves the name 'dragon' and the prisons of Realm-R were created for such dragons.
 

So, who lives in Realm-R now?

People from Earth who once worshipped the celestial beings that sought sacrifice and destruction of the way of life as it was created to be are given another chance on Realm-R. That said, currently only three peoples and three dragons live in Realm-R, though every people group on Earth has had (or have) their 'dragon'. Other worlds may have been created for other dragons (and related people groups), or maybe the timing is relative. As such, there are three dragons in the 'present' Realm-R (Piasa, Kulkulkan and Apep) and three people groups guarding the dragons (the Cahokians, the Lakamhaans and the Thonisians). 
 

Can One Travel to Realm-R?

For every 'dragon' there is another celestial being (most commonly known as 'angels' in present day Earth) that gives power to the portal that connects Earth and Realm-R. Through this portal, a person may visit Realm-R under the guidance of an angel. Note: this is extremely rare.

INFO FROM ANOTHER WORLD:

  This is a submission to World Anvil's Summer Camp 2025, recording an article for Realm-R based on the prompt 'the place of origin of a people in your world.'
 

Didn't the prompt say place of origin OF A PEOPLES? Who is they?
- Mimi
The Guardians. Didn't you read the article? They are the peoples made with the world around the 7 keystones. Who else could the article be talking about?
- Taegrin

Ah, there are may other people groups mentioned! I just saw that they didn't originate from Realm-R!
- Mimi

You forgot the first half when you read the last bit, huh.
- Taegrin

It shouldn't matter! The article could have been written better...
- Mimi

???
- Mimi

How do you have 3 pages written on platonic solids and planar graphs?!
- Mimi
They really could have added that any connected planar graph satisfies Euclid's formula (V-E+F=2)
- Taegrin

No, why would we want that?
- Mimi

We might need it if we meet the Guardians of the Stone Cliff Keystone
- Taegrin

Yes! When are we going? I'll pack now
- Mimi

No, I meant ....

Ah, you've already left, haven't you...
- Taegrin
Mimi and Taegrin are Knowledge Liaison Officers from the world of Turien, probably researching for a promotion assessment and probably getting themselves in trouble along the way.

Cover image: by AvalonCollierArt

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Jul 15, 2025 20:32

Love the sticky note conversation. That is the perfect thing to do with extra sidebar space!

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