9 Realms of Existence

"With oceans fair n' weather fine, no matter how ye search, to travel to n' reach all Nine, no man can 'spite his worth. Tho' born in Tol' n' carried Ust', ye may think chance may come, t'see the other seven worlds, yet two is all you've won."

- Old poem about the Nine

The 9 Realms of Existence, also sometimes simply called the Nine Realms or the Nine, are the nine distinct realms or planes on which beings can exist on the planet Tolnithe. They are each vastly different than each other, with Tolnithe itself being counted as the realm of the living, connected to it there being six realms where the dead reside, and lastly are the two realms in which only the Gods and their ilk can visit and reside.

List of Realms:
There are 9 realms:


 * Tolnithe, Land of the Living
 * Echedgeard, the White City
 * Ascaraithe, the Black Pit
 * Gwainotrim, Bastion of Might
 * Dirhyndruug, the Keep of Terror
 * Gel Eneth, the Land of Reward
 * Vanda Dur, the Land of Punishment
 * Darsza, the Gardens
 * Prazsa, the Endless Nought

Location(s):
All realms are anchored to the physical realm of Tolnithe. That is to say, each realm exists on a different plane on top of a specific location in Tolnithe. As a result of this, in certain locations there are actual effects which bleed through from the realm into Tolnithe. Each realm's page goes into documented instances of this, but as a short example: In Erion's Nimet, which is the location in Tolnithe on top of which Darsza resides, there is a wild amount of natural energy, leading to dense and oversized vegetation.


 * Darsza: Erion's Nimet.
 * Gel Eneth: Somewhere in Daurhenil.
 * Prazsa: Bottom of ocean somewhere.

Divisions by residents:
There are three divisions of realm:

Realm of the Living:
The only realm of the living, and the world in which all of the mortal races reside, is:


 * Tolnithe

Realms of the Dead:
These six realms are connected to Tolnithe through the river of souls, Ustelus. When a mortal dies on Tolnithe, their soul is carried by the river to one of six possible destinations:


 * Gwainotrim
 * Dirhyndruug
 * Gel Eneth
 * Vanda Dur
 * Darsza
 * Prazsa

The Unreachable Lands:
These two realms are unique in that only the Gods and their ilk are able to reach them. There are folktales of mortals being taken there, however.


 * Echedgeard
 * Ascaraithe