Addison
Auror
Most fantasy worlds have more than one realms. There's the physical realm, where we live and have the adventure...or not in this world's case.
There's the usual realms: heaven, hell, Otherworld. Depending on your world there could even be the world where the monsters under the bed live.
I'm hitting a bit of a snag with the realms of my world. There's the physical realm, the Otherworld, the Spirit Realm (you know in magic how wizards summon fire spirits and elementals, they're from this world), the Underworld/Hell, the Aether/Heaven, then there's the Wasteland. A realm of my own creation. It's where creatures and experiments of WW2 went. (This is a world where magic has been a part of life since the Celts to present).
The snag is the Old Realm. In the world's history there were a fair population who thought the world inventions and such were perfect as is. They fought the addition and change of life. The Wild West wanted to keep its horses, bands of outlaws, saloons premiering their new siren singer. The wish was granted, with cowboys existing while others got to enjoy their Ford trucks. The hang up is: is the Old Realm a completely separate realm like Otherworld and Hell? Or are there several Old Worlds all around the world just heavily protected? Kinda like Lithuania (if my geography is correct. A country that governs itself while residing in a country.
Right now I see it as an entirely different realm, but I'm afraid it takes something away from the urban fantasy feel of the story. Thoughts?
There's the usual realms: heaven, hell, Otherworld. Depending on your world there could even be the world where the monsters under the bed live.
I'm hitting a bit of a snag with the realms of my world. There's the physical realm, the Otherworld, the Spirit Realm (you know in magic how wizards summon fire spirits and elementals, they're from this world), the Underworld/Hell, the Aether/Heaven, then there's the Wasteland. A realm of my own creation. It's where creatures and experiments of WW2 went. (This is a world where magic has been a part of life since the Celts to present).
The snag is the Old Realm. In the world's history there were a fair population who thought the world inventions and such were perfect as is. They fought the addition and change of life. The Wild West wanted to keep its horses, bands of outlaws, saloons premiering their new siren singer. The wish was granted, with cowboys existing while others got to enjoy their Ford trucks. The hang up is: is the Old Realm a completely separate realm like Otherworld and Hell? Or are there several Old Worlds all around the world just heavily protected? Kinda like Lithuania (if my geography is correct. A country that governs itself while residing in a country.
Right now I see it as an entirely different realm, but I'm afraid it takes something away from the urban fantasy feel of the story. Thoughts?