Magi-Nation: the Lands

The Moonlands is the home of the world of Magi-Nation. As the name suggests, the world is on a moon of the planet El, which was the homeworld of the Eliwan. Physically, the moon of the Moonlands is about the size of our own moon, but it is fully viable, and the magi have lived there for thousands of years.

The Regions

The Moonlands is separated into various regions. Each of the regions has its own culture, ecosystem, and magic. The regions were founded long ago by magi, who established their realm's character and culture. The regions themselves are small. It is possible to travel across most regions in a matter of days, and travel among the regions is common.

In general, the Moonlands is an idyllic world, where life in each of the regions is comfortable. The Moonlanders live in harmony with their world.

The Moonlands have minor seasonal variations - not as great as our own world, but enough to encourage a seasonal cycle in the local flora and fauna. The weather is varied as well - the wind currents drift west-to-east across Naroom, the Weave and Paradwyn, and east-to-west across Bograth, Kybar's Teeth, and D'Resh. Tropical storms (which are not nearly as powerful as those on our own world) typically land around Paradwyn and Bograth.

El

El is the planet that the Moonlands orbits. It is also the original homeworld of the Eliwan, though the current Moonlanders consider the moon itself their home. Most of the knowledge of El has faded into history and legend, and there are many Moonlanders who do not even know the term Eliwan. Moonlanders remember they came from El, but consider the Moon itself their home.

The moon orbits around El in a period of about 30 days. Like our own moon, it generally is eclipsed by El about once a year. Of course, on the moon, a lunar eclipse blocks the normal daylight, so the Moonlanders are used to this occurence.

The Dream Barrier

The Dream Barrier was formed to prevent the Invaders who conquered El from invading the Moon. It also has the effect of preventing any Moonlanders from leaving, but most of the Moonlanders wouldn't care to leave anyway. Almost all of them are unaware of the Dream Barrier. It is a totally transparent magical barrier above the atmosphere of the Moon.

The Dream Barrier blocks almost any form of magical transport into or out of the Moonlands. There are exceptions (most notably Tony Jones), but these are rare. The Dream Barrier will mend itself if pierced. However, it also will provide a warning to the Moonlands by becoming translucent for a few hours. This has the effect of turning the sky of the Moonlands to a purple color from its normal sky blue. Unfortunately, the current Moonlanders are not aware of the cause of this effect, so the warning system does little good.