The realms of Adaris
The realms of Adaris are the planes of existence that make up the cosmos. Each is the domain of a Primordial Spirit. Adaris itself, the whole of existence, is regarded as the realm of Umalyu, since consciousness is present in all things. The realms lie within the Napadéh, the expanse of Ákyar from which Adaris arose.
Realms are tangible or intangible. Tangible realms are physical: they are made of earth, water, air, fire, light or darkness, and can be entered and inhabited. Intangible realms are conceptual, such as time and imagination. Only the Primordial Spirits have realms; Ascendant Spirits and lesser spirits live within them, most of them in Dalel.
| Realm | Spirit | Type | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaris | Umalyu (consciousness) | — | All of existence |
| Dalel | Yairan (earth) | Tangible | A flat plane at the centre of the tangible realms |
| Aasila | Aahi (water) | Tangible | Surrounds Dalel |
| Zayam | Yavi (air) | Tangible | Above Dalel |
| Píñáku | Metihi (fire) | Tangible | Below Dalel |
| Qaaniguaq | Tñarilu (light) | Tangible | Beside Dalel, opposite Woncu |
| Woncu | Náiluv (darkness) | Tangible | Beside Dalel, opposite Qaaniguaq |
| Q'ommer | Konmai (time) | Intangible | Encompasses all realms except Gueroeq |
| Gueroeq | Pavkanai (imagination) | Intangible | Outside time |
Tangible realms
Dalel, the realm of earth, is a flat plane comprising all land: the continents, islands and subterranean spaces inhabited by mortal peoples. Aasila, the realm of water, surrounds it. Zayam, the realm of air, lies above it, and Píñáku, the realm of fire, below it.
Qaaniguaq and Woncu, the realms of light and darkness, lie on either side of Dalel. Their alternation gives Dalel day and night.
Intangible realms
Q'ommer, the realm of time, encompasses all the other realms except Gueroeq. Through it, events in the other realms occur in sequence.
Gueroeq, the realm of imagination, lies outside time. Pavkanai created the first humans there before placing them on Haberria.
Formation
Gueroeq, an intangible realm, came into being with Pavkanai and is the oldest of the realms.
Dalel was the first tangible realm. During the Era of Isolation it was all of physical existence, an unbroken expanse of stone in which light and darkness were not yet set apart. Tangible realms formed as Primordial Spirits separated their elements from Dalel. Light and darkness drew apart first, forming Qaaniguaq and Woncu on either side of Dalel and bringing the Era of Isolation to an end. Píñáku and Zayam separated just before the Great Erosion. Aahi had no realm and forced her way into Dalel, and Aasila formed during the fighting. Q'ommer formed with the emergence of Konmai near the end of the Great Erosion.
The collapse of the boundaries between the realms during the Great Erosion began the Dawn Wars, the conflict between Tñarilu and Náiluv. They are not fought in Dalel.