#xeris

× Calix is a northern kingdom located in lots & and lots of snowy mountains, to contrast with Borealis being on an island in the waters. 

× Talia’s parents were off traveling to other kingdoms to guard important spellbooks when Gramorr attacked Xeris. 

× Proxima & Mephisto have heritage from Borealis (cuz of Mephisto’s green magic), & another kingdom that has red magic. 

× Volta is rather warm & has a desert-like environment.

× Borealis is surrounded by large flowers that float on the coastline waters. 

× Lev is an outlaw from his original home realm, used to work for the royal family out of personal gain. 

× An Ephedian born entirely on Earth would lack any magic at all until they spend a good amount of time on Ephedia. 

× Since in Volta they consider anyone they grew up with to be their sibling regardless of whether they’re actually related, a family with just one child is super rare. It’s common practice to take in children left by themselves. Auriana herself was just the kid of one of her mom’s friends who died an early death.

× Nearly every plant has been used to make tea or potions or aid in spells on Borealis at one point. 

× While Iris was growing up on Earth, Calix was leading the effort to fight against Gramorr. 

× Black Crystal Magic is technically illegal everywhere & was practiced in secret, but that law was ignored when Gramorr took over & it was practiced out in the open.

× Gramorr partially attacked Xeris to search for the Zanevian Book of Spells. 

× Gramorr is actually just a random man that Banes corrupted & made powerful so he could have a vessel to do what he wanted for him. Had he succeeded, Gramorr would’ve been dead & long live Banes. 

× Particularly, the mask Gramorr wears is a key part of his (& later Praxina’s) turn to the dark side.

× Gramorr pretty much kidnapped Mephisto & Praxina to force them to be his subordinates once they were old enough. In their earlier years he was fond of manipulating and subtly abusing them, which is why they try so hard to impress him.

× The national sport of Calix is gladiator arena fights. 

 × There’s a very niche form of magic that focuses on rocks instead of pure crystals. It’s one big meme to everyone else but the people who practice it have formed their own club of sorts. 

× Before Ephedia came to exist the entire planet was one big kingdom, but the center of it had less & less influence the farther away one went from it, which led the rest of the kingdoms to form.

× Morgaine & Gramorr practiced magic together in their earlier years and were the top of their class.