The Umbra King (Vincula Realm Book 1)

Realms:

Erdikoa

• The light realm
• Ruled by the Lux King
• Consists of a sprawling city and The Capital
• The Capital contains the Lux Palace
• The Capital was enchanted by the seraphim so that any mystic other than the royals would lose their memory upon leaving; once they return, their memory of their time in The Capital is returned for the duration of their stay
• Normal days and nights
• Powered by the essence, or magical power that gives mystics their abilities, of the inmates in Vincula

Vincula

• The dark realm (or prison realm)
• Ruled by the Umbra King
• Has no essence
• When inmates arrive, they lose their abilities, as their essence is used to power Erdikoa
• Inmates are immortal and unchanging while in Vincula
• A large town with normal things imported from Erdikoa
• Inmates not residing in the palace live in a large apartment building with their own apartments
• Vincula’s “days” are the equivalent to dusk in Erdikoa
• During Vincula’s night, there is no moon and no stars – Once a month on the Plenilune (the full moon in Erdikoa) they can see the moon and stars
• Enchanted by the seraphim so that when inmates leave, they lose all memories of their time spent in the prison realm

Aether

• Where the seraphim live, and where good souls go when they die

Hell

• Created by different seraphim
• Open to all realms regardless of who created them
• Ruled by Orcus
• Where wicked souls go when they die

Mystics:

Mystic type and abilities are not hereditary.

For example:

The heroine is a fey, her sister is a shifter, her mother is a sibyl, and her father is a sylph.

Aatxe

• Gentle souls
• Big in stature with small, bull-like horns on top of their heads
• The only mystics allowed to be enforcers, due to their pure nature

Alchemists

• The only mystics able to create potions and perform spells

Angels

• Wings
• Can shapeshift between several forms
• Have been in the two realms for an unknown amount of time

Eidolons

• Also known as phantoms
• Can walk through any non-living object except iron

Fey

• Have regular-sized ears with a slight point
• Stronger and faster than other mystics
• Graceful and light on their feet
• Can see the souls of others by skin-to-skin contact

Merrow

• Soul stealers
• When someone dies, they capture their souls in a jar
• They absorb the souls to heal injury or prolong their lives
• All merrows must take a potion monthly to bind their abilities
• The potion lasts two months, but they are required to take it every month in the event they try to skip, giving enforcers time to find them

Munin

• Can manipulate memories
• Anti-social, and do not like to spend time with other mystics other than fellow munin
• Most live on a compound on the outskirts of the city (by choice)

Royal

• Rulers of the realms
• The Lux King/Queen – rules Erdikoa and controls light

• The Umbra King/Queen – rules Vincula and controls darkness/shadows

• The Scales of Justice – the final judge. Possesses the ability to see the souls of lesser mystics and the accused. When the Scales of Justice looks upon a criminal, they know the perfect punishment for their crime.

Seraphim (singular: seraph)

• Creators of the realms
• Reside in the aether
• Celestial beings with large wings, feathers on their face revealing only their eyes and mouths, and feathers covering their legs

Shifter

• Every shifter can shift into one specific animal
• They do not have any animalistic qualities, even when shifted, other than their physical body when it shifts
• Shifts are fast, and when they shift back to their mystic form, they still have their clothes

Sibyl

• Oracles
• Once their abilities manifest, they see every potential future
• Their abilities begin to manifest in their 40s, and by 60, they take over fully

Sylph

• They manipulate air

Visitant

• Control the moods with skin-to-skin contact

NOTE:

There is an Aeternum, but it is a spoiler if explained.

Mystic marks can be found in the printable world guide

Key Terms

• enforcer – police officer
• essence – magical power that gives mystics their abilities. It is the “essence” of their abilities.
• essenet – internet
• ES/essence screen – television
• legion – the law enforcement of Vincula, made up of enforcers and two angels
• netsite – website