#inner realms

[definegodliness]

Inner realms

The meadow's comforting Mint green; Zephyr stirred blades, Surrounded by rustling Late spring lush age old oak trees; I see Their winding branches In my most private escapist Fantasies.

Unchartered territory; unshared, if you will.

With the sun On my back — always Shunned for its blatant Eye-piercing brightness — I could Watch The stark blue of, Above, the spotless sky, In attempts to quiet my racing mind, But I find this heaven's endless emptiness Only irks me.

Baby blue, I know you; The shimmering crystal castle at your heart And the lazy lamb clouds Drifting by.

I have seen

Underwater realms Where orbs of light guide All those who can breathe, so allowed.

I have seen

Lands of slate stone frothing waves Where white cliffs weather ongoing rage; Fantastic spectacles Of lightning and Rain.

Realms of perpetual flame, Soothing to the touch, where music plays For phantasmagorical dancers.

Realms of coal and blood.

All, unique, and charming, I'm sure, yet not For me. Not specifically, at least.

My retreat Is the oak embraced meadow With its Interchanging shades Of soothing green. Empty, so empty, And yet sometimes all of the sudden Bestrewn with daisies.

Then, I think:

'This is where we'll fall in love.'

That is What I believe in.

--- 8-3-2024, M.A. Tempels ©

[dimmat-music]

5 albums. 46 tracks. 10 years of ambient sound. Inner Realms is the complete Dimmat collection — a journey through cinematic textures, inner stillness, and timeless space. 💫 €9 on Bandcamp 👉 dimmat.bandcamp.com/album/inner-realms-the-full-album-collection

"Not just music. A decade of silence, memory, and light."

[mapleplatoon]

Got into another Inner Realms kick again.

This is a Mellet, another species in the Inner Realms. They’re basically Elves but smol.

[mapleplatoon]

I’ve been making a Pantheon for the Inner Realms setting.

This is Xilon, Goddess of Rivers, Cities, and Morality.

[mapleplatoon]

Legend has it that Rojors (red Globolos who transport supplies) have their capes turned into wings and tails when they die, becoming Redwings.

Also I gave Globolos fin hands and fin feet. And I’m planning on running it as a D&D campaign.

[mapleplatoon]

I redesign Kiro yet again.

Instead of a wingsuit, he now dons a cape. Also, no hat.

[mapleplatoon]

Here are some more Globolos! These two are members of the Whiteguard, which is basically the knight order of all the titular Inner Realms (although they may only be called that by the Globolos of Cuerff - the Inner Realm where Kiro comes from). The top one is taller than and spends most of their time on land compared to most other mature Globolos (possibly in forests), and their weapons are shortswords on strings that can be thrown far out from themselves. The bottom one is a scribe, who keeps track of enemies, telltale signs of them, and their weaknesses.

[mapleplatoon]

I’ve redesigned Ciro a bit. Here’s a few explanations about the new design:

- The ears are a combination of cat ears and fish gills/mermaid ears. Globolos are semi-aquatic, and mostly do their work on rivers.

- The facial marking is a sign that Ciro is a youngling. He won’t have it when he’s all grown up, but different Globolos keep their facial markings, sometimes having them change into something totally different!

- The belt has been removed, because how the hey are you supposed to wear it when your shirt’s sleeves are attached to its torso part?

- I might change his name to Kiro.