#lynphea

[fate-winx-fairies]

According to the German Synopsis of S3E1 the Names of Chimera’s Friends are Tammy and Missy.

[fraeuleintaka]

Home sweet HOME (Magazine #238)

Winx World - Which planets in the Magical Dimension do the Winx come from? Come and find out!

Solaria - On Stella's planet, there are two suns and two moons. It hardly ever rains.

Lynphea - This is where Flora comes from; there are tree houses and people get around on giant ladybirds.

Domino - Bloom's origins lie on this planet which once guarded the precious Dragon Flame.

Melody - The magical song of the whales keeps the planet where Musa comes from in balance.

Zenith - Tecna's planet is the coldest of all of them but also the most futuristic.

Andros - On Aisha's planet, there are two royal palaces, one on the surface and one underwater.

I'm honestly not a fan of the singing whales for Melody. Apart from the fact that they're from a season I don't consider canon anyway, they're so utterly simple. There's nothing interesting or mythical about their presence. They're just there, they sing, messing with them is bad and that's it. There's just nothing about them I'd consider worthy of being part of a planet's mythology or its whole magic system. I wish we'd know some more interesting stuff about Melody, like the Harmony Harp from S8 (it's only one instrument but I love the idea behind it) or the kind of stuff we know about Solaria or Andros. The same goes for Lynphea and Zenith, we barely know anything about them either.

[redfountainpostin]

Lets talk about food!

I think that Flora's home planet, Lynphea, is the capitol of bread in the magical dimension. They just have so much gawd damn grain, what else are they supposed to do but turn it into bread? Bread is very much a huge part of their diet, but it is not like, shitty white bread you'd get in a chainstore, no. In fact, to get BAD bread in Lynphea, you'd need to look HARD for it. Now, of course not everyone gets super fancy bread, but even the most basic loaves are super nutritious simply on the account that the grain is so good. However, a lot of bakeries mostly sell loaves that take more time and/or effort to make because when it comes to most basic bread, most people make it at home. It is made very easy because you can literally buy "bake sets" in store, that are clearly labeled on how much bread they make. Like you just buy a set of flour, baking powder, yeast, whatever else goes in bread idk I don't eat it. Also, every house has a grain grinder meaning you can make your own flour and some people love to get creative by mixing different grains. The people there also eat very little meat in general (of course, there are always outliers, the same way there are vegetarians on Eraklyon) and the meat that they do eat is mostly birds- chicken, geese, ducks. People living in the villages (and there are a LOT of villages on that planet, it's the primary way of living) usually have a chicken pen (or pen for whatever bipeds they prefer- a lot of people have quails as well, but those are for aesthetic/eggs ONLY, it is illegal to eat quails on Lynphea because they are so smol, and it is illegal to eat ANY animal before it reaches its maximum weight in meat, meaning you can't just go around eating spring lamb or whatever- all animals must be fully mature at the time of slaughter). Those who live in cities and cannot have their own pens or don't want to, can buy the stuff at local markets, or yeah, shops. But the local market and small business culture is very strong on Lynphea.

[ohdragonflyohdragonburnthemdown]

Lynphea

Alright the post is going to be divided into:

general facts

the government structure

wild magic

Wild Lands

willows will

Let's go!

General facts

Lynphea is the second largest planet in the whole magical dimension. Second only to Omega.

Outsiders aka the whole magical dimension see Lynpheas as a whole as a group of pacifistic hippy farmers who don't to much aside from hugging trees.

Needless to say they are wrong. Like sure the tourist parts of the planet are sanitized and really pretty, everything else? DANGEROUS!

Every single plant is alive and conscious. To different degrees but the wall here have quite literally ears and eyes. Never piss of a tree or you have a big ass problem. On top of that everything is on some way toxic. Either poisonous or venomous or in some cases both. So really do not, DO NOT piss them off!

A lot of the planet is unexplored. This is partly, because most people life in the treetops, since it's less dangerous there, but also because people just kinds of build from treetop to treetop without going down. So they kind of know nothing about what they live above.

Everyone who does live on the ground does so in places that are not that closely grown and where the trees are…well ...pacifists.

The exception to that are the Old Growth people and those of the Wild Lands. They both live on the ground in areas that are known to be dangerous or are only half discovered.

Fun fact here…Flora is from the Wild Lands.

The reason why most people life on the top is because of Wild Magic its bound to the ground unless there happens to be a really old tree then it creeps up that stem and is in the crown too. But yeah mostly people just avoid the Wild magic.

The Government.

Lynphea is ruled by the Council of Elders.

Most of those are quite literally Elders. Old people who have been in the community for a long time and have been connected to the nature for even longer.

Now there are exceptions. Almost a quarter of the Council is under 25 and still elders. Those are the Earthborn Elders.

Now almost 80% of the council is Earthborn, but a lot of people are also voted in.

The Earthborn are quite literally born from the Earth. They do not have to parents, they are children of the most powerful and oldest plants. Most of them just grow from the earth between the roots and are found by the people their biological parent wants them to raise.

These Earthborn have a much much deeper connection to the earth and nature than anyone else. Not even guardian fairies can talk that easily with their planet.

Chrystal or Chrysalis of the Magnolia Valley is one of them. She's fifteen absolutely in love with her girl friends a one of Floras biggest fan. She also grew up around Helia since their parents are basically cousins.

There are hundreds of Elders and the full Council only ever meets every decade, but in smaller communities they are in constant contact.

Wild Magic

Like I said before Wild Magic is mostly ground bound. Nobody really knows why or how it exists, just that is everywhere. More or less concentrated. The Wild Magic itself is not harmful, but the things it can create certainly are.

Seemingly harmless animals and plants if in contact with Wild Magic can turn into REALLY strange things or mutate into something different.

It's not always bad and some species have developed over a long time so Wild Magic doesn't really bother them anymore.

Most researchers (from the outside) are of the opinion that it's really dangerous to be to close to Wild Magic, since nobody knows what happens if you get in contact with it for too long.

Lynpheans, of course know better.

For the most part nothing happens aside from the fact that the magic of children born on Wild Magic land are both stronger and need more training to control their powers. That or their magic s a bit weird. (In Dimensional standards.)

But then most Lynpheans thing that the rest of the Magical Dimension are babies. To be fair since Lynpheans are born to a naturally higher Wild Magic environment they are all a bit desensitized. Most people especially those who are from the 3-1st ring do have a harder time with it.

Most people think the reason for that is that the fourth Ring is a middle child. Not really away from the Golden Kingdom, but also not really on its own. So the whole Ring has a "Wild Magic problem" so to say.

Wild Lands

The Wild Lands are the name of the unexplored parts of Lynphea. Or those that are so heavily saturated with Wild Magic that most people to not want to go there.

Part of those is The Old Growth Forest, where the Dragonborn live and the Willows Grave.

Willows Grave is a gigantic Wild Magic reservoir and National part. Even Lynpheans do not like it here - unless they are a bit crazy- because it is much MUCH more sentient.

It is said to be the original birth place of the Black Willow and its sister. It's also the place where the sister burned. Which is why it's called the Willows Grave.

It actually didn't start out all that bad. After the fire a lot of people worked to replant and regrow everything and to honour the fallen Willow they used what little wood was left of her and a small seed that survived through magic and created a small shrine. Over time They build a house and then a manor out of the shared and dead wood hoping to use it as a base for Moses and vines and regrow it. Well it turns out something went wrong. Or the mix of grief and pain and hope sparked something, because the whole area developed extreme Wild Magic basically over night. And then it gained sentience and nobody wanted to deal with it after the x attempt in reinhabiting it.

Because of its cultural and magical value some people still try to get in, but the Council of Elder basically gave up hope.

And then Flora showed up…but that is for later.

Willow Will

The Magical Dimensions knows it as Butterflix. The reason for that is because the first fairy to ever gain it looked like a butterfly and in her own words: "Had to fight the beasts."

Yeah…remember when I said Lynphea is seen a pacifistic hippies? Most people assumed that includes the animals and well…the jokes wrote themselves.

The real story is a bit more …gory.

Willows Will can only be gained when someone who has faced the wildest part of nature and stood their ground.

For the first fairy that happen to be a highly dangerous species of carnivorous butterfly that happened to work as a hive mind. They were trying to take over the shrine to nest there, which would have destroyed the baby plants. She tried to kick them ou, got attacked, refused to run, fought the buggers and survived, because …well…magic. (And honestly I have heard enough stories about garners fighting nature out of pure spite)

Since it happened on the Willows Grave land, which is why it's given the name Willows Will. The Lynpheans thought it was the spirit of the lost Willow rewarding the fairy and trying too heal her. So it got it's proper name.

Laster on fairies in other parts of Lynphea earned the transformation, but the name stuck. Mostly because every fairies wings always look like whipping willow leaves and twigs.

Here is a thing: only nature fairies can gain this transformation. Others have tried it and either died or survived without ever earning the transformation. You HAVE to have magic that is nature based. Plant, rock, animal, water under certain circumstances.

Also the transformation will always look like whatever you faced.

Ok lastly. I drew the first Willows Will fairy. It's a bit …cryptic. So maybe be careful.

Ok So here it is. Just a short note: the pink lines on her body? Yeah…they are scars. Carnivorous butterflies and all that.

[landofanimes]

Winx Club Planets

Lynphea, realm of Nature

[butterfly-winx]

Since you’ve been answering a lot of worldbuilding questions, I’m kind of curious to know what the architecture of each country/planet is like?

I am going to be using picture references in this, most ripped from pinterest (apologies in advance, I'm aware of the ethics but don't have energy for the extra legwork rn).

Andros

A blend of old and new, with beige sandstone and white as dominating colours. Most places utilise blocky shapes to create shaded interior gardens. Andros's vibes are inspired by West African coasts and surrounding islands.

Solaria

Another inspired use of light coloured stone. A lot of Roman/Hellenistic influences in Selenite architecture, while Rai leans more Mesoamerican, both infused with byzantine opulence and solarpunk technology.

Domino

Very medieval-esque, but due to good magical conservation. Cities showcase designs from all over the centuries, from Tudour lodges to neoclassical urban houses to modern takes on traditionalism. A surprising amount of bright colours used on the exterior.

Zenith

Because of the cold, most public spaces - malls, courtyards and to some extent pavements are covered in transparent tube systems. Multi-tier highway systems with quick elevators criss-cross the cityscape of Zenith's towns. A lot of metal, glass and artificial illumination is used. Sometimes more clean-cut, sometimes more industrial.

Melody

A charming blend of traditional tiered buildings with sloping roofs and inspired modern use of steel and glass. Stacked together for population density reasons in the liveable areas and to create more shaded public spaces. If walkways are covered, it is with lightweight wood for shade.

[winxclubconfessional]

“Why did the Winx just got to meet up with Flora’s parents for the first time in the later seasons? They’ve been friends for years and visited one another’s planets. The Winx even met up with Miele/Rose. But not Flora’s parents?” -Anon

[thatlassinquarantine]

How will genetics work in your version like Tecna mom hair is blue and her dad's hair is violet and her hair is pink can anyone be born with colors of hair that their parents don't have

Hi thanks for the ask anon.

Genetics work the same way they work in our universe, however the coloration of hair in Tecna and other Zenithians is not the result of genes but of diet.

There are crustaceans around Zenith which have pigment in them which if you eat for a long period of time will result in the hair all over the body turning into some shade of pink, most often magenta. The color depends on what species of crustacean we are speaking of, some species will make it lighter some darker.

Today, due to humans not liking to eat the same thing over and over again, the crustaceans tend to be crushed and grinded into powder and turned into meals which are then acordingly flavored, while still keeping their color changing qualities.

Now, these crustaceans are not specific to Zenith, there is a population north of Lynphea which has the effect of turning hair light purple.

I hope this answers your questions and don’t fear to ask some more.