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The cube-shaped planet lives in peace. Each of its six sides worked in harmony with each other. The only thing keeping the sides together was the Stone. The Stone is a magical object that had been split into six pieces, one for each side of the planet. Each of the shards of the Stone was hidden on a different side of the planet, making it nearly impossible to find. If anyone found all of the Stone, they would control the planet. That is why the Stone was hidden and protected by many dangerous obstacles.
Each of the sides is different. The beings that inhabit the sides are different also, with special traits to help them live in their habitat well.
The first side is the oceans, called Garvish by the inhabitants, is the side on the top. Waterwaifs live here. Waterwaifs are creatures that are about four feet tall, with webbed feet and hands. They are light blue in color, with eyes of a deeper blue. Waterwaifs think of life as a joke. You will hardly ever have a straight conversation with one, making them hard to talk to.
The second side is called Mavlalen, meaning Snow Lands or the Snowy Place. Snow covers the land, with blizzards happening almost every day. The people who live here are made of ice. These people are called Ice-elves, for their great resemblance to elves. They can move like elves do, but if they leave the Mavlalen, they melt. They are a smoky ice color. Their eyes are a startling red. They are very kind people, who will welcome almost anyone into their homes. They hunt the bison-like animals that roam the snow lands, using every part for a good use. They save the skins for guests that visit them.
Estubia is the third side. Estubia means fields, or plains. This level land is full of tall, beige colored grass. Small towns and villages dot the landscape. Most of the population consists of farmers, though, so none of the towns are big enough to call a city. Elves are the native of this land. Calm and fair, elves are warm-hearted people who like to have large families.
The next side is filled with large, abundant forests. This tree-covered land is called Shalin. Two different kinds of people live here. First, there are the Tiger People. These half-human, half-tiger individuals are mildly aggressive, but, if you prove your worthiness, they will trust and welcome you into their community. They have the ears and whiskers of a tiger, but otherwise their head is human. They have the body of a human and a tiger tail. Their hands and feet are shaped like a tiger’s paws and covered in yellow-orange hair, but their fingers are long like a human’s. The other inhabitant of the forests is goblins. Goblins are kind and well mannered. They live in tree houses scattered across the thick forests. Goblins and Tiger People get along well, though they do not prefer to interact.
The deserts, otherwise known as Reaknos, lie on the bottom of the cube. This dry land is filled with large dunes and sand hills. The only people who find this land worthy of living are the Sandbuilders. The Sandbuilders are cheerful, fun-loving people. They have lots of holidays; the more parties the better, as they say. They love to have outsiders join in their festivities. Sandbuilders are nomadic. They travel in a pattern that visits the holy places that they go for holidays and festivals.
Valenque is the hot, volcano-covered side. Fires erupt through fissures that run along the black ground. There are seventy-three active volcanoes, and each of them erupts almost every day. The land is a hard place to live, so the only inhabitants of this land are the Firepeople. These fire-resistant elf-like beings are very aggressive. If they catch you anywhere near their land, you are as good as dead.
As long as the people of each side stay on their own land, no body gets hurt. It is an understood rule that one side does not invade another’s territory. If this happens, and war breaks out, the five sides will ban together and totally wipe out the offending side. This is stated in the Book of All Magic, which is hidden somewhere in the planet’s center.