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== '''The Realms Themselves''' ==

The individual realms of Diaspora will be covered mostly on the main pages.  But even with the main realms, there are numerous secret realms which cannot be easily reached.

There are five realms that are wholly barren and devoid of life.  These realms are lifeless because they are composed entirely of a single material, and without the normal diversity of matter in a normal place, life is impossible.  Such places are even devoid of air, making them wholly unlivable for those unfortunates who enter by accident.

These realms are each roughly the surface area of Mars, with nice deep material layers.  Generally, they are made of either sand or gravel made from their specific material.  The realms can be called by the material they are composed of, in which case they would be:

Adamantium - As the material from D&D, this is an extremely dense and durable trans-uranic element.  This material also tends to be nearly impervious to all forms of magic, making it impossible to enchant.

Mithril - Atomically an impossible isotope of silver, its nature is so absorptive of magic that it is not only entirely stable but also half the density of aluminum while being as strong as titanium.

Orichalcum - Something like a cross between gold and a magical catalyst, Orichalcum can be used as a replacement for any material component in any spell, and can also be used in magitech as a semiconductor, acting as a replacement for doped silicon derivatives.

Soulsteel - This black metal has mostly the same properties as steel, except that it has very strong magical affinities for necromancy and blood magic.  Also, any weapon made of Soulsteel will grab and hold the soul of any victim it kills (this prevents the normal respawn effect of Diaspora, and may prevent souls from reaching the afterlife in other realms as well).  A soulsteel weapon can only hold one soul at a time, but many such weapons are enchanted to use the souls they capture as fuel for enchantment effect that are far more powerful than one could normally put on another material, even Orichalcum or Mithril.

Anti-Osmium - The only science-based special material in Diaspora, this is the anti-matter form of the element Osmium (the densest trans-uranic element on the periodic table).  Actually going, physically, to the Anti-Osmium realm is contraindicated.