Fanon/Glade Of Dreams

The Glade of Dreams, as seen from space.

The Glade Of Dreams, a peaceful land, where nature and people live together in peace. HEY! WHERE’S GOTH TEENSY?!? ISN’T HE SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING YOU?!?!?… Anyway, while there are many peculiar creatures living here, there is one particular, uh, thingamagig, that strikes my interest. The hero of these lands, RAYMAN!

—Narrator, The Adventures Of Rayman

The Glade of Dreams, also known as the Crossroads of Dreams, is the world in which the Rayman series takes place. Surrounded by the Sea of Serendipity, the Glade consists of a single large landmass with an archipelago of small islands off its south-west shore. It is filled with diverse environments which range from the natural (forests, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, caves, volcanoes) to the surreal (lands composed entirely of music, art supplies, or sweets). The Glade of Dreams was created by Polokus, the Bubble Dreamer, whose power is so great that his slightest dream or desire becomes reality.

History

In the beginning, there were only the lums, beings of pure energy that initially came in yellow, red, purple, and blue varieties, each with their own special properties. One day, the lums focused themselves into thought, and brought forth Polokus the Bubble Dreamer, a divine being whose power was so great that his every thought or desire became a reality. With nothing but his imagination, Polokus dreamt the Glade of Dreams into existence, and populated it with a wide variety of fantastical creatures.

The first creature dreamt into existence by Polokus was a limbless creature named Mr Robbie Light, who was created to be the hero of the realm. Following his creation was the nymphs, seven sisters dedicated to maintain the magic in the Glade.

The Glade's balance and harmony were maintained by the Great Protoon, a magical energy core consisting of the original 1,000 Yellow Lums. Polokus's dreams, and therefore, the Glade itself, are composed of electoons, benevolent little pink creatures.

Unfortunately, Polokus' nightmares could manifest themselves in reality just as well as his dreams. One day, Mr Light turned evil and captured Polokus, causing him to have nightmares and inadvertently create the monstrous Jano, who began to spawn darktoons, the nightmarish antitheses of the electoons. As the darktoons multiplied, they spread discord and evil throughout the Glade. In order to stop Mr Light, Jano, and the darktoons, the nymphs joined forces to create another limbless hero dedicated to preserving the balance of the world: Rayman. After stopping Jano and Mr Light, Rayman went on to have many more adventures, foiling the schemes of such villains as Mr Dark, Admiral Razorbeard, Andre and Ales Mansay.

In Rayman 4: Cloak Of Darkness, the game ends with the Glade merging into one universe with Dimension X, its alternate universe counterpart.

inhabitants

The Glade of Dreams is home to a wide variety of fantastical beings, ranging from intelligent to animalistic, many with their own unique magical powers. The first creature Polokus created was Mr Light, the first hero. Next up were the nymphs, his emissaries. From their base in the Fairy Council, they carry out various tasks in the interests of the Glade's well-being. After that he created the teensies, little wizards whose purpose is to watch over the secret passageways of the world. However, the teensies were not created through Polokus' dreams; they were the offspring of Polokus and a mysterious female being known only as the Muse of the poets. Several different teensie tribes eventually developed, each with their own unique culture. After the teensies came Clark, a muscular giant whom Polokus created to help carve interesting landscapes. Next came Globox, his wife Uglette, their 650 children and the other members of their species. It is said that Polokus used his sense of humour when creating this gentle race. Polokus created a multitude of other strange creatures, such as Murfy the sarcastic greenbottle, and even some humans as well, some of which formed their own kingdom called Barbaria.

Not all characters were dreamt up by Polokus, however. Reflux and other knaarens were created by a bird-like god named Leptys. The Red Devil will sometimes create demons via fiery rituals, which is how people claim Mr Dark came into existence before finding out that he was Mr Light all along. Rayman was created by Betilla to save the Glade Of Dreams.