Realm of Eldritch

The Realm of Eldritch (aka Eldritch) is a magical realm, filled with many mythical and powerful people and beings. The realm is not part of the world of Daventry, but is in another plane of existence entirely. The term 'Realm of Eldritch' refers to the whole world (while the term Eldritch may refer mainly to the lower lands below Etheria). It is the land of Faerie. Time passes much more quickly in the realm.

Background
Eldritch is a land of magic and almost everyone who lives there knows magic or is of magic. Many of the residents of Eldritch, particularly those in Etheria, the capital of Eldritch, are Fairies who are primordial beings and gods and goddesses. Other citizens of Etheria include spirits of the land and air. Eldritch is ruled by the king and queen, Oberon and Titania, who also are the king and queen of Fairies. Eldritch consists of several lands.

While Derek Karlavaegen strongly disbelieves in the existence of this realm, other writers such as the anonymous chronicler of Rosella and Valanice's adventures in Eldritch think that it may be the Fairy Kingdom, and that it exists in another world in the Multiverse other than Daventry. Time moves at a different speed in the world of Eldritch. Time inside of Eldritch appears to move much faster than time in Daventry. Valanice explained this phenomena to King Graham after he told her he scarcely knew they were gone, having only noticed they were missing 15 minutes, while from her point of view it took long enough, as hours or days passed while she was inside Eldritch.

The Realm of Eldritch is said to draw mortals to the world, as strongly as bees to honey.

Lands

 * The Desert
 * Vulcanix Underground (Troll Underground)
 * Ooga Booga & The Swamp
 * Etheria (Land of the Clouds)
 * Nonsense Land & Falderal
 * The Woods (Bountiful Woods & Were-Woods)

Behind the scenes
In the King's Quest Companion, its said that Eldritch is another world. This is actually mentioned or alluded to a few times in the game.

For example Oberon and Titania thank Valanice, they say, "You have not only saved our world..." They also say; "We thank you for saving our world, my lady".

Edgar also states; "Rosella...It was I who lured you into this world."

Count Tsepish describes the surface of the realm, the 'surfacelands'.

Edgar also states; "Rosella...It was I who lured you into this world."

There is some evidence based on the comments by various characters, that most if not all inhabitants of the Realm of Eldritch, are possibly immortal in some form. Bullforth for example suggests that the Realm of Eldritch lures some 'mortals' as strongly as bees to honey, which may imply that he himself is immortal, or that he was a mortal lured to Eldritch.

In the game there is an unused comment talking about the time passing while Valanice waited for the wind to return with the king and queen of Eldritch. It mentions it could have been moments, hours, or even days. "(OFFSCREEN VOICEOVER)Valanice waited for what could have been moments, or hours, or days..." This comment relates to another unused scene in which Graham had been waiting fifteen minutes for his family to show up for lunch. "(DISTRACTED)Ladies, I was getting worried. You're fifteen minutes late for lunch."

In King's Quest VII: The Authorized Guide and the King's Quest Companion, 4th Edition, it mentions information that appears to relate to this information. It states that Etheria is another world in the multiverse, and that much time had passed within Etheria while they were on adventure but only a short time had passed in Daventry itself.