Land of the Green Isles

The Land of the Green Isles

The Land of the Green Isles
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Description

Land of the Green Isles Magic Map

Land of the Green Isles is the main setting in King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. It is the kingdom of King Caliphim and Queen Allaria, parents of Prince Alexander's lost love, Cassima. The rich tapestry of the Land of the Green Isles is woven with elements from One Thousand and One Nights. Even Scheherazade is referenced.

The game wrote: Alexander takes the fallen knight's black gauntlet and examines the writing on it: Flesh may cross the portal, and seek its master Death. Flesh may go where Death has trod, and challenge, like Scheherazade, He Who Reins Beneath The Sod, to spare a mortal's breath.

About

Derek Karlavaegen wrote:

The Land of the Green Isles is an ancient kingdom ruled by a royal family designated simply as the "Crown." Its location so far from the rest of the known world, combined with the dangers of the surrounding sea, have effectively isolated it from the influence of other lands. This small kingdom might as well exist on a distant star as on the other side of an inhospitable sea.

Because of this isolation, the citizens of the kingdom have a unique flavor and a quaint naivete. If one asks about the history of the Land, they are eager to speak. Yet of true answers, little can be found. They can recite the names of the holders of the Crown spanning back hundreds of years, can speak of each dwelling's origin, of practically every citizen's lineage, yet when I asked how the kingdom began, bewilderment is the response. "The kingdom has always been," they say, "There has always been a royal family." It is as if this place has existed, unaltered since the dawn of time.

But there is some basis for a different picture: that these islands have actually held a succession of kingdoms, each bleeding into the next, new civilizations building on ruins scarcely cold. I base this opinion on the traces and legends of an ancient civilization to be found on one of the islands-but more of that later.

The kingdom as it stands today, has remained relatively unchanged for hundreds of years.

Locations

• The Isle of the Crown
  • Beach
  • The Village of the Crown
    • Pawnshop
    • Ali's Bookshop
  • Castle of the Crown
  • Beauty's House
  • The Docks
    • The Ferry

• The Isle of Wonder
  • The Isle of Wonder Beach
  • The Book Garden
  • The Isle of Wonder Swamp
  • The Pun Garden
  • Chessboard Land
    • The Harlequin Hills

• The Isle of the Sacred Mountain
  • The Beach of Isle of the Sacred Mountain
  • The Logic Cliffs
  • The Mint Cave
    • The Mint Room
  • The Catacombs
    • The Lair of the Minotaur
  • The City of the Winged Ones
    • Palace of the Winged Ones' City
    • The Cave of the Sacred Oracle

• The Isle of the Beast
  • The Isle of the Beast Beach
  • The Isle of the Beast Forest
  • The Beast's Garden
  • The Beast's Hedge Maze

• The Isle of the Mists
  • The Isle of the Mists Beach
  • The Druid Village
  • The Circle of Druid Magic

• The Isle of the Dead
  • The Realm of the Dead
  • Path to the Underworld
  • Entrance to the Underworld
  • Underworld Path
  • The River Styx
  • Death's Gate
  • Samhain's Palace

Characters

• King's Quest 6 Cast of Characters

Also See

• King's Quest 6
• King's Quest 6 Characters
• King's Quest 6 Characters Category
• King's Quest Series
• Search for Land of the Green Isles on Wikipedia
• Land of the Green Isles on Wikipedia