The Enchanted Domain was a great city and island kingdom of black stone, set beneath the surface of the Forbidden Lake, in the hills of Zalgara in Valusia, and inhabited by non-human,[1] magical beings. The realm proper was possibly situated in another dimension.[2]
History
Old Days[]
It is unclear if the "Old Days" are supposed to be either at the end of the Elder Days, or an earlier era of the Pre-Cataclysmic Age.
The Enchanted Domain was an island kingdom and city located beneath the Forbidden Lake, in the hills of Zalgara.
The king of the Enchanted Domain knew Saremes, a cat of the Old Race, of old.[1]
Eventually, men tried to invade the Enchanted Domain. During a bloody battle, the Enchanted Domain nearly lost before a mighty king, but a pact was made, and the king left a sword in the trunk of the Eternal Tree as a sign of good faith. Only a man as noble as that king could remove the blade.
Despite the truce, the people of the Enchanted Domain view humans negatively while men laid a tabu on the lake, so that no man would return to the Enchanted Domain, except the king of Valusia.[1]
Pre-Cataclysmic Age[]
According to the king of the Enchanted Domain, no man dared to enter the lake during Kull's lifetime, nor in a hundred years.
The kings of Valusia seemingly knew of the Enchanted Domain, but not of the golden blade left in the Eternal Tree.[1]
Age of Kull[]
Circa 18,5000 BC, after Thulsa Doom, in the guise of Lady Delcardes' slave Kuthulos and speaking as if he was Delcardes' alleged talking and clairvoyant cat of the Old Race Saremes, informed King Kull that Brule was detained by demons beneath the Forbidden Lake, Kull headed there. Fighting a tentacled water-creature, a water-walking giant spider, and a shaeshifting water-creature, he finally arrived at the Eternal Tree, from which he unsheathed a golden blade, before being snatched by a giant serpent.
Eventually arriving in the Enchanted Domain, Kull was met with the dwellers of the kingdom, led by their king, who initially intended to slay Kull, until the king recognized the blade wielded by Kull. He halted the attack, recounted Kull of the story of his people, and informed him that Brule wasn't here. A steed was provided for Kull to return to the surface, taking the golden blade with him.[1]
Facts[]
People[]
The people of the Enchanted Domain were purple-skinned humanoids described as "light and shadowy", with eyes "eerie and luminous", seemingly white or yellow.
They were described as magical beings,[2] non-human folk,[3] and clearly distinguished themselves from men.[1]
Religion[]
The king of the Enchanted Domain once invoked the name of the Old Gods.[1]Points of Interest
- Eternal Tree - Tree where was left the golden blade, sign of good faith towards the Enchanted Domain[1]
Residents
- Unnamed people
- Unnamed king
Notes
- The Enchanted Land was created by Robert E. Howard in "Delcardes' Cat".[2]