The Other Side

Realm of Dementia

All who enter here must respect what has been lost and forgotten. For if one does not, they may find themselves nothing but a whispered memory lost in a storm.

— Inscription Above the Door of the Veil in the Southern Library

Whisps of smoke swirl in glass orbs perched on shelves lining every inch of the towering hall. Orbs of every shape and size rest and float towards the ceiling while the lower shelves are filled with thick, well-worn tomes, each marked with gold leaf on the spine. The silence of a mausoleum pierces what otherwise should be a bustling library, but as grand and opulent as this room seems, it holds little more than forgotten memories, each resting on a shelf in memorandum of something long past. Everything that is lost to the world will eventually come here, tucked into its final resting place in the Crystalline Repository of the Other Side.
The Other Side is one of the many endless Celestial Realms, serving as the home of the Goddess of the Forgotten and the final resting place of all things that the world has forgotten. Here, all creatures, things, and memories forgotten are given new life in whisps trapped in glass orbs, stunning tomes on the shelf, and specimens posing for moments of clarity. All things ever forgotten find their way to the Other Side to be watched over by Dementia so that they are not completely forgotten.

Localized Phenomena

While many of the Celestial Realms are places of nature changed to fit the whims of the gods, the Other Side is one of the few realms that is considered to be almost entirely indoors in a creature structure. The main structure of the realm, the Temple of the Forgotten, is rarely seen from the outside as most travelers enter the realm on the threshold of the temple. Once traveling down a long, elaborate corridor, one will enter the Crystalline Repository, the centerpiece of the realm.
The Crystalline Repository makes up the majority of the interior of the Temple of the Forgotten, housing thousands of shelves filled with various forgotten items from the world and the realms attached to it. These items are kept as whisps of memories in glass orbs, information kept in heavy tomes, or as seemingly taxidermied specimens, although these have been known to come to life.

Climate

Crystalline Repository

Crystalline Repository by Image via Midjourney, created by Riverfang

The majority of the Other Side is made up of the Crystalline Repository, a building of tomes and glass spheres that hold the forgotten knowledge of the world. Specimens of extinct species and other lost items exist scattered throughout the halls.

From the earliest days of Isekai, the Temple of the Forgotten was slowly built, brick by brick placed and cemented as the Divine Races grew into their own. The Goddess of the Forgotten knew there would be a need for her at some point, even the earliest children of the gods were not infallible. The shelves and halls that were slowly taking shape would be needed to house what these incredible people had forgotten.
Once nothing more than a reaching grassland, Dementia shaped her realm to be little more than an immense archive that seemed to go on forever. Slowly, the entire realm would be encased, all within the walls of the Temple of the Forgotten and the slowly growing Crystalline Repository. As the repository grew, so too did the realm, following the labyrinth of memories that Dementia kept.
As the items filled the shelves, Dementia changed the climate within the temple to preserve everything as best she could. The temperatures were cooler, similar to the crispness of a fall day. The lights were dimmer, allowing the gold on the book spines to shine in the flicker of candlelight. Of all the Celestial Realms, the Other Side is by far the most controlled climate, making it the most perfect of repositories.
The halls of the Temple of the Forgotten that rest outside of the Crystalline Repository are more welcoming, with warmer temperatures and brighter light. Few experience these areas for long as most are visiting the Other Side specifically to find something that they have lost.

Temple of the Forgotten

Temple of the Forgotten by Image via Midjourney, created by Riverfang

Known as the Temple of the Forgotten, this structure is the entrance into the Other Side and the area known as the Crystalline Repository. This temple also serves as the gateway between this realm and the Southern Library.
Most believe the temple to have intricate stained glass windows, but most who come to the Other Side rarely if ever see the outside of the temple and tend to only see the long hallway to the Crystalline Repository.

Type

Magical Realm

Location under

Celestial Realms

Included Locations

• Temple of the Forgotten

Owner/Ruler

Dementia

Owning Organization

Pantheons of Isekai