The world is basically like our own. However, its source of power comes from puns, and Latin nomenclatures. In this world, there exists magic which works similarly to that of Xanth (Piers Anthony), in that it forms from the puns, aphorisms, and the like. For example, if people of our world say, "piece of cake," when something is accomplished, then in Terranthia, cakes would show up to signify the completion of tasks. This world is different from Piers Anthony's Xanth, however, in that it is not merely a singular peninsula in the shape of Florida that has magic, but rather the entire world (albeit a small one). The world is divided by four main continents; in which four different species reside. Gorr: the demon-kin land, Cavilog: the human-kin land, Adarr: the animal-kin land, and Tarren: the land of exiles (where cross-breeds live). Among the oceans between the lands lives the mermaids.