The Secluded Realm is a Dyson Sphere around a G3 star somewhere in the Scattered Worlds. The exact location is a secret to all but the Wisest of the Daamin and various Galactic Riders. Access is available only through special shuttles from Nephestal, which run on an irregular schedule.
Population: The population of the Secluded Realm is
conjectured to be about 10 billion beings.
Nationality:
noun:
adjective:
Ethnic Breakdown: All species are represented.
Name: None
Type: Anarchy constrained by tradition and custom
Capital: None
Administrative divisions: Unknown
Symbols:
Leadership: The Eldest Hlut usually
speaks for the Secluded Realm, but she consults with many trusted
advisors both within and without the Realm.
Currency:
Overview:
Calendar: Unknown
Holidays: Unknown
Religions: Worship of the Elder
Gods, ranging from atheism to lip-service to devotion, and
concentrating on Naervara and Yx rather than Maranna, Jaseni,
Timash, etc.
Languages: Coruman
Language analog: Babylonian
Overview:
According to ancient proverb, Nephestal
is the center of the Scattered Worlds...and
the Secluded Realm is their hidden heart. Here, memory rules and
the ways of the Pylistroph are adhered
to. The people of the Scattered Worlds
visit and are welcome, but while the Daamin
and Nephestal look to the future, the
Secluded Realm as a rule looks to the past.
Settlement: c. 1.2 billion BCE
Independence: same
Overview:
Founded after the Flight of the Daamin
by the Eldest Hlut and Her loyal friends
as a parallel to Nephestal.
The honored dead of the Scattered Worlds are buried in the Secluded Realm, in a cemetary near the Eldest Hlut. Their atoms become part of the Eldest's structure.