The Twilight Realm

The Twilight Kingdom, the central city of the Twilight Realm, is a strange otherworldly mirror of the world above known to the residents as the Light World.

Time here seems to flow about 10 times faster than the time in the Light World, making simple years to the Twili seem like seconds to the residents of the Light World.

Residents of Twilight
The residents of the Twilight Realm are called the Twili and bear odd, almost monstrous appearances when compared to the races living in the Light World, but this wasn't always the case. In fact, the residents of the realm used to look exactly like normal Elves and even some humans, normal skin and even normal colors, the worlds were nigh indistinguishable. This changed when a Cataclysm struck their realm and caused a tremendous influx of Eternal Twilight to flood the realm like a torrent of destruction. The few Cities and castles that survived became tribal aside from one, the first kingdom, The Twilight Kingdom.

The monarch of the kingdom during this time was Darbus Shiku, the Crown Prince, and he had ordered every member of their society, in order to save them all, to undergo a radical process to drastically alter their dna in order to more easily fit into their new situation. ((Credit to Daphne Chanel)) ^

This change came at a large price, as many of the residents outside the royal family had their appearances drastically changed, with their skin changing to a pale blue and gaining black markings with green rune-like symbols all over their bodies. Younger Twili became cartoonish versions of themselves with large eyes and coats made from the black markings sealed to their bodies, Elders became large, monstrous beings without faces and bearing giant Mirror-Like stone masks often cracked and faded to show their time. The royal family, meanwhile, were saved this drastic change, keeping their basic forms but gaing glowing, pulsating hair as well as the same markings as the rest of the residents. The Army, however, was not as lucky. The Soldier became near mindless beings, masks covering their heads where helmets once were and only following the orders of the superiors they once served in sentience. They receded into using basic weapons like Bows and Clubs and often seen as expendable since they would rush in head first without regard for their own safety unless ordered otherwise. These new beings were named the Twilit, with these small beings named as Twilit Soldiers.

The Captains of the Army became even more monstrous than the Soldiers, gaining exaggerated limbs, tendrils, and giant flat, ornate masks made of stone and bodies harder than any armor they had before despite the slimmer stature. They also grew immense in size, the largest measuring to nearly 7 feet tall. These new Twilit Guards took charge of the smaller Twilit Soldiers whenever they were given the opportunity, with a larger mental capacity making them ideal for leadership roles when available.

These beings were also known as Shadow Beasts when they were first brought into being, being violent and rabid beasts only tamed when Darbus and his cousin Midna were able to show they were far more powerful than them.

Through the centuries the Twilit evolved to regain their sentience and had even began to help rebuild their relationships with their old families. The influx of sentience led to some of the Twilit Guards even going higher up the chain of command and becoming Royal Guardians who would serve ONLY the royal family and had full command of the armies whenever the Royals were unable to do their duty.

History
The history of the Twilight Kingdom is older than even the Light World, and as such much is unknown about it.

The known history begins around the time the mysterious Corelion Lelouche Shikaru appeared before Elibretha when they were young and told her about her past...as the runaway Princess of Twilight who he'd helped escape many years earlier as her personal guard when an evil monarch tried to forcefully take over her kingdom. When he helped her escape, he had gotten trapped in the Light World and had lost his memories of that time until he encountered Elibretha by chance when wandering through a forest she oversaw.

After this revelation, Elibretha wanted to learn everything she could of the Twilight Realm and her lost kingdom. Over the years, she and Corelion had grown closer and closer until everything culminated in them dating once more just like how they did back in their younger days in the Twilight Realm. Luckily, this reestablished connection was the condition they needed to fulfill in order to return home...with a portal opening just outside their home in the forest leading straight back to the kingdom they had left behind, they both knew what they needed to do. Traversing through the portal