The places characters live in the Lands Beyond totally define
who those people (or creatures or objects or… you get the point)
are. Let's take a closer look. Everyone who lives in
Dictionopolis – particularly King Azaz, the cabinet members, the
Spelling Bee, and the Humbug – value words and language more
than anything. In contrast, those who live in Digitopolis, like
the Mathemagician and the Dodecahedron, value numbers. The list
goes on: Alec Bing, who lives in the Forest of Sight,
specializes in seeing things as they actually are, while the
Soundkeeper, who lives in the Forest of Sound, is focused on
sounds: what they are, where they come from, and how they should
be catalogued. The Lethargarians, who can barely pull themselves
together to do nothing, live in the Doldrums. Question-asker
Canby keeps finding himself on the Island of Expectations.
Meanwhile, the only folk who live in the Mountains of Ignorance
are the various and terrifying demons. We think that's enough
examples, how about you? Bottom line: