You turn to the next portal, the portal to the Fire Realm. Pulling out the trusty notebook in your pack, you turn to the Fire Realm section. You read.
This realm isn't exactly known for its peaceful inhabitants and wonderful climate. In fact, most inhabitants are kind of crabby, and the climate is absolutely terrible. But it is a very popular realm.
The environment, as mentioned before, is BAD. It is hot day and night, and, if you walked on the surface with bare feet, the dried lava would burn through your skin. Lovely image, eh? Whenever anyone enters the Fire Realm, Amaryllis requires them to don a fire-protective suit that prevents the burns. The suits also have an internal cooling system.
The inhabitants are not nice, but they have very firm laws and moral values. Xerxes, the ruler of the Fire Realm, rules with a just philosophy, but his punishments are feared. However, he never punishes unless he has sufficient proof to back it up. He is revered and praised.
Other than that, the Fire Realm really has no set culture. The beasts there will not attack if they aren't provoked, but they demand the highest respect. Most are just beasts that are naturally drawn to fire, but a few come just because they love heat.
You finish reading feeling slightly nervous. Just...how hot will it be? Gerp.... However, you're told to put on the grey suit in your pack (folded again, no doubt). It must have some kind of cooling effect.
So, after donning the grey suit, you leap into the portal. The ride is insane, throwing you about through time and space, your stomach lurching and your mind spinning. Then, the ride is over, and you are thrown onto hard ground.
Looking up, you are surrounded by fire. Flames lick the ground of hardened lava in random places, eminating an obvious field of heat. However, you can't feel a bit of the warmth in your suit.
Looking up, you see a signpost crammed into the roasted ground. It is blackened from the fire, but the writing on each arrow is white, making it easy to read. You select a path to take, and a creature to meet.