Category:Realms of Adventure

Realms of Adventure is an educational software series aimed at youth aged between 13 & 18, that features a group of adventurous teenagers who travel to different dimensions. The series was created by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology, who acquired The Learning Company in 2001, as a counterpart to their Reader Rabbit & The ClueFinders series for older, middle school & high school-aged students.

Plot
Realms of Adventure takes place in the real contemporary world, incorporating some elements of fantasy & science fiction.

Protagonists

 * Allen El Sayed: The series' main protagonist, a 17-year-old adventurer of Eritrean descent who claims to be a direct descendant of Sinbad the Sailor.
 * Raider: Allen's pet monkey & sidekick. His name may be a reference to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
 * Gabriel Graham: An 18-year-old young man who enjoys learning about different cultures & new languages. He is the oldest of the main characters.
 * Kristen Wang: A 15-year-old photographer & Allen's possible love language.
 * Archer Lewis: A 13-year-old boy of New Caledonian descent. He is the youngest (& sometimes the least mature) of the main characters.

Supporting Characters

 * Firdous: A character who appears in Realms of Adventure 8th Grade: The Wasteful Archipelago, a native of Bagai who blundered into part of the master villain's plan & saw too much, driving him crazy. He gibber & jabbers, occasionally uttering clues about what he's seen, but just isn't coherent. He knows enough that the heroes will need to take him along to comment on what they're encountering, though, so he can't just be met & forgotten.

Antagonists

 * Mot Enlil: The main antagonist of Realms of Adventure 7th Grade: The Imaginary Dimension. One of the enemies of Sinbad, he was cursed to never die. He is seeking some sort of remedy so that he may rest in peace or be reborn & have this curse taken away from him.
 * Karma Company: The main antagonists of Realms of Adventure 8th Grade: The Wasteful Archipelago, a criminal organization that has taken over Batgai, an archipelago in South Asia, enslaving the natives & endangering the islands' resources through the use of its nuclear power plant.
 * Gulbahar Chandrakant: The leader of the Karma Company, a sadistic ravager who has very little to no regard for life.
 * Rana Girish: Gulbahar's hard-eyed & creepy advisor.
 * Danial Nasir: The Karma Company's most experienced, competent, & persistent soldier -- a field-trained officer who serves Gulbahar with military precision.
 * Vhulku: A recurring villain in some of the games in the series; a giant octopus-like monster who occasionally appears to attack the heroes.