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.
 * Savvas Aimilios: A character who appears in Realms of Adventure 9th Grade: The City of Discord, a haughty, self-important royal observer who was sent by the government of Siegola to assist the heroes, offering unwanted advice & tending to get the heroes into trouble by pulling rank whenever he's not satisfied.
 * Thallan Petvalur: A character who appears in Realms of Adventure 11th Grade: The Land of Omen, the elf king of Omen.
 * Ecairis Petvalur: The daughter of King Thallan in Realms of Adventure 11th Grade: The Land of Omen who was abducted by Captain Golden Tooth.
 * Grant Raees: A character who appears in Realms of Adventure 12th Grade: The Golden Nexus, an old friend & friendly rival of Allen who claims to be a direct descendant of Ali Baba.
 * Neqin the Tender: A character who appears in Realms of Adventure 12th Grade: The Golden Nexus, a young genie & resident of the Golden Nexus who accompanies the heroes on their quest.
 * Arezou Froozan: The daughter of Fazel Froozan, leader of the Forty Thieves. Despite being a member herself, Arezou has a heart of gold & she eventually develops romantic feelings towards Allen & his old friend Grant.

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.
 * Amulius Ulpius Valerian: The main antagonist of Realms of Adventure 9th Grade: The City of Discord, a flamboyant bandit living in Siegola. He's not really evil--just chaotic & fun.
 * Trykral: The main antagonist of Realms of Adventure 10th Grade: The Rebellion of the Underwater City; a monster who has taken over the underwater city of Doloch, laying waste to it.
 * Sharkfin Pirates: The main antagonists of Realms of Adventure 11th Grade: The Land of Omen, a band of pirates who travel in their submarine, the Hammerhead.
 * Captain Goodyear "Golden Tooth" Nibley: The notorious captain of the Sharkfin Pirates who was managed to siege control over Omen.
 * Hitchcock "Four-Eyes" Payne: A cowardly member of the Sharkfin Pirates who is deathly afraid of Captain Golden Tooth.
 * Craklo: The secondary antagonist of Realms of Adventure 11th Grade: The Land of Omen, a huge crab-like monster with a tail & sea serpent appendages. He disguised himself as Princess Ecairis in order to deceive the heroes before they manage to find the real Princess Ecairis. Craklo's disguise as "Princess Ecairis" is older & more attractive in contrast to the more younger Princess.
 * Raibyn Aralee: The tertiary antagonist of Realms of Adventure 11th Grade: The Land of Omen, the vizier to King Thallan of Omen who is secretly working for Captain Golden Tooth, having paid for the abduction of the King's daughter.
 * Forty Thieves: The main antagonists of Realms of Adventure 12th Grade: The Golden Nexus, the legendary band of thieves from the Arabian Nights who seek the legendary crown.
 * Fazel Froozan: The cold-hearted and unsympathetic leader of the Forty Thieves.
 * Vhulku: A recurring villain in some of the games in the series; a giant octopus-like monster who occasionally appears to attack the heroes. Despite its monstrous appearance, Vhulku might not actually be what the heroes think it is.