Forgotten Worlds

Template:PlaceOriginal Template:QThe Forgotten Realms, also known as the Forgotten Worlds, are the former homestead of the Dragons from the Dragon Realms, making its first appearance in Spyro: Year of the Dragon. It later made a reappearance in the game Spyro: Shadow Legacy.

In Spyro: Year of the Dragon, the Sorceress is the evil ruler of the Forgotten Realms.

History

Over a thousand years ago before the events of Spyro the Dragon, the Dragons originally lived in the Forgotten Realms and ruled it alongside the Sorceress and her Rhynoc army. However, the Dragons and the Sorceress didn't get along. One day, when a Dragon Elder (Astor in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy) and the Sorceress were having a huge argument, she banished all of the Dragons to the other side of the world, which would eventually become known as the Dragon Realms.

Since the dragons left, all the magic in the Forgotten Realms had started to dry up, so the Sorceress hatched a plan to have her new apprentice, Bianca and her Rhynocs infiltrate the Dragon Realms to steal all their eggs. After Spyro defeated the Sorceress and recovered the dragon eggs, all the magic in the Forgotten Worlds returned. In the Super Bonus Round, a reformed Bianca mentions she hopes the Dragons would return one day.

Description

The Forgotten Realms consist of four homeworlds, and each one contains six portals leading to five regular realms and a speedway, as well as a certain amount of Dragon Eggs and gems to find and collect. Like in Ripto's Rage!, gems will either be scattered about or hiding in baskets, vases or other containers which Spyro will have to destroy. Dragon eggs will also be present, either resting in plain sight or hidden in certain places.

The individual realms will also have gems and eggs to find, but some eggs will have to be obtained by completing certain challenges for the inhabitants. In each realm, there is at least one egg to collect at the end of each world in order for it to be considered "completed", which is signified by a portal leading back to the homeworld appearing and an inhabitant rushing into it. In addition, a few eggs in some homeworlds and realms are carried by thieves, who Spyro must chase after and defeat in order to claim the egg they have.

In each homeworld, there are two portals (as well as the speedway besides the first one) that are deactivated due to the fading magic. After Spyro collects a certain amount of Dragon eggs, the portal will activate, allowing him to enter. There is at least one realm in each homeworld and certain areas in other realms that can only be accessed by one of the other playable characters; Shiela, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley and Agent 9. In order to unlock these realms and areas, Spyro must find the realm the character resides in (which basically acts as a tutorial level for said character), where he'll find them in a cage next to Moneybags, who will release them if Spyro pays him a certain amount of gems to free them.

The Speedways function as they did in the previous games, but with some differences: Like before, Spyro will have to either pass through or destroy certain obstacles or enemies at first in a certain amount of time in order to collect gems and a Dragon egg. Afterwards, he will be able to compete with the inhabitants of said speedway in a race for another egg, or free roam to find Hunter in a certain place so that the player can play as him to complete a certain challenge for yet another egg. When Hunter gets captured during Spyro's quest in Evening Lake, he will become unavailable in these speedways as well as in certain realms until Spyro travels to Midnight Mountain.

After completing a realm, the inhabitants that went into the portal leading back will work together to build a mode of transportation for Spyro. Once all five realms have been completed, they will finish the vehicle and Spyro will be able to travel to the next homeworld. Along the way, he will encounter one of the Sorceress' most powerful monsters, which the playable character from before will assist in defeating, and collect a single Dragon Egg after besting them. In the final homeworld, Midnight Mountain, Spyro will instead find a portal which, after collecting a hundred eggs, leads to an arena where he will face off against the Sorceress herself, whom he defeats with Agent 9's help.

Each homeworld will also have a sign showing Sparx left by Zoe, but Spyro will have to wait until later to use it. After defeating the boss of the homeworld, Zoe will appear next to the sign and offer a challenge for Sparx to retrieve a Dragon Egg and some gems by defeating a horde of tiny creatures and their leader.

NOTE: Speedways are italic, bosses are bold and Sparx levels are underlined.

Sunrise Spring

• Sunny Villa
• Cloud Spires
• Molten Crater (requires 10 eggs)
• Seashell Shore (requires 14 eggs)
• Sheila's Alp (requires 300 gems)
• Mushroom Speedway
• Buzz's Dungeon
• Crawdad Farm

Midday Gardens

• Icy Peak
• Enchanted Towers
• Spooky Swamp (requires 25 eggs)
• Bamboo Terrace (requires 30 eggs)
• Sgt. Byrd's Base (requires 700 gems)
• Country Speedway (requires 36 eggs)
• Spike's Arena
• Spider Town

Evening Lake

• Frozen Altars
• Lost Fleet
• Fireworks Factory (requires 50 eggs)
• Charmed Ridge (requires 58 eggs)
• Bentley's Outpost (requires 1000 gems)
• Honey Speedway (requires 65 eggs)
• Scorch's Pit
• Starfish Reef

Midnight Mountain

• Crystal Islands
• Desert Ruins
• Haunted Tomb (requires 70 eggs)
• Dino Mines (requires 80 eggs)
• Agent 9's Lab (requires 1300 gems)
• Harbor Speedway (requires 90 eggs)
• Sorceress's Lair (requires 100 eggs)
• Bugbot Factory
  • Super Bonus Round (requires 149 eggs and 15,000 gems)