Land of Oz
The Land of Oz was a magical realm, home to wicked witches who were sensitive to pails of water, as well as to the villainous Nome King, who was weak to eggs.
Nature
At least some versions of Oz were located on the continent of Nonestica within a wider region known as Ozeria. The Land comprised the regions of Munchkin Country, Winkie Country, Quadling Country and Gillikin Country, with the Emerald City in the centre. Quadling Country also included the remote, mountainous area known as Jinxland. (PROSE: The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids in Oz)
Ozite magic typically did not work beyond the borders of the Land. (PROSE: The Book of Evil)
History
Visited by Acquaintanceship
- See main article: Land of Oz (The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids in Oz)
Acquaintanceship-982 was once assigned a solo romanticising mission to the Emerald City of Oz in one universe, where he was meant to romanticise at least one hundred people. Arriving in his Fog Ship, he made his way to the City, meeting the Guardian of the Gates, but was quickly whisked off to the Royal Palace by Omby Amby, who had mistaken him for Tik-Tok. There, he was led to a huge meetings of Ozites convened by Ozma to investigate the mysterious theft of the Magic Belt, Magic Picture and Great Book of Records, three of the most powerful artefacts in the land. Learning that romanticising the Ozites would be pointless anyway because they were all already under the effects of the Love Magnet which hung over the City's threshold, Acquaintanceship agreed to help them track down the thieves instead in the hope of romanticising them, and offered to fly them around the Land in his Fog Ship after it turned out the thieves had also dismantled Ozma's royal carriage.
First stopping in Munchkin Country, the possé met the Phonograph of Oz, who had spotted the thieves: a trio of imps who had been turned into buttons by the Wizard of Oz many years ago, long enough ago that the spell had faded on its own. Thanks to the Phonograph's directions, Acquaintanceship knew to fly towards Winkie Country, but on the way through the forest which separated the two Countries, they were attacked by three kalidahs. After evading them, they reached the mountains of Jinxland in Winkie Country, where they found not only the imps, but also their master: ex-Wicked Witch of the South Blinkie, now once again in possession of magical powers thanks to the Belt. Gloating, Blinkie unveiled a field full of hundreds of imp statues, which she intended to bring to life as an unstoppable army using the Powder of Life. Acquaintanceship attempted to romanticise Blinkie right there and then, but his shot missed and instead knocked the bottle Powder out of her hands. Taking his chance, Acquaintanceship grabbed the bottle and ran off with it into his Fog Ship, but Blinkie (who had yet to realise he had the Powder and thought he was just escaping) used the Belt to cause him to crash into the forest.
Acquaintanceship was unharmed, but the Ship was down. Out of other options, he used some of the Powder of Life to attempt to repair his Ship, with the effect of bringing it to life as a sentient entity. Startled, he dropped the rest of the Powder onto his bow and arrows, which similarly came to life. Together, they returned to Jinxland and managed to romanticise Blinkie and the Imps, who subsequently apologised to everyone and returned the magical items. However, the Ship's inexperience with flying itself caused it to crash again with Acquaintanceship itself, injuring him this time. With the Bow and Arrows finding them, however, the Imps worked with Tik-Tok to repair both of them. Healed, Acquaintanceship was offered the chance to stay in the Emerald Palace as a permanent resident but turned it down, unlike the Ship, Bow and Arrows. With the Ship staying behind, Dorothy thus used the power of the Magic Belt to send Acquaintanceship back to the Cupid Homeworld instead. (PROSE: The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids)
These events were later recorded in the Book of Evil. (PROSE: The Book of Evil)
In the 925th Universe
- See main article: Land of Oz (925th Universe)
The 925th Universe's version of Oz was home to wogglebugs and munchkins among other strange creatures. It had many magical traits: for example, death was impossible there, and according to Professor Wogglebug, monochromatic people tended to become colourful upon arriving in Oz.
This version of Oz became ruled by Oscar Diggs, ruling as “the Wizard of Oz” from the Emerald Palace in the middle of the land, who gained power after selling the rightful heir Ozma to Mombi as a baby. He eventually reformed and Ozma returned to the throne. This version of Oz was also home to the aforementioned Professor Wogglebug, “four cardinal witches”, and Dorothy Gale, who became the girlfriend of Ozma after she returned to the throne. (PROSE: A Series of Queer Events) At some point, Doctor Know-It-All lived in Oz, where Ozma dubbed him the Veritable Virtuoso of Macrology. (PROSE: Good Crieff - The Tribulations of the Scottish Division)
In 2022, the Diggs estate in Oz paid host to the Interdimensional Pride Council. After the Man in Grey nearly ruined the Councilmeeting, insisting on inviting a number of morally-dubious sponsors like the vampires of DollarGraveClub, Ozma banned the Man in Grey from the land. (PROSE: A Series of Queer Events)
Passed through by Jenny
Jenny Everywhere once briefly shifted into a version of Oz while trying to defeat Lord Grallyx, taking him along with her so as to retcon him into the fabric of that universe. He merged with the Nome King rather than with a wicked witch, causing Jenny's splashing of a bucket of water in his face to turn out to be useless. As she had no eggs to oppose to the Nome King, she promptly shifted them again. (PROSE: Jenny Everywhere and the Lord of Hell)
A suspicious Nome
King Roquat of the Nomes of Oz was at a gathering of orange-bearded gnomes, most of whom had Gs, when the event was thrown into chaos by the sudden arrival of Jenny Everywhere. The king made himself the center of attention for a time, accusing Jenny of whatever came into his head, before fleeing at the threat of a chicken from Camelot. (PROSE: The Interlude of Jenny Everywhere)
Other references
When she first befriended Laura Drake, Jenny Cornelius suggested taking her to such “far-away, fantastical lands, wondrous imaginary places only found in the wildest fantasies” as “Neverland! Tir na Nog! Oz! France!”. (PROSE: How Jenny First Met…)
The 925th Universe's Doctor Know once stated that he hoped Professor Wogglebug hadn't ventured out into any alternative versions of Oz because the Doctor “still ha[s]n’t taught [him] why he should stay away from Russian Oz”. (PROSE: Annals of the Jen: One Year of Jenny Over-There: Tetra-None Hepta-Oct and Doctor Know-It-All Talk it Out)
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| The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids in Oz • 925th Universe • “Russian Oz” |
