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Artimé is a magical world created by Marcus Today. It is the main setting of the Unwanteds series, being the place where the Unwanteds were sent to after they were Purged. To Quill, it was known as the "Death Farm" and seen as simply a small grey shack, to keep its identity secret. The land prides itself on creativity, individualism, a lack of rules, and magic. It is located on the island of Quill, which is also its northern neighbor.
Locations/Appearance
As the Death Farm, Artimé is a bland and gray place, with the Great Lake of Boiling Oil (an illusion) and a small gray shack. It is separated from Quill by a large, black iron gate, and does not have a barbed wire ceiling above like Quill does.[1]
As Artimé, the land is miles wide, with a large lawn (that can be magically extended if it needs to[2]), a huge magical stone mansion, a large jungle, and beaches.
In Island of Graves, Henry builds garden boxes on the lawn that he calls his greenhouse, inspired by the grandfathers on the Island of Shipwrecks.[3]
History
Trivia
- Artimé is pronounced AR-ti-may, according to Lisa McMann herself.[4]
- By the time of the first book, Marcus estimates there to be about 500 Unwanteds living in Artimé.[5]
- Based on the fact that 20 Unwanteds was Quill's biggest Purge[6], Marcus had been paralyzing and saving Unwanteds on the gray plot of land for over 25 years. (This matches up with Claire's age, being that that's when Marcus let Unwanteds start living in Artimé, as she was purged 24 years before the first book.)[7]
- Magic users from Artimé are called mages...mostly. Sometimes they're called magicians.[8]
- Early Artimé had a sound barrier over it to keep it hidden.[9]
- They don't use the same year system as us.[10]
- They probably don't have American accents, as Kaylee's is strange to them.[11] Or she just has a Boston accent, which is also possible.
- New residents do have to get a room assigned to them.[12]
Gallery
Official Artwork
Disclaimer: While these artworks are official, there are many differences in how the places are portrayed compared to their book descriptions. Many of the official artworks may be incorrect. While they can be used as reference for fan artworks, they are not an accurate representation of how the places may actually look or be set up.
References
- ↑ The Unwanteds, "The Death Farm" (16)
- ↑ The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Slayers, "Resolved" (62)
- ↑ The Unwanteds: Island of Graves, "Taking a Different Path" (224)
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/author/767547.Lisa_McMann/questions "I say it like this: AR-ti-may."
- ↑ The Unwanteds, "Home in the Stone Mansion" (46)
- ↑ The Unwanteds, "Quill Prevails When the Strong Survive" (30)
- ↑ The Unwanteds: Island of Silence, "Ms. Morning's Secret" (215)
- ↑ The Unwanteds: Island of Dragons, "Aaron Longs for Home" (16)
- ↑ The Unwanteds: Island of Graves, "Taking a Different Path" (223)
- ↑ The Unwanteds: Island of Graves, "But First, a Pit Stop" (394)
- ↑ The Unwanteds: Island of Graves, "The Rescue" (404)
- ↑ The Unwanteds: Island of Graves, "The Plan Comes Together" (459)