Edenia

Edenia is a realm in the Mortal Kombat series of video games.

About Edenia
As its name suggests, the world of Edenia is one closely resembling the garden of Eden. It is a very fertile world, and its inhabitants seem to age much more slowly than normal humans would. They also appear to be preoccupied intensely with magic. It is a feudal monarchy much like most other realms in the Mortal Kombat universe. Edenia is also notorious for being invaded or annexed numerous times by other realms such as Outworld. Of all realms, it appears to be closest to Earthrealm in terms of environment and population.

The earliest known ruler of Edenia was king Jerrod. His best warriors lost ten Mortal Kombat tournaments in a row to the warriors of Outworld's ruler, Shao Kahn. By the rulings of the Elder Gods, this granted Kahn the power to invade Edenia. Outworld won the subsequent war and Edenia was annexed. To legitimise himself, Kahn forced queen Sindel into a marriage and adopted her daughter Kitana, among other members of the royal household. Edenia would be freed 10 000 years later from Kahn's grasp when his hold on power began to weaken due his failed invasion of Earthrealm. With brief intermezzos of war and abduction by evil forces, Sindel has been Edenia's queen ever since.

Native realm species
Edenians are human in appearance, though they live much longer, just like people from Seido, with whom they share the greatest resemblance. The skin tones of Edenians vary from white to black, but darker skin tones seem to be more prevalent.

Notable residents

 * Sindel, queen of Edenia. At various times in Edenia's short history after its freedom from Outworld, her rule has been interrupted by usurpers such as Shinnok and Onaga.
 * Kitana, princess and heir apparent of Edenia. She is also the leader of the realm's armed forces, and is known for her maverick points of view regarding Edenia's safety. Like her mother, she has remained single.
 * Jade acts as Kitana's bodyguard and closest friend. Though originally loyal to Shao Kahn, Jade has proven her loyalty to the royal family time and again.
 * Tanya comes from a family of diplomants and ambassadors and used her persuasive powers more than once to betray Edenia to the forces of darkness. She is highly intelligent and skilled in black magic.
 * Rain. Like many Edenians, Rain grew up on Outworld oblivious of his ancestry and was employed by Shao Kahn as an elite army officer.

Trivia
For some years, it was unknown among fans whether Edenia was Outworld's former name, before it became corrupted by Shao Kahn, or a true world in its own right. This misunderstanding was finally cleared up in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.

Realm Relationships
There is no doubt since Earthrealm helped free Edenia from Kahn's grasp that the people of Edenia see the Earthrealm as an ally. There is some question about the Realm of Order, Edenians seem to consider them an ally. However, they are fully aware of how repressive the Orderrealm can be at times. Because of the conquest of Edenia by Outworld, Edenia is and Outworld are definite foes so long as Kahn remains ruler. The only real attempt seen to make peace occurred during the beginning of MK4, when Kitana was in the process of trying to organize peace in the realm. Kung Lao's ending in MK:Gold shows the only sign that Kitana's attempts at peace were successful.