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[[Image:IsleofDoors2.png|thumb|left|320px|[[The Isle of Doors]] forms a geographical map of the Glade of Dreams when examined from an aerial perspective.]]

 

 

In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', the Glade is explored in far greater depth, though only naturalistic environments such as mountains, forests, lakes, caves, beaches, swamps and fields are seen. There is significant overlap between these locations, giving a greater feel of cohesion and realism. In the previous game, [[Rayman]] simply walked from one location to the next, but here he uses [[the Hall of Doors]] to teleport from place to place. The official map that came with this game shows the Glade to be a single large island, with an [[Archipelago]] consisting of seven small islands located off its south-east shore. The Glade is surrounded by an ocean known as [[the Sea of Lums]]. At one point in the game, [[Rayman]] encounters his old enemy, [[Jano]], who now resides in [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]], an otherworldly grotto where the nightmares of Polokus are now confined.

[[Image:Cadre droite.png|thumb|right|320px|The islands on which ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' takes place.]]

''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' features naturalistic locations that are similar to those of ''Rayman 2''. However, the locations of ''Rayman 3'' do not flow seamlessly like those of ''Rayman 2'', but contrast sharply with one another, like those of the original game. For example, Rayman travels from [[the Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman 3)|an idyllic Celtic landscape]] to [[the Desert of the Knaaren|a scorched desert]], and from [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds|an icy mountain range]] to [[Hoodlum Headquarters|an outlandish factory]]. One official ''Rayman 3'' website contained an interactive map showing the geographical relationship between the game's levels, but this map has since been lost.

The next game, ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', takes place on a group of islands. Harking back to the original game, they are clearly distinct, and some are naturalistic ([[Jibberish Jungle|forest]], [[Mystical Pique|mountain]], [[Sea of Serendipity|sea]]), while others are surrealistic ([[Desert of Dijiridoos|music]], [[Gourmand Land|food]], [[Moody Clouds|machinery]]). While some of these locations strongly resemble areas of [[the valley]], they do not seem to be located in the valley in the literal sense. ''Rayman Origins'' also introduces [[the Snoring Tree]] as the central resting place of [[Polokus]], and the [[Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman Origins)|Land of the Livid Dead]] as the Glade's nightmarish underworld. Though both are referred to as 'the Glade of Dreams', it is not clear how the islands of ''Rayman Origins'' relate to the large island of ''Rayman 2''. It could be that the large island dissolved into smaller ones at the beginning of ''Origins'', when the [[Livid Dead]] invaded and the dreams underlying reality began to disintegrate. It could also be that ''Origins'' simply takes place on the [[Archipelago]] of small islands shown to be located off the south-east shore on the ''Rayman 2'' map.

[[Image:R3HH-FairyCouncil.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The night sky of the Glade of Dreams]]

Most ''Rayman'' games seem to take place on the mainland of the Glade, so very little is known about the rest of Rayman's universe. The map indicates an [[Archipelago]] off the south-east coast of the Glade, but this is never visited in the games. The Glade's planet has two [[Moons]], one of which is seen as larger than the other; these can be seen prominently at certain points in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''. However, there are points in both ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' and ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' during which there appears to be only one moon; it is unknown what orbital quirk causes this apparent fluctuation. Rayman's planet is part of a binary star system with two yellow [[Suns]], one of which is larger than the other; these can both be seen in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'', but not in ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', and only in some parts of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', making it seem very likely that the smaller sun orbits the larger one. The menu for ''[[Rayman M]]'' shows various parts of the solar system, including a Sun, a Moon, and two planets. One planet, which is covered in greenish-blue clouds, is presumably the planet on which the Glade of Dreams is located; the other planet appears to be dry and desert-like. The solar system is part of a galaxy throughout which [[Admiral Razorbeard]] and his [[Robo-Pirate]]s are known and feared for having reduced over one hundred peaceful planets to cosmic dust after enslaving their extra-terrestrial inhabitants. There are also a great many points in each game in which stars are visible in the sky, and the [[Yellow Lum]]s in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' inform [[Rayman]] that there are other [[gods]] which exist on other 'worlds', all of which suggests that Rayman's universe may be far more vast than that which is shown in the games.