“Charsteele mentioned a place named Otenere, I-I think?”
“Not a place,” everyone turned to look at the Khaulcaster queen, whose voice had begun to sound unlike her own. “Something between a place, a dimension, and a collection of people. Where ash and mortal flesh can dance freely without the fear of water and soil slaying the flames.”
Otenere is the mysterious name tied to Pokey Smokes. It is oftentimes referred to as a location, but it can also be grammatically treated as a group of people.
While Pokey Smokes are outgoing and often susceptible to overshare, Otenere's true nature has remained hidden. Non-Pokeys debate between whether Otenere is a capital city, the name of a group or religion, or some form of pocket dimension. All that is known is that Pokey Smokes fled to Otenere after the burning of the Great Sycamore.
Border Portals
Kingpin Blixtz's subordinates oversee the borders between the mainland and Otenere. These portals are scattered all across the islands, with the subordinates under strict rules to not let anyone in or out unless they are a Pokey Smoke with the title of "snitch" granted to them by Kingpin Blixtz.
The desks at the border are tall and decorative, each with its own carvings. There is a tall platform along the back to cause the customs officer to loom over any who attempt to access the eternally shifting tunnels behind them. All desks' construction is of pure stone, typically with plates of mirror-like obsidian to intensify any light around the office.
The lights chosen to illuminate the space are often up to the customs officer's choice, although all desks have a pillar at the edge of their desk that bubbles like a lava lamp, while the tunnels have semi-pillars carved on both sides and a flame flickering atop each.
The only confirmed portal location is north of Farport. This portal is overseen by Pitchfork.