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Oz is a magical land that is a part of the fairy world, Avalon. It is a world where magic abounds and is home to such beings as the Wicked Witch and her Flying Monkeys. It is ruled by Princess Ozma, who resides in the Emerald City at the heart of the land, and has been explored by L. Frank Baum (a Man of Letters) and his daughter, Dorothy.

History

As part of Avalon (the dimension from which fairies and other magical creatures originate), it is presumed that Oz was created by Oberon alongside the rest of Avalon. Oz became home to many magical creatures, such as Flying Monkeys and even witches such as the Wicked Witch of the East and the Wicked Witch of the West. At Oz's center is the seat of power, the Emerald City, from which Oz's reigning ruler resides. A road composed of yellow bricks (aptly known as the Yellow Brick Road) winds throughout the land, with all branches of it merging at the Emerald City.

In the early 1900's, a man known as L. Frank Baum (himself a Man of Letters) discovered Oz's existence and made travels between Earth and Oz to study it. On one of these journeys, his daughter, Dorothy, came along and was accidentally left behind when her father returned home, leaving her alone in Oz. Three freedom fighters (eventually transformed into a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion by the Wicked Witch of the West) who rebelled against the witches protected Dorothy, believing it was her destiny to destroy the witches and free Oz of their tyranny. With the destruction of the Wicked Witch of the East, Dorothy obtained her Ruby Slippers, though she never displayed any inclination to wear them herself, as she later noted she felt odd wearing a dead woman's shoes. Despite this, the slippers were rich in Oz's magic, and Dorothy kept them. She eventually died at the hands of the Wicked Witch of the West, though she was somehow restored to life. Dorothy came to know Oz's ruler, Princess Ozma, though she later admitted she did not have a very high opinion of Ozma. Dorothy's adventures in Oz were eventually chronicled by her father in a set of books loosely based upon her experiences there, as a means of leaving her clues of how to deal with threats originating from Oz, namely from the Wicked Witch.

In 1935, Dorothy, by this point an accomplished hunter herself, successfully captured the Wicked Witch of the West and cut out her tongue to inhibit some of her magical abilities. The Wicked Witch had come in search of a special key that would turn any door into which it was inserted into a portal to Oz. Dorothy, wishing to prevent the Wicked Witch from gaining such a powerful tool that could link Earth with Oz, subdued the witch and brought her to the Men of Letters (to which her father was a member) after having exhausted every way she could think of to kill her. During the conversation that took place between Dorothy and two of the Men of Letters, the Wicked Witch got free and possessed one of the Men of Letters with her touch. She then pursued Dorothy through the Men of Letters compound until she caught up with her in Room 28. Seeing no way to kill the Wicked Witch at the time, Dorothy did the only thing she could do: perform a binding spell that would place both the Wicked Witch and herself in suspended animation until a means of killing her could be found.

It would not be until 78 years had passed, in 2013, that both Dorothy and the Wicked Witch would accidentally be released by Dean when both he and Sam were investigating an ancient computer in the room where Dorothy had sealed herself and the witch away. Dorothy explained that contrary to popular belief, Oz is a real place and that she had come into conflict with the Wicked Witch, who had come in search of the key that acts as the ultimate link between Oz and Earth, capable of turning any door into which it is inserted into a portal to Oz. After a brief encounter with Crowley, the Wicked Witch eventually located and stole the key from Dean's bedroom inside the bunker, killing Charlie Bradbury in the process with her magic (though this would be reversed by the efforts of Ezekiel). She eventually possessed both Sam and Dean with her touch and ordered them to kill both Dorothy and Charlie while she used the key to open a door to Oz and call forth her army of Flying Monkeys from her castle in Oz to Earth, so as to take over both worlds.

The castle of the Wicked Witch of the West, as seen when the Wicked Witch opens a doorway to Oz using the key.

Upon hearing Charlie's revelation that her father had written his books to leave clues for how to deal with the Wicked Witch, Dorothy finally realized that the Ruby Slippers, which were imbued with Oz's magic, were capable of killing the witch. Obtaining them from her motorcycle inside the compound's garage, Dorothy tossed the slippers to Charlie and sent her to deal with the witch while she held off the possessed Sam and Dean. Charlie successfully killed the Wicked Witch with the Ruby Slippers and closed the door she had opened to Oz just in time to stop the Flying Monkeys from reaching Earth.

The battle against the Wicked Witch won, Dorothy resolved to return to Oz using the newly-acquired key and root out the evil plaguing Oz entirely, eventually inviting Charlie Bradbury to join her in this quest. Ecstatic at the chance to visit a place she had loved to read about in her childhood and to finally go on a quest like what she had always dreamed of, Charlie accepted and joined Dorothy. Together, the two of them used the key and entered Oz, starting off down the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City as the door temporarily linking the two worlds closed.

Access and Location

There are several known ways to access Oz. Most of them rely on weather disturbances that are vortices.

Tornadoes
Eye of a Hurricane
Whirlpool
the Key

Appearances

Season 9
- Slumber Party

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 As part of [[Avalon]] (the dimension from which fairies and other magical creatures originate), it is presumed that Oz was created by Oberon alongside the rest of Avalon. Oz became home to many magical creatures, such as [[Flying Monkeys]] and even witches such as the Wicked Witch of the East and the [[The Wicked Witch|Wicked Witch of the West]]. At Oz's center is the seat of power, the Emerald City, from which Oz's reigning ruler resides. A road composed of yellow bricks (aptly known as the Yellow Brick Road) winds throughout the land, with all branches of it merging at the Emerald City.
-In the early 1900's, a man known as L. Frank Baum (himself a [[Men of Letters|Man of Letters]]) discovered Oz's existence and made travels between Earth and Oz to study it. On one of these journeys, his daughter, [[Dorothy]], came along and was accidentally left behind when her father returned home, leaving her alone in Oz. Three freedom fighters who rebelled against the witches protected Dorothy, believing it was her destiny to destroy the witches and free Oz of their tyranny. With the destruction of the Wicked Witch of the East, Dorothy obtained her [[Ruby Slippers]], though she never displayed any inclination to wear them herself, as she later noted she felt odd wearing a dead woman's shoes. Despite this, the slippers were rich in Oz's magic, and Dorothy kept them. She eventually died at the hands of the [[The Wicked Witch|Wicked Witch of the West]], though she was somehow restored to life. Dorothy came to know Oz's ruler, Princess Ozma, though she later admitted she did not have a very high opinion of Ozma. Dorothy's adventures in Oz were eventually chronicled by her father in a set of books loosely based upon her experiences there, as a means of leaving her clues of how to deal with threats originating from Oz, namely from the [[The Wicked Witch|Wicked Witch]].
+In the early 1900's, a man known as L. Frank Baum (himself a [[Men of Letters|Man of Letters]]) discovered Oz's existence and made travels between Earth and Oz to study it. On one of these journeys, his daughter, [[Dorothy]], came along and was accidentally left behind when her father returned home, leaving her alone in Oz. Three freedom fighters (eventually transformed into a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion by the Wicked Witch of the West)  who rebelled against the witches protected Dorothy, believing it was her destiny to destroy the witches and free Oz of their tyranny. With the destruction of the Wicked Witch of the East, Dorothy obtained her [[Ruby Slippers]], though she never displayed any inclination to wear them herself, as she later noted she felt odd wearing a dead woman's shoes. Despite this, the slippers were rich in Oz's magic, and Dorothy kept them. She eventually died at the hands of the Wicked Witch of the West, though she was somehow restored to life. Dorothy came to know Oz's ruler, Princess Ozma, though she later admitted she did not have a very high opinion of Ozma. Dorothy's adventures in Oz were eventually chronicled by her father in a set of books loosely based upon her experiences there, as a means of leaving her clues of how to deal with threats originating from Oz, namely from the [[The Wicked Witch|Wicked Witch]].
 In 1935, Dorothy, by this point an accomplished hunter herself, successfully captured the [[The Wicked Witch|Wicked Witch of the West]] and cut out her tongue to inhibit some of her magical abilities. The Wicked Witch had come in search of a special key that would turn any door into which it was inserted into a portal to Oz. Dorothy, wishing to prevent the Wicked Witch from gaining such a powerful tool that could link Earth with Oz, subdued the witch and brought her to the Men of Letters (to which her father was a member) after having exhausted every way she could think of to kill her. During the conversation that took place between Dorothy and two of the Men of Letters, the Wicked Witch got free and possessed one of the Men of Letters with her touch. She then pursued Dorothy through the Men of Letters compound until she caught up with her in Room 28. Seeing no way to kill the Wicked Witch at the time, Dorothy did the only thing she could do: perform a binding spell that would place both the Wicked Witch and herself in suspended animation until a means of killing her could be found.