Well, every kingdom has their gem. It's where the leader's powers come from? Amethyst, Topaz, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Turquoise, [She shudders] Opal... But other than that the royalty is human. At least I'm pretty sure they are - I haven't met all of them yet.

[She looks down at the rock where the royal amulet used to be] I sure hope the amethyst wasn't alive... But somehow I don't think we're talking about the same place.

Alternate universes makes sense. That would explain the differences.

[She's just going to. Not mention the "Gemworld is also a video game sometimes" thing. Yeah.]