Thanks for your insight guys - I guess I could just not play that part of the game. I really like the new world though and I wish there were swimmable spots there too just like in Britechester. (I wish all the worlds had swimmable spots)
And by the way, there is magic that just involves skill and distraction - so not all magic is dark. And I really wanted to explore that and see what tricks my sim would learn. But since it's all dark I'll just leave it alone and enjoy the new world. I wish Sixam was as developed as the magic realm with things to do and places to go. Okay lemme stop rambling.