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Rising through the ranks of Dhaol Dwr requires passing tests of magical prowess and of creativity. Those who fail the tests, if they survive the e ...es for their use, and under the seas Dhaol Dwr makes use of great fishlike beings called [[yaellar]]s whose interiors are filled with chambers and passageway

...r than [[human (Loge)|human]]s, and have brightly colored [[skin]]. These beings have an unusual method of [[reproduction]], replenishing their numbers by c ...ives with populations in the thousands also exist. Sanhvin are gregarious beings, and even far from their hives seldom travel singly, and usually group toge

...n]]s, perhaps responding to the subconscious wishes of [[ellogy|ellogous]] beings for servants. If this is true, it seems clear that at least some types of

Gries are solitary beings that do not form lasting attachments. They seem to have an irregular [[and

...te;lan crystal]]s scattered around the plateau, it does so in quest of new magical [[power (celemology)|power]]s, and shows relatively little interest in the ...er several days. It has the power to [[magic]]ally [[sustenance|sustain]] beings in its ribcage as well, so that it can, if it desires, leave victims inside

...ugh landscapes or crude bas-reliefs of [[human]] figures or of more exotic beings. Like so much about the Altar of Storms, the significance of these carving ...least some of those cases the unwilling "sacrifice" of [[ellogy|ellogous]] beings was involved.

In many cases, the interior of the godworlds is inhabited by mortal beings as well as the exterior. Sometimes mortals from the surface have penetrate ...Called [[angel (Loge)|angel]]s, devas, or saints, among other names, these beings share only a fraction of the powers of the gods, but still much more than a

...ary, the mental effort of the caster is a key ingredient in spellcasting. Magical effects achieved by other means are called [[paracarminical magic]]s. ...who are either the actual source of the magic the caster uses, or the only beings capable of channeling it. In this case, spellcasting involves either forci

...of [[Ses]], '''dream magic''' gets its name from the fact that the [[numen|magical potential]] used to cast it is gathered through [[dream]]s. As far as most ...person, that the magic is directly acting on), or help them see through a magical [[illusion]].

...ng, and a fask in the form of a [[bhuriasan]] will not have the creature's magical abilities. Still, its form will have some effect on its abilities; a fask ...ge to a fask involves the death of its component beings, some methods of [[magical healing]] do not work on fasks, or work with reduced effectiveness—al

...al]] and [[histology|histological]] similarities to such naturally evolved beings. The common [[florum|flora]] and [[faunum|fauna]] of most [[terrestrial wo

...generally considered theders unless they are one of a large class of such beings, of which a given master may have a select assortment. Thus [[dog]]s or [[ ...orical taxonomy|taxonomic]] [[universe (etory)|universe]]s, linked only by magical [[definition]]. Generally, each breed represents a distinct [[species]], t

...bring [[life form|creatures]] and things from these other worlds to Gala. Beings from these "[[lunar world|lunar world]]s", collectively known as "[[lunar c ...t attracted as much study as it perhaps merits, partly because, as on many magical worlds, [[science]] aside from [[celemology]] is in its relative infancy an

...andworker]]s can tap into the power of the land itself to produce powerful magical effects. Landworking has the arguable disadvantage that it relies on the g ...r]] and became the land of Vlastach as it is now known, but other powerful beings have seen some benefits to Vlastach's path and tried to emulate it. These

...ht on, and "batirine" remains by far the most commonly used term for these beings. ...as [[granite]], and about as difficult to damage. Furthermore, as abiotic beings, they are of course insusceptible to [[disease]]s, [[poison]]s, and [[paras

...soulstuff, and has deleterious effects on living—or [[undead]]—beings. Contact with most unliving materials has no particular result, the rain s

...state calling itself [[Kludom]], which seems to bear a surprising level of magical and [[technology|technological]] advancement given its isolation. The near ...aur]]s, or creatures very like them, although many of these dinosaurs have magical [[power (celemology)|power]]s. The Island does apparently have native inha

...Neither is the case. Deeplings, both imps and infected, are free-willed beings, fully empowered to make their own decisions and do as they please. Nevert ...onal senses besides (such as an inherent ability to [[deprehension|discern magical effects]]). The mechanisms for the senses of touch and hearing seem straig

...ring [[rhegus]] the mereger somehow leaves behind, but so far efforts to [[magical discernment|discern]] this [[enchantment]] have proven unsuccessful.

...e imps that do serve the Bathybius do so voluntarily; they are free-willed beings, and if they carry out the Deepmind's will, it is because they choose to, n