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...ough [[technology|technological]] apparatus), these powers are technically magical in nature, even if their practitioners prefer to use another term for their ...ct at will. Such powers may be intentionally granted by other magic-using beings, or may arise through some form of [[spontaneous enchantment]]. In some ca

==Magical ananome== ...or whether they are reconstructed after the fact from the memories of the beings he was transformed into (and later from). Ultimately, some etorists are co

...stance, does act at a distance, since it isn't usable directly by ellogous beings and produces only a single type of effect (a magnetic force), it doesn't re ...any form of magic; more specific terms exist for particular specialties or magical systems.

...e easily distinguished visually; telling apart certain species may require magical [[divination]] or other more subtle methods. ...stlings may pose an inconvenience or a real threat to [[human]]s and other beings.

...n]]. Other conditions may also vary between vegari, which may have unique magical effects or other differentiating characteristics. While the vegari are phy The djili (singular ''djel'') are powerful beings that control conditions on the vegari. The exact nature and origin of the

...rm of [[energy]], in the [[physics|physical]] sense, but is more a sort of magical potential—and in fact is sometimes called "dream potential", though t ...t [[spell (dream magic)|spell]]s and perform other acts of magic, or their magical energy can be siphoned off and used by others.

...a creature without such abilities, and that are just as vulnerable as such beings to high temperatures. ...similar to this last method, [[human]]s and other normally nonefflammatory beings can mimic fire-breathing, to a limited extent, by taking into their mouths

...ill in something resembling its natural state. One odd feature, perhaps a magical remnant of a [[preschismatic wars of Arianiga|forgotten war]], is the [[bol ...enace nearby inhabitants—though the sky people generally have enough magical power to take care of themselves.

...various magical energies that were used nearby, and have developed various magical powers. Among them are some that now grant access to separate, self-contai ...[[undead]], though they may appear to be. The [[azraryaz]]en are mineral beings apparently born somehow of Varra's manifold crystals; they exist in plentif

...d (especially in the plural) to refer to mysteries or secrets of any sort (magical or otherwise). Because of this, the word "celatum" (pronounced {{IPA|/s&#x ...such arcana were even created by [[human]]s and other [[ellogy|ellogous]] beings.

...ristics. While the transformation is still ongoing, there are a number of magical means it can be halted, but once completed it is irreversible. The infecte ...t'' to serve the Bathybius, or at least because they want to become watery beings like the deeplings—or because they are offered something in return.

...]s, or the equivalents in the [[chemistry]] of another [[cosmos]]. Living beings transmuted may retain all or part their freedom of movement, or may be rend ...id becomes as mutable and irrigid as any other similar mass. While living beings may (though do not necessarily) still retain their [[life]] and [[conscious

...onships with undead [[microorganism]]s in their guts, and some by inherent magical [[power]]s that allow them to process the undead matter without harm. ...that resemble undead but are not in fact the postmortal remnants of living beings, known as [[anatite]]s (or sometimes as "woodwights"). Some [[etorist]]s c

...ic]], and the [[trome]]. The [[xou]] were created in [[Nime]] as servitor beings, but have since spread to other cities, and some few xou have, by one means ...ow of the pape is important in tapping it to cast spells and perform other magical effects. [[Low magic]] resides within various objects in different forms,

...o propose any method by which such an arrangement could naturally occur.) Magical wolks may arise through various forms of [[spontaneous enchantment]]. ...ts environs. Objects falling from the wolk may impact the land below, and magical emanations might affect it in other ways.

...s, but tzanteii do certainly exist with kaptreii of plants, fungi, magical beings, or intelligent species. In any case, when a tzanta is referred to simply ...zanta, becoming its kaptara part. There are also various spells and other magical effects known that can transform one or more klana into tzanteii.

...cal]] methods. The word is ''not'' usually used, however, to refer to a [[magical creature]] that only uses innate [[power (celemology)|power]]s normal for i ...ir fathers (and/or mothers). Magic may be taught by [[plane|otherplanar]] beings, by [[fairy|fairies]] or [[demon]]s or emissaries of [[god]]s, [[summoning|

...pecies), but they are not considered to technically be turnskins. Nor are beings that change their form not innately, but with the aid of magic [[salve]]s a ...] hardiness. Most turnskins are able to take much more damage than normal beings of their primary or secondary species; indeed, for some strains, virtually

...auth''' is an [[alternate Earth]] in which a loose alliance of [[magic]]al beings from other [[world]]s and [[plane]]s have infiltrated human society and per ...' company and social structures. These human-appearing but inwardly alien beings have become known to those few who are aware of them as "[[endumate]]s".

...given its [[etymology]] many [[etorist]]s prefer to reserve this word for beings made artificially by [[magic]]al and [[technology|technological]] means. T ...ogy]]. [[Etorical taxonomy]] is the study of the classification of living beings, and [[ecology]] of how they interact with each other and with their enviro

...the various monals heighten the diversity, with, for example, thermophilic beings living in the seas of lava that couldn't survive in more temperate climes, ...he [[strique]], the [[candry]], and the [[xix]]. Among the other ellogous beings of Sent's seas are the [[brubani]], the [[tossrock]], and the [[arapita]].

...ducation. Eventually, Poesism declined and its influence over the pace of magical progress waned, though even today some of its marks remain. ...natural positions. Eolo's mountain ranges, the product of bombardment and magical reshaping rather than of natural processes, are discontinuous and haphazard

...]]-haunted [[Gray Realm]] and the Empire of [[Berdacha]], led by amorphous beings called [[glayhock]]s. The highly [[magic]]al [[Guesederach]], on the other ...ns of living mineral, the broken branches of which can be used to fire off magical rays, as a sort of grown and harvested magic [[wand]]. The exact powers in

But heroes may also gain powers that are more overtly magical. Among the most common other powers of heroes are: * [[Accition]] of various sorts of beings

...and extend to seize and crush intruders. More importantly, it has potent magical abilities that ensure that it is a force to be reckoned with for reasons we ...faction|ænified]] [[human (Usm)|human]]s, or other (formerly) living beings, this being one of Goiglo's favorite ways to dispose of enemies and annoyan

...pe of ambate, and ambates in general are known as "centauroid" or "tauric" beings, or simply as "taurs". None of these terms, however, is accepted by a majo ...y shape, and tells nothing about the [[etorical taxonomy|taxonomy]] of the beings involved. Within the ambatic form, a limitless amount of variation is poss

...the word is most often used to refer to, but it also applies to temporary magical auras and effects, and to those affecting areas rather than discrete object ...f enchanting their surroundings or their contents, a phenomenon known as [[magical contagion]]. [[Spontaneous enchantment]] is also often possible, objects a

...others are skilled with [[spell (dream magic)|spell]]s and have formidable magical powers. Still others might be experts in some particular scholarly endeavo ...plings 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

...ossess entirely different [[physics|physical]] laws than the base worlds. Beings or objects appearing in multiple alternate worlds (or with different versio ===Magical alternate===

...e fuzziness, but has proven fairly adequate for a working definition. For beings that reproduce by other means, the lines between species are even more subj ===Magical hybrids===

...ust the right place, the rradri can be so divided into two separate living beings, though this has almost never been done in practice.

...lly, but not always, turn into other weapons. [[Talisman]]s always remain magical upon their transformations, though their exact [[power (celemology)|power]] ...ill be objects that they were already associated with in some way. Living beings do, however, sometimes have the ability to consciously resist being transfo

...öth's vile influence, though this fact is not common knowledge. Such beings can often be identified by their tentacles and unearthly form, though certa ...n difficult to tell which beings were created to serve Oöth and which beings arose through ordinary means, in any case there is more open strife between

...re unfailingly malevolent, seeming to exult in the suffering of [[mortal]] beings. This does not necessarily mean their ''[[death]]s''; while grimaces have

...ition. Most celemologists don't hold with this definition; there are many beings that are not worshipped by mortals to any significant extent but which are ...ings]], not necessarily excluding [[human]]s and other [[ellogy|ellogous]] beings. Organized worship may be headed by designated officials called [[priest]]

...riad form. It was only recently that it was recognized that many of these beings were all members of one highly variform [[species]], or [[clade]], now call ...less than hospitable for [[human (Narlovia)|human]]s and other terrestrial beings, that hasn't stopped Eolan nations from trying to settle it, if perhaps mos

Living beings come in enormous diversity, and may have various different origins. Some l ...that any self-organized system is alive, including systems of other living beings. That is, an ant hive or a prairie dog colony is itself a living thing, co

...mist; it seems to have a similar effect on almost all [[ellogy|ellogous]] beings. Even many alogous beasts are affected by it, though this isn't universal. There are also beings, however, that are apparently active ''only'' during this mester. One of t

Xxere is a highly cosmopolitan city, where beings of all [[race]]s and [[ethnicity|ethnicities]] meet and mingle. As in most ...population includes not only such once-human, near-human, and [[humanoid]] beings as [[sitch]]es, [[llereli]]s, and [[guren]]s but even creatures as alien as

...e, though whether a given object qualifies as a [[living talisman]] or a [[magical creature]] may be just a matter of definition. ...r instance, may come into play whenever the sword is used in combat, and a magical blanket may affect whatever it is spread over.

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

...squirrels and lizards to larger [[beast]]s such as wolves and deer. Some magical entities such as [[wisp]]s, [[mudchick]]s, and at least one [[goblin (Narlo ...asphyxiated when it was cast into space. Called [[melum]]s, these ghostly beings have the ability to suck the breath from others, causing them to undergo a

...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.

...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

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

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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

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

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

...]] of [[Eidecia]]. Just over half [[human (Eidecia)|human]] height, these beings are not physically powerful, but what they lack in size and strength they m

...ugh some whisper instead that they're an accidental byproduct of some past magical experiment. More alien than the haur is the [[grugon]], a [[species]] of s

...ual or emotionally charged conditions. This, in itself, is true of many [[magical Earth]]s, but the ghosts of Interlife Earth are a little different from tho ...rces, which no longer seem to exist in any normal way as single, monolocal beings, but which can be summoned into existence in various ways, or may appear in

...vice. Willing [[human]] or [[humanoid]] servitors can be transformed into beings called [[glossack]]s and [[nattle]]s, or trios of servitors can be merged i ...fe simply because that's what it does. Some branches of the cult maintain magical prisons of various sorts, perhaps in pocket planes or [[multum in parvo|mip

...is possible, albeit very difficult, to do so with creative combination of magical effects. Generally such mighty [[magic]]s are necessary that the involveme ...etween different cosmoi exist, some of which have been created by powerful beings with standing enchantments of intercosmic travel, and some of which seem to

...t explicitly allow for such, there may still be effective variation due to magical effects. Thus two planes may differ in such factors as the rate of flow of ...more dimensions may exist, populated by correspondingly higher-dimensional beings; even an inhabited two-dimensional plane is conceivable, although one dimen

...ars after that. Humans, the first (and thus far only) [[ellogy|ellogous]] beings, finally [[biological evolution|evolved]] in [[Africa]] less than a million ...alogical]] community, especially among those æalogists living on a [[magical Earth]] or some [[compit]] that connects to it.

...s in molten rock, but the fact that it sustains itself by feeding on other beings that ''also'' live in such a hostile environment. Thus azagogs outside Ufm

...y. There may even be some [[magical world]]s on which [[god]]s or similar beings created all [[life]] (save of course, necessarily, for the gods themselves)

...t with any frequency on any of the four other major conspects, are strange beings known as [[Accursed]], which resemble other known creatures but are [[trans

...t wrong, resulting in some cases in [[death]] and in others in unfortunate magical mishaps. Even when the operation became well understood and relatively saf ...and including the sacrifice of baderscatches and other [[ellogy|ellogous]] beings, but if so that practice has long been discontinued, except perhaps in some

...Magelords of Thamarand were, however, they were not the ''only'' powerful beings on Varra, and their campaign of conquest turned into a devastating [[Final ...part in it. Either they were content to know they were the most powerful beings in the world and saw little need to directly exercise their control, or the

...tate. In general, however, only very accomplished mages or other powerful beings can force a person to take on a geis against his will, and this seldom occu

...ty, Yudis was under threat from a force of apparently [[plane|alloplanar]] beings called the [[Xamori]] (whose plane of origin to this day remains a mystery)

...t with any frequency on any of the other four major conspects, are strange beings called [[Accursed]] that resemble other known creatures but are [[transpare

...loaked figure who seldom shows her face but who enjoys puissant apparently magical powers. ...number of [[artificial intelligence|artificially intelligent]] mechanical beings—which is to say, [[sein]]s. He was not the first ingeniate of Ganyak