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...s intended to list all the worlds currently described in the Wongery. The definition of "[[world]]" is somewhat fuzzy, however, and not everything here may be u ==[[Magical world]]s==

...sn't so considered. Still, there is occasionally some subjectivity in the definition. ...any form of magic; more specific terms exist for particular specialties or magical systems.

...t without external aid and which is undetectable as living without special magical means; the talisman may once have been a living creature, but for all pract ==Living talismans versus magical creatures==

...ngery readers. Alternate Earths exist in all the standard permutations: [[magical Earth]]s, [[divergent Earth]]s, [[ferine Earth]]s, and so on. One variety The definition of True Earth may be somewhat subjective; it may be that the characteristic

...ord "life" can also be used to refer to living things collectively.) This definition is by nature somewhat vague and subjective, and it's not always clear what ...rwise infertile)—yet they're certainly alive. One could broaden the definition to include them on the grounds that they are clearly related to and conspec

...the end, though, the relation of darks to enchantment is only a matter of definition and semantics. ...#x2002;At this point, however, this perhaps becomes a question more of the definition of "bare dark" than of the real properties of the carminical taxa, and more

...uestion of what qualifies as "similar" physical laws may seem to leave the definition very fuzzy, [[æalogist]]s have rigorous criteria to decide the issue, ...is possible, albeit very difficult, to do so with creative combination of magical effects. Generally such mighty [[magic]]s are necessary that the involveme

...from which they emerge the following morning. The daily suns provide the definition of the traditional geographical divisions of Vlastach, the territory lit pr ...d, too, have led to the existence of new types of creatures—not just magical constructs such as the [[mudling]] and the [[vokeliam]], but others such as

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

...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

...is entirely horizontal. Still, there is some occasional fuzziness in the definition. ...s (orthosomes), with pronounced discontinuities between them. Within this definition, many different forms are possible, depending on the numbers of vertical an

...lemologist]]s than among [[physicist]]s or [[engineer]]s. This is a broad definition, and there is occasional semantic dispute as to whether a particular [[ench ...in density). The former viewpoint is in the majority, however, and is the definition generally followed in the Wongery.

...as kakes is not [[common descent]], but [[enchantment]] and [[magic]]al [[definition]].

...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.

...Earth is free from any form of [[magic]], including those that fulfill the definition of magic but are called by other names (such as [[psionics]]). ...alogical]] community, especially among those æalogists living on a [[magical Earth]] or some [[compit]] that connects to it.

...a day, and so forth, depend on the eidopolis's surroundings, although the definition of more subjective units of time not dependent on the environment (hours, m ...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,

...h;or by both where, is as often the case, the two are tied together. On [[magical world]]s, they may also be defined by cyclical changes in [[enchantment]]s ...]].) It's common within a [[universe]] for all the worlds to use the same definition of a year, though the ''length'' of a year on different worlds may vary, an

...east propitiated), by definition. Most celemologists don't hold with this definition; there are many beings that are not worshipped by mortals to any significan ...t the god's followers, or indeed the god himself, will always concede that definition, or will look favorably upon other uses of magic. There are some gods who

...so the creation of a useful object that operates according to magic is, by definition, an application of technology, even if it is rarely referred to as such in ...ery other biological process. It's not inconceivable that for some reason magical effects could take the place of the disrupted physical processes when it co

...ne parent; indeed, in procreation, in particular, this must be the case by definition. ...iciently complex to achieve life technologically, or it may mean placing a magical [[enchantment]] upon an object to bring it to life. The vivification proce

...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 ...of matter; more often, they correspond to some [[magic]]ally [[definition (magical)|defined]] materials which are not physically fundamental. Elemental plane

...uping them as a single strain. Even so, there is some subjectivity in the definition of the theder, particularly for extrinsic theders that only satisfy the fir ...onomy|taxonomic]] [[universe (etory)|universe]]s, linked only by magical [[definition]]. Generally, each breed represents a distinct [[species]], though there 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. ...ssary to cast a spell may be some mental effort, there may be some kind of magical energy that must be outlaid (more technically known in celemological circle

...nition, in fact, since it is the path of the sun that is the basis for the definition of east and west and by extension of the other [[compass direction]]s. Whi ...in huge tracts of tall and densely populated [[city|cities]], filled with magical marvels and various methods of rapid [[transportation]].

...ling awkwardly about structures intended for beings with quite a different definition of "[[down]]". Not only do Xxere's inhabitants include beings from other w ...of powerful [[mage]]s congregated in this out-of-the-way place to conduct magical experiments, selecting the location because it was a part of the Empire and

...e frequently classified as organisms by analogy. There may even be some [[magical world]]s on which [[god]]s or similar beings created all [[life]] (save of ...ecause of the lack of a mechanism of such a change but because of the poor definition of what would make one organism "more primitive" than another. Certainly t

...er three ambulatory appendages are legs or tentacles is mostly a matter of definition, though they do have something resembling toes—one of them possessing ...allenge to make it better. To Tretys's young eyes, the Cathedral seemed a magical place. In retrospect, she now recognizes that however good Hurligan's addl

...ile turnskins do vary widely in the details of their powers, they must, by definition, have a finite number of forms (usually two), each of which corresponds to

...music]], this movement could be considered dance only by the most generous definition. In fact, it is sometimes suggested that Lord Feck's appreciation of dance

...''does'' have the largest area is difficult, because of the dubiety of the definition of a city; [[China]], for instance, has a number of enormous "[[Wikipedia:p ...Childe|V. Gordon Childe]] coined the term the [[Urban Revolution]]. On [[magical world]]s, where food may be produced by [[spell]]s and [[enchantment]]s, ag