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...hedon is a [[scutra]].[[Category:Aphedones|Aphedones]][[Category:Worlds by shape]]

...a human form, though their translucency, monochromaticity, and softness of shape always give away their true nature.[[Category:Folks of Curcalen]]

'''Transfigurement''' is a form of [[transformation]] involving changing of [[shape]].

...g creature]], into an immobile block of some substance while retaining its shape. There are specific words for ylifaction into specific substances; the bes

...seed charms of the same type may vary considerably in shape. Whatever the shape, however, every seed charm does have a knob by which it can be attached to

A [[circle]] is a geometric shape comprising all of the points equidistant from another point within a two-di

...tirine]], generally around three meters tall, with a generally cylindrical shape. Four short but thick legs are on the bottom of the cylinder, while the to While very similar in shape to the [[enforcer batirine]]—the biggest difference being the extra p

...nary:roue#French|roue]]'', referring to a [[wheel]] or anything of similar shape—this word survives in modern [[French]] with essentially the same mea ==Shape==

...st common and straightforward include [[transfigurement]]—changes of shape—, [[transmutation]]—change of substance—, and [[transmagn ...a]]. The specific case when one [[living being]] is transfigured into the shape of another type of living being (such as a [[human]] into a large wolf) is

...m of an inanimate object. Some deeplings have the ability to change their shape, but this is not a power the Bathybius chooses to give most of them. Whatever their shape, deeplings do have one thing in common. Like the Bathybius itself, they ar

...en fabric, and is usually depicted dancing. Her symbol is a three-pointed shape resembling the end of a trident, or the Greek letter psi.

==Shape== ...on a side. However, because opposite sides are connected, its [[cuboid]] shape is not obvious to its inhabitants; it seems like a continuous, borderless e

...[onirarchy|onirarchies]] of [[Avelax]]. Bipedal, and with an overall body shape not unlike that of a tiny human, aveks nest in large colonies within the wa ...hort claws, do not seem to be prehensile. An avek's head is triangular in shape, with its mouth on the underside; at the apex of the triangle is the avek's

...rm, often incorporating claws and teeth or other natural weaponry into its shape. Apparitions are usually born of anger or frustration, divesting from peop ...s, its joints turned backward or its neck or torso lengthened or its whole shape contorted into an asymmetrical parody.

...ve learned how to distinguish between them, based on slight differences of shape and pattern of luminosity. The general shape of the uuari seems to be that of a flat ribbon with rounded ends, though it

...lass]]... or as [[water]]. Experienced sailors and scholars know that its shape is deceptive; though it bears the form of a ship, the Jellyfish is a [[life ...forms. The few infected on the crew, on the other hand, unable to change shape to make false clothing out of their own substance, wear no clothing at all.

...s lumpy and wobbly, but otherwise more or less holds its roughly spherical shape. With their round yellow center within a white mass, lukes are sometimes s Though it has no fixed shape and usually seems to puddle on the ground when not in motion, the luke can

...iving dreamstuff that makes up batirines. It's also possible to twist the shape of the dreamstuff rather than destroying it, through a spell such as ''[[dr

...l amounts to is that the ground surface of a pathnode is [[tore|toric]] in shape; walking far enough in any direction will eventually bring a traveler back ...each side, the entrance will appear to be roughly [[sphere|spherical]] in shape, with the area beyond the wormhole appearing oddly compressed and distorted

...nd many do, avoid the issue entirely by simply being bald. Aside from the shape, fasks can change the color and texture of their bodies, either in whole or ..., albeit perhaps not as gracefully as a feathered bird, and fasks can also shape themselves gills and get the ability to breathe water. Fasks can also give

...s of matter they can affect, and in the speed and detail in which they can shape them, though these latter factors can often be improved with practice. Som

...ome prominent features of another. The type of creature a paque takes its shape and size from is called its [[gelf]], and the other creature its [[julay]].

...h the power of the landshaping enchantment does help the earth to hold its shape far better than it would otherwise, however, there are still limits, and an ...camouflage; foliage can hide doors and other apertures, and as long as its shape isn't too blocky and clearly unnatural, a landshaped building overgrown wit

...ten meregers find derelict buildings and lair therein, arranging debris to shape the space to its liking and block extraneous exits. Failing that, they may Because meregers tend to collect materials to properly shape their lairs as they like them, a mereger's lair may contain some valuable t

...ther three fill mainly a single large crater and are generally circular in shape, though with the outlines made a little rough by much smaller craters, subs ...ill others, it forms recognizable representations of various objects. The shape of the land on Cocoro, at the local level, is as diverse and aberrant as th

...anifold with a [[plane]] (or, more rarely, with some other two-dimensional shape). Unlike the surface area, the cross-sectional area of a three-dimensional ...st for some widely used shapes, while determining the area of an arbitrary shape for which no formula is known may require [[calculus]].

...mass]]ive enough to have its spherical (or more accurately [[ellipsoid]]al shape) by virtue of its own gravity; a smaller body artificially shaped into a sp ...able [[world]]s are planets. By definition, a planet must be spherical in shape, and must be in orbit around a [[sun]]. Planets are primarily known in the

...-edged and indistinct. Most wraiths do have at least a generally humanoid shape, though very few have features distinct enough to make them recognizable to ...xactly how humanoid they appear varies. Some have a recognizably humanoid shape, with an identifiable arms, legs, and head. Even so, in most cases there's

...heir tails are slightly thinner. There are also slight differences in the shape of the head and ears and the proportions of the legs, but these are likely

...nsport people, one at a time. Despite the name, travel circles can be any shape, and while they ''are'' usually round, they aren't always; square travel ci

A sphere, or rather a [[space-filling shape|space-filling]] [[set]] of nested spheres, is the basis for a [[spherical c ...re spherical because their [[gravity]] pulls them into a maximally compact shape. On the submicroscopic scale, while [[Xi]]van [[atom]]s are small enough t

==Shape and size== ...There does seem to be some [[correlation]] between a rew's regularity of shape and regularity of orientation; the more a rew's form abludes from the circu

Matilda is a somewhat small-statured young woman, in excellent physical shape but not overly muscular, of about twenty years old. She has dark red hair, ...tance weapons. (Matilda makes her own throwing stars in the seven-pointed shape of most of the stars on the Australian flag.) Furthermore, in her career,

...at some of their much smaller relatives have no hearts at all), tubular in shape and running down their backs roughly where the [[spine]] would be in a [[ve ...xhibit varying degrees of [[sexual dimorphism]], mostly in details of body shape and development though in some genera of lig the female is much larger than

...s on the other hemisphere, one of which bears an odd near-perfect circular shape that strongly suggests an artificial origin, and remains a mystery. Thanks

A mistling appears simply as a vague, misty shape; most types of mistling have no more form than a wispy blob, though there m

===By shape=== ...hened by replacing the "-ate" suffix by the word describing the varate's [[shape]] (sometimes with appropriate [[phonological assimilation|assimilation]]);

Leoren is roughly ellipsoidal in shape, centered around Lake Rhu. It measures about 550 [[kilometers|meters]] alo

...an necessary from a [[humanoid]] appearance. He has some control over the shape of his pseudopods, and, presumably again to maintain some semblance of huma His power to create pseudopods does not extend to an ability to shape his body as a whole, or at least if he has such an ability he has never bee

...[[cosmos]] of [[Mogn]], notable both for its unusual [[ring torus|ring]] [[shape]] and for the effects of its [[moon]]s, which seem to be associated with [[ ...t of all, it would imply that the early [[Nama]] were aware of the world's shape before the name became widespread, which seems unlikely at best. Furthermo

...]. Seen from above or below, the ganulia is nearly [[rhombus|rhombic]] in shape, slightly wider than it is long. At the front of the ganulia's head is a w ...nstead of [[bone]]. The [[brain]] is protected and the [[head]] given its shape by a large cartilaginous enclosure called the [[chondrocranium]]. A cartil

...rganism]]s found on many [[world]]s of [[Loge]]. They are [[humanoid]] in shape, but much smaller than [[human (Loge)|human]]s, and have brightly colored [ Despite its superficially human shape, the sanhvin internally has a number of significant [[anatomy|anatomical]]

...than the other three, by a [[factor]] of roughly 3.4. (The [[pentagon]]al shape of the base can also be thought of as a [[square]] with one corner [[trunca

...t will have the ability to change form later; although farthels may change shape during the merging process, in most cases their form is permanently fixed t ...s some farthels acquire, however, which do not seem directly tied to their shape and size. Very few farthels have ''all'' these abilities, but many develop

...is the [[deertree]], which grows fruit called [[deerfruit]] that mimic the shape and behavior of animals. On the [[Great Island]] grows the [[Dreaming Tree

...system. Though the gulanga's highly visible front teeth are triangular in shape and sharp and serrated for cutting and rending flesh, they also have blunt

...explicable instances of things appearing in or forming into the associated shape.

...ly estimated by the following equivalent procedure: if you can duplicate a shape by putting together ''N'' copies of it, each [[scale]]d down by a linear fa

The continent of Avelax has a roughly triangular shape, with notches cut in the triangle's two southern sides. Alternatively, it

...rs are [[gelefaction]], [[thelxis]], and the creation of ice in nearly any shape and quantity. Unlike the Skull itself, the ice created by the abar, whethe