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'''Chaos''' in general refers to the absence of order, or to confused and tumultuary situations. The corresponding [[adjec * [[Chaos (ideal)]], one of the eight divine ideals of Dverelei

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

...up by opponents of the unfinished-business theory as evidence against the theory.) ...te items but a part of the specter's body, just like the [[accouterment]]s of shades and apparitions—the important difference being that unlike sha

...ysical law]]s seem invariant under translation, rotation, and a large host of other [[transformation (mathematics)|transformation]]s. {{main|Physics of Xi}}

...us Divina suppose, for example, that the process was controlled by members of some [[race]] [[technology|technologically]] advanced far beyond any presen ...to different forms; they just wouldn't be evolution by the usual mechanism of [[natural selection]].

...ld, but technically the copies on any two worlds can be said to be aliters of each other. (The words "polyypar" and "aliter" have applications beyond al ...s may have alternates as well, as can [[pocket plane]]s and any other sort of [[æalogy|æalogical]] construction. While there is some evidenc

...er, behave much as mice do, and occupy the same niches, even to the extent of occasionally spreading into cities and invading buildings. ...e of a dust mouse are the same greyish color and silky texture of the rest of the creature.

...}) is an [[onirarchy]] located on a series of islands near the eastern end of the [[Akararal Sea]]. Plakhán has little trade or interaction with {{main|Batirines of Plakhán}}

...terms have their origin in the Ancient Tongue, apparently including those of [[chemistry|chemical]] [[compound]]s and [[biological taxonomy|biological t ...mar)|irregular]] or may be the only surviving (or only identified) members of other declensions.

...he six major types of ghost; ghouls seem to compose only about one percent of the total ghost population. ...t represented among known [[eidolon]]s—though it is not entirely out of the question that there may be some ghoul eidolons that have not become com

...the Stagehands, who some believe actually ''created'' the entire universe of Icathiria. ...of expansion for their home universes, which suggests different universes of origin.

...e conformity. Nor is it necessarily the case that ''any'' arbitrary piece of the whole bears it a resemblance; the self-similarity may be visible only b ...equation <math>x_{n+1}=r x_n(1-x_n)</math>. In fact, chaos theory is full of [[strange attractor]]s with similarly fractal properties.

...ace: "[[mouse tunnels]]" have been implemented around the nation that much of the Korogian populace at any given time is [[transmagnification|transmagnif ...[[race]]s are rarer. The human inhabitants of Koroge were formerly mostly of the [[Muruvian (ethnicity)|Muruvian]] ethnicity, though now there has been

...ically it composes a separate [[state of matter]] unique to the [[esture]] of [[Ses]]. Spacemist is brightly [[color]]ed and is [[transparency|transpare ...and the gravitational countering effect of the [[antite]] in the interior of the [[rew (Charos)|rew]]s; while there seems to be some similarity in that

...here is evidence that the Bathybius gains the [[knowledge]] and [[skill]]s of all entities it absorbs... and it's perhaps for that reason that it prefers ...large scale very flat; essentially, it appears to be just a gigantic lump of gelatinous goo spread over the ocean floor.

...ogan''' (pronounced {{IPA|/&#x02C8;no&#x028A;g&#x0259;n/}}) is a [[breed]] of [[kake]] resembling a [[human]] [[brain]] with a single [[eye]] on the bott ...deprived]] of its flight ability is completely helpless, lacking any means of [[motility|motion]].

...ntryside" between remains largely undeveloped, its people largely ignorant of what goes on in the [[metropolis]]es and living simple and often short live ...and contents, including about ninety [[lake room]]s. Unlike many nations of Thorgh, however, it's relatively flat; it covers a large area, but virtuall

...deracy popular not just among its own constituents but among many citizens of other blocs as well, especially the lower classes who feel that their own [ ...e of power, becoming the most influential member and the unofficial leader of the High Commission.

...ulates its behavior on their own [[world]]s, creating their own facsimiles of their lord's cloisters in which to cast prisoners. ...heir own consciousness; obviously, Jhero Magoni has never been the subject of any serious [[anatomy|anatomical]] or [[psychology|psychological]] study.)

...e. Such antagonism does nothing to deter the White Cult, and in fact many of its members take pride in the fact that other resistance groups oppose them ...or doctrine. Apparently the Cult's founders chose the word simply because of its connotations as something against normal society, and potentially dange

...ical Charotian [[rew]] is separated from its nearest neighbors by millions of [[kilometer]]s, and is in most ways a self-contained world, although it may ...[Heqhasta]] the [[H axis]]. The [[obverse (cosmology)|obverse]] conspects of Qabede, Gaden, and Heqhasta are [[Mriddiom]], [[Ckapir]], and [[Gaiua]], re

...pe bears an oddly close resemblance to a [[human]] brain. The main "body" of the ool is pale yellow, varying to chartreuse or cream. ...ny case, there seems to be no measurable difference between the [[vision]] of the ool with and without eyes.

...e different from those of the typical towns, and have well developed means of producing what they need from the means at hand. ...ssance pageant and iconography. The name spread even among those ignorant of its origin, and seems to have stuck.

...ranches sharing certain ideals and welcoming members from elsewhere as one of their own. ...lembic fraternity is, of course, an [[Wikipedia:alembic|alembic]], a piece of old chemical equipment comprising a [[sphere|spherical]] [[glass]] bulb wit

...er to themselves collectively, they resort to circumlocutions such as "all of us" or "our fellows". ...they numbered in the billions they would still cover only a tiny fraction of the available territory. A few [[&aelig;alogist]]s believe the Wanderers'

...marily based on [[chemistry]], and [[mechanical engineering]] is the study of technology stemming from basic [[mechanics]] and materials science. ...uch as [[electricity]]&mdash;certainly electricity is natural, but outside of technological devices it's not often directly experienced in everyday life

...s. By far the most widespread and well developed is one particular system of [[etorical taxonomy|taxonomy]]. While on [[True Earth]] generally credited ...onomy)|universe]]s. The universe, the highest-level taxon, represents (in theory, at least) an entirely different way for life to arise.

...to have its spherical (or more accurately [[ellipsoid]]al shape) by virtue of its own gravity; a smaller body artificially shaped into a sphere would not ...ar terminology. In any case, worlds which do not satisfy all the criteria of planets but which, like planets, comprise discrete areas which may compose

...;In the end, though, the relation of darks to enchantment is only a matter of definition and semantics. ...er bare darks nor neighbor darks are called [[halo dark]]s.&#x2002;Neither of these terms, however, is in particularly common use, and certainly neither

...their surroundings, belief wields its works well without the witting will of the believer. ...alogy]]), but it's not clear that such worlds exist for ''every'' such set of beliefs, or how or whether they arise in response to them.

...rce of information on the subject, which isn't easy to come by, or a means of [[interplanar travel|traveling between planes]] oneself, which may be even Despite all this, there are some who do manage to learn of other planes and cosmoi, and ascertain enough about them to be considered s

...ninitiated. Overall, however, the Librarians are perhaps the most neutral of the major fraternities, and the one least likely to take sides in interfrat The symbol of the Librarians is an open book.

...ester of [[Canoan]] and followed by the mester of [[Gurunda]]. The mester of Bajiber is notable mostly for the [[mestral mist|mist]] that covers the [[w ...s; experiments have shown that it ''can'' freeze, but only at temperatures of about -100&deg; [[Celsius]]). It can be moved about by wind and air curren

...is one of the oldest [[world]]s of the [[Ecemere|Ecemerese Alliance]], one of the first two [[devare]]s to formally ally with [[Lomare]] and by doing so ...mere is fully aware of the unrest on Yudis, and attempts a careful balance of vigilance and forcefulness, enough to keep an eye on the rebels and curtail

...olis remains sufficiently self-contained to be possibly considered a world of its own (albeit a somewhat small one). ...s" outside Eidecia, the idea being that the eidopoles are the true reality of which all else is only a reflection&mdash;an idea, needless to say, that no

...alan has no industry or resource exploitation other than the incarceration of criminals. ...e; others may end up there due to political reasons. Of course, the worst of the criminals are kept in the highest-security areas and are segregated, at

{{otheruses|the geometrical concept of dimension|a plane of existence|plane}} ...ace|two-dimensional]], as is the [[surface]] of a [[sphere]]; the interior of a sphere is [[realmspace|three-dimensional]], as are [[human]]s and the mat

...nal of [[Osi]], the [[acid]] monal of [[Funar]], and the [[alcohol]] monal of [[Reidhen]]. ...three urosomal segments, and some [[biologist]]s consider it to be a part of the urosome rather than a separate tagma. Indeed, some baderscatches are s

...hat anything that veers off the bridge may be in for a long fall. Because of its cybastic structure, Xxere is sometimes called the Inverted City. ...unds in succession. While most people of Jhembaz today pronounce the name of Xxere without clicks, the odd spelling stuck&mdash;and if anything is even

{{otheruses|systems of communication|the capacity of language|language (mass noun)}} ...o sometimes [[metonymy|metonymically]] known as a "[[tongue]]". The study of languages is known as [[linguistics]]; a specialist in linguistics is a [[l

...as the existence of the [[ambient magic]] that seems to exist independent of dreaming&mdash;but it fits the facts well enough to have won wide acceptanc ...own. In any case, dreamwards only protect against direct physical effects of dream magic; they might prevent a person from being [[transformation|transf