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...[shee]]s made by [[alchemy (Sent)|alchemical]] means far above the surface of the ocean. ...to change when a small band of refugee [[alchemist]]s from the nearby eder of [[Saulis]]. Intent on finding a new place to live, these expatriates were

...ving been a major factor in his election to his position of leadership. A state ruled by a cressarch is called a [[cressarchy]]. Most cressarchs are [[sup ...perpowers, depending largely on the cressarchs' methods and the prevalence of supers in the [[world]].

...to the cressarchs' rule. For that very reason, he's often been the target of attacks by the cressarchs' forces, but he has superhero allies who protect ...st [[computer role-playing game]]s, was a modest hit, it was the beginning of Meldrake's fortune. (Both a [[planet]] and an [[RPdia:NPC|NPC]] in Quasar

...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

...result of powerful [[divination]]s, special circumstances, and a good deal of luck, and no reliable method has been discovered for travel to such worlds. .... Many inhabitants of the higher shees have developed [[magic]]al methods of flight, or even rely on simple [[technology|technological]] means like [[gl

...|South Korea]]. Given his status as one of the most prominent superheroes of the world, his disappearance has especially shaken up supers and nonsupers ...ase of the villains) than they are elsewhere. After all, clearly the life of a super is a dangerous and too often a short one; those who use their [[sup

...e layers of government, which may be set up along very different means. A state may comprise many subordinate territories with their own governments report ...re formalized, the rules and guidelines laying out the manner of operation of a particular government are known as its [[constitution]], although some au

...e those who count [[city|cities]] and other complex, organized collections of [[intelligence|intelligent]] (or not) life forms to also be distinct life f ...are all (at least arguably) living, but abiotic. The [[magic]]al process of bestowing life on a formerly inanimate object is known as [[animation]].

...s without most people having any firsthand knowledge to judge which if any of the tinglish tales are true. ...see it as a baleful influence across the veigur; the government and people of Blathe focus mostly on local affairs, and have little interest in working m

...umans below completely unnecessary, but it is included anyway for purposes of completeness. ...completely hairless. Female humans have little or no hair on the bottoms of their faces as well; most male humans do grow hair there after puberty, but