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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

...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.

==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

...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