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...es are amorphous puddles, however, imps have definite forms—whatever forms the Bathybius chooses to give them. Some appear [[human]], others like var ...elations— and not wanting to risk the Deepmind's wrath, the Trimiani government treat them accordingly.

...gh for whatever reason, some objects seem prone to deviate from their base forms significantly more than others. Buildings, for example, generally turn int ...urse. [[Shave]]s are formed dartically of bits calved off from other life forms; [[matter roach]]es are cockroach-like beings that can [[transmutation|tran

...himself Overkill—had already consolidated his control over the U.S. government, and had powerful devices and talismans positioned at any weak points. Ove ...f producing freezing rays, [[paralysis]] rays, and rays that cause various forms of [[transmutation]], including [[petrifaction|turning people to stone]].

...cessarily accurate to see it as a baleful influence across the veigur; the government and people of Blathe focus mostly on local affairs, and have little interes ...omad]]s and people living in scattered small settlements with no central [[government]]. To the west are the [[Carven Lands]], known for their [[hoodoos]] and o

...ms]]. The [[zaheidi]] merit mention as forming the largest single-species government body in the universe, the [[Zaheidi Empire]]. Zaheidi keep themselves cons

...volved and was influenced by other cultures, the name went through various forms such as "Han Jaravin" and "Han Djar-Vin" before eventually landing on somet ...asts. Djarvin's northernmost point is [[Cape Dread]], a [[headland]] that forms the western edge of the [[Silver Strait]] that is the Tower Sea's connectio

{{main|Life forms of Plex}} ...in parts of Plex's surface. Given the profusion of projections of diverse forms that sprout from Plex's flesh, though, it's often hard to tell whether a pa

...other roles, such as growing or [[hunting]] for food; administering the [[government]]; gathering raw materials through [[mining]], [[woodcutting]], and similar ...[[metal]]s are most common. Some can magically shape matter into desired forms, a given individual usually limited in the types of matter they can affect,

{{main|Life forms of Nuclear North America}} ...hip in all but name. A few of the larger cities have a more sophisticated government that involves both a mayor and a council, or some other system, but this re

...vereign state|state]]s a "city" must be recognized as such by the national government, and is granted certain rights), or on certain other features (in [[Middle ...uebec]] that was dissolved in 2012 in favor of the formation of a regional government, has been called the largest city by area; Baie-James had a total area of o

In communities with complicated [[government]]s and societal structures, priests of Hauhlen often find employment as cle ...s as schools. In other cases, the temple of Hauhlen doubles as some vital government office, the priests acting also as public servants. Where the [[church]] o

...rth|(Terran)]] [[year]]s old—attained a research position with the [[government]] of the [[Yellow Alliance]].

...nd other accouterments. Some specters develop the ability to change their forms more dramatically, even to the extent of splitting off reshaped parts of th ...gnizable to those who knew them in life. Apparitions, however, have their forms twisted and augmented in some way, the details varying by individual but al

...ions are gone, or exist now as very imperfect imitations of their previous forms. The prevailing social structures vary widely in different areas. Where t Elsewhere, for the most part, the largest forms of government are independent [[city-state (Nuclearth)|city-state]]s, or at best small co

...knysts and know that they are [[portal]]s to other worlds, but only the [[government]]s of [[Ikiki]], [[Noric]], and (especially) [[Tanahire]] have so far shown ...any (the so-called "undeveloped nations") that retain other [[government]] forms. The onirarchies, however, are the most visible nations, and certainly the

...kedly serviceable effects tend to be claimed by powerful individuals and [[government]]s and maintained under heavy guard, and if possible their very existence,

...dissolution]]'' and ''[[dreamstuff distortion]]'' spells can damage their forms. The ''[[batirine disruption]]'' spell was designed specifically as a [[we There is no limit to the forms that batirines can take, and there are many types of batirine that are uniq

...e [[Roseland]] and [[Aarch]]. The states with the most unusual systems of government are perhaps [[Ailomar]], a [[necrocracy]] ruled by a [[desis|detic]] [[cone

...gh to sponsor a scholarly investigation into its nature. The Drithidian [[government]] has even gone so far as to establish an underwater [[research station]], [[Category:Oceanic life forms of Dadauar]][[Category:Genii locorum]][[Category:The Bathybius|The Bathybiu

...know oneself by changing one's shape, that by taking on different outward forms, one better learns to appreciate and utilize one's inward qualities. As wi ...s nor rivalries. It does, however, have working relationships with many [[government]]s and private individuals of means, by whom it is employed on missions of