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

...in shape. Whatever the shape, however, every seed charm does have a knob by which it can be attached to some sort of holder. It is the interaction bet ...ore it can be activated again. The length of this quiescent period varies by charm, but typically ranges somewhere between an hour and a day. About one

...xamples. In other, more stromatic universes, rews may exist among diverse worlds of other shapes; in still other [[plane]]s, a rew may exist as an isolated ...nary:roue#French|roue]]'', referring to a [[wheel]] or anything of similar shape—this word survives in modern [[French]] with essentially the same mea

...ɚskaɪ/}}) is a [[virtual world]] of the [[Multivirt]], owned by the [[Sociate]]. The Eversky has no large surface of solid ground; all the ==Shape==

...e of the world, there are [[arboreal sea]]s above the ground held entirely by dense plant growths. The ultimate outlet for the water in Jhembaz is throu ...the oceans. This is not to say, however, that the entire world is covered by uniform terrain. Different climates and different types and combinations o

...ve other, more unique names, however; half-rats, for instance, are on many worlds called [[carmungi]]s. Paques may be called by different terms on different worlds; on [[Dadauar]], for instance, they are called ''gnulus'' (pronounced {{IPA

...ve enough to have its spherical (or more accurately [[ellipsoid]]al shape) by virtue of its own gravity; a smaller body artificially shaped into a sphere ...varied terrains, especially if they are habitable, are known as "planetary worlds", or "[[mound]]s".

...y unwanted deformity, the inhabitants of Cocoro have their freakish shapes by choice, and many of them have moved to Cocoro because it was the only place ...generally circular in shape, though with the outlines made a little rough by much smaller craters, subsequent erosion, and preexisting irregularities.

...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 ...erve as light sources. Machines that appear automated are really actuated by summoned creatures imprisoned within. Summoned creatures are the basis of

...methods of defining a sphere as well: a sphere is produced, for instance, by [[rotation|rotating]] a [[circle]] about an [[axis]] that passes through th A sphere, or rather a [[space-filling shape|space-filling]] [[set]] of nested spheres, is the basis for a [[spherical c

...sible and less frequently visited, to such extent that many of the crystal worlds there may not have had contact with the main world of Varra in [[century|ce ...somewhat larger. Like many élan crystals, they generally take the shape of [[pyramid]]-capped [[prism]]s, with their [[cross section]]s bearing any

...r, believe that the color and features of the dreammist ''are determined'' by the ambient magic, which makes these two explanations essentially equivalen A mistling appears simply as a vague, misty shape; most types of mistling have no more form than a wispy blob, though there m

...ents of Manus Divina suppose, for example, that the process was controlled by members of some [[race]] [[technology|technologically]] advanced far beyond ...s changing over time into different forms; they just wouldn't be evolution by the usual mechanism of [[natural selection]].

...ab initio''; rather, it is because these categories are themselves defined by greater darks. These superordinate darks, called "[[bare dark]]s", t ...] first brought magic to the worlds (and according to many stories created by Gomar Himself, though many scholars doubt that), the dark that enables [[dr

...[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

...r, many of them are artificially connected, both by sea and air travel and by [[parvum in multo|pim]] tunnels beneath the surface. ...re in discrete but adjacent patches called [[monal]]s of constant size and shape. Currents keep them constantly in motion, and any quantity of halm passing

...of the three [[abar|abiri]] created by the archmage [[Baan]], Destroyer of Worlds. Since its creation, it has turned up in numerous [[veigur|vegari]]. It h ...]] it is, the Frozen Skull, despite being made of ice, cannot be destroyed by a means so mundane as melting. No matter how much heat is applied, the Sku

...e of no mundane substance, but are created through [[landworking]] magics, by [[landworker]]s in service to [[Vlastach as a living entity|Vlastach]]. No ...ight denominations, the coins of each denomination having a characteristic shape and appearance that makes the different values of coinstone very easy to te

...nd. The typical Charotian [[rew]] is separated from its nearest neighbors by millions of [[kilometer]]s, and is in most ways a self-contained world, alt ...dard name used by [[cosmologist]]s, and each canonical axis is referred to by the initial letter of one of the two associated conspects. The canonical a

...ane]]s, and that bring [[life form|creatures]] and things from these other worlds to Gala. Beings from these "[[lunar world|lunar world]]s", collectively kn ...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