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	Rews may occur naturally under certain physical and [[enchantment\|st&oelig;cheiotic]] conditions. In an [[esture]] like [[Wicik]] where gravity points toward the [[center of mass]] and obeys an [[inverse square law]] and is the strongest influence on a world's formation, a disk-shaped world would collapse under its own weight; there is a reason why the [[planet]]s of [[Herit]] are [[sphere]]s. (A disk [[rotation\|spinning]] fast enough might escape this fate, but would have the opposite problem, in that gravity would be unlikely to provide enough [[centripetal force]] to hold it together.) However, different circumstances may allow the formation of rews, such as gravitational force oriented mostly toward certain planes, or magical [[epechesis\|resonances]] favoring the formation of circular shapes.		Rews may occur naturally under certain physical and [[enchantment\|st&oelig;cheiotic]] conditions. In an [[esture]] like [[Wicik]] where gravity points toward the [[center of mass]] and obeys an [[inverse square law]] and is the strongest influence on a world's formation, a disk-shaped world would collapse under its own weight; there is a reason why the [[planet]]s of [[Herit]] are [[sphere]]s. (A disk [[rotation\|spinning]] fast enough might escape this fate, but would have the opposite problem, in that gravity would be unlikely to provide enough [[centripetal force]] to hold it together.) However, different circumstances may allow the formation of rews, such as gravitational force oriented mostly toward certain planes, or magical [[epechesis\|resonances]] favoring the formation of circular shapes.

	Rews may, of course, also be [[artificial world\|artificially created]]. In that case, they may hold their shape in defiance of physical laws through [[magic]]al or [[technology\|technological]] means, perhaps being located within a [[rhegus]] imposing a [[local dition]] or perhaps being ~~fashion~~ of some unusually strong and rigid materials that are able to withstand the forces that would impose on it a different shape.		Rews may, of course, also be [[artificial world\|artificially created]]. In that case, they may hold their shape in defiance of physical laws through [[magic]]al or [[technology\|technological]] means, perhaps being located within a [[rhegus]] imposing a [[local dition]] or perhaps being fashioned of some unusually strong and rigid materials that are able to withstand the forces that would impose on it a different shape.
	[[Category:Aphedones]] [[Category:Rews\|Rews]]{{Unlisted}}		[[Category:Aphedones]] [[Category:Rews\|Rews]]{{Unlisted}}

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Shape: Oops in practice not in principle

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	==Shape==		==Shape==
	By defition, a rew is flat, thin, and circular. It need not, of course, be, and generally is not, ''perfectly'' circular; a roughly circular world with some irregularity at the edge may still be considered a rew, as may a flat [[ellipse\|elliptical]] world of low [[eccentricity (geometry)\|eccentricity]], but a world that deviates too far from a circular shape generally will not. A world shaped like too thick a [[cylinder]] also will not usually be considered a rew; rews generally have a thickness only a small fraction of their [[radius]]. There are no hard-and-fast criteria for just how much a world's shape can differ from a perfect circle or precisely how close its thickness can be to its radius before it's no longer a rew, but in ~~principle~~ there are relatively few worlds with a shape close enough to a thin disk to possibly qualify as a rew but far enough for that categorization to be questionable. In some cases, worlds of very different shapes can still be considered rews if they seem to be derived from or closely linked to circular worlds. In Charos, for example, there are rare and unusual [[irregular rew\|worlds of highly irregular shapes]], including the still mysterious [[brotoid]]s, which are nevertheless counted among rews because they seem to be variants of the much more numerous Charotian worlds that ''are'' circular in shape.		By defition, a rew is flat, thin, and circular. It need not, of course, be, and generally is not, ''perfectly'' circular; a roughly circular world with some irregularity at the edge may still be considered a rew, as may a flat [[ellipse\|elliptical]] world of low [[eccentricity (geometry)\|eccentricity]], but a world that deviates too far from a circular shape generally will not. A world shaped like too thick a [[cylinder]] also will not usually be considered a rew; rews generally have a thickness only a small fraction of their [[radius]]. There are no hard-and-fast criteria for just how much a world's shape can differ from a perfect circle or precisely how close its thickness can be to its radius before it's no longer a rew, but in practice there are relatively few worlds with a shape close enough to a thin disk to possibly qualify as a rew but far enough for that categorization to be questionable. In some cases, worlds of very different shapes can still be considered rews if they seem to be derived from or closely linked to circular worlds. In Charos, for example, there are rare and unusual [[irregular rew\|worlds of highly irregular shapes]], including the still mysterious [[brotoid]]s, which are nevertheless counted among rews because they seem to be variants of the much more numerous Charotian worlds that ''are'' circular in shape.

	Rews differ in [[cross section\|cross-sectional]] profile, though those of the same universe tend to be of similar form. Some rews, including those of Charos, are of close to uniform thickness, with flat edges and [[rectangle\|rectangular]] cross-section. Others taper toward the edges, lenticular or elliptical in cross-sectional shape; yet others are ''thicker'' at the edges and biconcave, each side of the rew a shallow bowl. Concavo-convex or convexo-concave rews are also possible, though rarer, as are rews of more complicated cross-sections, but of course in any case the change in thickness must be quite gradual in order for the world to be flat enough to be considered a rew.		Rews differ in [[cross section\|cross-sectional]] profile, though those of the same universe tend to be of similar form. Some rews, including those of Charos, are of close to uniform thickness, with flat edges and [[rectangle\|rectangular]] cross-section. Others taper toward the edges, lenticular or elliptical in cross-sectional shape; yet others are ''thicker'' at the edges and biconcave, each side of the rew a shallow bowl. Concavo-convex or convexo-concave rews are also possible, though rarer, as are rews of more complicated cross-sections, but of course in any case the change in thickness must be quite gradual in order for the world to be flat enough to be considered a rew.

Clé: Eh... this isn't a stub, but it IS a general article not associated with any particular world, so it should be unlisted.

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Eh... this isn't a stub, but it IS a general article not associated with any particular world, so it should be unlisted.

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	Rews may, of course, also be [[artificial world\|artificially created]]. In that case, they may hold their shape in defiance of physical laws through [[magic]]al or [[technology\|technological]] means, perhaps being located within a [[rhegus]] imposing a [[local dition]] or perhaps being fashion of some unusually strong and rigid materials that are able to withstand the forces that would impose on it a different shape.		Rews may, of course, also be [[artificial world\|artificially created]]. In that case, they may hold their shape in defiance of physical laws through [[magic]]al or [[technology\|technological]] means, perhaps being located within a [[rhegus]] imposing a [[local dition]] or perhaps being fashion of some unusually strong and rigid materials that are able to withstand the forces that would impose on it a different shape.
	[[Category:Aphedones]] [[Category:Rews\|Rews]]		[[Category:Aphedones]] [[Category:Rews\|Rews]]{{Unlisted}}

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Whoops... shouldn't link to a disambiguation page...

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	A '''rew''', or worlddisk, is a [[mound]] shaped like a [[flatness\|flat]] [[disk]]. In some [[universe]]s, all or most [[world]]s are rews, [[Charos]] being perhaps one of the most paradigmatic examples. 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 world alone in a void.		A '''rew''', or worlddisk, is a [[mound]] shaped like a [[flatness\|flat]] [[disk]]. In some [[universe (æalogy)\|universe]]s, all or most [[world]]s are rews, [[Charos]] being perhaps one of the most paradigmatic examples. 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 world alone in a void.

	Technically, a rew is a subclass of [[aphedon]], but one common enough to have its own name.		Technically, a rew is a subclass of [[aphedon]], but one common enough to have its own name.

Clé: Also "word" should be a link...

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Also "word" should be a link...

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The word "rew" derives from the [[Middle French]] ''[[Wiktionary:roue#French\|roue]]'', referring to a [[wheel]] or anything of similar shape—this word survives in modern [[French]] with essentially the same meaning. ''Roue'' in turn has its origin in the [[Latin]] ''[[Wiktionary:rota#Latin\|rota]]'', which in turn can be traced back to the [[Proto-Indo-European]] [[root (linguistics)\|root]] ''[[Wiktionary:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/Hreth₂-\|*Hret-]]'', to run or roll. Other [[English]] words descended from the same Latin lexon and therefore distantly related to "rew" include "[[Wiktionary:rotate#English\|rotate]]", "[[Wiktionary:roll#English\|roll]]", "[[Wiktionary:rotund#English\|rotund]]", and "[[Wiktionary:roulette#English\|roulette]]".		The [[word]] "rew" derives from the [[Middle French]] ''[[Wiktionary:roue#French\|roue]]'', referring to a [[wheel]] or anything of similar shape—this word survives in modern [[French]] with essentially the same meaning. ''Roue'' in turn has its origin in the [[Latin]] ''[[Wiktionary:rota#Latin\|rota]]'', which in turn can be traced back to the [[Proto-Indo-European]] [[root (linguistics)\|root]] ''[[Wiktionary:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/Hreth₂-\|*Hret-]]'', to run or roll. Other [[English]] words descended from the same Latin lexon and therefore distantly related to "rew" include "[[Wiktionary:rotate#English\|rotate]]", "[[Wiktionary:roll#English\|roll]]", "[[Wiktionary:rotund#English\|rotund]]", and "[[Wiktionary:roulette#English\|roulette]]".

	The spelling of "rew" may have been influenced by ''rewel'' or ''rewell'', [[Middle English]] [[orthography\|spellings]] of the word now usually spelled ''[[Wiktionary:rowel\|rowel]]'', which in modern English has retained only specialized meanings related to [[heraldry]] or [[horse]] [[tack (equipment)\|tack]] but which formerly, like the French ''roue'', had a broader range of meanings encompassing most anything wheel-shaped. In fact, it was once commonly thought that ''rew'' came from an [[apocope]] of ''rewel'', perhaps motivated by the fact that the ending originated from the [[diminutive]] [[suffix]] ''[[Wiktionary:-el#Etymology 2\|-el]]'' and hence was inapplicable to the decidedly undiminutive worlddisks. However, this is now no longer believed to be the case—at least on most worlds, though it is not impossible that the word ''did'' have this origin on some worlds through [[convergent etymology]].		The spelling of "rew" may have been influenced by ''rewel'' or ''rewell'', [[Middle English]] [[orthography\|spellings]] of the word now usually spelled ''[[Wiktionary:rowel\|rowel]]'', which in modern English has retained only specialized meanings related to [[heraldry]] or [[horse]] [[tack (equipment)\|tack]] but which formerly, like the French ''roue'', had a broader range of meanings encompassing most anything wheel-shaped. In fact, it was once commonly thought that ''rew'' came from an [[apocope]] of ''rewel'', perhaps motivated by the fact that the ending originated from the [[diminutive]] [[suffix]] ''[[Wiktionary:-el#Etymology 2\|-el]]'' and hence was inapplicable to the decidedly undiminutive worlddisks. However, this is now no longer believed to be the case—at least on most worlds, though it is not impossible that the word ''did'' have this origin on some worlds through [[convergent etymology]].

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	The spelling of "rew" may have been influenced by ''rewel'' or ''rewell'', [[Middle English]] [[orthography\|spellings]] of the word now usually spelled ''[[Wiktionary:rowel\|rowel]]'', which in modern English has retained only specialized meanings related to [[heraldry]] or [[horse]] [[tack (equipment)\|tack]] but which formerly, like the French ''roue'', had a broader range of meanings encompassing most anything wheel-shaped. In fact, it was once commonly thought that ''rew'' came from an [[apocope]] of ''rewel'', perhaps motivated by the fact that the ending originated from the [[diminutive]] [[suffix]] ''[[Wiktionary:-el#Etymology 2\|-el]]'' and hence was inapplicable to the decidedly undiminutive worlddisks. However, this is now no longer believed to be the case—at least on most worlds, though it is not impossible that the word ''did'' have this origin on some worlds through [[convergent etymology]].		The spelling of "rew" may have been influenced by ''rewel'' or ''rewell'', [[Middle English]] [[orthography\|spellings]] of the word now usually spelled ''[[Wiktionary:rowel\|rowel]]'', which in modern English has retained only specialized meanings related to [[heraldry]] or [[horse]] [[tack (equipment)\|tack]] but which formerly, like the French ''roue'', had a broader range of meanings encompassing most anything wheel-shaped. In fact, it was once commonly thought that ''rew'' came from an [[apocope]] of ''rewel'', perhaps motivated by the fact that the ending originated from the [[diminutive]] [[suffix]] ''[[Wiktionary:-el#Etymology 2\|-el]]'' and hence was inapplicable to the decidedly undiminutive worlddisks. However, this is now no longer believed to be the case—at least on most worlds, though it is not impossible that the word ''did'' have this origin on some worlds through [[convergent etymology]].

	There is no [[etymology\|etymological]] connection with the now dialectal [[homograph]] ''[[Wiktionary:rew#English\|]]'' that is a [[synonym]] (or merely an alternate [[spelling]]) of ''[[Wiktionary:row#~~Etymology_1~~\|row]]''. This word derives ultimately from an entirely different [[Proto-Indo-European]] [[root (linguistics)\|root]].		There is no [[etymology\|etymological]] connection with the now dialectal [[homograph]] ''[[Wiktionary:rew#English\|rew]]'' that is a [[synonym]] (or merely an alternate [[spelling]]) of ''[[Wiktionary:row#Etymology 1\|row]]''. This word derives ultimately from an entirely different [[Proto-Indo-European]] [[root (linguistics)\|root]].

	==Shape==		==Shape==

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	The spelling of "rew" may have been influenced by ''rewel'' or ''rewell'', [[Middle English]] [[orthography\|spellings]] of the word now usually spelled ''[[Wiktionary:rowel\|rowel]]'', which in modern English has retained only specialized meanings related to [[heraldry]] or [[horse]] [[tack (equipment)\|tack]] but which formerly, like the French ''roue'', had a broader range of meanings encompassing most anything wheel-shaped. In fact, it was once commonly thought that ''rew'' came from an [[apocope]] of ''rewel'', perhaps motivated by the fact that the ending originated from the [[diminutive]] [[suffix]] ''[[Wiktionary:-el#Etymology 2\|-el]]'' and hence was inapplicable to the decidedly undiminutive worlddisks. However, this is now no longer believed to be the case—at least on most worlds, though it is not impossible that the word ''did'' have this origin on some worlds through [[convergent etymology]].		The spelling of "rew" may have been influenced by ''rewel'' or ''rewell'', [[Middle English]] [[orthography\|spellings]] of the word now usually spelled ''[[Wiktionary:rowel\|rowel]]'', which in modern English has retained only specialized meanings related to [[heraldry]] or [[horse]] [[tack (equipment)\|tack]] but which formerly, like the French ''roue'', had a broader range of meanings encompassing most anything wheel-shaped. In fact, it was once commonly thought that ''rew'' came from an [[apocope]] of ''rewel'', perhaps motivated by the fact that the ending originated from the [[diminutive]] [[suffix]] ''[[Wiktionary:-el#Etymology 2\|-el]]'' and hence was inapplicable to the decidedly undiminutive worlddisks. However, this is now no longer believed to be the case—at least on most worlds, though it is not impossible that the word ''did'' have this origin on some worlds through [[convergent etymology]].

			There is no [[etymology\|etymological]] connection with the now dialectal [[homograph]] ''[[Wiktionary:rew#English\|]]'' that is a [[synonym]] (or merely an alternate [[spelling]]) of ''[[Wiktionary:row#Etymology_1\|row]]''. This word derives ultimately from an entirely different [[Proto-Indo-European]] [[root (linguistics)\|root]].

	==Shape==		==Shape==

Clé: "Obverse" should be a cosmological term, not æaological.

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"Obverse" should be a cosmological term, not æaological.

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	==Gravity==		==Gravity==
	The strength and direction of [[gravity]] on the surface of a rew depends on the [[physics]] of the [[dition]] in which it lies. Most commonly, it acts [[perpendicularity\|perpendicular]] to the rews' faces. In some cases it acts in the same direction on both sides of the rew, which means that it [[acceleration\|accelerates]] objects toward one side and away from the other. If this holds, of course, then only the side where gravity acts ''toward'' the surface can have objects rest on it and is generally inhabitable; this side is effectively the "top" of the rew and the other side, or [[underside (æalogy)\|underside]], is the bottom. In other cases gravity acts toward the surface of both sides. When this is true, then both sides may be habitable, and each side is considered the [[obverse (~~æalogy~~)\|obverse]] of the other.		The strength and direction of [[gravity]] on the surface of a rew depends on the [[physics]] of the [[dition]] in which it lies. Most commonly, it acts [[perpendicularity\|perpendicular]] to the rews' faces. In some cases it acts in the same direction on both sides of the rew, which means that it [[acceleration\|accelerates]] objects toward one side and away from the other. If this holds, of course, then only the side where gravity acts ''toward'' the surface can have objects rest on it and is generally inhabitable; this side is effectively the "top" of the rew and the other side, or [[underside (æalogy)\|underside]], is the bottom. In other cases gravity acts toward the surface of both sides. When this is true, then both sides may be habitable, and each side is considered the [[obverse (cosmology)\|obverse]] of the other.

	Other possibilities have been encountered, but are substantially rarer. There are rews where gravity points directly toward the rew's [[axis of symmetry]]; on such worlds, any inhabitation is generally confined to the rew's outer rim. On others, gravity points directly toward the rew's center; there, near the center of the rew's surface, conditions are similar to those on a world where gravity is perpendicular, but the farther one ventures from the center the greater the "horizontal" component of the gravitational force, and moving in a direction away from the center of the rew is effectively tantamount to moving uphill. Rews with either of these gravitational conditions tend to be significantly thicker than other rews in comparison with their radii, in some cases the two dimensions being of the same [[order of magnitude]], though the thickness is still smaller (if it weren't, few would consider the world a rew).		Other possibilities have been encountered, but are substantially rarer. There are rews where gravity points directly toward the rew's [[axis of symmetry]]; on such worlds, any inhabitation is generally confined to the rew's outer rim. On others, gravity points directly toward the rew's center; there, near the center of the rew's surface, conditions are similar to those on a world where gravity is perpendicular, but the farther one ventures from the center the greater the "horizontal" component of the gravitational force, and moving in a direction away from the center of the rew is effectively tantamount to moving uphill. Rews with either of these gravitational conditions tend to be significantly thicker than other rews in comparison with their radii, in some cases the two dimensions being of the same [[order of magnitude]], though the thickness is still smaller (if it weren't, few would consider the world a rew).

Clé: Should be categorized under aphedones

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Should be categorized under aphedones

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	Rews may, of course, also be [[artificial world\|artificially created]]. In that case, they may hold their shape in defiance of physical laws through [[magic]]al or [[technology\|technological]] means, perhaps being located within a [[rhegus]] imposing a [[local dition]] or perhaps being fashion of some unusually strong and rigid materials that are able to withstand the forces that would impose on it a different shape.		Rews may, of course, also be [[artificial world\|artificially created]]. In that case, they may hold their shape in defiance of physical laws through [[magic]]al or [[technology\|technological]] means, perhaps being located within a [[rhegus]] imposing a [[local dition]] or perhaps being fashion of some unusually strong and rigid materials that are able to withstand the forces that would impose on it a different shape.
	[[Category:~~Worlds by shape~~]] [[Category:Rews\|Rews]]		[[Category:Aphedones]] [[Category:Rews\|Rews]]

Clé: This article should be about rews in general; there'll be a separate article specifically about Charotian rews (and it needs severe expansion).

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This article should be about rews in general; there'll be a separate article specifically about Charotian rews (and it needs severe expansion).

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-The '''worlddisks''' are the solid expanses in the [[plane]] of [[Charos]] where most life exists.  Most worlddisks comport to a few common characteristics.  They are generally round; they are usually aligned perpendicular to three "[[canonical axes]]", and they are spaced far apart from each other.  There are, however, exceptions to all these rules.  There exist rare "[[diagonal disk]]"s which do not correspond to any of the canonical axes--and which have life unlike anywhere else.  There are [[irregular disk]]s that have non-circular shapes--including the rare and mysterious "[[prosopoid disk]]s" that resemble the silhouettes of humans and other creatures.  There are disks that are very close, or even touching--"[[gear disks]]" that touch at the edges, and "[[layer disks]]" that are parallel to each other and overlap.  (There are also some disks that touch but are neither gear disks nor parallel disks, disks of different orientations the edge of one of which touches near the center of the other, but those are even rarer than the other two cases.)
+A '''rew''', or worlddisk, is a [[mound]] shaped like a [[flatness|flat]] [[disk]].  In some [[universe]]s, all or most [[world]]s are rews, [[Charos]] being perhaps one of the most paradigmatic examples.  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 world alone in a void.
-A worlddisk typically has life on both sides, though very ''different'' life on each side.  Aside from having different forms and ecologies, the creatures on one side will have the opposite [[gravity (Ses)|gravitational]] orientation from those of the other.  Most of the worlddisks are also honeycombed with caverns, some of them quite large, and have life on the inside as well.  In fact, in these interior spaces, creatures of opposite orientations often interact and intermingle.
+Technically, a rew is a subclass of [[aphedon]], but one common enough to have its own name.
-Though they move very little relative to each other, the worlddisks are not in fact completely stationary.  They tend to slowly oscillate up and down, though too subtly for most of their inhabitants to notice.  This may be because the total weight on each side doesn't remain constant--if an object falls off one side of the worlddisk, then there's going to be a little more total weight in that direction, and if something falls ''onto'' the worlddisk from another, the opposite is true.  (This is far from a hypothetical situation; things can and do fall between worlddisks--most notably, many worlddisks have cascades of water plummeting off their edges onto disks below, their water supplies being continually replenished by similar cataracts from other disks above.)  The total balance is maintained, however, by a special material existing in the heart of the worlddisks known as [[antite]], with the property of changing its gravitational orientation to oppose any force acting on it.  Because the antite changes to counteract any alteration in the force on the disk, the total weight of the disk remains close to zero.
+==Etymology==

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	Rews may occur naturally under certain physical and [[enchantment\|st&oelig;cheiotic]] conditions. In an [[esture]] like [[Wicik]] where gravity points toward the [[center of mass]] and obeys an [[inverse square law]] and is the strongest influence on a world's formation, a disk-shaped world would collapse under its own weight; there is a reason why the [[planet]]s of [[Herit]] are [[sphere]]s. (A disk [[rotation\|spinning]] fast enough might escape this fate, but would have the opposite problem, in that gravity would be unlikely to provide enough [[centripetal force]] to hold it together.) However, different circumstances may allow the formation of rews, such as gravitational force oriented mostly toward certain planes, or magical [[epechesis\|resonances]] favoring the formation of circular shapes.		Rews may occur naturally under certain physical and [[enchantment\|st&oelig;cheiotic]] conditions. In an [[esture]] like [[Wicik]] where gravity points toward the [[center of mass]] and obeys an [[inverse square law]] and is the strongest influence on a world's formation, a disk-shaped world would collapse under its own weight; there is a reason why the [[planet]]s of [[Herit]] are [[sphere]]s. (A disk [[rotation\|spinning]] fast enough might escape this fate, but would have the opposite problem, in that gravity would be unlikely to provide enough [[centripetal force]] to hold it together.) However, different circumstances may allow the formation of rews, such as gravitational force oriented mostly toward certain planes, or magical [[epechesis\|resonances]] favoring the formation of circular shapes.

	Rews may, of course, also be [[artificial world\|artificially created]]. In that case, they may hold their shape in defiance of physical laws through [[magic]]al or [[technology\|technological]] means, perhaps being located within a [[rhegus]] imposing a [[local dition]] or perhaps being ~~fashion~~ of some unusually strong and rigid materials that are able to withstand the forces that would impose on it a different shape.		Rews may, of course, also be [[artificial world\|artificially created]]. In that case, they may hold their shape in defiance of physical laws through [[magic]]al or [[technology\|technological]] means, perhaps being located within a [[rhegus]] imposing a [[local dition]] or perhaps being fashioned of some unusually strong and rigid materials that are able to withstand the forces that would impose on it a different shape.
	[[Category:Aphedones]] [[Category:Rews\|Rews]]{{Unlisted}}		[[Category:Aphedones]] [[Category:Rews\|Rews]]{{Unlisted}}