The philosophers are noted for pondering the existence of gods, but carefully in case the gods get angry. The most notable nation to lie on the Rim (it actually juts slightly over it) is the island kingdom of Krull.
Very little is known about the Theocracy of Muntab.
It is essentially the analogue of Europe, and contains among other things the Sto Plains and Ramtops, as well as the more Eastern European lands around Überwald. The ruler of Klatch is called the Seriph (perhaps a play on caliph, sherif/sharif, seraph and serif). They wear a sprig of lilac and gather at the Small Gods Cemetery to honour the Watchmen who fell: Cecil Clapman, Ned Coates, Dai Dickins, John Keel, Horace Nancyball, Billy Wiglet, and (albeit temporarily) Reg Shoe.
I have no idea where they got 369 from. The joke is compounded when Pratchett says that "Djelibeybi" means "Child of the Djel" (its main river; the line is a parody of Herodotus's famous claim that Egypt was the "gift of the Nile"). Timeline. Klatchian coffee is a strong, nearly magical coffee, brewed in Klatch and drunk only by the initiated in very small cups. The first of Ick is Hogswatchday, the Disc's New Year, and the winter solstice from the perspective of Ankh-Morpork. It might be also intersting for people who are into learning about the process of making a fictional map because the notes by briggs are excellent!
Very high quantities of magic can knock a hole in Discworld reality, leading to an invasion by Lovecraftian monstrosities from the Dungeon Dimensions, or, almost as bad, the world of the Elves. Nothing on the Disc can exist without a Story first existing to mould its destiny and determine its form. The nomadic tribes known as the D'regs occupy areas of Hersheba as well as Klatch. It resembles medieval Arabic states, and has a political system similar to the Ottoman Empire. Depicted on his metal steed, complete 'with the coat he borrowed from the Dean', Death has been illustrated exclusively for the Discworld Emporium by Joe Mclaren! The name Genua is probably based on Genoa, a city in Italy. The name "Genua" therefore could also be an ironic echo of "genuine", which is exactly what Genua, at this time, was not.
Quirmian cuisine is generally characterized by containing avec (French for "with"). An odd quirk of the Fourecksian government is that they immediately put their politicians in jail as soon as they are elected.
The Compleat Discworld Atlas: Of General & Descriptive Geography Which Together With New Maps and Gazetteer Forms a Compleat Guide to Our World & All It Encompasses, Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion. We hope you enjoy browsing our ever-changing range of offerings - perhaps even treat yourself to a souvenir or memento of the books which have meant so much to so many. Until recently, their main peculiarity was a tendency to attack anyone who talked about the weather. The school resembles a traditional English independent girls' school, with an academic curriculum and a heavy emphasis on respectable and decent behaviour.
Nobby Nobbs had an early career as an armourer in one of the Pseudopolis city militias; curiously (and this may be no more than a coincidence, although there may be a connection given Nobby's penchant for nicking and flogging [i.e., stealing and selling] The principal deity of Klatch is Offler, a crocodile-headed god.
However most people, especially farmers, consider four seasons to be a year, so an Agricultural Year of 400 days is used for most purposes. In the Roundworld (following Terry Pratchett's diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease), Match It For Pratchett has called on fans to wear lilacs on 25 May in support of Terry. As in feudal Japan (and later imperial Japan), the Emperor was seen as a god, and could do anything he liked.
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It is bisected by the Tsort River. So Far, The Science of Discworld: A Novel (Science of Discworld Series).
At the end of Mort, Princess Keli became Queen. Shortly before the permanent drought reached catastrophic proportions the anticyclone was dissipated by Rincewind, although, as usual, he received no credit. Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2019. The effect, as mentioned in The Discworld Companion is that Lancre contains more landscape than a kingdom of its apparent size should be able to contain (a similar magical effect occurs in the Unseen University Library, which has a diameter of 100 yards, but an infinite radius). Djelibeybi is based on the cultures of Ancient Egypt. Suddenly the live world of the Discworld has been projected onto and confined to two-dimensionality. The act of performing magic is, essentially, a wizard telling the universe what he or she wants it to be like, in terms that the universe can't ignore. It has a huge billboard featuring a grinning kangaroo. Pratchett clearly had a brilliant imagination and that is why, for the fans, obtaining this rare item shouldn't go a miss. For example, characters in Guards! Ephebe lies on the hubwards shores of the Circle Sea on the Klatchian continent, widdershins of the Klatchian Empire, Tsort and Djelibeybi and turnwise of Omnia. The Ramtops are the Discworld's principal mountain range.
Apparently this system left something to be desired. This law has since been repealed or at least ignored by the new baron since Tiffany Aching began openly practicing magic there. This is really for the specially interested (Like myself).
I loved this little book when it arrived, as it includes a large scale map of the early stages of the discworld, which needs to be recognized when this was originally brought out. It releases magical radiation, but if it becomes negatively polarised, it can be used to absorb such radiation.
All rights reserved. Or who wants to know exactly how to get to Klatch from Ahnk-Morpork. The name comes from the Welsh word cwm, which means "valley". It generates significant amounts of heat under pressure, accounting for most of the volcanic geological processes on Discworld.
Traditionally associated with pig-killing, to ensure there is enough food for the rest of the winter.
Staff include Miss Butts, the Headmistress; Miss Delcross, the Biology mistress; and "Iron Lily", the gym mistress. Read the Schemagic feature announcement for more info. It consists of a large disc (complete with edge-of-the-world drop-off and consequent waterfall) resting on the backs of four huge elephants which are in turn standing on the back of an enormous turtle, named Great A'Tuin (similar to Chukwa or Akupara from Hindu mythology) as it slowly swims through space. Great A'Tuin's sex is unknown to the inhabitants of Discworld (though in The Colour of Magic Pratchett describes the turtle as male),[2] but the subject of much speculation by some of the Disc's finest scientific minds. "Splitting the thaum" revealed that it was in fact composed of numerous sub-particles, called resons ("thingies") which in turn are created from a combination of up to five "flavours": up, down, sideways, sex appeal, and peppermint (parodying the real-world quarks). Details of his replacement are unknown, although it is implied that most of the duties of governance had already been assumed by his Grand Vizier Twoflower by the time of his intended-to-be death. . In fact, the main reason the Auditors of Reality dislike sentient beings in the Discworld universe is that the Auditors are the personifications of the real-world laws of physics, but the Discworld physics' power of belief and the humans' ignorance constantly remake the world, making their work fruitless. Tsort: A mythical place (no books have yet been set there, with the possible exception of the events portrayed in Faust Eric where Rincewind and Eric Thursley appear briefly), the Disc's analogue to ancient Troy. On the other hand, eight turns up in many places one would expect the number seven in the real world (e.g. So hand over yer money or we'll kick you inna fork!Discover more about our Discworld heritage by reading our ABOUT US page!
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