The disc rotates clockwise as seen from above. Outside of Unseen University, this is the district best known for professional thinkers and tinkerers; unfortunately, given the alchemists dabble in extremely volatile subjects with only a modicum of caution, the guild hall is periodically blown sky high by experiments gone wrong, and exists in a state of perpetual repair. The principal deity of Klatch is Offler, a crocodile-headed god. The reformation of the Night Watch into the City Watch, particularly in. In Discworld fanfiction set at the Assassins' Guild School, the Teacher-Assassins develop a canonical theme where pupils who have been slack, or lazy, or over-confident (or who have simply annoyed the teacher) are sent out on humiliating tasks or painful assignments which are bound to fail. The reason for this is unknown, though it is agreed that waiting around for it to reach zero is unwise. Giant, flying, fire-breathing dragons are shunted off in a dimension of their own. Look up his description for details, but the short version is that he has managed to live to a very old age in a profession that typically has a very short life expectancy, and he's not retiring any time soon. (He finds it easier not to carry all that extra weight around. In an article in Folklore entitled, 'Imaginary Worlds, Real Stories,' Pratchett writes, "the kingdom of Lancre [...] I suspect is a somewhat idealised version of the little fold in the Chiltern Hills where I grew up, stirred in with the western area of the Mendips where I spent a great deal of my adult life. Its enmity with Ephebe began with the famous Tsortean War, when King Mausoleum of Tsort kidnapped Queen Eleneor of Ephebe, leading to a siege that lasted for decades. Discworld wizards avoid doing so because narrative that severely strains credibility requires outright sources of magic to feed on, sometimes indiscriminately. Semaphore towers were actually built, and the. Just off the coast of Fourecks are several islands: the Land of Fog or the Foggy Islands, home of the morporks (a reference to the English translation of New Zealand's Māori name Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud); and Purdeigh's Island (or Purdeighsland), discovered by the explorer Sir Roderick Purdeigh, who somehow missed the continent itself (in much the same way the Dutch sailor Abel Tasman managed to do with Australia, but did get to have an island named after him). Rincewind the Wizard has learnt that hand gestures count in magical spellcasting. Remember that he is lightning-proof (which is how he remains a living, the Amazon series based on the City Watch, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices, the difference between terrorists and freedom fighters, involving the raised middle finger jerked upwards, right up until the moment when it very much isn't, the almighty font from which all good things flow, purely because they won't pay the extortionate guild fee, manipulating various historical tomes in spite of his apparent hatred of "destroying words, things that make them look like better things than Scalbies, Eventually, he was stabbed to death with a pen by a disgruntled poet whilst personally testing the saying "the pen is mightier than the sword", spelling their name backwards is a great way to fool people, the entire wizarding population goes into all-out destruction-mode. They are renowned as the most pessimistic and angst-ridden culture on the Disc; their writing is engraved on giant slabs of stone rather than more conveniently written on paper. Among supernatural entities, the Soul Cake Duck (the Disc's equivalent of the Easter Bunny) has been mentioned many, many times, yet never appeared even in novels where gods, holidays, or childhood beliefs feature prominently. Like the distinction between Europe and Asia, the difference between Klatch and the unnamed continent that Ankh-Morpork stands upon is arbitrary and cultural rather than geographically evident. . ", The Unseen University has a new Archchancellor in every book until Ridcully arrives in, Occasionally, someone will say (usually to a wizard) "you can't [do X], there's a rule -" only for the character to do it anyway and say "actually, it's more of a guideline". Just before he loses consciousness, he writes an equation in the condensation which explains the origin of life in its entirety. The cultures of the Counterweight Continent are a play upon those of Earth's Far East, or at least Western perceptions of it. The living races just have a tendency to view them as things, rather than people. Mrs Colon, who wins extra points for being The Ghost not only to the reader but also to the other characters. She has stated publicly that the Discworld series belonged to her father, and him alone, and as such, she has no desire to write more novels in the setting, nor allow anyone else to do so. It's the Only Way!Then some other jerk points out that a much simpler Mundane Solution exists that would probably be more effective.. His works include the Colossus of Ankh-Morpork, which fits in a pocket, an exploding sundial, a. Lancre is famous for witches, especially since the publication of The Joye of Snackes, an erotic cookbook by "A Lancre Witch", i.e. Lower than Goblins are Gnolls, who do the street cleaning of the filthiest and most disgusting street refuse (and are suspected of actually eating a lot of it). It appears unusual in the economics of the disc in that Bhangbhangduc uses the Silver Standard to base its money. Whether this was the event the Great A'Tuin was looking forward to or merely one step towards its ultimate goal is not mentioned. Borogravians call Zlobenians 'swede eaters'. In a pun on the Orient, it is also known as the Aurient, from the Latatian (Latin) word 'aurum' (gold), meaning 'the place where gold comes from'. Although they have been an empire in the past, the Sto Plains currently exist as a loose collection of independent city-states, ruled over by a close-knit (and probably interrelated) ruling class. There are forty-one books in the series, six of them young adult, as well as several short stories. It is also where Morporkians go when they retire (including Lord Vetinari's aunt, Lady Roberta Meserole). A very quick person could run across its surface, and actually sinking in it would take considerable effort. Seamstresses' Guild. Despite the tendency of Morporkians to see Klatchians as savages, Jingo makes clear that Klatchians are technologically and scientifically advanced. Omnia, meanwhile, initially resembles an bizarre mix between the medieval Vatican (the shape of the world controversy is clearly based on the Catholic Church vs. Galileo), Khomeini's Iran, and Inquisition-era Spain, and later evolves over the course of. Not just in medieval times — up until the 19th century, at least, in some places. Similarly, Lancre contains areas where the landscape echoes the state of mind of those who pass through, leading confident travellers to find babbling brooks while, in the same place at the same time, disheartened travellers find deep valleys and raging mountain torrents. Being really. It is ruled by dwarfs, vampires, and werewolves. Once this happens, your character automatically becomes a PK (player-killer) character. Also a favorite of those Nac mac Feegle who ride large birds. If you're thinking Legolas and Elrond, think again. The country was first mentioned in the very first Discworld novel The Colour of Magic, but was not explored: its main role was as the place from which Twoflower had come. A sword through the chest has no effect on them, and they can survive being beheaded (and then direct you how to reattach their head). The religion of Omnianism, which we get to see develop over centuries, clearly parallels Christianity. Don't go into wherever the Librarian has chosen as his base of operations if he considers you an enemy. The spelling of the German-language word is certainly "Überwald". The Ankh-Morpork City Watch, which in the first Watch book has a grand total of four people on the night shift, and in the final Watch book has a combined night and day watch of about 250. This primarily involves overseeing adaptations (potential and realized) based on Discworld entities, such as the Amazon series based on the City Watch, to which she was briefly attached as a co-writer, although she has since publicly distanced herself from the series and stated it is an In Name Only adaptation. At some point, Istanzia was controlled by Omnia (Small Gods), but it can be assumed they have gained personal jurisdiction. According to Lu Tze, the relief barman everywhere now comes from Fourecks. The country was heavily affected by the first temporal shattering mentioned in Thief of Time, as a result of which the philosophers living there appear extraordinarily long-lived. ghost man). It is also the site of the death of explorer Sir Roderick Purdeigh, after he yelled at a "native" and jabbed him with his walking stick in an attempt to make him stand up straight and say something other than "ook". From now on I shall remember that you always said that, sir.’, "That's why [magic] was left to wizards, who knew how to handle it safely. Überwald (German pronunciation: [ˈyːbɐvalt]) is a region located near the foot of the Ramtops, farther from Ankh-Morpork than Lancre is. On the more psychological level, Vimes has channeled his obsessive tendencies into policing and detective work. There is also a connection to the Latin word 'Omnis', meaning all or everything, ironic due to the nation's unipolar outlook. Klatchian coffee is a strong, nearly magical coffee, brewed in Klatch and drunk only by the initiated in very small cups. The Dehydrated Ocean is home to its own, unique, kinds of fish. The university's motto is Nullus Anxietas (no worries). Complete with rain and extra consonants. Bad Ass is the home of Granny Weatherwax. Quirm is famous for its floral clock: a circle of flowers, each of which opens its petals at a different hour. The nomadic tribes known as the D'regs occupy areas of Hersheba as well as Klatch. 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] In The Colour of Magic and Mort the Emperor was an idealistic young boy; however, by Interesting Times he had been supplanted by an elderly man who was quite insane. You have to be clever to refrain from doing it when you knew how easy it was. They're perfectly at home spending days on end staring at nothing. According to the books, Sto Lat is a sizable walled town in the Sto Plains, although eclipsed enormously both in size and influence by the neighbouring city of Ankh-Morpork. Some things are still. Borogravia is located Rimwards of Überwald, on the Discworld's unnamed main continent. Death's domain is located outside of time, so things either don't age or do so only if he allows it. Everyone said that Yi Qing was the number one Sword Cultivator in the world, with a swordsmanship and cultivation that no one could surpass. The city is noted for its wind, which blows from the vast deserts of Klatch, and has been described as "a gentle but persistent breeze". The unspoken banishing ritual is a dread sign made with the right hand. A dramatic, elaborate, and dangerous (and sometimes, pretty darn cool) solution is proposed to solve it. As a result, Djelibeybi is permanently bankrupt. The Assassins' Guild kills for one reason, and one reason only -- money. The Wizards of UU can do this so well that they look more like what they're pretending to be than the real thing does. spoken with force and authority. They are, however, very vulnerable to fire. Knowledge of stories, their use and how to change them forms the basis of many forms of magical power in Discworld physics. Also, he has a punch that trolls respect. Nuggan's interpreters dictate "abominations" to the public, which are things that have been banned by him. Boiling fat rising to the surface is the reason for the country's many hot springs. Suggested several times to be the case with the City Watch, particularly the canteen. ", The basic unit of wizardry is the Order or the College or, of course, the University. On the other hand, eight turns up in many places one would expect the number seven in the real world (e.g. ", Death is generally a calm and collected speaker, so whenever, An upset Nanny Ogg is bad to see, as Agnes notes in, Noble dragons are your typical fantasy dragon, but have all disappeared for some reason. The island fulfills the role of Borneo, in as much as it is large, covered in jungle, and home to the orangutan. by rayancaleb Jan 12, 2018 21:39:22 GMT -8: Begger's Guild. Large discs of precisely-carved stone with holes in the middle are used for almost every imaginable purpose except making wheels, a technology which they have not yet discovered. In the past its adherents were more of the "burn the heretics" type but in modern times the only crusades they go on are door-to-door pamphlet deliveries. The ones in Discworld are more on the Chaotic Evil end, as is the villain of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (although his vendetta against Strange might move him into Neutral Evil). In today's more congenial age, barfights at the Mended Drum are staged contests and severed limbs are carefully numbered so they can be surgically reattached. Not doing any magic at all was the chief task of wizards—not "not doing magic" because they couldn't do magic, but not doing magic when they could do and didn't. The Omni-scopes have the power to do this, although true to form the wizards spend a great deal of time and effort trying to eliminate that capacity, treating it as a bug instead of a feature. Commander Vimes. Tradition claims Tsort was razed by the armies of Ephebe under Lavaeolus, and that it was home to the famed Tsortean Knot until the Knot was undone – sliced in half – by Carelinus. A'Tuin has been known to do more complex rolls and corkscrews, but these are rarer. That's roughly one watchman for every four thousand people (for comparison, New York City's cop per capita ratio is about twenty times higher), and Vimes complains about how, Cut Me Own Throat Dibbler founded his own guild, the Guild of C.M.O.T. Zlobenia, a pun on Slovenia, with its capital Rigour, a pun on Riga, is a principality ruled by Prince Heinrich, who is described as tall, handsome, and smug. It has a huge billboard featuring a grinning kangaroo. To counteract the effects of Klatchian coffee, in Klatch it is drunk with Orakh (a very violent alcoholic beverage made by mixing scorpion venom and cactus sap and fermenting it in the sun for several weeks), possibly referring to Italian "espresso" coffee which is often drunk with "grappa", a very strong, often homemade, alcohol (although the name "Orakh" is presumably a reference to arak). 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