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Überwaldean land eels

2016-01-03T09:22:28Z

Tiliqua:

These are black, slippery eels which slither on land. They are from the dark and mysterious [[Überwald]]. They live in deep underground caves, where there is not sunshine, not the lack of light, but the substance of darkness itself. An Überwaldean land eel will emit ''black light'' when surprised, much as a [[salamander]] will emit light. One vampire iconographer in [[Ankh-Morpork]], [[Otto Chriek]], once attempted to use black light for [[iconograph|iconography]] (in ''[[Book:The Truth|The Truth]]''). The results were unreliable in the traditional iconographical sense. Black light seems to affect the psyche of humans and members of other humanoid species. When used in iconography, black light seems to illuminate, if such word can be used, a sort of truth, such as who really was in a room a few hours ago, or a father who's constantly watching over a son's shoulder. Although not fully understood, it is believed that dark light is light without time. It can illuminate the past, future or stranger places. The [[dwarfs]] are very superstitious about black light. Considering the wide spectrum of effects, the dwarves' choice would seem to be fully justified.

[[Category:Discworld Flora & Fauna]]
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Llamedos

2015-12-02T04:41:42Z

Tiliqua:

{{Nation Data
|title= Llamedos
|picture=
|established=
|motto=

|neighbours= [[Octarine Grass Country]], [[Hergen]]
|features= mountains, waterfalls

|population= Human, & Dwarf
|size= if flattened out, about the same as the Sto Plains
|government= Theocratic (Druid)
|capital= [[Pant-y-Girdl]]

|notablecitizens= [[Imp Y Celyn]], [[Harry Dread|Evil Harry Dread]], [[Rhys Rhysson]], [[Dai Dickins]]

|imports= monoliths, trilithons
|exports= rain, coal, silver, [[Harry Dread|Evil Lords]], [[Army|sergeants]], bards

|anthem=

|books= {{SM}}
}}
'''Llamedos''' is a hilly and permanently rainy country on the main continent. It is the home of [[druid]]ism and druidical music and lots and lots of cold, exceptionally wet rain (It even has rain mines). It is also home to some dwarf clans, who mine coal in its hills. Famous inhabitants include: [[Rhys Rhysson]], who would become [[Low King]] of the dwarfs [[Imp y Celyn]], a.k.a. Buddy, lead singer and guitarist of [[The Band With Rocks In]], during the [[Music With Rocks In]] fever in [[Ankh-Morpork]] (see ''[[Book:Soul Music|Soul Music]]''), and Sgt. [[Dai Dickins]], a stalwart in the [[Glorious Revolution]] (see [[Book:Night Watch|Night Watch]].) Evangelist and explorer [[Llamedos Jones]], reputed to have discovered the [[Brown Islands]], was also a native. The main town would appear to be [[Pant-y-Girdl]].

The odd tendency of local placenames to spell strange things backwards in Morporkian does not arise from any jocular attitude on the part of the Llamedosians. They are known as a rather dour and humorless group.

The [[Prince of Llamedos]] is, historically, the courtesy title given to the eldest son and heir to the throne of [[Ankh-Morpork]] and may derive from a time when Llamedos was part of the Ankhian Empire. The current (undeclared) Prince is [[Carrot Ironfoundersson]]. It nominally at least provides one [[Army]] regiment: the [[35th Llamedosian Foot]]. Their last stand at [[Howondaland|Lawke's Drain]] is a battle honour the nation remains quietly proud of.

According to {{RS}}, Llamedos, and Pant-y-Girdl, are on the coast of the Rim Ocean. however, the {{DM}} places the country well inland: the only way Llamedos could have a coast and a seaport is if [[Hergen]], otherwise in the way, is moved up or down the coast a bit. Or Hergen is a western province of Llamedos.

==Annotation==

Llamedos and its inhabitants closely resemble {{wp|Wales|Wales}} and the Welsh.

The name Llamedos is a reference to Llareggub, the town in [[wikipedia:Under_Milk_Wood|''Under Milk Wood'']], the poem by [[Roundworld]]'s Dylan Thomas. The trick is to read them backwards:

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Universal Clock

2015-12-01T08:33:05Z

Tiliqua:

While most clocks tell what time it is, the '''''Universal Clock''''' kept by [[Azrael]], tells ''[[Time]]'' what ''it'' is. Its single hand goes around only once ticking off the moments until the end of everything. At least, until someone winds it up again.

[[Category:Discworld concepts]]