The Tough Guide to FantasylandSatirical observations on the characters, settings, and narratives found in fantasy literature presented as a guidebook in dictionary format. |
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AMBUSH ANIMALS ARMIES bad KINGS Bandits Barbarians BARBARY VIKINGS breed CARAVAN CLANS COLOR CODING continent COSSACKS Curses DARK LORD DEMONS DESERT NOMADS Diana Wynne Jones Dragons Elves ENCHANTRESS ENEMY EVIL FANATIC CALIPHATES Fantasyland female fight Firestarting FOREST OF DOOM GNOMES Gnomic Utterances GODDESSES AND GODS GRIMOIRES GUARDS GUILD her/his HORSES human HYPOTHERMIA inhabitants Ka'a Orto'o kill kind land live look MAGIC USER male Management MARSHES MERCENARIES MERCHANT FEUDALISTS MINDSPEECH MINIONS MISSING HEIR MYSTICAL MASTERS NECROMANCY never normally numbers Old Tongue OMT OMT PALACES PANCELTIC TOURS person PIRATES probably PROPHECY Queen QUEST OBJECT rare REEK OF WRONGNESS Rings Rule Runes SAVING THE WORLD SCROLLS SECRET PASSAGES seldom SHAPESHIFTING she/he SLAVES SMELL someone sometimes SPELLS STEW STONE CIRCLES Swords Telekinesis tell TEMPLES things Toughpick Tour COMPANION Tour MENTOR Tourists TREES underground usually VESTIGIAL EMPIRE WASTE AREAS wear WITCHES WIZARDS Wood