Minor Discworld concepts

This article details minor Discworld concepts: concepts and ideas from the Discworld of novels by Terry Pratchett which only appear in the background, or are not well fleshed out. Minor Discworld concepts - Anorankh. An anorankh is a pseudo-mystical symbol, consisting of an ankh wearing an anorak. It stems from a discussion on alt.fan.pratchett, a newsgroup for fans of British author Terry Pratchett, creator of the highly popular Discworld series of humorous fantasy novels. One user mistakenly ...

Including:

• Minor Discworld concepts - Anorankh
• Minor Discworld concepts - Source
• Minor Discworld concepts - Anti-crime
• Minor Discworld concepts - Background magic
• Minor Discworld concepts - Battle of Koom Valley
• Minor Discworld concepts - Cable Street Particulars
• Minor Discworld concepts - Deja fu
• Minor Discworld concepts - Devices
• Minor Discworld concepts - Cubes
• Minor Discworld concepts - Axles
• Minor Discworld concepts - Average Bar
• Minor Discworld concepts - Imp Technology
• Minor Discworld concepts - Dis-Organisers
• Minor Discworld concepts - Klatchian Coffee
• Minor Discworld concepts - Latatian
• Minor Discworld concepts - Necrotelecomnicon
• Minor Discworld concepts - Neuralger
• Minor Discworld concepts - Octarine
• Minor Discworld concepts - Quantum
• Minor Discworld concepts - Re-annual plant
• Minor Discworld concepts - Roundworld
• Minor Discworld concepts - Scumble
• Minor Discworld concepts - Wandering Shops
• Minor Discworld concepts - Wow-Wow sauce

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An anorankh is a pseudo-mystical symbol, consisting of an ankh wearing an anorak. It stems from a discussion on alt.fan.pratchett, a newsgroup for fans of British author Terry Pratchett, creator of the highly popular Discworld series of humorous fantasy novels. One user mistakenly used the word "anorak" to refer to the ancient Egyptian symbol of life, the "ankh". A series of puns ensued which was eventually joined by Pratchett himself, who commissioned the first Holy Anorankh from Clarecraft, the company responsible for creating the s ...

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Minor Discworld concepts, Minor Discworld concepts - Anorankh, Minor Discworld concepts - Source, Minor Discworld concepts - Anti-crime, Minor Discworld concepts - Background magic, Minor Discworld concepts - Battle of Koom Valley, Minor Discworld concepts - Cable Street Particulars, Minor Discworld concepts - Deja fu, Minor Discworld concepts - Devices, Minor Discworld concepts - Cubes, Minor Discworld concepts - Axles, Minor Discworld concepts - Average Bar, Minor Discworld concepts - Imp Technology, Minor Discworld concepts - Dis-Organisers, Minor Discworld concepts - Klatchian Coffee, Minor Discworld concepts - Latatian, Minor Discworld concepts - Necrotelecomnicon, Minor Discworld concepts - Neuralger, Minor Discworld concepts - Octarine, Minor Discworld concepts - Quantum, Minor Discworld concepts - Re-annual plant, Minor Discworld concepts - Roundworld, Minor Discworld concepts - Scumble, Minor Discworld concepts - Wandering Shops, Minor Discworld concepts - Wow-Wow sauce

Read more here: » Minor Discworld concepts: Encyclopedia II - Minor Discworld concepts - Anorankh

Directions within the Discworld are not given as North, South, East and West, but rather as directions relating to the disc itself: Hubward (towards the centre), Rimward (away from the centre) and to a lesser extent, turnwise and widdershins (relation to the direction of the disc's spin). There are five main continents on the Discworld. The one on which most of the books is set is unnamed, it is essentially the equivalent of Eurasia, and contains the Sto Plains and Ramtops, as well as the more Eastern European lands around Überwald.

See also:

Discworld world, Discworld world - Great A'Tuin the star turtle, Discworld world - Geography, Discworld world - The unnamed continent, Discworld world - Other continents, Discworld world - Magic, Discworld world - Populace, Discworld world - Calendar, Discworld world - Communication and travel, Discworld world - Other Discworlds

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Johnson, Bergholt Stuttley, known as Bloody Stupid Johnson, is a landscape gardener and inventor on the Discworld (a fictional world created by author Terry Pratchett), and is mentioned in a number of books. Although evidently able in certain fields, Johnson is notorious for his complete inability to produce anything according to specification or common sense. This fact never stopped him from trying, however. He is also known as Bloody Stupid "It Might Look A Bit Messy Now But Just You Come Back In Five Hundred Years' Time" Johnson and Bloody Stupid "Look, T ...

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• Bloody Stupid Johnson - Notable creations
• Bloody Stupid Johnson - Organs
• Bloody Stupid Johnson - Bathrooms
• Bloody Stupid Johnson - Monuments and Landscape Design
• Bloody Stupid Johnson - The Post Office Mail Sorter
• Bloody Stupid Johnson - Empirical Crescent
• Bloody Stupid Johnson - Cooking

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Borogravia is a fictional country in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels. It is small and extremely war-intensive, and closely resembles Yugoslavia in a number of respects, the most obvious being the prevalency of war, the similarities of the Serbo-Croatian and Borogravian languages, and the fact that Borogravia, like most of the Balkan countries, had a name ending in '-ia'. There are also many parallels with Afghanistan under the Taliban (the theocratic government, the ever-increasing list of religious "abominations", ...

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• Borogravia - Location
• Borogravia - History
• Borogravia - Miscellaneous
• Borogravia - Mentioned in

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The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is featured in the book Going Postal, a 2005 addition to British fantasy author Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of books. The Post Office, which was once a vibrant, relevant institution complete with gleaming wooden counters and polished brass, staffed by postmen in spiffy blue uniforms, languished and almost died, according to Mr Groat (Junior Postman, later Senior Postman and Postal Inspector), when postmen began to leave half a sack of post behind in order to get home on time. Th ...

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This article details minor Discworld characters; characters from the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett who only appear in the background, or who have only had a brief starring role. Minor Discworld characters - 71-Hour Ahmed. A Klatchian warrior who accompanies the Klatchian envoy Prince Khufurah on a diplomatic journey to Ankh-Morpork in the novel Jingo. He speaks with a heavy accent and has a penchant for chewing on cloves. Following an attempt on the prince's life by an unknown assassin, ...

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• Minor Discworld characters - 71-Hour Ahmed
• Minor Discworld characters - Anghammarad
• Minor Discworld characters - Achmed the Mad
• Minor Discworld characters - Drum Billet
• Minor Discworld characters - B'hrian Bloodaxe
• Minor Discworld characters - Brick
• Minor Discworld characters - Brutha
• Minor Discworld characters - Count Casanunda
• Minor Discworld characters - Imp y Celyn
• Minor Discworld characters - Sacharissa Cripslock
• Minor Discworld characters - Death of Fleas
• Minor Discworld characters - Death of Rats
• Minor Discworld characters - Duck Man
• Minor Discworld characters - Carcer Dun
• Minor Discworld characters - Drumknott
• Minor Discworld characters - Princess Esmerelda Margaret Note Spelling of Lancre
• Minor Discworld characters - Foul Ole Ron
• Minor Discworld characters - J.H.C. Goatberger
• Minor Discworld characters - Stanley Howler
• Minor Discworld characters - Hodgesaargh
• Minor Discworld characters - Kaos aka Ronnie Soak
• Minor Discworld characters - Princess Keli
• Minor Discworld characters - Doctor Lawn
• Minor Discworld characters - Lezek
• Minor Discworld characters - Moist von Lipwig
• Minor Discworld characters - The Magpyr family
• Minor Discworld characters - Modo
• Minor Discworld characters - Nijel the Destroyer
• Minor Discworld characters - Jason Ogg
• Minor Discworld characters - Shawn Ogg
• Minor Discworld characters - Polly Perks
• Minor Discworld characters - Pteppic
• Minor Discworld characters - Ptraci
• Minor Discworld characters - Pump 19
• Minor Discworld characters - Quoth
• Minor Discworld characters - Lord Rust
• Minor Discworld characters - Mr. Salzella
• Minor Discworld characters - The Selachii family
• Minor Discworld characters - Esk Eskarina Smith
• Minor Discworld characters - The Smoking GNU
• Minor Discworld characters - Wallace Sonky
• Minor Discworld characters - Findthee Swing
• Minor Discworld characters - General Tacticus
• Minor Discworld characters - The Venturi family
• Minor Discworld characters - Vorbis
• Minor Discworld characters - Galder Weatherwax
• Minor Discworld characters - Lupine Wonse
• Minor Discworld characters - William de Worde
• Minor Discworld characters - William Scuggins

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Main article: Great A'Tuin Great A'Tuin is the giant star turtle who travels through space, carrying the four giant elephants (named Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon, and Jerakeen) who in turn carry the Discworld. A member of the species Chelys galactica, A'Tuin is the only turtle ever to feature on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Its shell is frosted with frozen methane, pitted with meteor craters, and scoured by asteroidal dust. Great A'Tuin's sex is unknown, but is the subject of much speculation by some of ...

See also:

Discworld world, Discworld world - Great A'Tuin the star turtle, Discworld world - Geography, Discworld world - The unnamed continent, Discworld world - Other continents, Discworld world - Magic, Discworld world - Populace, Discworld world - Calendar, Discworld world - Communication and travel, Discworld world - Other Discworlds

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Albert is a character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels, first appearing in Mort Albert, known as Alberto Malich when he founded the Unseen University, tried to perform the Rite of AshkEnte backwards in order to gain immortality. It worked, in a way, since Malich was sent to Death's Domain, where Time does not flow the same as on the Discworld. Death now employs him as his butler. He had 91 days, three hours and five minutes of Time left on the Disc, most of which he spent shopping and using ...

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• Albert Discworld - Other Media

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The Ankh-Morpork City Watch (originally the Night Watch) is a fictional police force within the Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett. The watch is based in the city-state of Ankh-Morpork on the Discworld. Terry Pratchett has stated that, "I wanted to give them a spot to shine in the sun, but it turned out to be a full blown tropical vacation." Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Members. The primary members of the watch are (see the linked articles for full details of the characters):

• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Members
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Commander Sir Samuel Vimes
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Sergeant Angua
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Sergeant Detritus
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Sergeant Fred Colon
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Corporal Nobby Nobbs
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Sergeant Cheery Littlebottom
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Constable Reginald Shoe
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Constable Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Lance-Constable Salacia Sally [...] von Humpeding
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Lance-Constable A.E. Pessimal
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Constable Dorfl
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Constable Igor
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Constable Downspout
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - History
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Uniform and equipment
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Watch badge
• Ankh-Morpork City Watch - Communications

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Wow-Wow Sauce is a sauce, apparently created by Dr William Kitchiner in the early 19th century. It contains port, wine vinegar, pickled cucumbers or walnuts, English mustard and mushroom ketchup in a base of beef stock, flour and butter. It is also the name of a parody of this sauce in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. See Minor Discworld concepts. Wow-Wow sauce - External link. The recipe in The Cook's Oracle ...

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• Wow-Wow sauce - External link

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Unseen University (UU) is a school of wizardry in the fictional Discworld city of Ankh-Morpork, staffed by a faculty composed of mostly insane and inane old wizards. The motto of UU is "Nunc Id Vides, Nunc Ne Vides", loosely translated as "Now you see it, now you don't". The coat of arms is: A livre des sortilèges, attaché en cuivre, sur un chapeau pointu, on a field, azure. (That is: a book of magic spells, with copper clasps, over a pointed hat, on a blue background.) As usually rendered, it bears more than a slight rese ...

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• Unseen University - Staff
• Unseen University - Notable past students
• Unseen University - Previous Archchancellors

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Cut Me Own Throat (C.M.O.T) Dibbler is one of the numerous bit part characters that enrich the world of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. A "merchant venturer" in Ankh-Morpork, he is most famous for selling meat by-products to unsuspecting souls. His name originates from his catchphrase 'I'll sell it for less, and that's cutting me own throat'. He has also been a "moving pictures" (movie) producer/director where his lack of scruples was entirely reminiscent of the pioneers of modern motion pictures and, similarly, the agent o ...

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• Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler - Other 'Dibblers'

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Twoflower is a fictional character featuring in some of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. He comes from the overseas Agatean Empire, on the Counterweight Continent, where he works at an insurance (inn-sewer-ants) company and is the first tourist ever on the Discworld. His adventures begin when he decides to visit the city of Ankh-Morpork, where he meets the inept wizard Rincewind whom he hires as a guide. Throughout the first two novels, he is followed by The Luggage, a box which moves on h ...

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The clacks in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels is a network of semaphore towers stretching along the Sto Plains, into the Ramtops and across the Unnamed Continent to Genua. It was introduced in The Fifth Elephant, and has become the Discworld's first telecommunications network. While the system structure is that of a telegraph, elements of it are often described as similar to the Internet; for example, it threatens to make the Post Office obsolete in Going Postal and is somet ...

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• Clacks Discworld - A typical clacks tower
• Clacks Discworld - History

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A major subset of the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett involve the witches of Lancre. They are closely based on witches in British folklore, combined with modern Wicca and a slightly tongue-in-cheek reinterpretation of the Triple Goddess. Witch magic is very different from the wizard magic taught in the Unseen University, and consists largely of finding the right lever that makes everything else work. Witches rarely do any magic, in fact, relying more on common sense, hard work, and a peculiar brand of psychology know ...

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• Witches Discworld - The Lancre Coven
• Witches Discworld - Esmerelda Weatherwax
• Witches Discworld - Gytha Ogg
• Witches Discworld - Magrat Garlick
• Witches Discworld - Agnes Nitt
• Witches Discworld - Tiffany Aching
• Witches Discworld - Other Witches
• Witches Discworld - Ammeline 'Goodie' Hamstring
• Witches Discworld - Hilta Goatfounder
• Witches Discworld - Sarah 'Granny' Aching
• Witches Discworld - Gammer Beavis
• Witches Discworld - Aliss Demurrage
• Witches Discworld - Old Mother Dismass
• Witches Discworld - Mrs Lettice Earwig
• Witches Discworld - Mrs Gogol
• Witches Discworld - Miss Level
• Witches Discworld - Miss Tick
• Witches Discworld - Diamanda Tockley
• Witches Discworld - Other Media

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Ysabell is a fictional character who lives on Terry Pratchett's fictional Discworld. She is the adopted daughter of Death, who saved her as a baby when her parents were killed in the Great Nef desert (no explanation has been given as to why he did this). When first encountered in the Discworld books, she is a sixteen-year-old girl with silver hair and silver eyes who, it transpires, has been sixteen for around thirty years (no time passes in Death's Domain). When Mort first encountered Ysabell, he was given the impression of "too many chocolates" ...

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The Agatean Empire is a fictitous country that occupies the Counterweight Continent of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. It is the home of Twoflower and the Luggage. It is similar to feudal Japan or Imperial China, most obviously in the vast wall that surrounds it, and the belief that anyone from outside the Empire must be an invisible vampire ghost. The name is a pun on the term "Jade Empire," referring to ancient China. The Empire was founded by the Emperor One Sun Mirror thousands of years ago and until fairly recently it ...

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Carrot Ironfoundersson is a corporal in, and later captain of, the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. As The Discworld Companion states: Carrot Ironfoundersson is Captain of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch police force. Bulging with muscles, this six-foot-six-inch dwarf (adopted) remains honest, good-natured, and honourable despite the city's best efforts. Carrot may be the true heir to Ankh-Morpork's throne (a subject filed under "I wouldn't ask if I were you"). His dwarfish name is K ...

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Embedded image Level 2 headline Delphine Angua von Überwald is a character from the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. She is a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch (who keep her werewolf nature a secret). She first appeared in Men at Arms. The 2001 books-on-tape version of Men at Arms pronounced her name as "Ang-you-a" with a hard "g". Angua and all her family are werewolves. She is the daughter of a Baron and Baroness of Überwald, and has two brothers, Wolfgang and Andrei, as well as a deceased siste ...

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