” [ … ] We had a fair wind from Cair Paravel and stood a little north for Galma, which we made on the next day. We were in port for a week, for the Duke of Galma made a great tournament for His Majesty and there he unhorsed many knights—” “And got a few …
Two more practical people arrived in the little wood. One was a Red Dwarf whose name appeared to be Duffle. The other was a stag, a beautiful lordly creature with wide liquid eyes, dappled flanks and legs so thin and graceful that they looked as if you could break them with two fingers. “Lion alive!” …
Though I don’t care much for Reepicheep, the existence of Talking Mice in Narnia raises the question of “What sort of magic would they use?” And what magic might human wizards and clerics use, when dealing with them or with more mundane mice? Though magic is suspect in canon Narnia, in some AUs it might …
Talking Animal names in Narnia follow two patterns. The first are descriptive and in English, like Pattertwig or Slinkey. The second are from the natural sounds the animal makes. Lewis never calls it a language, though that is surely what it is. Examples are the names Bree and Hwin for horses (I go into …
What new things have been planned for Narniaworld for the Summer of 2026? First of all, the Fire Festival! Based on Edinburgh’s world-famous solstice celebration, this event is for one night only, the shortest one of the year in fact. A parade, stilt-walkers, dancers, acrobats, fire jugglers and the like will entertain guests from sunset …
I’m giving this magic item of the Taste School its own entry, because frankly it’s such a neat concept. One of best-known enchanted items native to the Five Senses magic system, The Box of Breath Weaponry comes in many sizes and shapes. Basically, it’s a lidded or latched container, of any shape, divided into at …
At any Five Senses university, the School of Taste is the largest and most profitable, a cash cow, one might say, to support the other four. It is also the school with the most non-mage students. Aspiring chef apprentices as well as seasoned masters from all over the world enroll to develop and train their …
Though The School of Taste belongs to the three minor sense schools, along with Smell and Touch, it is by far the most popular and generates the most income for the greater college. Why? Because of the quality of its culinary instruction, which creates the world’s finest chefs and chef-mages, professions highly in demand among …
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