Glossary

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A glossary is a list of definitions for words.

• Archon *

1. Powerful flying unit with natural Thinkamancy powers.

• Arkentool *

1. One of a group of artifacts of great power, used by the Titans of Ark to create Erfworld. There are currently four known Arkentools.

• Artifact *

1. A type of magical object that was not made by mortal hands; objects that pop in ruins or objects created by the Titans of Ark are both examples of artifacts.

• Boop *

1. Used in place of swear words, particularly those used by Parson.

• Capital *

1. A specific type of city. There are certain functions that can only be performed in a Capital.

• Capital site *

1. A specific location wherein a capital city or normal city can be built.

• Caster *

1. A commander unit capable of using magic.

• City *

1. A specific location that is fortified and can produce units; cities are not merely collections of buildings. Cities have a level between one and five.

• Cloth Golem *

1. A large heavy unit, often shaped like a stuffed animal.

• Croak *

1. Erfworld's version of "kill".

• Croakamancy *

1. Branch of the magical class Naughtymancy used to, among other things, re-animate croaked units. A Caster that specializes in Croakamancy is called a Croakamancer.

• Daemons

1. A type of unit that belongs to a non-capital side.

• Decrypted

1. A type of enhanced uncroaked created by Wanda Firebaugh after her attunement to the Arkenpliers.

• Dirtamancy *

1. Branch of the magical class Stuffamancy dealing with the movement of earth. Can create and heal certain types of golems. A Caster that specializes in Dirtamancy is called a Dirtamancer.

• Doombat *

1. A type of large flying bat unit; has a natural Thinkamancy ability for a warlord to see though its eyes.

• Dwagon *

1. A creature that resembles the mythical dragons of Earth.

• Elf *

1. Any of several types of humanoid units that belong to non-capital sides.

• Erfworld *

1. A webcomic produced by Rob Balder, Jamie Noguchi, and Xin Ye.
2. The game-like world in which above webcomic takes place.

• Erfworlder

1. Any native of Erfworld.

• Eyebook *

1. A method of instant messaging, whereby subvocalized words between two users appear in a book.
2. A magic item created via Eyemancy.

• Foolamancy *

1. Branch of the magical class Eyemancy that is used to, among other things, create illusions and otherwise conceal reality. A Caster the specializes in Foolamancy is called a Foolamancer.

• Giants

1. Any of several types of humanoid units that belong to non-capital sides.

• Gobwins *

1. A type of humanoid unit that belong to non-capital sides.

• Gump *

1. A non-humanoid Heavy Unit that resembles an animated tree.

• Gwiffon *

1. A gelatin based flying creature. Used as a mount in Erfworld similar to griffins in fantasy books and games.

• Hamstard *

1. The main (and only) character in Parson Gotti's webcomic, "Hamstard, the Bastard Hamster." The image of this fat, foul-mouthed rodent is used as Parson's "crest."

• Heavy *

1. A large, powerful unit.

• Hex *

1. A specific measure of terrain contained within a hexagonal border which composes Erfworld. Depending on the type of terrain, a variable amount of move is consumed upon entering the hex. It has also been implied that each hex has its own timeline.

• Heir

1. A unit that is meant to become the ruler of a side in the event of the current ruler's death.

• Hobgobwins *

1. A type of humanoid unit that belong to non-capital sides.

• Holla

1. A type of Heavy unit.

• Humanoid

1. Any unit that has two arms, two legs, and a head, all connected by a torso.

• King

1. A male Ruler of Royal decent.

• Magic Item *

1. A type of magical object that was created by a mortal: the Eyebooks in use by Gobwin Knob or a scroll containing a spell are examples of magic items.

• Marbits *

1. A type of humanoid unit that belong to non-capital sides.

• Mercenary

1. A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

• Megalogwiff

1. A type of flying heavy mount, they appear to be simply gigantic Gwiffons.

• Men

1. The predominant race of Erfworld.

• Mount

1. A unit that can be ridden by another, allowing the rider to use the mount's Move in place of their own.

• Moneymancy

1. A branch of the magical Class Clevermancy that deals with money. Increasing the level of a City, and turning Shmuckers directly into units are both abilities of Moneymancy. A caster that specializes in Moneymancy is called a Moneymancer.

• Move *

1. The amount of hexes which a unit can travel in a turn, depending on the type of terrain which makes up the hex.

• Orly *

1. A type of flying owl unit which communicates via chatspeak. Named for the "Orly" sound they make as they fly.

• Overlord *

1. A Ruler with no Royal or Noble lineage.

• Pop *

1. Erfworld equivalent to birth. Erfworlders pop in their most mature state and do not show signs of aging.

• Queen

1. A female Ruler of Royal decent.

• Rand *

1. A unit of barter credit used in the Magic Kingdom

• Shmuckers *

1. Erfworld's main unit of currency.

• Side *

1. A group of units, and/or cites grouped together.

• Sourmander *

1. A type of pink, acid spitting, lizard heavy mount.

• Spidew *

1. A type Spider-like heavy unit.

• Stack *

1. A formation of units within a hex that share bonuses. Every unit is a stack receive a bonus for every unit in the stack up to eight.

• Stupid Meal

1. Food which pops for Parson at the beginning of each turn. Each meal contains some useful information about Erfworld.

• Raiment

1. Clothing.

• Ruler

1. The highest ranking unit on a side; the ruler commands all other units of that side.

• TBfGK

1. Acronym for The Battle for Gobwin Knob.

• Tchotchke *

1. A heavy unit which looks like a partially transparent animal.

• The Titans of Ark *

1. The beings that created Erfworld; they are worshiped by mortal Erfworlders.

• Treasury *

1. A non-physical construct of natural Moneymancy that houses a Side's total accumulated Shmuckers.

• Turn *

1. The period of time in which a side's units can move.
2. To change sides or abandon one's side.

• Twoll *

1. A type of humanoid Heavy unit with the Fabrication special ability, making it capable of producing minor non-magical objects with natural Dollamancy.

• Uncroaked *

1. A unit which has been reanimated by a Croakamancer. Uncroaked have no free will, can only obey simple, specific instructions, and decay over a series of turns.

• Unipegataur *

1. A flying non-humanoid mount, they appear to be a creature with the lower body of a winged horse and a humanoid torso and arms with a horn on its forehead.

• Unit *

1. An animate being capable of combat: pretty much any being in Erfworld.

• Warlord *

1. A unit with Leadership.

• Witches

1. A type of unit that belongs to a non-capital side.

• Wiener-Rammer *

1. A type of non-humanoid siege unit, the resemble large dogs with the horns of a ram.