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Golems in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series are derived from golems in Jewish mythology; early forms of a clay robot, supposedly awakened by a spell or priestly words to do people's bidding. Terence David John Pratchett OBE is an English fantasy author (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England), best known for his Discworld series. ...
Diskworld, spelled with a k, was a disk magazine for the Apple Macintosh, later renamed Softdisk for Mac. ...
In Jewish folklore, a golem (גול×, sometimes [as in Yiddish] pronounced goilem) is an animated being which is crafted from inanimate material. ...
Jewish mythology is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. ...
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Pratchett's golems emphasise the similarity between golems and robots, especially Asimovian robots. Their "Chem" (the magic writing in their heads) restricts their behaviour, and is described in similar terms to the Three Laws of Robotics, except that the Chem powers the golem, as well as programming it. However, the Three Laws are considered fundamental to a robot's construction and cannot be changed: by contrast a golem's Chem is in full control of its behaviour. Thus, as Moist von Lipwig discovers, the First Law of Pump 19 (Mr Pump) has as an addendum '... Unless Ordered To Do So By Duly Constituted Authority." Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. ...
This cover of I, Robot illustrates the story Runaround, the first to list all Three Laws of Robotics. ...
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. ...
Feet of Clay sees a golem whose Chem has been made over-complicated, running to hundreds of laws, the last of which is "Thou Shalt Not Die". The golem therefore goes insane, in allusion to the film of RoboCop 2. Feet of Clay is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett which parodies detective novels. ...
RoboCop 2 is a satirical science fiction film, released in 1990 and set in the near future in a dystopian metropolitan Detroit, Michigan. ...
Like Hex, Golems are not alive, but act as though they are, to a certain extent. They see themselves as possessions, and, while they desire freedom, have decided that they can only get this freedom by buying themselves (A previous attempt to get freedom by creating a king proved dangerously unsuccessful). The first free golem, Dorfl, had the plan to buy other golems and give them to themselves. Since then, the Golem Trust has been established to facilitate the freeing of golems. Technically a charity, it refuses to accept donations from any other than the freed golems, because the golems are clear they must free themselves by their own work. The charity buys golems with money earned by the free golems and hires the acquired golems out in the same way as an agency might hire out butlers to the wealthy. The money earned in this way allows a Trust golem to eventually buy itself from the Trust and become free. The hiring service is run by Miss Adora Belle Dearheart from a tiny office in Ankh-Morpork; she is very, very protective of the golems' welfare. It is apparent that they are hired for Government purposes: Mr Pump is hired by the Patrician's office and programmed to act as Moist von Lipwig's probation officer, and later reprogrammed to capture Mr Reacher Gilt. Hex is an elaborate, Heath Robinson/Rube Goldberg-esque, magic-powered computer housed at the Unseen University in the Discworld series by author Terry Pratchett. ...
This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
Older golems have names, often somewhat Yiddish sounding, such as Dorfl, Meshugah and Klutz. More recently built golems simply have descriptions such as Stitcher or Hammer, often with an associated number detailing their location in the workplace they were created for. Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ...
The creation of new golems is illegal due to the ethical questions it raises. Many still exist, however, and destroying them is also ethically tricky. Golems are distrusted by many on the Discworld, particularly the undead, who dislike the fact they are (generally) more accepted, despite being less human. Traditionally they get "all the messy jobs". Golems have, apparently spontaneously, formed the Ankh-Morpork volunteer fire brigade: their volunteer operations are a moral contrast with previous human fire brigades who were paid commissions to put out fires and therefore attempted to ensure that there were fires for them to be paid for. The Discworld is the setting for all of Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of novels. ...
In Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels, the undead are seen less as monsters, and more as characters with unusual cultural quirks. ...
Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ...
| The Discworld | | Characters: | Albert - Angua - Carrot Ironfoundersson - Cohen the Barbarian - Fred Colon - Death - Detritus - Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler - Gaspode - Greebo - Igor - Bloody Stupid Johnson - Leonard of Quirm - The Librarian - Lu-Tze - The Luggage - Mort - Rincewind - C.W. St J. Nobbs - Susan Sto Helit - Twoflower - Havelock Vetinari - Samuel Vimes - The Witches - Ysabell - Discworld gods - more... The Discworld is the setting for all of Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of novels. ...
Albert is a character from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of novels, first appearing in Mort. ...
Delphine Angua von Ãœberwald is a character from the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. ...
Carrot Ironfoundersson is a corporal in, and later captain of, the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, of Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
Cohen the Barbarian is a fictional character in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
Fred Colon is a fictional character in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. ...
Death is a fictional character in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
Detritus is a fictional character in Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ...
Cut Me Own Throat (C.M.O.T) Dibbler is one of the numerous bit part characters that enrich the world of Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
Gaspode is a small terrier-like dog featured in seven of Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
This article refers to the Discworld character. ...
Igor is a recurring set of characters in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of novels. ...
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. ...
Leonard of Quirm is a fictional character in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. ...
The Librarian of Unseen University is one of the most popular characters in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ...
Lu-Tze is a character in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. ...
The Luggage appears in some of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. ...
This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
Rincewind is a fictional character appearing in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett, several of which feature him as the central character. ...
Cecil Wormsborough St. ...
Susan Sto Helit is a fictional character who features in three of Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels - Soul Music, Hogfather, and Thief of Time. ...
Twoflower is a fictional character featuring in some of Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
Lord Havelock Vetinari is the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, the head of the fictional city state of Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
Sam Vimes is a fictional policeman from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
See also: Discworld magic A major subset of the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett involve the witches of Lancre. ...
This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
The Discworld gods are the fictional deities from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
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. ...
| | Locations: | Ankh-Morpork - Agatean Empire - Borogravia - Death's Domain - Dungeon Dimensions - Ephebe - Genua - Klatch - Lancre - Muntab - Quirm - Sto Lat - Überwald - Unseen University - XXXX - more... Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ...
The Agatean Empire is a fictitous country that occupies the Counterweight Continent of Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ...
Borogravia is a fictional country in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of novels. ...
Deaths Domain is a fictional dimension in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
In Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, the Dungeon Dimensions are the endless wastelands outside of space and time. ...
Ephebe is one of the countries of the Discworld, a fictional world created by Terry Pratchett in a series of novels of the same name. ...
Genua is a fictional city from Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
In Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, Klatch is both a country and a continent. ...
Lancre (pronounced Lanker) is a fictional country from Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
Muntab is a fictional country in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
Quirm is a fictional city in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
Sto Lat is a fictional town in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...
In Terry Pratchetts fictional Discworld universe, Ãœberwald is a region located in near the foot of the Ramtops, farther from Ankh-Morpork than Lancre is. ...
The Coat of Arms of Unseen University. ...
XXXX or FourEcks (previously known as Terror Incognita) is the name of the Australia-like continent seen in the Discworld novel The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett. ...
This is a list of fictional locations in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...
| | Other: | Calendar - City Watch - Clacks - Guilds - Magic - Post Office - Stealth Chess - Minor Discworld concepts The Discworld calendar was first defined in a footnote in The Colour of Magic, and has been expanded upon in later novels and the Discworld Almanack (2004). ...
Coat of arms of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. ...
The clacks in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels is a network of semaphore towers stretching along the Sto Plains, into the Ramtops and across the Unnamed Continent to Genua. ...
In Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels, there are almost 300 Guilds in the city of Ankh-Morpork. ...
The Discworld in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels runs on magic. ...
The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is featured in the book Going Postal, the most recent addition to British fantasy author Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of books. ...
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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. ...
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