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intensedisythathehadscalculated.theetinghallwas
craedasny
turesastheyuldfind.asbathildabagshottells
usinahistic:
littleuldbeheardoverthesquahe
diriingoftheaugureysandthe
relentlesspiergsongofthefwoopers.aswizards
aonsultthepapersbefore
theundrypixiesandfairiesheir
headsgigglingandjabbering.adozenorsotrolls
begantosshapartthechaerhtheirclubs
theplasearchof
childreheuncilchiefstooduptoopen
theetingslippedonapileofporlogand
rancursingfrohehall.
aserepossessiohat
agicalcreatureuldorakeaintheaffairs
ofeeredburdockldoonforswore
anyfurtherattetstoienoneersofthe
giityintotheil.
ldoonssuadaelfridaclaggattetedto
redefine“beings”inthehopeofcreatingclosertieshother
gicalcreatures.“beings”shedeclaredhoseould
speakthehuntongue.allthoseaketheelves
uoodtouncilershereforeiojoin
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theing.onceagainhos.
trollsplesentehegoblins
proceededtodestroythehallasbefore.jarveysracedaroundthe
uncilschairlegstearingatasnyaheyuldreach.
anionofghostswhohadbeenbarred
underldoonsleadershiponthegroundsthattheydidnlidedatteleftindisgustat
theylaterterd“theuncilsunashadehasisonthe
needsofthelivingasopposedtothehedead.”the
taursuldoonhadbeenclassifiedas“beasts”and
eclaggdefinedas“beings”refusedto
attendtheunerpeople
ishwhile
aboveer.
notuntil1811ostofthegical
nityfoundapthenewly
appointednisterficdecreedthata“being”was“any
creaturethathassuffitintelligeouandthelawsof
thegiityandtobearpartoftheresponsibilityin
shapingthoselaws.”
2trollrepresentativesiohe
absenceofgoblinsandjudgednottouandanythingthattheyhereforeclassifiedas“beasts”
despitetheirterpeopleedthrough
translatorstobee“beings”forthefirstti;fairiespixies
andgetheirhunoidappearanceed
firyinthe“beast”category.
2aioheghosts
as“beings”pthereforecreatedthethree
divisionsofthedepartntfortheregulationandntrolofgicalcreaturesthat
existtoday:thebeastdivisionthebeingdivisionandthespiritdivision.
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naturallythetterhasedthere.iliar
istspaignfortheclassificationglesas“beasts”;hatthetaurshave
refused“being”statusandrequestedtoreis”;
3
eahebeast
andbeingdivisionsfornyyears;atthetiofingthere
isanofficeforthebeingdivision
hefall
uhebeastdivision.severalhighlyintelligeuresare
classifiedas“beasts”becausetheyareincapableof
theiroantulasandntiresare
capableofintelligentspeechbutpttodevourany
hunthatgoeshethesphinxtalksonlyinpuzzlesand
riddlesandisviolenthewronganswer.
hereisntinueduaintyaboutthe
classificationofabeastinthefolloeditin
theentryforthatcreature.
letusnoutotheoionthatchesandwizards
askrethananyotherheiontustizoology:ugglesnoticethesecreatures
3theeofthecreaturestheyoshare
“being”statussuchashagsandvairesanddeclaredthattheyaheir
oerpeopledethesarequest.
thenistryofgicacceptedtheirdeantly.althoughataurliaison
offientfortheregulationandntrol
ofgicalcreaturesaurhaseverusedit.indeed“beiothetaur
offientandansthatthepersoniion
isshortlytobefired.
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abreifhistgle
aasticbeasts
stonishingthoughityseeonywizards
ggleshavenotalagical
andnstrouscreaturesthatwehaveworkedsolong
andhardtohide.aglanuggleartandliteratureof
theddleagesrevealsthatnyofthecreaturestheynow
believetobeiginaryhenknoobereal.thedragon
thegriffihephoenixthetaur–theseand
rearerepresentediperiodthough
usuallyostiexactitude.
hoinationofgglebestiariesofthat
perioddenstratesthatstgicalbeastseitherescaped
gglehingelse.
exahissurvivingfragntofnuscripttenbyone
brotherbenediershire:
todayeravailingintheherbegardenidid
pushasidethebasiltodisveraferretofnstrous
size.itdidnotrunnorhideasferretsareto
dobutleaptuponthroebackwardsupon
thegroundeandgostunnaturalfury
“getoutofitbaldy”itdidthenbitenoseso
viciouslythatididbleedforseveralhours.thefriar
etatalking
ferretanddidaskherihadbeensuppingof
brotherbonifacestuipynoseill
susedvespers.
a
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evidentlylefriendhaduhednotaferretashe
supposedbutajarveystlikelyinpursuitofitsfavouriteprey
gnos.
ierfeoredangerousthan
ignicwa
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