Most Amber characters are members of the two ruling classes in the Amber multiverse, and are much more advanced in matters of strength, endurance, psyche, warfare and sorcery than ordinary beings.

Characters in Amber DRPG are represented by four attributes: Psyche, Strength, Endurance and Warfare.

Amber conventions, known as Ambercons, are held yearly in Massachusetts, Michigan, Portland ( United States ), Milton Keynes ( England ) and Modena, Italy.

' Red ' ( or the less restrictive ' Amber ') zones are often to protect the interest of an interstellar government, not the native population.

Most of her books are considered Young Adult ( YA ) books, although some of the Amber Brown books were aimed at younger readers.

Additionally, there are a number of Amber short stories and other works.

Thus both the Pattern and Logrus are forestalled for a time, in their attempts to escalate their conflict: while Corwin begins the journey back to Amber, Merlin-who wants peace with Amber-returns to Chaos to await his coronation.

There are two guides to Amber:

There are two three-part comic adaptations of Nine Princes in Amber and The Guns of Avalon, respectively, by Terry Bisson ( 1996 ).

In Nine Princes in Amber Random and Corwin arrive in Arden by driving Flora's car through Shadow, but as soon as they do this they are discovered by Julian.

The people of Rebma are human in form but resentful of Amber, particularly when Amber's strife causes ripples of trouble in their own home.

Philosophical texts have influenced the series as well: many similarities exist between Amber and Plato's Republic ( see the Allegory of the cave ) and the classical problems of metaphysics, virtuality, solipsism, logic, possible worlds, probability, doubles and essences are also repeatedly reflected on.

All except Amber Lake are connected by channels and are used extensively for recreational boating and fishing.

Frequent visitors are Daisy's best friend, Twist Morgan ( Katy Carmichael ) and Tim's best friend, Mike Watt ( Nick Frost ), who ends up becoming a lodger after Marsha's daughter Amber Weary " flies the nest ".

The style is also close to Amber Ale, though Amber Ales are darker and maltier due to use of crystal malts.

The band is also referenced in the movie Pineapple Express when protagonist Dale Denton ( Seth Rogen ) says to his girlfriend Angie ( Amber Heard ) " You are gonna go to college next year.

Areas such as Derbyshire ` s Amber Valley and Erewash combine attractive countryside with industrial heritage and are home to historic canals and sites associated with the mining industry.

With their combined efforts, they are able to contact Brand through the trump, and pull him through to Amber.

The three set off for Amber, but are drawn through shadow — which should be impossible this close to Amber — and come to an enlarged version of the Grove of the Unicorn, where they see the eponymous beast.

Amber occurring in coal seams is also called resinite, and the term ambrite is applied to that found specifically within New Zealand coal seams.

Amber has been used since antiquity in the manufacture of jewelry and ornaments, and also in folk medicine.

Amber also forms the flavoring for akvavit liquor.

Polgár also participated in the Melody Amber tournament in Monaco which featured a blindfold tournament of 12 grandmasters.

She was also the author of the Amber Brown and Matthew Martin series.

Several " Chronicles of Amber " omnibus anthologies have also been published collecting the 5 novels from the original ' Corwin cycle ' or all 5 novels of the ' Merlin cycle ' or ( as in The Great Book of Amber ) all 10 novels.

However, the Keep is also currently under siege by Dalt the Mercenary, a known enemy of Amber and friend of Luke / Rinaldo.

Merlin returns to Amber, ventures out into Amber City, escapes an assassination attempt, and is saved by Caine's mistress, Vinta Bayle-who, also, appears to know more than she ought about him.

He also granted Amberzine the special privilege to publish stories directly inspired from Amber RPG sessions.

There is also the Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game by Erick Wujcik:

Additionally, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped ( NLS ) have also created their own unabridged versions of The Chronicles of Amber.

Rebma also contains a Pattern, a match to the one in Amber.

Trumps can also be made for places, for example the Palace of Amber.

* Oberon, the King of Amber, is also the name of King of the Fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream, although Shakespeare did not invent the character.

1994 also saw the release of Amber, an album featuring a more ambient, less percussive approach than their debut.

Jeff Probst later revealed to the two at their reward that because Rob had selected Amber, Amber also received a car ( though one of lesser value ).

He also worked on the scripts for the films Laura ( 1944 ), Brotherhood of Man ( 1946 ), Forever Amber ( 1947 ), and M * A * S * H ( 1970 ).

It was also a very old market for the amber brought to Italy from the north ; the main arm of the Amber Road crossed the Danube at Carnuntum.

Amber is also home of Amber-Pocasset Jr. Sr. High School, home of the Panthers.

Amber is fossilized tree resin ( not sap ), which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times.

Amber and dark brown spirits obtain their color from the extracts from the oak barrel during aging and from caramel, a natural coloring agent.

When natural light strikes Blue Amber on a white surface, the light particles pass right through, and then are refracted off the white surface.

When the same natural light particles strike the Amber on a black surface, the light particles don't refract off the black surface, thus refracting off the actual Amber.