) Common parlance conflates fairy tales with beast fables and other folktales, and scholars differ on the degree to which the presence of fairies and / or similarly mythical beings ( e. g., elves, goblins, trolls, giants ) should be taken as a differentiator.

Precisely why the two races hate each other so much is unknown, but what is known that the presence of an aquatic elf community within several miles of a sahuagin community occasionally causes some sahuagin to be born as malenti ; mutants who resemble aquatic elves.

Years of working with iron has also given him the ability to detect the presence or influence of elves, although he does not seem to be aware of this.

This can manifest itself in different ways ; for example, an orc city is not likely to surrender to the elves, and if conquered, may revolt unless there is a strong military presence in it to oppress the population.

The oldest known elf, Timmain, has lived at least 20, 000 years by World of Two Moons ' reckoning ( the length of the elves ' presence on the planet ), and for countless time before her arrival on that planet.

The presence of Tasslehoff horrifies Par-Salian, as unlike humans, elves, ogres and dragons, kender are capable of changing time.

Over time the forest's other inhabitants, spirits such as dryads, treemen and spites, have come to accept the elves, although some such as the branchwraith Drycha still resent their presence, and parts of the wood, such as the Wildwood, still remain closed to them.

* A 2011 commercial for Bing. com features the Bumble ( with his full set of teeth ) failing to scare elves with a weak, high-pitched roar, which leads him to search on the service for videos of scary monsters, which he imitates to form a much more menacing presence.

In Thud !, after an attempted assassination of his family, Vimes becomes furious at the ' deep-down dwarves ', a problem only made worse by the presence of a dark entity of pure vengeance within his mind.

Waterdeep is indicated to have been a citadel of a fantasy race called the dwarves, and the entire length and great depth of the mountain is riddled with passages and tunnels, most of which are still occupied by deadly creatures whose presence in the mountain pre-dates the founding of the city itself.

The presence of dragons within Chinese culture dates back several thousands of years with the discovery of a dragon statue dating back to the fifth millennium BC from the Yangshao culture in Henan in 1987, and jade badges of rank in coiled form have been excavated from the Hongshan culture circa 4700-2900 BC.

A wetland-dwelling " mere-dragon " whose physique, like that of his compatriots, had long been poisoned by the presence of the Dark Powers, so that they are smaller and weaker than other dragons.

: Towards the end of Dragon Destiny, the Dragon Jade truly activates due to the presence of all the three dragons ( Sousou's Red Dragon, Ryubi's Yellow Dragon, and Sonsaku's Blue Dragon ) in its vicinity and causes the change of fate, that it was destined to do in the first place.

The Red Dragonflight have recovered since their imprisonment in Day of the Dragon, and in World of Warcraft are a strong presence in the Wyrmrest Accord, an alliance between dragons.

Dar ' khan makes his presence known and informed Harkyn he was hired to keep the dragons away.

Australian water dragons are extremely shy in the wild, but readily adapt to continual human presence in suburban parks and gardens.

Dendritic agates have fern like patterns in them formed due to the presence of manganese and iron oxides.

But as soon as they leave the shade, and by the presence of the real objects, which actuate our passions and sentiments, are put in opposition to the more powerful principles of our nature, they vanish like smoke, and leave the most determined skeptic in the same condition as other mortals.

The southern part of Accrington, the township of New Accrington, was formerly in the Forest of Blackburnshire and the presence of oak trees may be inferred from local place names like Broad Oak and Oak Hill.

By a further act of 1541 — which was not repealed until 1845 — artificers, labourers, apprentices, servants and the like were forbidden to play bowls at any time except Christmas, and then only in their master's house and presence.

The martial art aspect is still present and, like old times, is still subtle and disguised, leading many non-practitioners to ignore its presence.

They made him a minor, off-beat celebrity in Los Angeles and around Hollywood, and his friendship with old show-business types like Mae West and rising fringe celebrities like Korla Pandit made Criswell an entertaining presence at parties.

Neuropathic pain is often a symptom of CMT, though, like other symptoms of CMT, its presence and severity varies from case to case.

A draugr's presence may be shown by a great light that glowed from the mound like " fox-fire.

Iron's very common presence in rocky planets like Earth is due to its abundant production as a result of fusion in high-mass stars, where the production of nickel-56 ( which decays to the most common isotope of iron ) is the last nuclear fusion reaction that is exothermic.

Trace fossils such as tracks and burrows found in the Tonian era indicate the presence of triploblastic worms, like metazoans, roughly as large ( about 5 mm wide ) and complex as earthworms.

Gildas Hamel, drawing on the Book of Jonah and Greco-Roman sources — including Greek vases and the accounts of Apollonius of Rhodes, Gaius Valerius Flaccus and Orphic Argonautica — identifies a number of shared motifs, including the names of the heroes, the presence of a dove, the idea of " fleeing " like the wind and causing a storm, the attitude of the sailors, the presence of a sea-monster or dragon threatening the hero or swallowing him, and the form and the word used for the " gourd " ( kikayon ).

Conservation science has shown that the presence of natural resins like mastic in the paint film causes embrittlement, darkening, and continued solubility.

Some of the major research ventures undertaken by these schools include the pioneering work done by the School of Environmental Studies in highlighting the presence of arsenic in groundwater in countries like India and Bangladesh and the development of the first alcohol based car by the School of Automobile Engineering.

In contrast to submachine guns and autocannons, machine guns ( like rifles ) tend to share the characteristic of a very high ratio of barrel length to caliber ( a long barrel for a small caliber ); indeed, a true machine gun is essentially a fully automatic rifle, and often the primary criterion for a machine gun as opposed to an automatic rifle is the presence of a quick-change barrel or other cooling system ( see below ).

Much like Hess, Johnson left many of the football related decisions up to his management team and tended to avoid the spotlight however, upon hiring head coach Rex Ryan, Johnson had an increased presence as he molded the Jets into his team.

Saint-Simon wrote that " The lady did not like her to be mentioned in her presence, but dared not disown her, and wrote cordial letters to her from time to time, to the day of her death ".

However, Lang quantified this style by saying, " It's so hard to explain what Roy's energy was like because he would fill a room with his energy and presence but not say a word.

It is argued, however, that the presence of this kind of natural physical process is also evidence for a designer, and that these particular systems are repetitive in nature and less complex than a non-repetitive system like DNA.

Since the presence of borderline cases seems to threaten principles like this one ( excluded middle ), the fact that supervaluationism can " rescue " them is seen as a virtue.

The concept of this phrase is simple enough, as the actual substance striking the rotating blades of a fan would cause a messy and unpleasant situation ( much like being in the presence of a manure spreader ).

* The presence of pre-Christian, masque-like figures, like Jupiter in Cymbeline and the goddesses whom Prospero summons in The Tempest ;

False inferences of causation due to reverse causation ( or wrong estimates of the magnitude of causation due the presence of bidirectional causation ) can be avoided by using explanators ( regressors ) that are necessarily exogenous, such as physical explanators like rainfall amount ( as a determinant of, say, futures prices ), lagged variables whose values were determined before the dependent variable's value was determined, instrumental variables for the explanators ( chosen based on their known exogeneity ), etc.

How often have I looked to Jesus when entering the sick room, asking for His presence and help in my professional duties as I give my talents not only as the world giveth but as one who loves the Saviour and His creatures.

A simple form of AM, often used for digital communications, is on-off keying: a type of amplitude-shift keying in which binary data is represented by the presence or absence of a carrier.

Scholars have often believed that Ammianus ' work was intended for public recitation for two reasons: the overwhelming presence of accentual clausulae, which implies that it was intended to be read aloud ; and epistle 1063 of Libanius to a Marcellinus of Rome which refers to public recitations.

However, the presence of a vigorous population of Celtic lineage, principally of Irish origin, has supported the creation of other celebrations of beer, often for marketing purposes, such as Saint Patrick's Day ( Día de San Patricio ), patron of Ireland, which is celebrated with abundant libations.

The flavour is rich and sweet, often with toasty notes, and sometimes hints of chocolate, always balanced by a significant alcohol presence.

While clearly attributable to the presence of the opportunistic pathogens of the genus Candida, candidiasis describes a number of different disease syndromes that often differ in their causes and outcomes.

The common names of illicit drugs, and the plants used to obtain them, often undergo a process similar to taboo deformation, because new terms are devised in order to discuss them secretly in the presence of others.

Close to the seacoast, rivers often provided adequate waterways, but the presence of the Appalachian Mountains, 400 miles inland, presented a great challenge.

The presence of the Warrah has often been cited as evidence of pre-European occupation of the islands.

It often suggests the presence of the profit motive, although neither a profit motive or profit itself are necessary for a free market.

This type of graffiti often commemorates the mutual commitment of a couple, or simply records a person's presence at a particular moment.

At home, they are expected to render luster to various occasions by their presence, such as by attending artistic or sports performances or competitions, expositions, celebrations, military parades and remembrances, prominent funerals, visiting parts of the country, enterprises, care facilities ( often in a theatrical honor box, on a platform, on the front row, at the honours table etc.

These changes can often be tracked by monitoring the presence of proteins on the surface of the cell.

The latter feature is due to the presence of elongated loops of Henle ; these are much shorter in birds, and not truly present in other vertebrates ( although the nephron often has a short intermediate segment between the convoluted tubules ).

Forging tends to be reserved for manufacturers ' more expensive product lines, and can often be distinguished from stock removal product lines by the presence of an integral bolster, though integral bolsters can be crafted through either shaping method.

Molecular hydrogen is difficult to detect by infrared and radio observations, so the molecule most often used to determine the presence of H < sub > 2 </ sub > is CO ( carbon monoxide ).

The presence of the measuring instrument inevitably acts to divert flow and create turbulence, so its shape is critical to accuracy and the calibration curves are often non-linear.

Many types of cystidia exist, and assessing their presence, shape, and size is often used to verify the identification of a mushroom.

As noted by many scholars, Nevisians have often referred to a structural imbalance in Saint Kitts ' favour in how funds are distributed between the two islands and this issue has made the movement for Nevis secession a constant presence in the island's political arena, with many articles appearing in the local press expressing concerns such as those compiled by Everton Powell in " What Motivates Our Call for Independence ":

In most cases, the civil flag is a simplified version of the state flag, with the difference often being the presence of a coat of arms on the state flag that is absent from the civil flag.

Occitans, as a result of more than 200 years of conditioned suppression and humiliation ( see Vergonha ), seldom speak their own language in the presence of foreigners, whether they're from abroad or from outside Occitania ( in this case, often merely and abusively referred to as Parisiens or Nordistes, which means northerners ).

Postmodern philosophy is often particularly skeptical about simple binary oppositions characteristic of structuralism, emphasizing the problem of the philosopher cleanly distinguishing knowledge from ignorance, social progress from reversion, dominance from submission, and presence from absence.