Chapter 2: The Sending of Eight Prologue Summary

Discword is very scenic, and determining the most impressive sights can be difficult. There is the Rimfall, where the sea flows over the Edge and into space. Then there is the Rimbow, an eight-colored rainbow that hangs in the air over Rimfall. The eighth color is octarine, which is caused by light hitting a strong magical field. The Hub is also very magnificent, with its 10-mile-high peak of green ice that rises into the clouds. At its peak is Dunmanifestin, the dwelling of Discworld's gods.

Up in Dunmanifestin, Blind Io, the chief of the gods, sits before his game board. The game board looks like a map of Discworld, covered in squares and populated with playing pieces that look similar to Discworldlians. Current players include Io, Offler the Crocodile God, Zephyrus the god...