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  Baku (spirit) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baku are generally benign creatures who aid human beings by eating nightmares or the evil spirits that cause such dreams.
Baku are almost always seen as beneficial, however, and pictures of the creatures are often placed in Japanese bedrooms to help ward off bad dreams (in modern times, baku toys and plush dolls may be used instead).
Baku are also found in Magic: the Gathering in the Japan-inspired set Betrayers of Kamigawa as the Blademane, Skullmane, Waxmane, Quillmane and Petalmane Baku.
en.wikipedia.org /?title=Baku_(spirit)   (489 words)

  
 Baku (spirit): Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baku ("dream (A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep) eaters") are spirit (Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings) s found in Japanese mythology (additional info and facts about Japanese mythology) and originate from Chinese mythology (additional info and facts about Chinese mythology).
Baku are generally benign creatures who aid human being (Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae) s by eating nightmare (A terrifying or deeply upsetting dream) s or the evil spirits that cause such dreams.
Other tales make the baku more troublesome, eating all dreams and thus depriving sleepers of their beneficial effects, or simply awakening sleepers and depriving them of sleep (A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended) in general.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/baku_(spirit).htm   (376 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Baku   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baku (or Baky pronounced ba-KEY, Баку or Bakı in Azeri) is the capital of Azerbaijan.
Baku is located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea and is Azerbaijan's largest city, with wonderful beaches, spas and a striking setting on the salty Caspian Sea.
Commercial exploitation began in 1872, and by the beginning of the 20th century the Baku oil field was the largest in the world.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Baku   (699 words)

  
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www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/spirit.html   (1012 words)

  
 Baku
A Japanese good spirit, called the 'eater of dreams'.
It is said that evil dreams are caused by evil spirits.
When a person awakens from a nightmare, he may call upon Baku, saying: "Baku, eat my dreams." Thus Baku may be induced to turn a bad dream into good fortune by eating up the evil.
www.pantheon.org /articles/b/baku.html   (82 words)

  
 Legend of the Five Rings -- Fiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For a moment, the spirit was silent, his form wavering in an unseen wind.
The sword you bound your spirit to, in the vaults of Bayushi Castle.
And you, Baku, you are the greatest traitor of all.
l5r.alderac.com /fiction/jade/destiny.html   (991 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Baku Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baku pronounced ba-KEY, or Bak in Azeri) is the capital of Azerbaijan.
Baku (or Bakı (Baky) pronounced ba-KEY, Баку or Bakı in Azeri) is the capital of Azerbaijan.
The first written reference to Baku dates from 885, although archaeologists have found remains of a settlement predating by several centuries the birth of Jesus Christ.
www.ipedia.com /baku.html   (679 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Baku (spirit)
Plush (from French peluche) is a textile fabric having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet.
A pile of pillows A pillow is a type of bedding— a small (and usually soft) support for the head, usually used while sleeping in a bed, or for the body as used on a couch or chair.
Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Baku-(spirit)   (1384 words)

  
 Baku - Art History Online Reference and Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baku is the place of an important fire temple of the Persian religion of Zoroastrianism which was prevalent in the whole region in the older times.
In 1813 Russia signed the Treaty of Gulistan with Persia by which Baku and most of the Caucasus region were ceceded from Iran and was annexed to Russia.
The Martyr's Cemetery, formerly the Kirov park, is dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives during the war with Armenia and also to the 137 people who were killed on January 20 and 19, 1990 when Soviet tanks and troops took to the streets of Baku.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Baky   (811 words)

  
 Blogrel » New Blog Alert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Plus, I’ve heard since the Armenians of Baku were forced to leave in the 1980’s for fear of being bludgeoned (and after their money and architecture built the city years back), the city just doesn’t seem to have that special appeal it once did.
Rafi, what you heard about changes in Baku in the 1990s is what you heard from people who can hardly be objective, which is totally understandable considering their pain and angst of being forced out of the city where they were born and lived all their life.
And, objectively, the old buildings in the downtown that Baku is famous for have been built by Polish and German architechts (not Armenian ones, with all my respect towards the contribution of Armenians into the economy of soviet Azerbaijan.).
www.blogrel.com /2005/08/21/new-blog-alert-2   (2421 words)

  
 Legend of the Five Rings -- Fiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Some thought perhaps the spirits of the grove spoke to him, whispering the wisdom of the ages to the Scorpion Champion in an attempt to atone for a life of treachery.
Baku’s fingers touched her palm, cold spirit flesh meeting warm mortal flesh.
Things are less complicated there.” The spirit turned and walked away, his image fading from sight as his footsteps continued across the nightingale floor.
l5r.alderac.com /fiction/unfinishedbusiness_02.html   (4003 words)

  
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Baku Altar 2 Artifact R Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on ~.
Blademane Baku 1R Creature - Spirit C 1/1 Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on ~.
Petalmane Baku 1G Creature - Spirit C 1/2 Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on ~.
www.vic.com /~dbd/NFd/d.l.BE   (5132 words)

  
 The Palisades of Lady Kakita   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bayushi Baku (R) Scorpion Clan Spirit*Nonhuman*Expirienced*Unique*Lower Baku's Force to 0 during battles in which no other Scorpion Clan or Spirit Personalities are in Baku's army.
Cliffs of Golden Tears (U) Any player may, as a Battle action, destroy a Spirit card in one of his or her units to move that unit into this battle or send the unit home from this battle, bowed.
Call the Spirit (R) Spell Limited: Bow this Shugenja and destroy this spell to take control of a Spirit Personality with Chi lower than this Shugenja's, along with all cards and tokens in that unit, until your next turn begins.
www.paranoidschizophrenic.org /~yoshiko/spirit_wars.html   (9170 words)

  
 Illia's Everquest Bestiary
There are eleven spire spirits up there -- 8 in the corners, two wanders, and the lord, plus a few on the staircase and a few down below.
As you come through the door at the top of the stairs, the one ahead and to the right is the PH for both the inspired and steadfast ones.
Any of the greater and lesser spire spirits can sometimes spawn in a version that sees invisible.
eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com /search.shtml?id=8102   (272 words)

  
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Waxmane Baku - 2W Creature - Spirit Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Waxmane Baku.
Uncommon Blademane Baku - 1R Creature - Spirit Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Blademane Baku.
Uncommon Traproot Kami - G Creature - Spirit Defender (This creature can't attack.) Traproot Kami's toughness is equal to the number of forests in play.
www.bersogeddon.com /Risorse/Spoiler/betrayers.txt   (5179 words)

  
 OSCE Office in Baku - OSCE Office expresses concern over banning of political rally in Baku
BAKU, 19 May 2005 - The OSCE Office in Baku today expressed its concern over the refusal by the Baku Mayor's Office to authorize a rally of opposition parties planned for Saturday, 21 May.
"The decision taken by the Mayor of Baku seems to contradict the spirit of the 12 May Presidential Decree, which ordered the local administration to authorize political rallies and find appropriate venues for them," said Ambassador Maurizio Pavesi, Head of the OSCE Office in Baku.
The OSCE Office in Baku hopes that the right to freedom of assembly will be immediately restored, not only in connection with the November Parliamenatry Elections, but as a fundamental political right of citizens.
www.osce.org /baku/item_1_14346.html   (309 words)

  
 Card Sets - Spoilers - Betrayers of Kamigawa
Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Baku Alter.
Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, target opponent removes a card in his or her hand from the game.
Upon the death of the ninety-nine, the spell was broken, and the demon returned to the mortal world seeking vengeance for its imprisonment.
www.phyrexia.com /cardsets/spoilers/BetrayersofKamigawa.shtml   (6131 words)

  
 www.MTGNews.com
Choose a Spirit or Arcane spell from it.
Kodama of the Center Tree has Soulshift X, where X is the number of Spirits you control.
The next X damage that a source of your choice would deal to you or a creature you control this turn is dealt to target creature or player instead.
cards.mtgnews.com /Find/Spoilers/BK/Betrayers_of_Kamigawa_Printable.html   (5321 words)

  
 Baku Diary - The Spirit of Conservation - Plastics Bags: A Way of Life by Susan Cornnell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At the bazaar, newspaper cones are used to "package" everything from vegetables to dried fruits, nuts and beans.
The habit of recycling doesn't need to be discovered in Baku, it's part of the cultural mentality to save, re-use, and re-store.
She has been living in Baku for the past two years.
www.azer.com /aiweb/categories/magazine/23_folder/23_articles/23_bakudiary.html   (1680 words)

  
 Database error - TheBestLinks.com - Armenia, Battle of Stalingrad, Baku (spirit), Caspian Sea, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Database error - TheBestLinks.com - Armenia, Battle of Stalingrad, Baku (spirit), Caspian Sea,...
Baku, Armenia, Battle of Stalingrad, Baku (spirit), Caspian Sea, Persian...
This could be because of an illegal search query (see Searching TheBestLinks.com), or it may indicate a bug in the software.
www.thebestlinks.com /Baku.html   (72 words)

  
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Rarity: Uncommon Card Name: Baku Altar Cost: 2 Type: Artifact Pow/Tgh: Rules Text: Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Baku Altar.
Soulshift 3 (When this is put into a graveyard from play, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.) Rarity: Common Card Name: Neko-Te Cost: 3 Type: Artifact — Equipment Pow/Tgh: Rules Text: Whenever equipped creature deals damage to a creature, tap that creature.
Soulshift 6 (When this is put into a graveyard from play, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 6 or less from your graveyard to your hand.) Rarity: Uncommon Card Name: Quash Cost: 2UU Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: Rules Text: Counter target instant or sorcery spell.
www.wizards.com /magic/generic/cardlists/BetrayersOfKamigawa_en.txt   (6183 words)

  
 Love Story Revives Spirit of Old Baku
At the edge of Baku's old inner town, the ethereal palace of the Shirvan Shahs, with its simple stone buildings, airy courtyards and somber interiors, is one of the most soothing places in the Azeri capital.
But the peaceful austerity is deceiving — the palace comes complete with a divan khana, or court of law, which has a mysterious opening in the floor that looks like an unused fountain.
After the criminal was thus decapitated, his head was presented to the next of kin, while the body passed straight through a web of connecting sewers and into the Caspian Sea.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2001/06/01/102.html   (248 words)

  
 TEFSTUDIO.COM - Pop Art Sculpture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is believed that evil dreams are caused by evil spirits.
When a person awakens from a nightmare, he or she can call upon Baku to eat their dream.
Baku is believed to be able to turn a bad dream into good fortune by eating the evil from nightmares.
www.tefstudio.com /baku.html   (168 words)

  
 News from the Washington File
Although it will be some time before the first barrel of oil flows through this pipeline, it has already made a significant contribution to the future of this region.
The spirit of cooperation and trust built up between the governments of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey as they worked together to fashion this project, can serve as a model for future cooperative development efforts, both for the new partners and for other countries in the region.
Finally, we are proud to have contributed to the spirit of cooperation that has brought us here to celebrate together today.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/russia/2002/russia-020918-usia01.htm   (1549 words)

  
 Betrayers of Kamigawa Spoiler List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Baku Altar.
Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Petalmane Baku.
2, Discard a Spirit or Arcane card: Slumbering Tora becomes an X/X artifact creature until end of turn, where X is the discarded card's converted mana cost.
www.abugames.com /Betrayers_of_Kamigawa_Spoiler_List.asp   (5105 words)

  
 The Village Voice: The Bush Beat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Crude crossroads: Azerbaijan is not only a major oil producer and port but also sits in a strategic and volatile place on the Caspian, bordered not only by its bitter enemy Armenia but also by Russia, Iran, and Georgia.
Arkadin, Rumsfeld left Iraq, flew to Baku for meetings, spent the night, and then sneaked out the next day—with no announcements from the Pentagon and (as a result) no notice from the U.S. press.
The Defense Department's European Command, based in Stuttgart, Germany, is coordinating the multi-agency effort and helping to train forces to protect a new pipeline that will bring oil from rigs in the Caspian Sea through the Caucasus to Ceyhan, a Turkish port on the Mediterranean, starting later this year.
villagevoice.com /blogs/bushbeat/archive/000848.php   (2252 words)

  
 BETRAYERS : La liste complète des cartes ! - Page 10 - News Magic l'assemblée
Spiritcraft whenever you play a spirit or arcane spell, Kami of the Tattered Shoji gains flying until end of turn.
Whenever you play a spirit or Arcane spell you may put a 3/3 white spirit creature with flying into play.
Whenever you play a spirit or arcane spell you may put a Ki counter on Quillmage Baku.
www.magictrade.org /index.php3?mod=newview306&limit=150   (4165 words)

  
 [BOK] info - real - MTG Salvation
2, Discard a Spirit or Arcane card: ~ becomes an x/x artifact creature till eot, where X is the discarded card's converted mana cost.
It it's a Spirit, it gains trample till eot.
Whenever you play a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may out a land card into play from your hand tapped.
forums.mtgsalvation.com /showthread.php?t=3224   (1291 words)

  
 Shakaar : Role Playing ( L5R )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We all know the story of 'honourable Bayushi Baku, spirit of the Scorpion Clan,' but how true is the tale?" As if to himself, the boy continued, "How true is anything we are taught in the Scorpion lands…"
The clan has praised your courage, standing forever in the darkness, alone with the sword…but was it courage, Baku?
I will show the Mantis the way to the Phoenix lands, teach them our secret paths into their palaces, and watch, as they suffer the way our people have suffered.
www.shakaar.demon.co.uk /roleplay/fivering/story/shizue10.htm   (981 words)

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