
Entering Discworld. Population: Terry Pratchett.
Imaginary Worlds
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Death in Discworld
In Discworld, these types of characters exist because people believe in them. The only reason death looks like the Grim Reaper is because people believe that's what death should look like. Terry Pratchett was good friends with Neil Gaiman, and Gaiman used the same idea in his stories like The Sandman and American Gods.
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