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==Shen'Ihr== | ==Shen'Ihr== | ||
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| + | :Native word for the Mindsea, the collective subconscious network that joins all Shen'ihr. | ||
;Airon | ;Airon | ||
:Madness; insanity; mental illness resulting in delusions | :Madness; insanity; mental illness resulting in delusions | ||
;Airon'a | ;Airon'a | ||
:"Little Crazy One," an affectionate term for a child with too much energy. | :"Little Crazy One," an affectionate term for a child with too much energy. | ||
| + | ;Enyo-dai | ||
| + | :A Shen'ihr born with natural ki powers, enabled by special cellular bodies. | ||
;Man'un | ;Man'un | ||
:A profane expression of vehement frustration or outrage. On par with the F-bomb in English. | :A profane expression of vehement frustration or outrage. On par with the F-bomb in English. | ||
| + | ;Soma | ||
| + | :The cellular cluster housed inside the corpus callosum of the brain, responsible for the production of psionic powers. The word is also synonymous with 'mind' as a thinking entity. A separate word is used for the rest of the brain. | ||
| + | ;Soma-dai | ||
| + | :A Shen'ihr who is born with natural psionic powers. | ||
| + | ;Vene-dai | ||
| + | :Also spelled without the hyphen, Venedai is a special term used to refer to Shen'ihr who dabble in abominable powers, or have been outcast from society for some grievous offense. | ||
==Taerian== | ==Taerian== | ||
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;Uthran | ;Uthran | ||
:Undead, or literally, "empty lifeing" | :Undead, or literally, "empty lifeing" | ||
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| + | ;Felaisle | ||
| + | :Slang for an artificial intelligence that takes on traits of personhood, especially when taking the form of a humanoid. The word does not literally translate, but rather, is a reference to a cultural tale somewhat similar to that of Pinocchio, where a puppet comes to life by way of magic and aspires to become a real person. In the Taerian tale, however, it soon finds itself to be better than real people, and tries to control them as they once controlled it. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:58, 9 August 2015
This is a general reference sheet to phrases and words in non-Common languages that are not simply fake versions of real non-English languages. Feel free to edit this page with terms your characters use, so that both you and others can use them and look them up to be remembered.
Shen'Ihr
- Aayhan
- Native word for the Mindsea, the collective subconscious network that joins all Shen'ihr.
- Airon
- Madness; insanity; mental illness resulting in delusions
- Airon'a
- "Little Crazy One," an affectionate term for a child with too much energy.
- Enyo-dai
- A Shen'ihr born with natural ki powers, enabled by special cellular bodies.
- Man'un
- A profane expression of vehement frustration or outrage. On par with the F-bomb in English.
- Soma
- The cellular cluster housed inside the corpus callosum of the brain, responsible for the production of psionic powers. The word is also synonymous with 'mind' as a thinking entity. A separate word is used for the rest of the brain.
- Soma-dai
- A Shen'ihr who is born with natural psionic powers.
- Vene-dai
- Also spelled without the hyphen, Venedai is a special term used to refer to Shen'ihr who dabble in abominable powers, or have been outcast from society for some grievous offense.
Taerian
- Uthran
- Undead, or literally, "empty lifeing"
- Felaisle
- Slang for an artificial intelligence that takes on traits of personhood, especially when taking the form of a humanoid. The word does not literally translate, but rather, is a reference to a cultural tale somewhat similar to that of Pinocchio, where a puppet comes to life by way of magic and aspires to become a real person. In the Taerian tale, however, it soon finds itself to be better than real people, and tries to control them as they once controlled it.
