Maury

53 minutes ago, Pun said:

No. One scot is enough.unless your replacing me.

Didn’t you say just the other day how there weren’t enough GM’s in the EU timezones to help with tickets? ?

On 3/3/2019 at 9:59 PM, Straberri said:

[OOC]
Username: Straberri
Activity Rating (1-10): 7
Discord: naomigrey#1278
Timezone: Mountain Time (Arizona)

Availability for an RP interview?: Anytime any day after 4:00pm MTN time
[RP]
Full name: Giannai
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Place of residence: TBD
Race/Subrace/Culture: Snow Elf
Prior relevant knowledge or experience? Explain: None.

Two Primary Courses and one Co-Curricular (Optional): Fennic History, Language
Do you swear to observe and follow all Fennic laws, as well as to abide by the rules set forth by the Institute?: I Swear.

Your application has been reviewed and approved, please seek out Airebys Sylric to receive your Fi’Taeluir clothes and permissions.

Just now, Trekwars said:

Application Format

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Username: Trekwars

Activity Rating (1-10): 8

Discord:Trekwars#7141

[RP]

Name: Arevthor Tathvir

Gender: Male

Place of Residence: Tahu’lareh, Tathvir Manor

Race/Subrace/Culture: Snelf

Roles (Select a minimum of two, excluding Bilok’sair): Nor’sair, Narn’sair’magara

Do you swear allegiance to the Princedom of Fenn and Grand Prince, and pledge to do your duty and to never steal?: yah

Accepted, please speak with Airebys or Ailduin Sylric to be granted all your duties and supplies.

37 minutes ago, Harold said:

[Ooc]

Username: premiumroleplay

Activity Rating (1-10): 7

Discord: harold#4697

[RP]

Name: Hadolph Tundrak II

Gender: Male

Place of Residence: Citadel, Fenn. 

Race/Sub-race/Culture: Mali’Fenn

Roles (at least 2 roles, not including Bilok’sair as part of minimum): Orrar’sair, Nor’sair

Do you swear allegiance to the Princedom of Fenn and Grand Prince, and pledge to do your duty and to never steal?: yeeeee

Accepted, welcome back to the Bilok’thuln. Please seek Airebys Sylric to be granted all your duties and tools.

13 hours ago, Straberri said:

[Ooc]

Username: Straberri

Activity Rating (1-10): 7

Discord: naomigrey#1278

[RP]

Name: Giannai

Gender: Female

Place of Residence: TBD

Race/Subrace/Culture: Snow Elf

Roles (Select a minimum of two, excluding Bilok’sair): Bilokonn’sair,  Nor’sair,  Lom’sair’ame

Do you swear allegiance to the Princedom of Fenn and Grand Prince, and pledge to do your duty and to never steal?: I Swear.

Accepted, please seek out the Deputy Exchequer to be granted all your duties and tools.

7 minutes ago, Pun said:

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Username:LogPitsPun

Activity Rating (1-10):10

Discord:Pun#6347

[RP]

Name:Alerathla Tundrak 

Gender:Female 

Place of Residence:Citadel 

Race/Subrace/Culture:mali'fenn

Roles (Select a minimum of two, excluding Bilok’sair):Nor’sair (main choice, since I can't choose builder lol)  Orrar’sair

Do you swear allegiance to the Princedom of Fenn and Grand Prince, and pledge to do your duty and to never steal?: I swear. 

Accepted, welcome back to the Bilok’thuln. Speak with the Deputy Exchequer to be granted all your duties and tools.

19 minutes ago, Willy6001 said:

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Username: AFKArborist

Activity Rating (1-10): 

Discord: You have it

[RP]

Name: Sulien Annungilben

Gender: Female

Place of Residence: Annungilben manor

Race/Subrace/Culture: Snow Elf

Roles (Select a minimum of two, excluding Bilok’sair): Nor’sair and Lom’sair’ame

Do you swear allegiance to the Princedom of Fenn and Grand Prince, and pledge to do your duty and to never steal?: Yes

Accepted, welcome back to the Bilok’thuln. Speak with the Deputy Exchequer to be granted all your duties and tools.

1 hour ago, MeltyMoonlight said:

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Username: MeltyMoonlight

Activity Rating (1-10): 5

Discord: Birb#0256

[RP]

Name: Alevaera

Gender: Female

Place of Residence: Tahu’lareh

Race/Subrace/Culture: Snow Elf

Roles (Select a minimum of two, excluding Bilok’sair): Nor’sair, Lom’sair’ame

Do you swear allegiance to the Princedom of Fenn and Grand Prince, and pledge to do your duty and to never steal?: I do

16 minutes ago, Mina Sakura said:

[Ooc]

Username: ImaCactusPear

Activity Rating (1-10):  4-7

Discord: OCQueen101#8262

[RP]

Name: Minapili Sylric

Gender: Female

Place of Residence: Sylric Manor

Race/Subrace/Culture: Snelf

Roles (Select a minimum of two, excluding Bilok’sair): Nor’sair  Narn’sair’magara  Bilokonn’sair

Do you swear allegiance to the Princedom of Fenn and Grand Prince, and pledge to do your duty and to never steal?: I do

You have been Accepted to the Bilok’thuln. Please report to the Deputy Exchequer of the Bilok’thuln to be granted all your duties and tools.

9 hours ago, Ioannis said:

((Credit for this goes to AFKArborist and MauryTFF))

Its TTF, but thanks for the shoutout ?

Somewhere in Arcas, a Snow Elf furrows their brows in a miffed fashion.

@EnderMaiashiro @Ioannis @Aeldrin @ThumperJack @Willy6001 @Treaty I’m really glad I chose Fenn as my first nation to really stick with. The trailer looks phenominal, and I’m ecstatic for the upcoming change to 7.0. I’m sure there’ve been ups and downs between us mali’fenn in-game and oocly, but lets treat 7.0 like a new year--make up some resolutions and look to the new horizon.

Ito nae elahern’wyrvun, Wyrvun l’ayla!

I took this screenshot but k.

all the others are still nice tho, good works ?

Fennic Sunrise

Evening in Pembroke

3 hours ago, Slothtastic said:

Orgak lowers the book for a second. “Mi’z burnin’ all da bookz mi find ub diz twiggy zkah. Da albai zkaherz wull pay fur diz! Am nub’hozh!” He growled, going off to find torches. 

Burning all the books of this elf f*ck wouldn’t be entirely possible, nor wise. Many an uruk and even gobo do not like when us elves are unable to understand them, and some have even assisted in completing this dictionary. Keep your torches and don’t waste your time.

3 hours ago, Tigergiri said:

Wren spending another great day in the library right by her house in fenn. “hmm..This helps expand my knowledge more on blah. Maybe I can have full converstations now my orc llirs..Sulian!”

This dictionary is not intended for any elves to speak Blah, but for them to translate what Orcs are saying; as indicated in the Preface.

39 minutes ago, Novastral said:

Very nice that this was ripped right from old orc guides with minimal flair on its presentation. Very spicy.

It is not meant to have ‘flair’ or be ‘spicy’, it’s meant to be functional. Would you care to teach other races how to understand Blah? Because I’ve spoken with some Orcs and even the ones who helped expand this dictionary weren’t keen on doing so; but were fine with snow elves learning to understand Blah. Understanding and speaking are two different things, so leave off with the sarcasm. Besides, it was indicated that this was a work from books in the Grand Library, so its not as if I’m discrediting the authors who wrote the original works and coining this as my own--I’m simply transcribing. If it makes any difference, I could drop the names in the post of the book authors I transcribed from.

This is a work by Airebys Sylric to combine all the works within The Grand Library of Dragur and work on the field. Special thanks goes to the helpful orcs who assisted in expanding and correcting.

[!]

Airebys’ Blah Dictionary for Snow Elves

Preface:
Ignorance breeds ignorance, and so to respect another race or culture, one must understand its language. Blah is an ancient and sacred language, one revered by its people: the Orcs. Snow Elves would be ill-advised to try and speak it to an Orc, as their lack of tusks would make it sound like ‘a horse pissing into a tin bucket’; which is quite disrespectful. It would not be surprising for one who goes against this advice to be clobbered by an Orc. Even so, readers are not discouraged from mouthing and sounding out certain words in private to practice their understanding of the language.

An important nuance to note is the grammatical differences in written and spoken speech between Common and Blah. For instance,
the “S” pronunciation is replaced by a “Z” pronunciation, exaggerated by their guttural and tusk-hindered speech. In addition,

• “f” or “v” sounds may be replaced with “v” or “b”, as in 'give = gib', 'believe = buhleeb', etc
• 'ee' or ‘ea’ sounds are usually written as 'ee' or 'ii'
• 'can' would most likely become 'kan', 'kin', etc
• 'staring' would become 'ztehrin', 'ztarin', 'ztayrin', etc. All personal flavour, “y” and “h” are popular to make 'eh' or 'ah' sounds

Blah is arguably the most important language a traveler can have in their repertoire. In the event of an orc raid, understanding the bandits orders and demands can save your life. If you are in the presence of a shaman, or any other prominent member of orc society, comprehension of what is being said is crucial if one is to engage in dialogue and properly convey respect.

The current Blah (distinguishing it from Old Blah, wherein some of its roots lie) is a modified form of Common, where grammar is essentially identical, with some words replacing the need for multiple words, with the most basic nouns being replaced entirely. The reason for these modifications is quite simple: the presence of tusks in orc mouths, which hinders the lip movement necessary to properly pronounce Common words. Although the speech may sound guttural and primitive, it is a poor indication of orc culture and wisdom, both of which are rich, admirable, and built on honor. Those who meet and speak with orcs would do well to remember that. Without further ado, a compilation of common phrases in the Blah, chosen to ensure the life and intactness of the limbs of the reader when in Orcish company.

WORDS & PHRASES
Agh - And
Albai - Generic term for an Elf
Bi - By
Blah - Talk, Speak,, Say, Orc language
Blah’er - Mouth
Blarg - Home
Bubhosh - Great, Big
Buub - Pig
Buubshara - Pigman
Buubshara Nubded - Zombie Pigman
Buubstick - Sausage
Burz - Dark
Burz albai - Dark elf
Burrzhomo - Dark Shaman
Da, Dem, Dat - The, Them, That
Dabu - Respectful yes (Yes, my pleasure)
Flat - Dead
Gazat, Stowt - Dwarf
Glob - Fool
Gobo - Goblin, a smaller and smarter breed of orc compared to the uruk and olog
Goi - City

Grub – Food
Gruk - Understand, think, know
Gug’ye - Goodbye
Hi - He, him
Hih albai - High elf
Howlur - Wolf

Hozh – Good, Best
Klomp - Attack
Krimp - Control some
Lat - You
Latz - Your, You’re, addressing multiple persons
Ligz - Arrow
Lusk, Luzk - Axe
Mi - Me, I, My
Mojo - Magic
Momo - Mother
Nub - No
Nubded - Undead
Nubhosh- Bad, Small
Nuburuk - Any race that isn’t an orc
Nuutshara - Ascended
Olig - Bow
Olog - Largest and least intelligent breed of orc, also known as ogres
Peep - See, look
Peepers - Eyes
Popo - Father
Pinkskin - non orc
Pinkii, Pinkie - Derogatory/slang word for Human
Pushdug - Stinky
Quickspawn - Breeder  
Rulg - Thanks
Shara, Quickspawn, Breeder - Human
Shineez - Treasure, something of worth or value
Shi - She, herSkah, Saahkah - Orcish curse words
Skaher - Orcish curse word when directed at a person
Snaga - Slave
Snow albai - Snow elf
Squeal, Snack - Halfling
Steemiez - Redstone technology
Stik - Staff
Throm’ka - Formal greeting

Tik – Time
Twiggi - Wood elf
Ug - Hi, Hello, Hail
Uruk - Most common breed of orc
Uzg - World, can be used to describe the entire Orc race
Whitewash - Banished Orcs who live among other races
Wi - We, us
Wooleh - Sheep
Wub - What
Yub - Yes
Zult - Sword

Some nice Orcish curses:
WARNING: Insulting the heritage of an orc may result in loss of a limb or two.

Momoskaher/poposkaher
Latz momo wuz ah ztowt
Zkah-fur-braynz
Albai huggur
Mey lat hab az maneh kubz az ah albai
Puzhdug buubglob
Buubztik luvvur
Znaga kizza
Dumbzkah

EXAMPLES OF PHRASES IN SENTENCES
Albai - Mi niid tu klomp dat Albai
Blah - Dat Albai kan blah?
Blarg - Gu blarg lihtuhl azh!
Bubhosh - Dat bruddah iz eh bubhosh Olog!
Buurz - Diz ruum iz buurz!
Dabu - Dabu, dat uruk iz peepin fur pinkzkin tu klomp.
Flat - Dat uruk iz flat!?
Gazat - Gazat iz peepin tu klomp.
Glob - Dat whitewazh iz a Glob!
Goi - Tayke eh lehft agh gu tu da goi.
Gruk - Mi gruk wub latz iz blahin’.
Gug’ye - Gug’ye Bruddah!
Howlur - Dat howlur iz ztehrin eht uz.
Klomp - PINKZKIN WUNT TU KLOMP?!
Krimp - Mi krimpd da pinkzkin.
Lat - Lat niid tu run!
Ligs - Dat buw zhuut ehn ligz
Lusk - Kut da limbz of dat tree with latz luzk
Mi - Mi niid eh ligz fur meh buw.
Mojo - Dat shamun duz mojo.
Nub - Nub zult ehn mi.
Nubded - Da Nubded ehr kohmin’!
Nubhosh - Nubhosh bruddah!
Nuutshara - Da Nuutzhara iz peepin fur nuw nuutzhara.
Olig - Dat ligz iz fur latz Olig.
Pinkzkin - Dat Pinkzkin iz smurt
Pushdug - Ugh! Dat Pinkzkin iz puzhdug!
Quickspawn, Breeder - Dat Breedur, Dat Quickzpawn, duz nut liv lung.
Rulg - Rulg bruddah fur da zult.
Shara - Zharaz are luukin’ fur klompin’!
Snaak - Da Znaak liv en eh hul?
Snaga - Znagas ar nub tu beh uzd!
Squeals - Dem Zqueals wunt tu KLOMP?!
Steemies - Dem tinkurz ar gud with steemiez.
Stik - Da Albai curriez eh ztik!
Stowt - Da Ztowt iz zmall!
Throm’ka - Throm’ka bruddahz.
Twiggies - Da twiggiez ar buin’ klompd!
Ug - Ug bruddah.
Uzg - Da Uzg of Vailor iz buin’ wurd…
Wub - Wub latz wunt?

NUMERICAL SYSTEM
The majority of the races use a decimal system for counting (that is, counting with a base of ten). However, orcs use a quinary system (base five). The first five numbers have unique identifiers, and the numbers six through nine possessing the prefix “H’-”. Numbers greater than nine possess the suffix “-ty”.

Ash - One
Dub - Two
Gakh - Three
Futh - Four
H’ - Five
H’ash - Six
H’dub - Seven
H’gakh - Eight
H’futh - Nine
Ashty - Ten
Dubty - Twenty
Gakhty - Thirty

Updated Academic Auditing to be a public service as well as an activity for enrolled students.
Updated the curriculum: Language is no longer a Primary Course but a Co-Curricular Course.

As someone with a college introductory course in Geography under his belt, I approve and +1 this post. Please add it! ?

Having a forum-based system for what boils down to a raid that will heavily damage a nation, its status and infrastructure (i.e. removing what could potentially be an already competent NL), will be primarily held OOCly. This is irrefutable since most raids are planned as such to begin with. If you give a nation the power to overthrow its government, that invites shady “diplomatic” players *cough*  and “revolutionaries” *COUGH COUGH* to come and only stir more trouble for said nation. Plenty of players could have their personas PK’ed, yes, but who’s to stop them from creating a new character with an inherent hatred for the nation their previous persona tried to coup?

Airebys would look on in confusion as he sees Sigirath meowing and scraping a stick of charcoal on some parchment.

I’m not a delf but I’ll +1 it, it’d be nice to see some more racial capitals in the next map.

Steward Application

[OOC]

Username: MaurytTF

Discord: Maury#8922

Timezone: EST

[RP]

Name: Airebys Sylric

Gender: Male

Race/subrace/culture: Mali’fenn

Place of residence: 1 Suli Lane, Talar’ikur

Prior relevant experience: None so much in the way of Stewardry, but the recently discontinued Justiciary is where I have gained much of my knowledge about Fenn and its justice infrastructure.

Do you swear obedience to the Princedom of Fenn, and to the Grand Prince?: I do.

HMU Feanor, I wanna see what you come up with ?

IDK the person above me but I like his profile pic.

9 minutes ago, Snelfma said:

“Do you think Celaena would be proud of anyone screaming all those awful things at me while I wept over her body, a woman she called haelun and took solace in? You admitted it was someone perhaps close to Celaena, and I have guesses for who, so why would you scream and shriek at me as if I am responsible for her death? There was no reason to harass a woman grieving for her child that way, humans offered more sympathy and for that you should be ashamed. If for some reason you would actually like to speak with me and find reason of your own to despise me then I will be found around the Cloud Temple – Z”

“I do not think Celaena would be proud of anything those around me do, much less notions of revenge in “tenfold” or so on... You misunderstand my missive, as I am not here to ostracize or criticize you. I retaliated against your attempts to see her body because you made no prior attempt to contact the Sylric bloodline--and while you may think that it is unnecessary as her mother-figure, I am her blood and as kin I must defend her memory and her remains. I was excluded from the mob against your presence in the city, but you can decide for yourself if you will despise me. I am waiting in the Cloud Temple if you so choose to break bread there.”

9 hours ago, Snelfma said:

I try to say that it was entirely possible her death had more to do with someone’s quarrel against me

“Her death was no fault of your own--but rather that of another whom I have yet to name... Marlari’onn Celae’s frozen tears suggested an emotional event leading up to her death, so I surmise that her murderer was someone once close to her.”

9 hours ago, Snelfma said:

am told that I may as well have been the one to slit her throat and torn out her heart for the simple fact that I live in the empire.

“It is not because you live in the empire that you are scorned as a traitor, but because you would heal those who despise and would commit more genocide against us. Your ideals of creating a healing community are admirable, but by healing the wounded soldiers who raid the snow elven capital, you assist them in one day returning to attack us once more.”

9 hours ago, Snelfma said:

Even with my treatment by humans and my frustration, they still cannot even match the level of disrespect and vitriol I was shown by the snow elves.

“Their loss of respect for you, and their vitriol is not aimed without reason. As said previously, your actions are admirable as a healer, but they have had direct negative outcomes against our people. I am neither old nor wise enough to understand the true connotations surrounding your exile, but no action is taken without prior causation to make such circumstances.... The times have been rough for us all whom were touched by Marlari’onn Celaena’s grace and duty, so take solace in the fact that I will personally see to it that she is buried with care and dignity.”

-Airebys Sylric