Difference between revisions of "Arx Lexicon"
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*'''Elysia''': Heaven | *'''Elysia''': Heaven | ||
− | *'''Ember twig''': a small twig topped with an alchemical compound for a quick strike flame | + | *'''Ember twig''': a small twig topped with an alchemical compound for a quick strike flame. Expensive and handmade |
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*'''Flec''': derived from reflection, it is a curse meaning oath-breaker, two-faced, or liar | *'''Flec''': derived from reflection, it is a curse meaning oath-breaker, two-faced, or liar | ||
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*'''Leviathan''': the Thrax Fleet (also a sea monster) | *'''Leviathan''': the Thrax Fleet (also a sea monster) | ||
+ | *'''Lycene Plait''': French braid | ||
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+ | *'''Messere''': Lycene gender-neutral polite address for commoners. | ||
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*'''Nervous as an Oathlands pig''': jumpy, scared; colloquial expression, ala 'long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs'. | *'''Nervous as an Oathlands pig''': jumpy, scared; colloquial expression, ala 'long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs'. |
Revision as of 14:25, 1 May 2017
A
- Abandoned: those not part of the compact. There are many Abandoned tribes who aren’t wild and warlike, who are settled and "civilized"
- Abyss: Hell
E
- Elysia: Heaven
- Ember twig: a small twig topped with an alchemical compound for a quick strike flame. Expensive and handmade
F
- Flec: derived from reflection, it is a curse meaning oath-breaker, two-faced, or liar
G
- Goodman/Goodwoman: Oathlands polite address for commoners
L
- Leviathan: the Thrax Fleet (also a sea monster)
- Lycene Plait: French braid
M
- Messere: Lycene gender-neutral polite address for commoners.
N
- Nervous as an Oathlands pig: jumpy, scared; colloquial expression, ala 'long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs'.
P
- Presented to the Sea: House Thrax's favored method of execution.
- Prodigal: Abandoned who have rejoined the Compact and bent the knee
S
- Shards: damn (from many shards of a broken reflection)
- Shav: colloquial term for the Abandoned/wild tribes who are not part of the compact and are generally hostile to it.
- Silk: a non-flattering commoner term used to refer to a noble
T
- The Thirteenth: Tehom, god of the dark reflection. Saying "Tehom" is considered very bad luck.