I’ve got a ton of lore writings in the works and there’s a lot of little terms used by treefolk and by the trio. So here’s a handy guide in case anyone needs it.
THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT. There are sure to be edits and additions as time goes on.
Period of time at the End of the Cretaceous Period before the meteor hit and the Death Curse began.
Period of time directly after the Meteor Strike and the Isles were formed. Cities built around the new Gods. Ends in extermination.
Period of time 66 million years after First Civilizations eradication. Years 1698 to 1998. Ends in extermination.
Modern HTF as we know it.
(Terms that most treefolks on the Isles will be familiar with)
The Isles: Also known as “The Isles of Da-rí-šè”, is a lush, multi-biomed cluster of islands hidden in the middle of the ocean and encompassed by a 66million year old Immortality Curse.
Critters/Treefolk: Sentient inhabitants of the world. Anthromorphic animals. Or “People” for lack of a better term.
Simple Beasts: Animals and creatures that live in the world who are not anthropomorphic characters. Pets, wildlife, ect.
Death Curse: The never ending loop of dying and regeneration experienced only within The Isles.
Blacking out: The sensation of losing consciousness and being unable to recall the specification of one’s own death on the Isles.
Death Hangover: The feeling one experiences when waking up alive after a death. Feelings of mental haze, disassociation, and a slight queasiness. Like you woke from a nightmare that you know you had but can’t seem to recall the details of it.
the Outside world/the real world/back home: No official word for this but many Treefolk tend to refer to the world and and their old life outside the Isles from time to time. As distant and far away as it now may seem to them…
Perma’d: the state of being dead without revival. Permanently dead.
(Terms used among the trio or during the time of First Civilization and before.)
(Holidays Celebrated during the First Civilization Era and still regarded by the Trio in private)
Day of Two Suns: New Year for the Critters of the First Civilization. Anniversary and Celebration of the day that the chixulub meteor hit the earth and ended the reign of the “Titans”. Transition from Spring into Summer.
Festival of Shedding: Summer into Autumn harvest festival and feast.
Nesting Day: Preparation of Autumn to Winter. Preparing the nest of Ki for the colder months.
Festival of Frogs: Winter into Spring festival when the frogs come out of hibernation.
Union: Solar Eclipse celebration
Bleeding Night: Lunar Eclipse Ritual to revive Theia from death with a chosen sacrifice.
Theia: The moon; deity of the Night and watcher of the small folk and critters.
Sâmâs: The Sun; deity of the Day
Ki: The Earth; Child of Theia and Sâmâs, asleep in the core of the planet.
Alagtila: The Idol of Life
Alagkana: The Idol of Misfortune
Alagumuna: The Idol of Blood
Dingirtila: Formal Title for the God of Life
Dingirkana: Formal Title for the God of Misfortune
Dingirumuna: Formal Title for the God of Blood
Egalkana: Temple of Misfortune
Egalumuna: Temple of Blood
Mushhush: The name of Nergals monster form
Umamumurgu: Ancient beast of Rage and Fire sent by Sâmâs to protect the children of Theia from the Titans.
The Blood: Concentrated Suffering in the form of blood. Gives the idols their power.
The Wells: Underground rivers and lakes where the Blood is held. How full they are determines the amount of power the idols have.
Burrows: Series of tunnels deep below the Isles leading to the wells and to the Trios private chambers.
Hibernation: State of stasis where the trio can go long periods of time of inactivity to conserve Blood.
Ludari: “The Eternal People” The term used to describe the people who lived during the First Civilization before the Rebellion.
Lukurra: “Outsiders” Those who are not one of the three Idols. This term replaced Ludari after the rebellion.
Titans: The dinosaurs, pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs and other giant reptiles that went extinct after the meteorite hit.
