#theyda

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Ok, so since I haven't gotten enough name suggestions, here's what's gonna happen.

This world is going to be called "Ith".

Ith has two continents.

The continent to the northeast is called "Theyda" (þ-ay-dah) [name provided by @ravanaugh-runner]

The continent to the southwest is called Uginar (Oo-gen-narr) [Sorry @yuginarumon, it would be ill advised to use your full tumblr username]

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What languages are there on Ith? Are the most common languages similar to eachother (like English is similar to French) or are they very different (like Chinese is very different from English)

Are foreign languages taught to the children?

There are as many spoken languages on Ith as there are are in this world, if not more, and many more that have been forgotten.

Of the 70 nations and city-states that make up Theyda, at least 42 of them commonly speak languages that are either descended from or were heavily influenced by the Theyan language. These languages include (but are not limited to) Stalanese, Bostian, Iacori, Hestaxian, Eastern-Heshori, Kazinadan, and Atharan; among others.

In Uginar; there are a great number of languages that come from the myriad nomad clans, including a few that have come into being due to exposure to Theydan tongues, all of this on yop of a greater number of regional dialects. The Kingdom of Okuron recognizes at least 200 commonly spoken languages within it's borders, though the official language of it's ruling class is Hazar.

As of now, the only people who bother to learn foreign languages are those people whose lifestyle necessitates travel.

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Who’s music would you say is the closest to our modern day songs?

Phonographs are a thing and it's become a popular trend amoung young people of the Demina Isles to experiment with the recording functionality to create bizzare-sounding music.

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Popular children names and their meanings?

Aji: A gender-neutral name used by many Ajaeist parents. Seen all over Theyda and in the Kingdom of Okuron. Variations include Ag'e, Aja, Aje, Og, and Oje.

Doron: "dor" is a word from the Stalanese language meaning gold. This name can, of course, be seen in the Stalan Empire and it's neighboring states.

Gonba: A name originating among the mountain nomads in western Uginar. In those dialects, "gonba" is the word used in reference to large winged dragons. Though this name began as a title awarded to anyone who could single-handedly slay such creatures, it has since been adopted and appropriated throughout much of Uginar and has found its way into Kazinada and surrounding lands.

Jana: A northern Uginaran name made in reference to a rare large orange and purple flower called a "Jana Awa" that is said to have magical healing properties and can grant good luck if planted near one's home. The name can be gender-neutral but is most common in girls.

Motch: A boy's name drawn from the Bostian word for what we would call white chocolate.

Pari: A girl's name from Iacor, meaning "very cute". It's becoming a recent trend in surrounding areas to give the name to boys though and may soon shift its gender connotations entirely.

Somoth: A name originating from the Molothogi islands. It is a word used to interchangeably refer to whales and large aquatic dragons.

Vad: A name from the City of Torn. It's linguistic origin is lost, but it was the name of the city's first chancellor Vad Tanareo II.

Yo: A name that can found all over the western half of Theyda. It comes from Du Djim, meaning "first/one". It is ofcourse often given to firstborns.

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I'm sorry @yuginarumon, I had to delete my answer to your last question because the answer I gave contradicted previously established information.

Things that happened 399 years ago on the year -1 of the Stalanese calendar are as follows:

The first crusade of the Cult of the Sapphire Eye ended. The cult found itself taking more losses multiple fronts faster than it could aquire more conscripts from Kazinada, forcing it to fall back to the Hordagalla Temple. They would later attempt a second crusade fifty years later.

A wandering medicine man by the name of Xamu would begin acquiring renown acrossed Uginar for his ethical philosophies regarding sex and love.

A gathering of learned men and women in the then City-State of Stalan would begin the process of compiling written and verbal accounts of history and using it as the groundwork for what would become the Stalanese calendar.

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Which continent has a longer written history? Who’s recording it?

The cultures that reside on Uginar rely largely on oral history, with only a few cultures having recently invented writing systems. These accounts go back at least as far as 100,000 years.

In Theyda, most cultures have developed or adopted a writing system and use it primarily for recording history. Though most of these records are only interested in the last 17,000 years.

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Who’s trying to take over the world?

Most every country with a taste for conquest has this as a final goal, Kazinada and Stalan being especially notable.

But there is one mage by the name of Rakul Fong of Du Djim (a Theydan nation) who is looking to carve out her own empire in the upcoming year, though she's still in the planning stages, save for the skeleton army she's building.

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Is there porn on Ith? I have to know!

Whever you can find prostitutes on Theyda, you can find a stall that sells entire codexes filled with elaborate and titillating illustrations of the men and women who work there.