#vaerin

[infernaltear]

Here we have the last guy, or at least at the moment, because there are 3 more routes planned :D

I hope you like him ^^

Isiriael Sabiaris Astaria (MC)

[silver-tongues-blog]

One of my players commissioned me to draw the party in the DND group i run! in order of left to right we have

Lorkax the dwarf wizard

Sushi the skaven fighter

Vaerin the half elf bard

Murovik the minotaur paladin

Laveer the kobold rogue

Corvus the kenku cleric

[gailynovelry]

I think some of my favorite aspects of my worldbuilding are the names and languages. I have a language document specifically for referencing Ulluic, and if you pay attention, you might be able to discern the difference between Ulluic names and Gadhian names, male/female/neutral names, and fei names versus human names. Here are some examples!

Crislie is a common Gadhian name, comparable to being named “Jane”. Crislie’s mother intentionally gave her and Evain very plain, ordinary names, in the hopes that it would help them be accepted in the small, insular community that is Gadlin. “-ie” ending names are considered very feminine in Gadhi. Crislie, personally, likes how her name sounds.

Mepari is technically not a “real” name in Gadhi, but Meparik is. Like most fei, Mepari named himself (after a character from his favorite book, in his case). “-i” ending names aren’t considered valid by Gadhi’s human society, but a lot of Talimour’s fei alter names to end in “-i” to make them gender-neutral, or just more cute. In Mep’s case, his fellow Frostbiters removed the “-k” to make his name better reflect how small and helpless he seems. Mep always resented that, but he couldn’t get them to stop, so he accepted it after a while. Only Charlan respects him as Meparik.

Vaerin’s name... is not a real name at all. Silamir haphazardly cobbled it together for her out of the Ulluan word “vae” (harsh sunlight) and the suffix “-rin” (in opposition to). Her name literally means “enemy of the sun”. Vaerin has sometimes considered renaming herself, but could never quite find one that suited her better.

Snow, well, named himself after snow, because his hair is white and he worships the god of winter, Fraihz. The Courtfather’s not a real inventive man.

Charlan is a Gadhian bastardization of jharlian, an Ulluan word that means “expensive” or “valuable”. Charlan did a lot of reading before deciding his name.

Gilde named themself after the golden color of their eyes, and because they liked the phrase “gilding the lily”. You can tell it’s a fei name and not a human name because Gadhian humans use “-dhe” not “-de”, referencing their god Gardhe. Fei... don’t often like Gardhe.

Ainzel named themself after a common folkloric character among the fei of Ullua. It’s the second name they’ve ever worn. Their first was Lalaura, after a kind of desert flower.

Jeidhe’s full name is Jeidhe Amry Fawkes (the third). “Jeidhe” means “steadfast. “-y” names are masculine by Gadhian standards.

So on and so forth. Have to leave it off on here for now, but I could go on forever about names, man! They’re fun.

[eredoh]

Was practicing anatomy and I found a sketch I actually liked! Meet my new OC, Vaerin. She’s a lovely elf~ <3

[gailynovelry]

mep, your friends have concerns

“Well,” Vaerin interrupted, “it is not as if we are stealing from an innocent party…”

“Exactly! The Irongardhe want us to die. Stealing from them is like stealing an apple right from Gilde’s pockets. Is it really a bad thing if we do it to a bad person?” Mepari offered, helpfully lending the support of his dubious morals.

Gilde, with an insulted air about them, frantically dug through their pockets.

I wanted to put this somewhere, because there is a sad chance that it’s not going to make it into Shadow Herald’s sequel despite being disastrously funny. Just another example of Gilde and Mep’s horrible sibling relationship.

Shadow Herald Taglist: @the-great-teller-of-tales @ramblingrubyred @aziz-writes

[gailynovelry]

responses to their own stupidity

If anybody’s going to come up with a stupid idea and immediately hit backspace on it because she is entirely too afraid to make mistakes, it’s Vaerin.

If anybody’s going to come up with a stupid idea and impulsively do it without a second thought (and then forget to regret it), it’s Crislie.

If anybody’s going to come up with a stupid idea, recognize it’s stupidity, and do it anyway because he’s a little shit who deserves a good almost-teenaged rebellion, it’s Mepari.

SH taglist: @the-great-teller-of-tales @ramblingrubyred @aziz-writes

[gailynovelry]

Vaerin: Mepari, were you having a bad dream?

Mepari: No, a bad reality.

[gailynovelry]

Vaerin: Tell me one of your strengths.

Crislie: I'm a decision maker.

Vaerin: Alright... How about a weakness?

Crislie: I make bad decisions.