Thursday, March 31, 2011

Daily Miranei 3 excerpt from AFK + some elvish philosophy



"Ovith ghatr lee’a hvekk bena verelln, ghatr lee'idádr hvekk  verellifastr," (If that is what has happened, then that is what must happen) she said.




ovith (conj.) if (prnc. O vith)


hvekk (prn.) what (prnc. HVEKK remember the double 'k' means you end the word quickly, almost like you've swallowed the 'k' sound.)


ben (v. root) has (prnc. BEN)


verell (v. root) happen (prnc. VER el) 


-dádr (adv.) then (pronc. DÁDr)


-fastr (adv.) must


literal translation: If that is(present tense) what happen(past tense), that is(future tense)then what happen(future tense)must.




Here we get a little philosophy of the elves of the Fifth Age. It may seem fatalistic, but I tend to think of it as more zen-like acceptance. Kind of like "Que sera, sera".


But, I personally like to think this approach to life is more like stoicism. You know, "what's the use of crying over spilled milk, get on with your life."


The elves of the Fifth Age seem to be more caught up in, and aware of transitions, loops, and slips in time more than any age of elves. 


So this philosophy may have more to do with the idea of not messing with the order of time.  Hmmmmm... Begs a lot of questions doesn't it? 


Muuahahahahahah.....


cheers,


Kurt

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The home stretch

Today, on the day of my goal, I finished the fourth draft of The Archer From Kipleth. It is done.


Minor plot problems have been resolved, and almost every error located and fixed. It is done.


I may add to it, if I feel it needs it, but it is done.


I need cover art, and feedback from my editor, but it is done. 


Huzzah!


Kurt

Daily Miranei - tékkeg daniei


tékkeg daniei - please god! - not to be used lightly or in vain - an actual plea to the almighty.


daniei (n.) parent/ author (prnc. DAN i EYE)

Wylkeho Daniei (n.) literally the 'great parent' - god (prnc. WILK eh HO DAN i EYE)

ték - informal please (prnc. TÉK)

tékkeg - formal please/ help/ beg/ beseech - a desperate plea (prnc. TÉK keg)


cheers,

Kurt

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Daily Miranei - 2 excerpt from The Archer From Kipleth



“Narskneeyr visreima... (At your service...)” the snake smiled.




narsknee (prn.) your (prnc. NARSK nee)


-yr (prp.) at (prnc. Ear)


visreim (v. root, n.) service (prnc. VIS rye m)




As in English, visreim is both a noun and a verb root, the 'a' suffix makes it a present tense verb.




This phrase is an idiom in Miranei, exactly as it is in English.




fun usage:


Van Helsing: Count Dracula!


Count Dracula: Narskneeyr visreima.




ok. That's all well and good... But what the heck is a snake speaking Miranei for???


Well... Iounelle CAN talk to animals, as all elves can, with animal speak/hear. But something seems fishy here...


cheers,


Kurt

Monday, March 28, 2011

Daily Miranei - excerpt from The Archer From Kipleth 1

I'm going to tantalize you with some excerpts from the impending sequel to The Last Elf of Lanis, The Archer From Kipleth.


There's some elvish Miranei being spoken in the new novel, and I'm going to show it to you. 


But, don't worry, it won't spoil the story for you. If anything it'll leave you scratching your head.




“Nanrúlee veljathal omen hótamvee, (They are telling me to come back.)” Albehthaire said.




Nanrúlee - they are


nanran -(pr.) they


-lee (v. suffix and root) is


veljathal - telling(now) - ('a' makes it present tense - suffix 'thal' is like english 'ing')


velj - (v. root) - tell 

omen - me


hótamvee - to come back (present tense)


hót - (v. root) return


-mvee (prp.) to.


so Albehthaire's sentence is broken down literally as: They/is telling(now) me return(now)/to 








Waitaminute! 


Albehthaire, Iounelle's brother was killed when the garonds attacked Lanis Rhyl Landemiriam!


How could he....?


muahahahahhahaha.....


cheers,


Kurt

Friday, March 25, 2011

Daily Miranei ekk part 2



faldsiga - powerful (pronc. FALD see gah)

falddilsiga - powerless (pronc. FALD dil see gah)

frohl - strong (pronc. FROHL)

ferhk - weak  (pronc. FERHK)

stagr - shy (pronc. STAGr)

farjgr - bold (pronc. FARJgr)

hyggr - tender (HeeGgr - 'y' in miranei is pronounced like a VERY soft 'EE')

plann - hard (PLAHNN - double 'n' means you just hold onto the sound for a moment)

vídrgr - interested (pronc. VÍDRgr)

tréd - right (pronc. TRÉD - é sounds like ay and ee combined - so the pronunciation could be written TRAYED)

dray - wrong (pronc. DRAY)

cheers,

Kurt

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Daily Miranei - ekk part 1


ekk - condition/state

mahrenn - alive (pronc. MAH renn)

lagg - dead (pronc. LAHGG)

triebbek - better (pronc. TREEB ek)

werrek - worse (pronc. WEAR ek)

úmseega - careful (pronc. ÚM seega)

úmdeelseega - careless (pronc. ÚM deel see gah)

hregr - clever (pronc. HREGr)

mangr - easy (pronc. MANgr)

fringr - difficult (pronc. FRINgr)

fúltjasiga - helpful (pronc. FÚLT jah see gah)

kiltam - important (pronc. KIL tam)

bikgr - odd (pronc. BIKgr)

rádsiga - strange (pronc. RÁD see gah)

hínvarád - normal/average (HÍN vah RÁD)



suffix -siga is like English suffix -ful.

suffix -dilsiga is like English suffix -less 

The root word úm means 'care', hence úmsiga is 'careful', and úmdilsiga is 'careless'.


sugffix -gr is like English suffix -like and can be used with nouns.

So orrtekgr means 'warlike'.


prefix hínva- is like English non-

So the last two, rádsiga literally means 'strangeful'. And hínvarád means 'not strange'.


one last note: the word ekk means condition or state, when used as a suffix it means the adjective is describing a state of change.

So treibekk is 'better', or 'getting better'. And werrek is 'getting worse'. Ah, but what about 'orrtek'? Yes, the condition or changing state of war. The root is 'orrt' which means deathly or lethal struggle.

fun usage:

you make me laugh today.


cheers,

Kurt

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Daily Miranei What tiller would you like?


tiller - color (pronc. TIL er)

raukr - red (pronc. RAU kr)

haunon - orange (pronc. HAU non)

yeofl - yellow (pronc. YEE O fl)

kielk - green (pronc. KEEL k)

rálan - blue (pronc. RÁL an - á sounds like you're going to say 'ew' but an 'ah' sound comes out. Pronounced correctly it will sound vaguely like rawl an)

prydes - purple (pronc. PREE des - when there is a 'y' the vowel sound is soft)

skaunda - gray (pronc. SKAUN da)

aerg - black (pronc. AY erg)

meithr - white (pronc. MY thr)


fun usage:

Betty: Archie, where did you get these prydes bruises?

Archie: Oh Reggie was fouling me when we played that game... with the large, haunon ball...?

Betty: Basketball?

Archie: Yeah, that's it.

Betty: Did he give you a concussion? His soul is aerg as the night.

Archie: I hope I can get this üd out of my meithr uniform.


üd - (n.) blood (pronc. OOD, of course this is an umlaut, so it's more than an 'oo' sound. Again it's like you're about to say 'ew', but the 'oo' sound comes out.)

cheers,

Kurt

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Stoneface and the Lord of Lightning

Deifol Hroth was once a welcome guest at Lanis Rhyl Landemiriam, before the elves had any inkling of what his true nature was. 

Deifol Hroth began as a human desperate for arcane knowledge, until his searches brought him to a deep cavern beyond the Far Grasslands, where the blackest of demons entered his body and took possession of his soul. Slowly, but surely, Deifol Hroth's personality faded and Jofod Kagir, the King of Devils became the dominant intelligence in Deifol Hroth's body.


It wasn't until the events chronicled in the short story Bawn Hae that Deifol Hroth admitted his demonic possession.


Morinnthe, Prince of the Elves, became more and more leery of Deifol Hroth since every time he visited the elvish capital, he asked to dig through archives and constantly begged to enter the Temple of the Lhalíi, which is forbidden to only but an initiated elf.


Eventually Deifol Hroth wore Morinnthe down, and on Morinnthe's wedding day, a Lengdyth Narlimé over five hundred years before the events of The Last Elf of Lanis, Morinnthe relented and allowed Deifol Hroth to enter the Temple of the Lhalíi, to see the Sun Shard.


Witnesses say the human wizard rudely laughed when he emerged from the temple, and insulted Morinnthe and his betrothed, Falrenne Fairflower Owendale on their wedding day.


Deifol Hroth was immediately escorted out of the city. Later that night a massive lightning storm raged over Lanis Rhyl Landemiriam. 


Legend insinuates that that was the first night the Lord of Lightning exercised his awesome power over the elements. 


Some speculate that Deifol Hroth's encounter with the Lhalíi precipitated his newfound power over the fire in the sky. 

Daily Miranei - more fyrg


skorf - magnificent (pronc. SKORF)

kwenlir - old-fashioned (pronc. KWEN leer)

jiplir - plain/simple (pronc. JIP lir)

slarlir - sparkling (pronc. SLAR lir)

blók - ugly (pronc. BLœK - it's like you're starting to say 'ew', but an O sound comes out)

skrillir - unsightly/eyesore (pronc. SKRIL lir)

jondil - surprised (pronc. JON dil)

vídr - wise/knowledgable (pronc. ViEEDR)

víktee - skilled (pronc. ViEEK tee)

flarlat - clumsy (pronc. FLAR lat)

jaflass - innocent (pronc. JAF las)

dreylass - guilty (pronc. DREY las)


fun usage:

Betty: Don't be jondil, you know I am flarlat.

Ronnie: But I didn't expect this cake to be so blók!

Betty: I prefer to think of it as kwenlir. I know it's not skorf, and you don't have to eat it.

Ronnie: I won't! That cake looks like it is filled with seighr!


seighr (n.) poison (pronc. SIGH ghr)


cheers,

Kurt

Monday, March 21, 2011

Elvish geneology

I used the name Tinvethe in the previous blog. Although Silfliette and Veranelle may have had the conversation about their dresses, they certainly would never have insulted Tinvethe, who was Silfliette's father and Veranelle's maternal grandfather. I just picked the names at random, but then I realized I should fill in Iounelle's family tree for you.


Iounelle Treelaughter Wendralorn was born to father, Galehthaire Fearlessduty Wendralorn and mother, Veranelle Beautifulcourage Owendale. The life names of all three are chronicled in the short story Râgherei'au. Galehthaire and Veranelle also had a boy, Iounelle's older brother, Albehthaire Shiningsword Wendralorn, so named for his ability to activate the magic sword, Bravilc.


Vernalle's parents were father, Weyethe Goldensong Owendale and mother, Galarenne Sparklefingers Thurivere. Obviously Weyethe was a singer of note with the lifename Goldensong. Elvish lifenames are a serious business where the descriptive middle name is nominated for some deed or behavior, and verified by other elvish witnesses. Galarenne's lifename may have been from her enormous jewelry collection, or more likely, from the jewelry she manufactured herself.


Galarenne had a sister, Silfliette Longnose Thurivere, and a brother, Weylunne Blessedhands Thurivere. Weylunne was the last Prince of the elvish city, Lanis Rhyl Landemiriam. He died before a new Prince was elected and before the garond attack that decimated the elvish population. Albehthaire was a strong contender for the office.


Silfliette's lifename came from her constant meddling, even as a child, in other's affairs, as chronicled in the short story Jaefa Smiota.


Weylunne's lifename comes from his extraordinary gift as a metalsmith. He created the Arrows of Yenolah, as told in the narrative poem, Sehen.


Weylunne, Silfliette, and Galarenne's father and mother were: father, Tinvethe Bravesoul Thurivere (there he is!) who got his lifename for fighting in the elf/human wars as one of the youngest elvish warriors under the legendary elf Prince/General Berand Torler; and mother, Ordell Clevermason Tangenolde, obviously an elf female who was a superior architect!


On Iounelle's father's side, Galehthaire's father was Donethaire Fareyes Wendralorn, a noted traveler and explorer, and mother, Klodette Restlesshammer Tangenolde, a skilled builder and sister to Ordell Clevermason Tangenolde. (A couple of female sister elves who were obviously wonderful in the construction trade!)


Donethaire's mother was Falrenne Fairflower Owendale, a stunning beauty, who was also sister to Weythe Goldensong Owendale. 


And, Donethaire's father was the the famous Morinnthe Stoneface Wendralorn, Prince of the City for almost a thousand years, renown for his serious manner and unwavering determination which averted a second elf/human war during the Difficulties with Alfhich, wherein several humans held elves hostage for vast ransoms. Morinnthe called upon his close relationship with the madronite humans to secure the release of the five elves. Among the hostages was Klodette Restlesshammer Tangenolde, Morinnthe's daughter in law. Since the human warriors of the Madrun Hills were the ones to rescue the elves, a direct race conflict was averted (that clever old Stoneface!)


Morinnthe is also Iounelle's paternal great grandfather.


It was later discovered that the Difficulties with Alfhich was an early, less skillful attempt by Deifol Hroth to set nations against each other. The athelings of the Northern Kingdom of Man were poised to attack the elvish race if they moved against the humans of Alfhich, and begin a race war.


The Madronite Cheiftain, Alrcar, the great, great, great grandfather of Caerlund, rode to Alfhich with the entire madronite army of one hundred thousand hardened warriors. The only negotiations Alrcar offered the Elders of Alfich was exactly half a day to decide where they wanted to be buried. The elves were immediately released. 


cheers,


Kurt 

Daily Miranei returns! adjectives! fyrg!

The loads of adjectives I promised almost a moonth ago begins now.

fyrg - appearance (pronc. FEARg)

seja - adorable (pronc. SAY jah)

unelle - beautiful (pronc. UN ell)

bryg - clean (pronc. BReeG, soft on the vowel)

glauss - drab (pronc. GLAUS)

synsiga - elegant (pronc. SEEN sig ah)

stirrga - fancy (pronc. STIR gah)

férda - handsome (pronc. FEWR dah)

The only appearance adjective listed here you would use with a male elf would be férda, everything else would be a taunt or insult. Even bryg. I mean, goodness, what elf isn't the paragon of cleanliness?

fun usage:

Veranelle: Oh, Silflette your dress looks just unelle. It is so stirrga. My dress is so glauss.

Silfliette: Nonsense! Veranelle, your dress is very synsiga. Oh! Here comes Tinvethe! Hello, Tinvethe, you look very bryg for a change.

Tinvethe: Piss off.

cheers

Kurt

Monday, March 14, 2011

When it comes, let it come

I was just about to tuck myself in last night, when I had to get up and write.


I have just begun the fine edit of The Archer From Kipleth, the second book of the Wealdland Saga.


But the third book, The Lord of Lightning, wasn't going to wait for me to decide to start it.


It wanted to begin, regardless of my schedule, and I know better than to deny the muse when she is insistent.


So, just like that, the first paragraph of the first chapter of the Lord of Lightning was written.


I almost showed it off to you, like a proud parent. But then I realized it would contain at least two spoilers right off the bat.


So all you get is the warm fuzzy feeling that the third book is already off to an exciting start, and that the second book is so close you can smell it on the wind like a sweaty auroch.


cheers,


Kurt