The Wrong War - World Building

Buying Time

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Chapter 3

Prequel

 

 

 

 

Characters -   through first two novels

White Elph		      

True Name

War Name

Remarks

Appearance
Pinecone Bane-of-Newborn Second Echelon Warrior, male Working
Gale Cry-of-Vengeance First Echelon Linguist, female Working
Oaklimb Drake Killer First Echelon Warrior, male Working
Needle Elphen Hope (Shewang) High Warder, Head of Society of Warriors, female Working
Porcupine Elphen Wolf Second Echelon Hunter, male Working
Ice Freeze-the-Nest First Echelon Weather Ward, male, killed by the Storm God Working
Shoot Hasten-the-Fall First Echelon Time Rider, male, killed by the Storm God Working
Sound-in-the-Forest Listens-to-Pestilence First Echelon Linguist, male Working
Shortcut Newborn End First Echelon Time Rider, male Working
Aspen Root Newborn Trap First Echelon Hunter, female Working
Wordweaver Not Identified Linguist Instructor, female Working
Rustle Speaker-to-Vermin Head of Society of Linguists, male Working
River Fog Sword Wind Second Echelon Weather Ward, female, killed by the Storm God Working
Whisper Voice-of-Doom Third Echelon Linguist, male Working
       

Duorph

 

 

 

Position

Day Name

Village

 
Gwanren Barb Treeweik Working
Gungren Blade Treeweik Working
Dungsiangdao Finder Brown Elph disguised Working
Kanyuchao Itch Treeweik Working
Jiwhadaren Scratch Stoneweik Heroes; Working
Gungren Stinger Treeweik Working
Gungren Talon Treeweik Working
       

Newborn

 

 

 

Position

Name

 

 
King of Newborn Garren N'Drake   Heroes
King’s Champion Kal N”Drake Leads defense of the Vale Heroes
Waittress Saja Innkeeper Aids Winterroot Heroes
Waittress Rakel Inkeeper Aids Winterroot Heroes
Clerk Not given Aids Winterroot Heroes

 

Calendar

 Seasons 1                  Translation

 

Tungchi                           Winter            

Joonchi                            Spring            

Shiachi                             Summer          

Joochi                               Fall                

 

Days of the Week                  Named For

 

Shoujir                                            Green Elph     

Hosejir                                            Brown Elph    

Baijir                                              White Elph     

Heijir                                              Black Elph     

Hungsejir                                        Red Elph        

Airenjir                                           Duorph           

Sinjir                                               Newborn        

Emojir                                             Coblan           

Shenjir                                             Gods

 

There are no months in this calendar.  Each season has nine weeks.  Defining a  specific date is performed by identifying the week of the season and the day of the week..  The numbers one through nine are rendered:  yi, er, san, sul, wu, leo, chee, bah, jo.  Therefore, the last week of winter is Tungchi-jo; the first week of Spring is Joonchi-Yi.

 
Gergans -  Gergans are modeled after Horned Toads common to the Sonoran desert. This table kept me straight when dealing with proportions.

Gergans

Real Life

In Inches

Ratio

In the Cave

In Feet

Outside the Cave

In Feet
Body        

Length

2.5

1.0

10

25

Width

.75

0.3

3

7.5

Height

1.0

0.4

4

10
Head

 

 

 

 

Length

.5

0.2

2

5

Width

.5

0.2

5

12.5

Height

.5

0.2

2

5
Tail

 

 

 

 

Length

.75

0.3

3

7.5

Width

.375

0.15

1.5

3.75

Height

.375

0.15

1.5

3.75
Front Legs

 

 

 

 

Length

1.0

0.4

4

10

Width

.25

0.1

1

2.5

Height

.25

0.1

1

2.5
Rear Legs

 

 

 

 

Length

1.25

0.5

5

12.5

Width

.375

0.15

1.5

3.75

Height

.375

0.15

1.5

3.75
Spines

 

 

 

 

Head

..375

0.15

1.5

3.75

Back

.25

0.1

1

2.5

Sides

.125

0.05

.5

1.25

 

  

 



 
 

Wrong War Languages

 

The Newborn speak a tongue common to all the races, the other races each maintain their own language.

The Elph language – common to all the Shades - is simple Wade-Giles Mandarin Chinese. Duorph, Coblan, and Phari languages use offsets from the Mandarin Chinese as follows. The offsets are not always directly transferable so license is taken wherever necessary.:

 

Duorph Offsets

a  = e

b = d

h = k

n = q

t = w

z = c

e = i

c = f

j = l

p = r

v = x

 

i = o

d = g

k = m

q = s

w = y

 

o = u

f = h

l = n

r = t

x = z

 

u = a

g = j

m = p

s = v

y = b

 

e.g., the Mandarin wode mingdz [my name] becomes yuge poqe – the dz not translating directly into Duorph.

 

Coblan Offsets

A = U

B = Z

H = G

N = M

T = S

Z = Y

E = A

C = B

J = H

P = N

V = T

 

I = E

D = C

K = J

Q = P

W = V

 

O = I

F = D

L = K

R = Q

X = W

 

U = O

G = F

M = L

S = R

Y = X

 

e.g., the Mandarin wode mingdz [my name] becomes vica lemcy.

 

Phari Offsets

a  = I

b = f

h = l

n = r

t = x

z = d

e = o

c = g

j = m

p = s

v = y

 

i = u

d = h

k = n

q = t

w = z

 

o = a

f = j

l = p

r = v

x = b

 

u = e

g = k

m = q

s = w

y = c

 

e.g., the Mandarin wode mingdz [my name] becomes zaho quurkzed – the dz not translating directly into Phari.

 

 

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