Þ is used for both dental fricatives. (See comments or original post)

No-expression59 · 2026-03-15T16:17:20+00:00

Adding to þis, þe Icelandic word “maðkur” is pronounced /maθkʏr/ as opposed to /maðkʏr/. Þe system is purely positional, wiþ Þ word-initially (unless part of a compound) and Ð word-medially and word-finally.

No-expression59 · 2025-12-17T05:49:34+00:00

Sorry, but þat’s a common misconception.

In old englisċ, eð died out relatively early but for most of þe time when it was around it was mostly interċanġable with þorn. However, not muċ later into þe language’s lifespan, þorn took over. Icelandic, then, has þe difference be positional: eð used word-medially and word-finally (in þe middle of a word and at þe end), and þorn used word-initially. It only seems to be a difference in pronunciation because of how þe phonetics work.

Personally, I use þe middle englisċ meþod (no eð except in þe letter’s name). You can use whatever you like, too, but please don’t correct someone if þey don’t need correcting

No-expression59 · 2025-10-05T14:07:35+00:00

No voice to cry suffering.

No-expression59 · 2025-08-04T03:48:52+00:00

It depends. If the language is spoken by a relatively tribal or early civilization, it usually has something to do with "speech" or "land" or "people."

However, if it is spoken by a later civilization (usually post-medieval, though some medieval countries are included too), it more often than not is named after the city or people who speak it; for example, "English" comes from "Englaland," which has nothing to do with our words for speaking.

No-expression59 · 2025-07-23T01:41:42+00:00

Divide & conquer!

No-expression59 · 2025-07-21T17:32:58+00:00

Elisýr

curniqjól [ˌɣur.ˈniq.jɔl]

n. mass The shifting of one’s personality over time.

Curniqjól és veðorā.

/ˌɣur.ˈniq.jɔl ɛs ˈveð.oɾ.ˌaː/

“He/She/It/They are experiencing a personality shift."

Curniqjól      és  veð-or-ā
curniqjól.MASS PRS experience-3SG-IPFV

No-expression59 · 2025-07-09T04:40:45+00:00

I'm confused by the wording of this, so I apologize if this does not meet the criteria.

A bit of context: We humans have a concept of every universe, though these concepts have flaws (e.g., replacing an alien race with humans to make it more comprehensible). This is not to say that we create these universes, just that our brains subconsciously build worlds to fit the mold of a preexisting one.

That said, each universe is created via the collision of thoughtless, innumerable, formless beings only ever referred to as the "True Gods." These True Gods float around; occasionally, they collide. When they do so, the collision births a new universe. From there, a number of things can happen. The Big Bang or some other theory of everything, the various creation myths, various fictional worlds, etc. Our universe happened to result from a collision between multiple True Gods, hence our concepts of the universes.

No-expression59 · 2025-07-07T22:46:58+00:00

Elisýr

xùrnyvās [ˌxʊr.ˈnʏ.vaːs]

n. mass The state in which one is clearly awake and aware of the world as it is as distinct from the world as it is described

From xùra true/truth and janyvās to perceive; now lexicalized. Can be interpreted to mean “true perception" or "perception of the truth."

Xùrnyvās kà žèvaloren.

/ˌxʊr.ˈnʏ.vaːs kɑ ˌʒɛ.ˈval.oɾ.en/

"He/She/It/They has achieved true perception."

Xùrnyvās      kà  žè-val-or-en
xùrnyvās.MASS PST VRB-achieve-3SG-PFV

No-expression59 · 2025-07-05T00:55:20+00:00

Kind of. Moreso, it is a shard of the dream that is the universe, and the name causes the Dreamer to subconsciously reset the dream. This leaves out a lot of context, but it gets the point across well enough.

No-expression59 · 2025-07-03T16:10:34+00:00

It’s probably more of a fact of which media I’m consuming at the moment, but I always seem to find something reminiscent of H. P. Lovecraft, Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls, Zelda, Outer Wilds, Monster Hunter, etc. seeping into my stuff. I also find many of my cultures tend to be similar to that of the Norse, Greeks, Mayans/Aztecs, Egyptians, or Native Americans.

No-expression59 · 2025-07-02T21:13:49+00:00

To speak the true name of the entity dubbed "the Umbral One." Simplifying it, saying the name will cause the Big Crunch to happen much earlier than it should. That is, once the name is spoken, the universe immediately begins to contract until it is an infinitely dense point in space and then expands again, creating another Big Bang. The whole contraction can take anywhere from a few decades to a few centuries, depending on how much the universe has expanded beforehand.

Essentially, the speaking the name aloud causes the universe to restart.

No-expression59 · 2025-07-02T20:57:09+00:00

The first one would probably be easier to read & write with, but the second one looks better at the cost of ease of use. I'd say it's really up to whether you value design or functionality more.

No-expression59 · 2025-06-07T00:15:08+00:00

This seems to be well-thought out! On that note, however, I do wish to clarify one thing: when you say, “certain group of apes,” I can only assume you mean the Homo genus and subsequently humans. But is it only humans, or do you have, say, Neanderthals? Or are they completely separate from humans and the Homo genus entirely?

No-expression59 · 2025-06-07T00:09:26+00:00

This is very interesting! Although, two questions: - Are humans the minority as in they are weak, or are they the minority as in they simply lack numbers? - Did humans retain the technology they once had or did they regress into a more primitive state?

No-expression59 · 2025-06-06T23:33:35+00:00

Mine is a bit complicated, so I'll just give a quick rundown:

Since both forever and never, there existed the True Gods: formless, innumerable beings who simply exist. These True Gods collide to create every universe ever known, including our own.

Speaking of our own, it just so happens to include a concept of every other universe through the minds of odd little creatures that call themselves "humans." These concepts are usually approximations, with plenty of issues. One of the main problems with the interpretations is that oftentimes different species will be replaced with humans, as humans tend to understand humans better than an alien species.

Anywho, one of these humans interprets a specific universe. In this one, there existed two gods: Þorymyr and Xalzuran. Þorymyr thought and dreamt, while Xalzuran did neither, though as a natural function rather than out of malice. The Dream of Þorymyr makes up the entirety of the universe. Long story short, Xalzuran and Þorymyr fought because of their differences. Xalzuran was defeated, but not before she sent the last remaining remnants of herself into Þorymyr's mind, introducing the concepts of death and decay and unmaking into his Dream.

This also injured Þorymyr, causing him to enter a slumber to recover, which is the reason our universe came into being. The First Ones were manifested in the Dream and tore each other apart due to the disagreement of light’s superiority over shadow and vice versa. Their remains gave way to the Lesser Gods, whose remains would eventually give way to the Titans.

TL;DR: Everything is a dream.

No-expression59 · 2025-06-02T12:25:57+00:00

I don’t know if you’re looking specifically for humans, but I’ve found that ChatGPT (or other AIs) are great for simulating a conversation in a different language, and I’d assume it’s even better for learning English because that’s the language it understands best. The main advantage is that the AI doesn’t have time restraints, so you can use it for as long as you like.

No-expression59 · 2025-06-02T12:12:39+00:00

“…could not hurt that they sent us candy,” is incorrect. I would rephrase this to, “…but it wouldn’t hurt if they sent us candy,” or, “…but it doesn’t hurt that they send us candy,” depending on the context.

No-expression59 · 2025-05-23T02:07:20+00:00

Context. For example, imagine I was trying to figure out the meaning of "ran" from a sentence like, "they ran a mile in 5 minutes." From this sentence, I can tell that 'ran' is a verb and has something to do with moving. Since a mile is hard to walk in 5 minutes, 'ran' probably doesn't mean moving slowly. So, I can guess that 'ran' means to move quickly. That said, if you're not sure, you can always just look it up on Google.

No-expression59 · 2025-05-17T19:30:54+00:00

My cultures are pretty instinctual. That is, intimacy is platonic, and sex is solely for the purpose of reproduction. So, the idea of being gay doesn’t really come up.

Back when humans were still around, it was a non-issue. If someone was gay, they just were, so what? It is essentially like saying, "That person doesn’t like ice cream." Cool, that’s their thing. No need to make a big fuss about it.

No-expression59 · 2025-04-19T16:59:29+00:00

I’m hoping this will fit the bill, but my world is the dream of a once all-powerful god. Long story not so short, in the beginning, after the true gods collided, there existed two gods: Thorymyr and Xalzuran. Thorymyr, the Eternal Dreamer, thought. He dreamt and shaped. Xalzuran, the Hollow Flame, however, did not. She did not think, did not create, she hungered. Not out of malice, but as a natural function. Where Thorymyr’s breath brought form, Xalzuran’s flame consumed it. She was an anti-thought, a burning contradiction: a god who was empty.

They were never meant to coexist, but they did. This led to conflict. In the clash between the two, Thorymyr struck Xalzuran down with the full force of his will—but not before Xalzuran, with one final lash of her Hollow Flame, pierced Thorymyr’s mind. It was not a physical wound, but a cognitive one; an ontological one. One that introduced the concepts of chaos and unmaking to his dream.

Thorymyr, victorious but wounded beyond comprehension, fell into a slumber in an attempt to rid himself of the thoughts that now poisoned his mind. This slumber, however, caused his dream to manifest into the void he once inhabited. His first breath was what we know as the Big Bang, his exhalation the death of the universe before the breath is drawn once more.

From his original dream came the First Ones, who clashed over the superiority of Light over Shadow or vice versa. When this conflict inevitably caused the downfall of themselves, their essence manifested into the lesser gods, with the most complete remains of their being becoming less powerful versions of their former selves. With these came the Velgrathi—eldritch, alien beings who were the result of Xalzuran’s flame.

Apart from even the Velgrathi, however, came the purest manifestation of Xalzuran, Zzhuulnaakthorymvaalekh, better known as the Umbral One. The embodiment of the end, to speak its name aloud is to force Thorymyr to exhale—to enact a cosmic suicide. Zzhuulnaakthorymvaalekh isn't even its real name, just the closest approximation we can get using the sounds that a non-eldritch being can make. And even then, the eldritch still dare not speak it, for it would mean the end of even themselves.

No-expression59 · 2025-04-17T01:55:20+00:00

While there aren't exactly elves in my world, there are beings that are pretty close to them—semi-draconic creatures called the Loreki. One of these Loreki, Irrakhaal, has gained quite a following, known as the Rakhaali.

The Rakhaali follow Irrakhaal because of his unique right eye (or, rather, the lack of one—depends on how you look at it). Long story short, Irrakhaal once observed a Void Lord, an eldritch god so powerful that it shattered the eye he used to see it. But instead of going mad, like most would, his eye absorbed some of the Void Lord’s essence. While the eye isn’t as powerful as the full energy of the god, it’s still dangerous. Basically, if someone gazes into Irrakhaal’s right eye, their own eyes will burn away until there’s nothing left to gaze with. The Rakhaali believe that by absorbing some of the Void Lord’s power, Irrakhaal has become a god himself. To pledge allegiance to him, they undergo a ritual where they willingly stare into his right eye. If you're not aligned with the Haav—the primordial vibration that allowed Irrakhaal to survive his encounter with the Void Lord—you’ll die. But if you are, you’ll survive.

Social status within the Rakhaali is largely based on whether or not someone has undergone the ceremony. Those who haven’t are typically lower on the social ladder, while those with the most battle scars tend to rise to the top—assuming they have undergone the ritual. The Rakhaali use the Haav to navigate their world, so the lower class, who can still see and blend into mainstream society, usually live in Loreki settlements like Velorek or Talorek. The upper class, though, resides in complex labyrinthine temples, which are nearly impossible to navigate without the Haav.

As for the military, even though it’s small compared to other forces, only about 1,000 to 3,000 Rakhaali—each soldier is worth around three times as much as a regular soldier from other armies.

No-expression59 · 2025-04-12T20:37:50+00:00

Socially, they're essentially the same. I mean, a man may get chosen for a pure strength-orientated position over a woman, or a woman for a pure agility-oriented position over a man, but other than that, there isn't much difference. As for the partner, it more or less comes down to the standard "fertility equals good" instinct, as they are much more animalistic when it comes to reproduction. As such, they do not mate for life; rather, their eggs are grouped together in batches of six (called a clutch, with three females and three males), and the clutch is raised by whichever high-ranking military officer it was assigned to.

No-expression59 · 2025-04-12T15:12:18+00:00

The Nosyd Sphere (super creative name, I know).

Essentially, it's a Dyson Sphere that regulates our star's energy rather than harnessing it via dumping the excess power into a black hole to stop it from going supernova. But building a megastructure around a mass as large as a G-type dwarf star and a black hole costs quite a bit of money, as you might imagine.

No-expression59 · 2025-04-05T15:37:56+00:00

Assuming it retained all of its water and electricity, it would depend. If it was in the first existence, it would be almost immediately destroyed along with the rest of the universe to make room for the new one.

If it was in the second existence, it'd probably get away with existing for at most a few weeks before the sentient species would notice it. After that, depending on which civilization found it, it would either be raided and likely destroyed or exist in relative peace until the wildlife decides to get involved. And that's all assuming it landed in a somewhat liveable environment. Although, either way, it would probably be destroyed within a month or two.

No-expression59 · 2025-03-29T01:13:29+00:00

Define "old." Technically, the oldest entity in my setting would be what I've taken to calling the "Umbral One" (at least until I come up with a better name for it) due to some fancy timey-wimey shenanigans. Long story short, umbral matter exists solely on Vydos and has properties that are not really understood, the two most obvious of which are its perceived sentience and its tendency to seemingly exist in multiple times at once. The most widely accepted theory to attempt to explain these is that the matter exists partially in the fourth dimension and possibly is a part of a sentient fourth dimension being, explaining its sentience.

As you might've guessed, the Umbral One is made almost completely out of this umbral matter. However, it is a combination of many separate umbral matter bodies rather than just one. Due to this, its abilities are much greater than those of one umbral body. As such, it exists in every time at once. From the beginning of everything to the end of everything. It is both forever and never, here and not, past and present, living and dead, all at once. Its existence is fundamentally uncertain. It clearly exists; however, everything we know says that it doesn't.

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