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==Racial Glossary==
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[[File:Glossary.png|right|300px|'''Glossary of Otani Terms''']]
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This handy guide was create to help translate Otani-speak into D&D-speak.  Enjoy.
 
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* '''[[Ælf]]''' - Pronounced "alf". Otani for ''Elf'', [[Ælf]]es live in [[Ælfwode]] (to the north) and [[Ælfgarad]] (northwest).
 
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* [[Ælf]]en - Possessive for [[Ælf]].
 
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* [[Ælf]]es - Plural for [[Ælf]].
 
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* '''[[Aydahar]]''' - Pronounced "aid-uh-har". Otani for ''Dragonborn''.
 
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* [[Aydahar]]i - Plural and possessive for [[Aydahar]].
 
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* ''Dragonborn'' - Obsolete word meaning [[Aydahar]].
 
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* '''[[Dweorg]]''' - Pronounced "dworg".  Otani for ''Dwarf''.
 
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* [[Dweorg]]en - Posessive for [[Dweorg]].
 
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* [[Dweorg]]es - Plural for [[Dweorg]].
 
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* ''Dwarf'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Dweorg]]'''.
 
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* ''Elf'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Ælf]]'''.
 
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* '''[[Garis]]''' - Pronounced "gare-iss". Otani for ''Gith''.  [[Garis]] is plural for [[Garis]].  The [[Garis]] live in the [[Tribes of Garis]] in [[Otan]]'s southeast.
 
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* [[Garis]]i - Posessive for '''[[Garis]]'''.
 
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* ''Gith'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Garis]]'''.
 
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* ''Goblin'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Kuuliki]]'''.
 
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* ''Gnome'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Sweardælf]]'''.
 
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* '''[[Grendel]]''' - '''''Orc''''' in D&D-speak. Plural for [[Grendel]].  [[Grendel]] live north of the [[Ungir]] in [[Grendeland]].
 
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* [[Grendeland]] - Northern home of the [[Grendel]].
 
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* '''[[Hellspawn]]''' - Otani for ''Tiefling''.  Hellspawn live in the very northern country of the '''Brotherhood of [[Shuwalu]]'''.
 
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* ''Kobold'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Ungir]]'''.
 
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* '''[[Kuulik]]''' - Pronounced "Koo-oo-lik".  Otani for ''Goblin''.  Plural for [[Kuulik]].  Their home is the [[Kuulik Trade Federation]].
 
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* [[Kuulik]]i - Posessive for '''[[Kuulik]]'''.
 
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* ''Orc'' - Obsolete word replaced by '''[[Grendel]]'''.
 
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* '''[[Sweardælf]]''' - Pronounced "swear-dalf".  Otani for ''Gnome''.  They reside in the southwest nation of '''Protectorate of [[Kiskentay]]'''.
 
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* ''Tiefling'' - Obsolete word replaced by [[Hellspawn]].
 
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* '''[[Ungir]]''' - Pronounced "oon-gear". Otani for ''Kobold''. The [[Ungirsi Federation]] is on the northern border of [[Ortalyk]].
 
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==Geographical Glossary==
 
==Geographical Glossary==
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[[File:OtanGlossary.jpg|thumb|600px|A Political Map of [[Otan]] with Native Races.]]
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!Country
 
!Country
 
!Inhabitants
 
!Inhabitants
 
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| '''[[Ælfwode]]'''
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| '''[[Aelfwode]]'''
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| Wood [[Ælf]]es (wood elves)
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| [[Wodaelf]]es
 
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| '''[[Araldar|Araldar Protectorate]]'''
 
| '''[[Araldar|Araldar Protectorate]]'''
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| [[Human]]s (pirate types)
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| [[Human]]s
 
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| '''[[Aydahari Confederation]]'''
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| '''[[Altinqor]]'''
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| [[Aydahar]]
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| [[Aydahar]], dragons
 
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| '''[[Ontustik|Caliphate of Ontustik]]'''
 
| '''[[Ontustik|Caliphate of Ontustik]]'''
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| [[Human]]s (middle eastern)
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| [[Human]]s  
 
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| '''[[Ælfgarad|Council of Ælfgarad]]'''
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| '''[[Aelfgarad|Council of Aelfgarad]]'''
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| High [[Ælf]]es (high elves)
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| [[Friggaelf]]es  
 
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| '''[[Free States]]'''
 
| '''[[Free States]]'''
 
| [[Half-Human]]s, others
 
| [[Half-Human]]s, others
 
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| '''[[Grendeland]]'''
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| '''[[Jalinjeri]]'''
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| [[Grendel]] (orcs)
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| Mixed races, dragons
 
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| '''[[Karazalik|Karazalik Union]]'''
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| '''[[Kiskentay|Kingdom of Kiskentay]]'''
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| [[Human]]s (Africans)
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| [[Sweardaelf]]es
 
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| '''[[Soltustik|Kingdom of Soltustik]]'''
 
| '''[[Soltustik|Kingdom of Soltustik]]'''
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| [[Human]]s (northerners)
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| [[Human]]s  
 
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| '''[[Kiskentay |Kiskentay Protectorate]]'''
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| '''[[Kuulik Trade Company]]'''
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| [[Sweardælf]]es (gnomes)
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| [[Kuulik]]  
 
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| '''[[Kuuliki Trade Company]]'''
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| '''[[League of Dweorgen Miners]]'''  
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| [[Kuulik]] (goblins)
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| [[Dweorg]]es
 
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| '''[[League of Dweorgen Miners]]'''  
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| '''[[Maercland]]'''
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| [[Dweorg]]es (dwarves)
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| [[Grendel]]
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| '''[[Karazalik|Matriarchy of Karazalik]]'''
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| [[Human]]s
 
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| '''[[Batis|Republic of Batis]]'''  
 
| '''[[Batis|Republic of Batis]]'''  
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| [[Human]]s (westerners)
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| [[Human]]s  
 
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| '''[[Shuwalu|Shuwalu Brotherhood]]'''  
 
| '''[[Shuwalu|Shuwalu Brotherhood]]'''  
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| [[Hellspawn]] (tieflings)
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| [[Tozakh]]  
 
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| '''[[Sigis|Sigis Empire]]'''
 
| '''[[Sigis|Sigis Empire]]'''
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| [[Human]]s (orientals)
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| [[Human]]s  
 
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| '''[[Tribes of Garis]]'''  
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| '''[[Garis Triumvirate]]'''  
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| [[Garis]] (giths)
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| [[Garis Triumvirate]]
 
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| '''[[Ortalyk|Tsardom of Ortalyk]]'''  
 
| '''[[Ortalyk|Tsardom of Ortalyk]]'''  
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| [[Human]]s (slavic)
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| [[Human]]s  
 
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| '''[[Ungirsi Federation]]'''  
 
| '''[[Ungirsi Federation]]'''  
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| [[Ungir]] (kobold)
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| [[Ungir]]
 
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==Racial Glossary==
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This handy guide was create to help translate Otani-speak into D&D-speak.  Enjoy.
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* '''[[Aelf]]''' - Pronounced "alf". [[Aelf]]es live in '''[[Aelfwode]]''' (to the north) and '''[[Aelfgarad]]''' (northwest).
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* [[Aelf]]en - Possessive for [[Ælf]].
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* [[Aelf]]es - Plural for [[Ælf]].
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* '''[[Aydahar]]''' - Pronounced "aid-uh-har". Otani for ''Dragonborn''.
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* [[Aydahar]] - Plural for [[Aydahar]].
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* [[Aydahar]]i - Possessive for [[Aydahar]].
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* ''Dragon-folk'' - Obsolete for [[Aydahar]].
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* '''[[Dweorg]]''' - Pronounced "dworg".  Otani for ''Dwarf''.
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* [[Dweorg]]en - Posessive for [[Dweorg]].
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* [[Dweorg]]es - Plural for [[Dweorg]].
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* '''[[Garis]]''' - Pronounced "gare-iss". Otani for ''Gith''.  [[Garis]] is plural for [[Garis]].  The [[Garis]] live in the '''[[Garis Triumvirate]]''' in [[Otan]]'s southeast.
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* [[Garis]]i - Posessive for '''[[Garis]]'''.
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* ''Goblin'' - Epithet for '''[[Kuulik]]'''.
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* '''[[Grendel]]''' - Plural for [[Grendel]].  [[Grendel]] live north of the [[Ungir]] in '''[[Maercland]]'''.
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* ''Kobold'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Ungir]]'''.
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* '''[[Kuulik]]''' - Pronounced "Koo-oo-lik".  Otani for ''Goblin''.  Plural for [[Kuulik]].  Their home is the '''[[Kuulik Trade Company]]'''.
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* [[Kuulik]]i - Posessive for '''[[Kuulik]]'''.
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* ''Orc or Ork'' - Epithet for '''[[Grendel]]'''.
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* [[Maercland]] - Northern home of the [[Grendel]].
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* '''[[Sweardaelf]]''' - They reside in the southwest nation of the '''[[Kiskentay|Kingdom of Kiskentay]]'''.
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* '''[[Tozakh]]''' - [[Tozakh]] live in the very northern country of the '''Brotherhood of [[Shuwalu]]'''.
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* '''[[Ungir]]''' - Pronounced "oon-gear". The [[Ungirsi Federation]] is on the northern border of [[Ortalyk]].
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Glossary of Otani Terms

Geographical Glossary[edit]

A Political Map of Otan with Native Races.
Country Inhabitants
Aelfwode Wodaelfes
Araldar Protectorate Humans
Altinqor Aydahar, dragons
Caliphate of Ontustik Humans
Council of Aelfgarad Friggaelfes
Free States Half-Humans, others
Jalinjeri Mixed races, dragons
Kingdom of Kiskentay Sweardaelfes
Kingdom of Soltustik Humans
Kuulik Trade Company Kuulik
League of Dweorgen Miners Dweorges
Maercland Grendel
Matriarchy of Karazalik Humans
Republic of Batis Humans
Shuwalu Brotherhood Tozakh
Sigis Empire Humans
Garis Triumvirate Garis Triumvirate
Tsardom of Ortalyk Humans
Ungirsi Federation Ungir

Racial Glossary[edit]

This handy guide was create to help translate Otani-speak into D&D-speak. Enjoy.


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