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==Racial Glossary==
 
This handy guide was create to help translate Otani-speak into D&D-speak.  Enjoy.
 
 
* '''[[Ælf]]''' - Pronounced "alf".  Otani for ''Elf'', [[Ælf]]es live in [[Ælfwode]] (to the north) and [[Ælfgarad]] (northwest).
 
* [[Ælf]]en - Possessive for [[Ælf]].
 
* [[Ælf]]es - Plural for [[Ælf]].
 
* '''[[Aydahar]]''' - Pronounced "aid-uh-har". Otani for ''Dragonborn''.
 
* [[Aydahar]]i - Plural and possessive for [[Aydahar]].
 
* ''Dragonborn'' - Obsolete word meaning [[Aydahar]].
 
* '''[[Dweorg]]''' - Pronounced "dworg".  Otani for ''Dwarf''.
 
* [[Dweorg]]en - Posessive for [[Dweorg]].
 
* [[Dweorg]]es - Plural for [[Dweorg]].
 
* ''Dwarf'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Dweorg]]'''.
 
* ''Elf'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Ælf]]'''.
 
* '''[[Garis]]''' - Pronounced "gare-iss". Otani for ''Gith''.  [[Garis]] is plural for [[Garis]].  The [[Garis]] live in the [[Tribes of Garis]] in [[Otan]]'s southeast.
 
* [[Garis]]i - Posessive for '''[[Garis]]'''.
 
* ''Gith'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Garis]]'''.
 
* ''Goblin'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Kuuliki]]'''.
 
* ''Gnome'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Sweardælf]]'''.
 
* '''[[Grendel]]''' - '''''Orc''''' in D&D-speak. Plural for [[Grendel]].  [[Grendel]] live north of the [[Ungir]] in [[Grendeland]].
 
* [[Grendeland]] - Northern home of the [[Grendel]].
 
* '''[[Hellspawn]]''' - Otani for ''Tiefling''.  Hellspawn live in the very northern country of the '''Brotherhood of [[Shuwalu]]'''.
 
* ''Kobold'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Ungir]]'''.
 
* '''[[Kuulik]]''' - Pronounced "Koo-oo-lik".  Otani for ''Goblin''.  Plural for [[Kuulik]].  Their home is the [[Kuulik Trade Federation]].
 
* [[Kuulik]]i - Posessive for '''[[Kuulik]]'''.
 
* ''Orc'' - Obsolete word replaced by '''[[Grendel]]'''.
 
* '''[[Sweardælf]]''' - Pronounced "swear-dalf".  Otani for ''Gnome''.  They reside in the southwest nation of '''Protectorate of [[Kiskentay]]'''.
 
* ''Tiefling'' - Obsolete word replaced by [[Hellspawn]].
 
* '''[[Ungir]]''' - Pronounced "oon-gear". Otani for ''Kobold''. The [[Ungirsi Federation]] is on the northern border of [[Ortalyk]].
 
 
 
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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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* '''[[Ælf]]''' - Pronounced "alf".  Otani for ''Elf'', [[Ælf]]es live in [[Ælfwode]] (to the north) and [[Ælfgarad]] (northwest).
 +
* [[Ælf]]en - Possessive for [[Ælf]].
 +
* [[Ælf]]es - Plural for [[Ælf]].
 +
* '''[[Aydahar]]''' - Pronounced "aid-uh-har". Otani for ''Dragonborn''.
 +
* [[Aydahar]]i - Plural and possessive for [[Aydahar]].
 +
* ''Dragonborn'' - Obsolete word meaning [[Aydahar]].
 +
* '''[[Dweorg]]''' - Pronounced "dworg".  Otani for ''Dwarf''.
 +
* [[Dweorg]]en - Posessive for [[Dweorg]].
 +
* [[Dweorg]]es - Plural for [[Dweorg]].
 +
* ''Dwarf'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Dweorg]]'''.
 +
* ''Elf'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Ælf]]'''.
 +
* '''[[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]]'''.
 +
* ''Gith'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Garis]]'''.
 +
* ''Goblin'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Kuuliki]]'''.
 +
* ''Gnome'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Sweardælf]]'''.
 +
* '''[[Grendel]]''' - '''''Orc''''' in D&D-speak. Plural for [[Grendel]].  [[Grendel]] live north of the [[Ungir]] in [[Grendeland]].
 +
* [[Grendeland]] - Northern home of the [[Grendel]].
 +
* '''[[Hellspawn]]''' - Otani for ''Tiefling''.  Hellspawn live in the very northern country of the '''Brotherhood of [[Shuwalu]]'''.
 +
* ''Kobold'' - Obsolete word meaning '''[[Ungir]]'''.
 +
* '''[[Kuulik]]''' - Pronounced "Koo-oo-lik".  Otani for ''Goblin''.  Plural for [[Kuulik]].  Their home is the [[Kuulik Trade Federation]].
 +
* [[Kuulik]]i - Posessive for '''[[Kuulik]]'''.
 +
* ''Orc'' - Obsolete word replaced by '''[[Grendel]]'''.
 +
* '''[[Sweardælf]]''' - Pronounced "swear-dalf".  Otani for ''Gnome''.  They reside in the southwest nation of '''Protectorate of [[Kiskentay]]'''.
 +
* ''Tiefling'' - Obsolete word replaced by [[Hellspawn]].
 +
* '''[[Ungir]]''' - Pronounced "oon-gear". Otani for ''Kobold''. The [[Ungirsi Federation]] is on the northern border of [[Ortalyk]].

Revision as of 19:15, 17 March 2021

Geographical Glossary

Country Inhabitants
Ælfwode Wood Ælfes (wood elves)
Araldar Protectorate Humans (pirate types)
Aydahari Confederation Aydahar
Caliphate of Ontustik Humans (middle eastern)
Council of Ælfgarad High Ælfes (high elves)
Free States Half-Humans, others
Grendeland Grendel (orcs)
Karazalik Union Humans (Africans)
Kingdom of Soltustik Humans (northerners)
Kiskentay Protectorate Sweardælfes (gnomes)
Kuuliki Trade Company Kuulik (goblins)
League of Dweorgen Miners Dweorges (dwarves)
Republic of Batis Humans (westerners)
Shuwalu Brotherhood Hellspawn (tieflings)
Sigis Empire Humans (orientals)
Tribes of Garis Garis (giths)
Tsardom of Ortalyk Humans (slavic)
Ungirsi Federation Ungir (kobold)


Racial Glossary

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