Glossary

Otan at a Glance

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

• Ælf - Pronounced "alf". Otani for Elf, Ælfes live in Ælfwode (to the north) and Ælfgarad (northwest).
• Ælfen - Possessive for Ælf.
• Ælfes - Plural for Ælf.
• Aydahar - Pronounced "aid-uh-har". Otani for Dragonborn.
• Aydahari - Plural and possessive for Aydahar.
• Dragonborn - Obsolete word meaning Aydahar.
• Dweorg - Pronounced "dworg". Otani for Dwarf.
• Dweorgen - Posessive for Dweorg.
• Dweorges - 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.
• Garisi - 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.
• Kuuliki - 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.