At War’s Edge Episode 216: Common Languages
At War’s Edge webcomic episode 216 is up. Ok, that was about the most foolproof way to get on the good side of the future princess fast. Ivolga is practically cheating.
Tag: languages
Lore: Introduction to Bereghin Language
It’s been a while since I promised to do a post about Bereghin language, so here we go. Well, to be honest, this is gonna end up a series of posts, because it’s difficult to describe a language in a single post. I’m also setting up a WorldAnvil profile for…
Kibran Alphabets
I was actually working on the monetary system, but I needed to figure out what coins looked like, and I was already working on languages anyway… so this week’s lore post is gonna be about Kibran alphabets. For those who prefer the WorldAnvil format, the article is also available over…
At War’s Edge Webcomic Episodes 158-159: Birds and Fishes
At War’s Edge webcomic episodes 158-159 are up! Colonel Teyr has some questions. Citizen Ruig has some answers. There’s also a bonus. Thing is, I’ve had a really stressful few weeks, and I tend to do weird language-related stuff when I’m stressed. Like, at one point I read a Sumerian…
Translation Convention Trouble — Old & Middle English
Translation convention is a great device and I love it (and use it) to bits. But sometimes it just causes issues. So — something of a language rant incoming 🙂 Both in the webcomic and in prose, I use English to represent the PoV language. Both Bereghins and Halcians in…
Boyars, Nobles, and Other Animals
Since the word “boyar” has been popping up more and more in the webcomic, I think it’s time to talk here about the social structure of Bereg. And, naturally, about the historical inspiration behind it 🙂 We won’t touch the commoners today (surprisingly, they’re even more complicated), but we are…
Worldbuilding Languages
Language, to me, presents one of the most interesting aspects of worldbuilding. Grandpa Tolkien set an incredibly high bar here, designing several realistic (and, according to many, beautiful) languages from scratch. I remember reading the Silmarillion as a child, devouring the language appendix, and trying to come up with my…
Lore: Introduction to Bereghin Language
It’s been a while since I promised to do a post about Bereghin language, so here we go. Well, to be honest, this is gonna end up a series of posts, because it’s difficult to describe a language in a single post. I’m also setting up a WorldAnvil profile for…
Kibran Alphabets
I was actually working on the monetary system, but I needed to figure out what coins looked like, and I was already working on languages anyway… so this week’s lore post is gonna be about Kibran alphabets. For those who prefer the WorldAnvil format, the article is also available over…
At War’s Edge Webcomic Episodes 158-159: Birds and Fishes
At War’s Edge webcomic episodes 158-159 are up! Colonel Teyr has some questions. Citizen Ruig has some answers. There’s also a bonus. Thing is, I’ve had a really stressful few weeks, and I tend to do weird language-related stuff when I’m stressed. Like, at one point I read a Sumerian…
Translation Convention Trouble — Old & Middle English
Translation convention is a great device and I love it (and use it) to bits. But sometimes it just causes issues. So — something of a language rant incoming 🙂 Both in the webcomic and in prose, I use English to represent the PoV language. Both Bereghins and Halcians in…
Boyars, Nobles, and Other Animals
Since the word “boyar” has been popping up more and more in the webcomic, I think it’s time to talk here about the social structure of Bereg. And, naturally, about the historical inspiration behind it 🙂 We won’t touch the commoners today (surprisingly, they’re even more complicated), but we are…
Worldbuilding Languages
Language, to me, presents one of the most interesting aspects of worldbuilding. Grandpa Tolkien set an incredibly high bar here, designing several realistic (and, according to many, beautiful) languages from scratch. I remember reading the Silmarillion as a child, devouring the language appendix, and trying to come up with my…