meta: more name corrections
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kasihyaI might change the names of the characters again. Definitely changing Tanwen's family; now that I've cemented that they're Chinese, it doesn't make sense for them to have the same type of names as everyone else. The rest of it changed because I decided that Welsh was too modern a choice for everyone else, so they should all have Aramaic names. I know, I know -- if I was going to go for that, I should probably have given the Mexica-based people the Nahuatl names, and gone with Aramaic for the family, but what are you going to do? This way, Siaras gets to go back to being a Sam* name, which was always part of the plan.
You'll notice that I gave the deities referent names, those being the Aramaic numbers associated with the deity. This is because, in a fit of late-night brainstorming, I wrote out a bunch of themes for the story, and noticed that all of them fall under the jurisdiction of the Four-Armed Deity. Given that this is the case, I decided that Four Arms should be somewhere in the title. Four Arms does not a good title make, so now I can name the story Arba's Children or something like that.
Anyway, I'm just going to copy/paste the list from Scrivener here, so that if I want to write longhand, I can have the list available via phone. Technology, yes.
GLOSSARY
gaethsion (alyaa) slave or indentured servant
worach (dzanya) prostitute
Cysgoth (marabin) ethnic group — west of Dein Efyd
Tiroethyr (talymin) ethnic group — Dein Efyd
Teithwyr (miaque) ethnic group — across the eastern sea
Enwythau (aryabin) ethnic group — north of Dein Efyd
Mynyoed (rayiyin) ethnic group — north of the Enwythau
gierthan (baheer) slur for Tiroethyr and Cysgoth subjects
draethyr (malekea) city official; governor
Ulelweir (natsikha) council made up of the six draethyr of the most powerful city-states
thrydden (siama) currency
Yashigara ethnic group — across the western sea
Meurig (madin kha) ethnic group — east of Dein Efyd
teulu (tuoma) family-who-is-not-blood
butain (kohnoa) witch; different from someone who practices artisan magic, witches steal outside power
PLACE NAMES
Dein Efyd — city by the river (Ema Minan)
Caermynog — city of the citadel (Kherema)
Drygionus — city with five walls (Shetkiva)
Caerath — city on a hill (Glynema)
Annan — port city (Mahavis)
DEITY REFERENTS
The Unseen One — 0 — Nu
Skinless One — 7 — Sheva
One-Eyed Deity — 1 — Chada
Shapeshifter — 2 — Tarteyn
Spider — 8 — Tamney
Three-Winged Deity — 3 — Telat
Four-Armed Deity — 4 — Arba
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Aelwen Tlachinolli (Amoxtli) — a teithwyr woman; Kieve’s mother
Andras Rheolwyr of Eldareth (Abaye) — an enwythau man, partner of Rhydwen
Big Owen (Big Dimi) — a cysgoth man
Bran Tlachinolli (Atl) — a teithwyr boy of eleven, son of Myfanwy; deceased
Cari Tlachinolli (Coszcatl) — a teithwyr woman, wife of Delwyn
Ceir (Zeita) — deceased tiroethyr prostitute; friend of Neirin and Taran
Citlalmina family — old teithwyr family
Delwyn Tlachinolli (Coaxoch) — a teithwyr man, youngest son of Idris
Emlyn Amranai (Katsiu) — an enwythau man of eighteen years, partner of Tanwen
Gethin of Cyfalaf (Kaiapha) — an enwythau man, cousin of Tanwen
Idris Tlachinolli (Iccauhtli) — a teithwyr man, grandfather to Tanwen
Kieve Tlachinolli (Eztli) — a teithwyr boy of fifteen; Tanwen’s half-brother
Mabyn Tlachinolli (Ichtaca) — a teithwyr woman, grandmother to Tanwen
Madoc (Chama) — a tiroethyr man and a former butcher
Mairwen Tlachinolli (Meztli) — a teithwyr girl of fourteen; cousin to Tanwen
Morforwyn Cyfalaf (Meiriona) — an enwythau, older sister of Tanwen; deceased
Myfanwy Tlachinolli (Patli) — a teithwyr woman, mother of Mairwen
Necahual Uetzacyotl — a teithwyr woman, second cousin of Owain
Neidur (Ila) — an enwythau artisan
Neirin (Nahir) — a tiroethyr boy
Other Neirin (Other Nahir) — a tiroethyr boy; friend of Taran
Owain Tlachinolli (Yaotl) — a teithwyr man, father of Tanwen and Kieve
Parry (Raca) — deceased tiroethyr man
Rhian Tlachinolli (Nenetl) — a teithwyr girl of nine; sister of Mairwen
Rhydian Tlachinolli (Rahim) — an enwythau man, father of Mairwen
Rhydwen (Oran) — an enwythau man, guard of Tanwen; deceased
Rhys (Raz) — a one-armed tiroethyr warrior who lives with Madoc
Siaras (Sami) — a cysgoth of sixteen
Siarlin (Saba) — a tiroethyr girl of thirteen years
Sion (Ukba) — a blind tiroethyr warrior who lives with Madoc
Tanwen Tlachinolli (Adva) — a teithwyr/enwythau girl of seventeen
Taran (Tauma) — a tiroethyr boy; Neirin’s friend
Tomos Tlachinolli (Tototl) — a teithwyr boy of nine; son of Delwyn
Urien Tlachinolli (Ueman) — a teithwyr boy of seven; son of Delwyn
Zolin Tlachinolli — a teithwyr man, deceased, father of Idris
You'll notice that I gave the deities referent names, those being the Aramaic numbers associated with the deity. This is because, in a fit of late-night brainstorming, I wrote out a bunch of themes for the story, and noticed that all of them fall under the jurisdiction of the Four-Armed Deity. Given that this is the case, I decided that Four Arms should be somewhere in the title. Four Arms does not a good title make, so now I can name the story Arba's Children or something like that.
Anyway, I'm just going to copy/paste the list from Scrivener here, so that if I want to write longhand, I can have the list available via phone. Technology, yes.
GLOSSARY
gaethsion (alyaa) slave or indentured servant
worach (dzanya) prostitute
Cysgoth (marabin) ethnic group — west of Dein Efyd
Tiroethyr (talymin) ethnic group — Dein Efyd
Teithwyr (miaque) ethnic group — across the eastern sea
Enwythau (aryabin) ethnic group — north of Dein Efyd
Mynyoed (rayiyin) ethnic group — north of the Enwythau
gierthan (baheer) slur for Tiroethyr and Cysgoth subjects
draethyr (malekea) city official; governor
Ulelweir (natsikha) council made up of the six draethyr of the most powerful city-states
thrydden (siama) currency
Yashigara ethnic group — across the western sea
Meurig (madin kha) ethnic group — east of Dein Efyd
teulu (tuoma) family-who-is-not-blood
butain (kohnoa) witch; different from someone who practices artisan magic, witches steal outside power
PLACE NAMES
Dein Efyd — city by the river (Ema Minan)
Caermynog — city of the citadel (Kherema)
Drygionus — city with five walls (Shetkiva)
Caerath — city on a hill (Glynema)
Annan — port city (Mahavis)
DEITY REFERENTS
The Unseen One — 0 — Nu
Skinless One — 7 — Sheva
One-Eyed Deity — 1 — Chada
Shapeshifter — 2 — Tarteyn
Spider — 8 — Tamney
Three-Winged Deity — 3 — Telat
Four-Armed Deity — 4 — Arba
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Aelwen Tlachinolli (Amoxtli) — a teithwyr woman; Kieve’s mother
Andras Rheolwyr of Eldareth (Abaye) — an enwythau man, partner of Rhydwen
Big Owen (Big Dimi) — a cysgoth man
Bran Tlachinolli (Atl) — a teithwyr boy of eleven, son of Myfanwy; deceased
Cari Tlachinolli (Coszcatl) — a teithwyr woman, wife of Delwyn
Ceir (Zeita) — deceased tiroethyr prostitute; friend of Neirin and Taran
Citlalmina family — old teithwyr family
Delwyn Tlachinolli (Coaxoch) — a teithwyr man, youngest son of Idris
Emlyn Amranai (Katsiu) — an enwythau man of eighteen years, partner of Tanwen
Gethin of Cyfalaf (Kaiapha) — an enwythau man, cousin of Tanwen
Idris Tlachinolli (Iccauhtli) — a teithwyr man, grandfather to Tanwen
Kieve Tlachinolli (Eztli) — a teithwyr boy of fifteen; Tanwen’s half-brother
Mabyn Tlachinolli (Ichtaca) — a teithwyr woman, grandmother to Tanwen
Madoc (Chama) — a tiroethyr man and a former butcher
Mairwen Tlachinolli (Meztli) — a teithwyr girl of fourteen; cousin to Tanwen
Morforwyn Cyfalaf (Meiriona) — an enwythau, older sister of Tanwen; deceased
Myfanwy Tlachinolli (Patli) — a teithwyr woman, mother of Mairwen
Necahual Uetzacyotl — a teithwyr woman, second cousin of Owain
Neidur (Ila) — an enwythau artisan
Neirin (Nahir) — a tiroethyr boy
Other Neirin (Other Nahir) — a tiroethyr boy; friend of Taran
Owain Tlachinolli (Yaotl) — a teithwyr man, father of Tanwen and Kieve
Parry (Raca) — deceased tiroethyr man
Rhian Tlachinolli (Nenetl) — a teithwyr girl of nine; sister of Mairwen
Rhydian Tlachinolli (Rahim) — an enwythau man, father of Mairwen
Rhydwen (Oran) — an enwythau man, guard of Tanwen; deceased
Rhys (Raz) — a one-armed tiroethyr warrior who lives with Madoc
Siaras (Sami) — a cysgoth of sixteen
Siarlin (Saba) — a tiroethyr girl of thirteen years
Sion (Ukba) — a blind tiroethyr warrior who lives with Madoc
Tanwen Tlachinolli (Adva) — a teithwyr/enwythau girl of seventeen
Taran (Tauma) — a tiroethyr boy; Neirin’s friend
Tomos Tlachinolli (Tototl) — a teithwyr boy of nine; son of Delwyn
Urien Tlachinolli (Ueman) — a teithwyr boy of seven; son of Delwyn
Zolin Tlachinolli — a teithwyr man, deceased, father of Idris
