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I want to be sure to understand: is this technology similar to Ksatlai ? Similar, although I didn’t have this script in mind when I wrote it. (This is an amazing website, by the way. Is it your own?) Very simple shapes, which are used as the basis for more complex drawings and paintings, making the...

Can’t comment on this; biochemistry is a bit too far out of my comfort zone. (I don’t even know what a fluorocarbon-based microorganism would look like, let alone how its chemistry would work!) Honestly, me neither…this is really not my field. But I'll see what I can find--someone beyond Asimov mus...

Oh, there’s more than enough chlorine around to make up an atmosphere. It’s just that on Earth, most of it is bound up in the form of table salt and similar minerals, so we don’t notice it. Perhaps a bigger concern would be the biochemistry of a chlorine-breathing creature (necessary to keep the ch...

Nice. I like the vaguely Mesoamerican (or is it Pratchettian?) feel. ... Oh, by the way, I'm not sure what you mean by that: (Why stone for water? Again, it's the cenotes--as well as the deep canyons in the Colonnade.) Glad you liked it! More Mesoamerican than Pratchettian though, at least this tim...

THE LONG COUNT Of Salvi, Quiram, & Akotoya The planet Toksha (Salvian Tokṣah , Irthironian Syke , Hercuan Zella , Zanguenese Se5-Go5 , Qoldishtari Ojashym ) is the second-closest planet to Suri, orbiting at around 0.3AU over 55.4 local days. There is another planet sitting between Toksha and Aj...

August 1st, 1488 CE Iyáanga, Tonga Territory/33º45'N 118º05'W Ah, you wonder about my images, milord? But of course. Come in, stranger. A fine city, is it not? Not like the cities around the Bay to the north, of course, but Iyáanga has its benefits. A beautiful beach, of course, and the hills behin...

Ubakal vatrakanara nusi-śruharjhagjhaki jhunu-datokah. Naar! Must-3x write-POT.REAL-1sE word-21x100x100 day-14-INS.S / 1s-ALL I have to write 21,000 words in 14 days. Woe is me! NOTE: naar is literally “to me (cometh disaster)”; the latter bits aren’t mentioned in polite conversation, generally out...

Ares Land wrote: ↑Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:02 am Very nice. I'm happy to see quipus used in conworlding

They are truly marvellous, aren’t they...

Thanks for the votes, everyone! I’ll be sure to put them to good use... Now, for something slightly different: THE QUIPUS OF THE QUMOR The Tikush Kumitu or Central Mountains run the full length of the continent of Pelia, along the southern edge where it comes into contact with the Irenic Ocean. The ...

Surprisingly enough Darkwing Duck is turning out to be really, really good. Particularly the moments between Drake and Gosalyn, it’s been ages since I’ve found such a wholesome relationship (and between two such skilled and yet flawed characters). On an unrelated note, Michael Palin’s North Korea is...

THE CONJUGANS The star Caps Taurosi , a little over 26 light-years away from Ajjamah (and still visible, although barely, with the naked eye from the Northern Hemisphere), is a fairly large orange K-class star. Orbiting around it at around 0.9AU is a world that is practically all ocean; one and a h...

PUBLIC POLL I: IRTHIRON I've never tried this before, but honestly it makes sense. It's too easy for me to decide that the world I'm working in just doesn't fit, and that's a bit annoying when trying to work out both language and story details. So…something a little different, methinks. I have a co...

Zhaageh riʔaa US-em lee di’in nis! /ˈʒaːɡeh ˈriʔˌaː US-em leː ˈdiʔin nis/ 1s.ABS-happy INT US-GEN in exist-NMLZ about I’m very happy that I’m not in the US! Ṭakinaar ḍimurrai ram jama-jukah jhilak… Fear-3sA-1sE think.AOR-4sA-3pE now world-much-NOM.S same-INST.S I worry that much of the world feels ...

next: shelf Proto-Endurer: * SuBiD "to stack, shelf" Old Hercuan: subbidi, subbidit "shelf" Modern Hercuan: subid, subies "shelf, cupboard; safe" Old Zanguenese: * sbyd "to stack; stack, shelf" Middle Zanguenese: sīip "to stack; stack, shelf" Changu...

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(While I'm here, the thread's not finished yet, but the next and final installment will be in a few weeks. I want to conclude with religion and human sacrifice but that takes time: I want to get it right.) Looking forward to it! This has been a most enjoyable read--and one that’s cleared up not a s...

I feel cursed. I honestly do. I try to protect everyone I can, but it seems like trying to improve myself or my lot means facing down the wrath of some god or demon or something. I try to work with my dad to start a new career in real estate? COVID blows up and nobody wants to buy a house. I get my ...

TriceraTiger wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:34 am As an aside, I feel like Lebiscuri is a lot like New Guinea but scaled up.

The way it looks from a distance I kind of assumed Lebiscuri was a stand-in for Europe. They’ve even got a Scandinavian Peninsula and all...

A long time ago I had a language called Kroldistani which marked verbs not for past, present or future but for different times of the day (morning, noon, afternoon, night, and a neutral period). I’ve tried looking for equivalents, but so far nothing. Has anyone ever tried this out before, or would i...

IRTHIRONIAN NOUNS Introduction Irthironian ( Eaber am Irthiron ) is the most prominent member of the Waaru-Bwirna language family, found across northern Ambalira (and, as of recent centuries, in the worldwide colonies of Irthiron and her neighbouring nations.) The languages are best known for relat...