Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2017 11:47 am
you mean like this? https://youtu.be/ail9vC5lqTA
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https://www.well-of-souls.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=844
I don't think their vocal cords are any different from human ones.novius wrote:I wasn't talking about accents or such - what I meant was the general pitch and tome of voice. Even that alone conveys much about the speaker's personality. Add to that, their voices can have some sort of 'alien' quality (like a double-voice, or some sort of timbre not found with humans).
It's gratifying to know that my inadvertent imaginings were actually on the money. Spiral and Talon particularly have the manner of speech one tends to associate with Eastern European/Russian speakers.Arioch wrote:I imagine that most Loroi accents would sound vaguely Eastern European.
In most cases you put -adi on the end, truncating the existing vowel if it's an A or an I.White wrote:How do you make a verb into a noun in trade?
Write to Writer for example.
Is it that you add -en to words that end in consonants and -di to words that end in vowels?
Arekka space is right on the edge of the Local Bubble, past which the density of molecular clouds and star-forming regions makes jump travel dangerous. Most people assume there is nothing there, but they generally don't travel past Arekka territory.Mr.Tucker wrote:I just realized something: do we know what is on the other side of Arekka space? Does Historian space wrap around Arekka territory and make contact with the Nissek border?
Does this mean the Mannadi are the 'rescuers' or the 'ones who shine'? Or is the '-adi' ending for them coincidence?Arioch wrote:In most cases you put -adi on the end, truncating the existing vowel if it's an A or an I.White wrote:How do you make a verb into a noun in trade?
Write to Writer for example.
Is it that you add -en to words that end in consonants and -di to words that end in vowels?
So "write" (sonni) would become "writer" (sonnadi).
Yes, the name "Mannadi" means "rescuers."nweismuller wrote:Does this mean the Mannadi are the 'rescuers' or the 'ones who shine'? Or is the '-adi' ending for them coincidence?Arioch wrote:In most cases you put -adi on the end, truncating the existing vowel if it's an A or an I.White wrote:How do you make a verb into a noun in trade?
Write to Writer for example.
Is it that you add -en to words that end in consonants and -di to words that end in vowels?
So "write" (sonni) would become "writer" (sonnadi).
The origin of the name is lost to history, but it probably originated with Neridi contact. The Mannadi have a different name for themselves that is in their own language.Eluvatar wrote:Who named them so?
Do you mean the sort of information in the link below, or were you looking for something more like data tables or "fact sheets"?White wrote:I've been having trouble finding information on the Loroi worlds.
For example, what the gravity and atmosphere are like on Deinar.
I don't have exhaustive information on all the Loroi worlds, especially for those we'll never visit in the story.White wrote:I've been having trouble finding information on the Loroi worlds.
For example, what the gravity and atmosphere are like on Deinar.
Are you willing to take suggestions? Like approving of possible fan stories or RP constructions För thease worlds?Arioch wrote:I don't have exhaustive information on all the Loroi worlds, especially for those we'll never visit in the story.White wrote:I've been having trouble finding information on the Loroi worlds.
For example, what the gravity and atmosphere are like on Deinar.
I'm not sure I really want to be put in the position of having to approve or reject fan submissions.Sweforce wrote:Are you willing to take suggestions? Like approving of possible fan stories or RP constructions För thease worlds?Arioch wrote:I don't have exhaustive information on all the Loroi worlds, especially for those we'll never visit in the story.White wrote:I've been having trouble finding information on the Loroi worlds.
For example, what the gravity and atmosphere are like on Deinar.
The outer moon (Talas) is about one-fifth the mass of our Moon, and has an orbital period (according to the notes) of 241.92 hours (10.08 Earth days). This period is the basis for the nanapi or "transit." The inner moon (Mepona) is much smaller and is part of a faint ring; its orbital period is probably in the neighborhood of 12 hours. Both of them are typical in appearance for small rocky moons: gray and crater-pocked. Mepona is small enough that it's not perfectly spherical. Mepona's ring is only visible to the naked eye when the conditions are just right (such as when it is backlit against a dark night sky).White wrote:Do you have an idea of what the moons of Deinar look like? Their sizes, orbital periods etc...
It's not all in one place that is easily postable, but is spread across multiple hundred-plus page documents. And no, the 788-page main notes document is not suitable for public consumption.White wrote:Would you be willing to post your notes somewhere, even if they aren't complete?
You have to keep something in reserve for when you write/draw the "Background Guide to the Loroi Union", don't you?Arioch wrote:And no, the 788-page main notes document is not suitable for public consumption.