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Castrum

Sermo Ignis family · “Speech of the fire”

About Castrum

Spoken by
Legates, Prefects, Legion IX Pruinata
Built from
Clipped military Latin
Seen in game
Orders, fort names, unit designations, manifests
Stress
The second-to-last syllable, when it is long.

Naming

People
Latin given name + Common virtue epithet
Places
Forts are Praesidium + genitive
Compounds
Adjective after noun: Legio Pruinata

Pronunciation

LettersSounds likePlain-text
c, gAlways hard: k, g (Cicero = KIK-eh-ro)—
vw (vale = WAH-leh)—
aeeye (Praetor = PRY-tor)—

Use the plain-text spelling where accented letters won't display, such as in config files or some fonts.

A

C

Castra

faction term

Field camp

Temporary Legion camps.

D

Dux

name

Leader

How Castrum reports render both Hersir and Karl, which the Ashborn find insulting.

Related: Hersir (Karlmál), Karl (Karlmál)

G

Glacis

faction term Canon

Of the ice

As in Praesidium Glacis.

L

Legatus

faction term Canon

Legate, field commander

Rank.

Legio

faction term Canon

Legion

Unit.

M

Mandatum

faction term

Standing order

What Legates cite instead of the Curia.

P

Praefectus

faction term Canon

Prefect, governor-commander

Rank, as held by Aurelia Stillvow.

Praesidium

faction term Canon

Garrison fort

Used in fort names.

Pruinata

faction term Canon

"Rime-touched," from pruina, hoarfrost

Legion IX's cognomen.

S

Signum

faction term

Standard carried into new land

"Ad signa!": rally to the standards.

T

Tessera

faction term

Manifest token

Skeinport cargo stamps.

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