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Vetus Ignis

Sermo Ignis family · “Speech of the fire”

About Vetus Ignis

Spoken by
Curia of Voices, Flame-Speakers
Built from
Classical Latin, with Greek loans for sacred sites
Seen in game
Temple inscriptions, blessings, Covenant item names
Stress
The second-to-last syllable, when it is long.

Naming

People
Latin given name + Common virtue epithet (Aurelia Stillvow, Reyna Softstep)
Places
Sacred sites take Greek -ion; sword sites are a Latin element + -ion
Compounds
Adjective after noun

Pronunciation

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

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A

Arenion

name Canon

Sword site of sand

Sword sites are a Latin element + -ion.

Related: Jötunsverð (Karlmál)

B

C

Curia Vocum

faction term

Curia of Voices

Formal name of the governing body.

D

E

F

filum

faction term

Thread (of fate)

"Filum fractum": a broken thread.

Related: fial (Cendral), þráðr (Karlmál), dieg (Aizspraka), snáth (Bethruna), snik (Ghurzakh)

Foedus

faction term

Covenant, a sworn bond

The Banner's own name for itself.

Related: Fèdus (Cendral)

G

Glacion

name Canon

Sword site of ice

Sword sites are a Latin element + -ion.

Related: Jötunsverð (Karlmál)

H

Hydrion

name Canon

Sword site of water

Sword sites are a Latin element + -ion.

Related: Jötunsverð (Karlmál)

I

Ignion

name Canon

Sword site of fire

Sword sites are a Latin element + -ion.

Related: Jötunsverð (Karlmál)

ita

core word

yes

Related: òc (Cendral), já (Karlmál), jā (Aizspraka), tá (Bethruna), ug (Ghurzakh)

L

M

N

non

core word

no

Related: non (Cendral), nei (Karlmál), nē (Aizspraka), níl (Bethruna), nak (Ghurzakh)

O

P

Prytaneion

faction term Canon

Reception hearth, Hieropolis; the civic hearth where arrivals are received

A Greek loan.

Pyrion

faction term Canon

Temple of fire, Hieropolis; place of fire

A Greek loan, from the sacred-site layer.

R

Retexti

faction term

The Unwoven (literally "unravelled")

How the Curia records Free-Fated arrivals.

Related: Óofnir (Karlmál), Gansnáth (Bethruna)

S

Scissio

faction term

The Cut

Always capitalized, and always with the article in Common.

Related: Tall (Cendral), Skurðr (Karlmál), Griez (Aizspraka), Gearr (Bethruna), Zhak (Ghurzakh)

Sylvion

name Canon

Sword site of forest

Sword sites are a Latin element + -ion.

Related: Jötunsverð (Karlmál)

T

tela

faction term

The Loom

Used in doctrine texts and sermons.

Related: telièr (Cendral), vefr (Karlmál), stell (Aizspraka), seol (Bethruna), krakk (Ghurzakh)

V

Vox

faction term

A voice; a Flame-Speaker in the Curia

Plural voces. "Vox Reyna" is a formal address.

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