I could put a disclaimer here but I don't have to becasue I made these terms up myself. Note this will be updated as new terms sre created.
TERMS
Dormorr
- Male who comes seeking an audience in another house on behalf of his own house; usually to deliver an offer of alliance or marriage.
Dormorra
-Female of Dormorr.
Vel'hidii
- hero in legend who rose from the worst shame to unite his fallen house to save his beloved city.
Myir'saw
-Rough translation to Human is Fiancée.
-See Myir'sawyie for more accurate translation.
Myir'sawyie
-Means life mate, or soul bonded
-If one looks it up in Original Shangeili it is a combination of; Myiratz which means heart of my soul; Quazintsaw which is mother of my children; and Nglothyiekeeper of life.
Myir'sow
-Male of Myir'saw
Myir'sowii
-Male of Myir'sawyie
-In original Shangeili it comes from; Myiratz; Zithalsow which is provider of my children, and Ylii which is whose life I keep.
Sharu
- Semi formal greeting
Shal'qui
-the name of a female Shangeili warrior
-Corruption of original Shangeili word which has been lost.
Quick Background:
Houses: There are numerous houses in the Shangeili culture though they can all be traced back to thirteen tribes. Each tribe has its own particular dominant traits. i.e. the Jax tribe is infamous for its hot blooded warriors while the Saul tribe is renowned for it's cool heads.
Speaker, the: a Key part in the Shangeili religion and history. She is the head of the Shangeili religion and processes an instinctive genetic memory. No-one has ever been able to say for sure how far back her memory goes but it is believed that she holds the memory of the first Shangeili to ever exist and all that have come after.
Marriage rite: The rite is the only truly binding part of the Shangeili marriage. The ceremony is for show but the rite takes place before and many never bother with the ceremony considering the rite binding enough. The rite takes place in three to four steps, the first actually occurs during the naming rite but the first official step is known as the offer were the arrangement is made. At this point the two have not actually met and will not meet until the dowry and other agreements are reached. The next step is the Frist meeting where the two are brought into the same room while members from both houses witness for them. This step is completed when both parties concede and name each other once as Myir'saw and Myir'sow respectively. Sometimes this step takes only moments other times the stalemate has been known to last for weeks. In such cases bloodshed is not unexpected. The final step is the ring. Both are placed into the ring and honour and pride prevent either for exiting the mental bounds that it places on them. The goal is for the male to restrain the female but his is forbidden from hurting her. It takes only moments at times due to the male Shangeili superior strength and weight but the females tend to be fast and they are trained from childhood to battle against their male counter parts. And there is nothing to stop them from inflicting any wounds they deem to test that their proposed match is suitable to their tastes. Again this step in known to last hours and is only concluded when first the male then the female names their mate but this time it must be three times.
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