This is the annex chapter. Everything will be sorted in alphabetical order based on the topic. It will be updated with each chapter as necessary. If you wish to have something clarified that is either not fully explained in the annex, or not included, feel free to pm me and I will do my best to explain without providing spoilers.
DO NOT REVIEW TO THE ANNEX!
It would get confusing for me -_-"
Flares - In rainbow order (plus black):
Red- Titan spottedYellow- End of missionGreen- Change in directionBlue- RetreatPurple- Emergency of some kindBlack- Deviant Titan spottedGerman words used:
· Kleingewachsen (tiny)
· Mensch (man)
· Scheißkerl (bastard)
· Arschloch (asshole)
Languages - I imagine the walls being set in Europe (I don't know why, I just always have), so I have the characters speaking European languages. The main language inside the walls is English (if you want to imagine it as something else while you read it in English, feel free), but there is a dead language that few know these days, and is spoken very rarely. That's the language spoke outside the walls, and I have it represented as German. This means that Levi, Hanji, Armin, etc. who all live within the walls speak English, but Hanji knows enough German to get by. Eren and the others who come from outside know next to no English, but are thoroughly fluent in the German language.
The names - in case anyone was wondering, I am going to go ahead and explain why I have yet to call any of the children by their names:
Because I thought of a cute element I want to add in at a later date, when the appropriate chapter comes up (will be specified at a later date)In the culture I am writing about for the titan population, children don't get names until they become a productive member of whatever clan or army or whatever they are a part of, or they do something of significance. When they finally earn their names, it gets assigned to them in one of two ways: The child's friends and family choose it and the name gets revealed to him/her at a ceremony.The child chooses the name himself and reveals it to everyone else. This is a method unfavorable because it shows either a level of independence a member of a clan or army or whatever is not supposed to have, or that the person is alone in the world.OCs - The list of all the OCs (Original Characters) I have used so far in the story as of the most recent update:
Clemens - Hanji's squad leader. Since this is set in a time before the fall of Wall Maria, I thought it would be inappropriate to make her a squad leader right off the bat. Clemens is a calm minded soldier who, though does not actively take part in his second's antics toward Levi, does have a mild sense of humor. As squad leader, he was in charge of directing experiments whenever a test subject was available, and think up new experiments and questions when there wasn't. It was this that made Hanji beg and plead to be put under his command, and Hanji's own curiosity that caused him to choose her as his second. The two developed and "older brother, little sister" relationshipEdda - One of the soldiers recruited by Hanji to help save Eren from the titan. She is tasked with the job of grabbing the Eren while Levi defends her, mainly because her horse is strong enough to carry two on its back.Hal - One of the soldiers upset over Levi's delaying of the food. He is the one Hanji called out and berated after he insulted someone Hanji deemed a new friend. Hanji and Hal also have a short history, mainly revolving around their squad leader, Clemens', decision to name Hanji his second, when she was his junior. This causes him to have a bad attitude around his comrade, but he is not a bad guy, simply bitter.Kurt - One of the soldiers recruited by Hanji to help save Eren from the titan. He is to attack from the Western side of the titan. He and Simon are best friends, each having grown up with the other and sharing many stolen hours away from school to play hide-and-seek in the district. They matured when they enlisted to become soldiers, but found other ways to have fun, mainly by telling tales of when the other was young.Peppermint - see PeppermintSimon - One of the soldiers recruited by Hanji to help save Eren from the titan. He is to attack from the Eastern side of the titan. He and Simon are best friends, each having grown up with the other and sharing many stolen hours away from school to play hide-and-seek in the district. They matured when they enlisted to become soldiers, but found other ways to have fun, mainly by telling tales of when the other was young.Palomino: - A chestnut colored horse that has adopted a lighter shade of hair. Imagine a really light golden color (like the color of old paper) with a cream colored mane, and that would be Peppermint.
Peppermint - Levi named his horse Peppermint, which is a natural pest control ( .com). Levi hates people, and would much rather stay away from them if possible, so to him, people are like pests that he would rather keep away. This is not the horse he has in the anime, or the manga, so please don't yell at me.
Salal Berries- Not technically a berry, but rather swollen sepals of a blackish blue colour. Both the sepals and the leaves of the salal bush are edible. The sepals are sweet, but pulpy and nutty. Ripens between August and October.
Stripling - this is a derogatory term in this culture because it implies that the one it is directed at is both knowledgeable about life and its workings, and therefore inferior, and immature and unable to control oneself in a dignified manner.
Squads - A group of 8-16 people who work as a team divided up into 2-4 units.
