Just for fun, I was messing around with a revision to the orthography. It's not something I am seriously considering changing, but it was for shits and giggles. So, the original text I mentioned above is,

Júlojṭox jạ rjex injéti in lạjtlạþj nir, ë́tunutlicj ëẓ isjúlëlicj, mocelutlicj ëẓ nạþutlicj, ṭurlicj ëẓ folólicj, télicj ëẓ rusnílicj, tuclicj ëẓ ạnílicj, ạ́sjëlicj ëẓ paclúlicj, ạjrlicj ëẓ comólicj! Xufsëru ạfnësj elt, ạfëftj Luþojsạrnj! Ạfëftj jạ cas nóslạxoþ Ícrilunun am! Xumþísëru ci axë! Nạþsëru ci axë! Rácsjëru axë iẓúþjortecaln! Cojáṭim paẓjạs juc éþurþorcosj Luþojsạrnj, ëz usj cólësil axë ëẓ ajlíþmirþj am!

Writing it in this alternate orthography gives me,

Yúloyṭoh yä ryeh inyéti in läytlädhy nir, ĕ́tunutliky ĕṭs isyúlĕliky, mokelutliky ĕṭs nädhutliky, ṭurliky ĕṭs folóliky, téliky ĕṭs rusníliky, tukliky ĕṭs äníliky, ä́syĕliky ĕṭs paklúliky, äyrliky ĕṭs komóliky! Hufsĕru äfnĕsy elt, äfĕfty Ludhoysärny! Ạfĕfty yä kas nóslähodh Íkrilunun am! Humdhísĕru ki ahĕ! Nädhsĕru ki ahĕ! Ráksyĕru ahĕ iṭsúdhyortekaln! Koyáṭim paṭsyäs yuk édhurdhorkosy Ludhoysärny, ĕts usy kólĕsil ahĕ ĕṭs aylídhmirdhy am!

The most recent version of the prayer I posted before is,

Priest: Faljárxte, apjútnë onc-zulníco, tëralco ëẓ tulétco! Usjëc lucsë fi tasjir amnírisprjo ulsëc.
Audience: Faljárxte, amnírisxjuc ulsëc.
Priest: Usjëc lucsë fi tasjir þúlriþẓjạl ulsëc, fi tasjir nạþriþẓjạl ulsëc.
Audience: Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Priest: Usjëc lucsë fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Pacljéþmis ëz sạj núsjumë uzëc curéjcujil amir apjéþortesj réleþoret nir.
Audience: Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Priest: Usjëc lucsë fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Sultjépmis ëz ípeẓjil amir cojátpro-'t pëlaþorạ́sjula uzëm apjéþorëpcrétesj.
Audience: Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Priest: Usjëc lucsë fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Zjaxótmis ëz emạtëc pëlaro uþectesj nir opú usjëc cojátpro lạẓmaril amir.
Audience: Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Priest: Usjëc lucsë fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Aþjúlmis ëz sạj átalepro uzëc jạ nulþojur pacólpejrula uzëmëc ṭoro lafúlạsjula uzëmëc.
Audience: Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Priest: Usjëc lucsë fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Curxésmis ëz usjëc ísjiro curéjimaril am lạjzjo jạ usjëc pëlanújx opú usjëc cóltpro zaxóþomaril am.
Audience: Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Priest: Usjëc lucsë fi tasjir þúnapro Luþojmís ëz sạj xufpro nạþorạsjela tax ạcólpejsjil am.
Audience: Faljárxte, þúnarisxjulþ ulsëc.
Priest: Luþojtej! Elej jạ þoþ cólutjicmirela taxir ṭepésë ci tarir mạst iþaẓutëþẓela taxir, jạ mạc injéti in ëz rjex xufpro þúnaþorạsjil Faljárxsạrn ëẓ rácjolpë mot!
Audience: Luþojtej! Rácrjisxjuþ uzëc amníþortecil rusir.
Together: Calir núsrjisprjo nilmir ulsëc.

And revised,

Priest: Falyárhte, apyútnĕ onk-tsulníko, tĕralko ĕṭs tulétko! Usyĕk luksĕ fi tasyir amnírispryo ulsĕk.
Audience: Falyárhte, amnírishyuk ulsĕk.
Priest: Usyĕk luksĕ fi tasyir dhúlridhṭsyäl ulsĕk, fi tasyir nädhridhṭsyäl ulsĕk.
Audience: Falyárhte, nädhrishyuldh ulsĕk.
Priest: Usyĕk luksĕ fi tasyir nädhrisypro Paklyédhmis ĕts säy núsyumĕ utsĕk kuréykuyil amir apyédhortesy réledhoret nir.
Audience: Falyárhte, nädhrishyuldh ulsĕk.
Priest: Usyĕk luksĕ fi tasyir nädhrisypro Sultyépmis ĕts ípeṭsyil amir koyátpro-'t pĕladhorä́syula utsĕm apyédhorĕpkrétesy.
Audience: Falyárhte, nädhrishyuldh ulsĕk.
Priest: Usyĕk luksĕ fi tasyir nädhrisypro Zyahótmis ĕts emätĕk pĕlaro udhektesy nir opú usyĕk koyátpro läṭsmaril amir.
Audience: Falyárhte, nädhrishyuldh ulsĕk.
Priest: Usyĕk luksĕ fi tasyir nädhrisypro Adhyúlmis ĕts säy átalepro utsĕk yä nuldhoyur pakólpeyrula utsĕmĕk ṭoro lafúläsyula utsĕmĕk.
Audience: Falyárhte, nädhrishyuldh ulsĕk.
Priest: Usyĕk luksĕ fi tasyir nädhrisypro Kurhésmis ĕts usyĕk ísyiro kuréyimaril am läytsyo yä usyĕk pĕlanúyh opú usyĕk kóltpro tsahódhomaril am.
Audience: Falyárhte, nädhrishyuldh ulsĕk.
Priest: Usyĕk luksĕ fi tasyir dhúnapro Ludhoymís ĕts säy hufpro nädhoräsyela tah äkólpeysyil am.
Audience: Falyárhte, dhúnarishyuldh ulsĕk.
Priest: Ludhoytey! Eley yä dhodh kólutyikmirela tahir ṭepésĕ ki tarir mäst idhaṭsutĕdhṭsela tahir, yä mäk inyéti in ĕts ryeh hufpro dhúnadhoräsyil Falyárhsärn ĕṭs rákyolpĕ mot!
Audience: Ludhoytey! Rákryishyudh utsĕk amnídhortekil rusir.
Together: Kalir núsryispryo nilmir ulsĕk.

This is mostly just an experiment in how a change in the way a language is written can change how it "feels", I guess.

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And a Greek version of the above excerpt, BECAUSE WHY NOT!

Yόυλoυδoχ υω ρυεχ ινυέτι ιν λωυτλωθυ νιρ, έητουνο&upsi lon;τλικυ εηδς ισυόυλ&epsilo n;ηλικυ, μoκελουτλ& iota;κυ εηδς νωθουτλι&kappa ;υ, δουρλικυ εηδς φoλóλικυ, τέλικυ εηδς ρουσνίλι& kappa;υ, τουκλικυ εηδς ωνίλικυ, ώσυεηλι&kap pa;υ εηδς πακλόυλ&io ta;κυ, ωυρλικυ εηδς κoμóλικυ! Χουφσεηρ&omicro n;υ ωφνεησυ ελτ, ωφεηφτυ Λουθoυσω&rho ;νυ! Ωφεηφτυ υω κας νóσλωχoθ Ίκριλουν& omicron;υν αμ! Χουμθίσ&epsilon ;ηρου κι αχεη! Νωθσεηρου κι αχεη! Ράκσυεηρ& omicron;υ αχεη ιδσόυθυo ρτεκαλν! Κoυάδιμ παδσυως υουκ έθουρθoρ&ka ppa;oσυ Λουθoυσω&rho ;νυ, εητς ουσυ κóλεησιλ αχεη εηδς αυλίθμιρ&th eta;υ αμ!

Been doing more DM programming and less of other projects for a bit, so I haven't had any updates! But today I was thinking of working more on my worldbuilding again, since I've been extremely stressed out for about sixty different reasons and it tends to be a relaxing exercise for me.

On that front, I was toying around with the script for Early Heartlandic/Late Cólþạrcic. In actuality, I've been toying around with the script for several years, and have known what sort of "feel" and letterforms I want from it for quite a long time. What I really need is the details. As it stands, I think it's going to be an alphabet-syllybary mashed up beast, though with justifications for it in the setting that I won't get into here.

These are some notes I put up on my whiteboard¹ regarding the script. Some of it is a bit superfluous (e.g., the pronunciation details), and the important bits are how the script breaks up exactly. That is, the following bit: "ju^s-lo-j-ṭo-x jạ re^p-x i-ne^sp-ti i-n lạ-j-t-lạ^s-þ^p ni-r!". To get the gist of that: each cluster of characters is a single character in the script, while the superscripts refer to diacritics. The superscript s indicates the syllable is stressed, while the superscript p indicates palatalization (sort of like the difference between "n" and "ny" in "cannon" versus "canyon").

That is kind of ugly-looking because I'm not used to writing on a whiteboard. Here is the same thing written on paper, which is a medium I'm much more comfortable with. I enjoy how it looks so far, and it's taken a few years to get it looking just how I'd like. As it stands, it may not be exactly there but it's pretty dang close.

¹Yes, I have a whiteboard. I'm a budding mathematician, it's practically a requirement.

And another sample! This is a fairly-long one that was for me to work out some details of the script, and I think it came out quite nicely (barring the fuck-up I made partway down).



This says:

Faljárxte, apjútne onc-zulníco, tëralco ëẓ tulétco! Usjëc lucse fi tasjir amnírisprjo ulsëc.
Faljárxte, amnírisxjuc ulsëc.
Usjëc lucse fi tasjir þúlriþẓjạl ulsëc, fi tasjir nạþriþẓjạl ulsëc.
Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Usjëc lucse fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Pacljéþmis ëz sạj núsjume uzëc curéjcujil amir apjéþortesj réleþoret nir.
Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Usjëc lucse fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Sultjépmis ëz ípeẓjil amir cojátpro-\'t pëlaþorạ́sjula uzëm apjéþorëpcrétesj.
Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Usjëc lucse fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Zjaxótmis ëz emạtëc pëlaro uþectesj nir opú usjëc cojátpro lạẓmaril amir.
Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Usjëc lucse fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Aþjúlmis ëz sạj átalepro uzëc jạ nulþojur pacólpejrula uzëmëc ṭoro lafúlạsjula uzëmëc.
Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Usjëc lucse fi tasjir nạþrisjpro Curxésmis ëz usjëc ísjiro curéjimaril am lạjzjo jạ usjëc pëlanújx opú usjëc cóltpro zaxóþomaril am.
Faljárxte, nạþrisxjulþ ulsëc.
Usjëc lucse fi tasjir þúnapro Luþojmís ëz sạj xufpro nạþorạsjela tax ạcólpejsjil am.
Faljárxte, þúnarisxjulþ ulsëc.
Luþojtej! Elej jạ þoþ cólutjicmirela taxir ṭepése ci tarir mạst iþaẓutëþẓela taxir, jạ mạc injéti in ëz rjex xufpro þúnaþorạsjil Faljárxsạrn ëẓ rácjolpe mot!
Luþojtej! Rácrjisxjuþ uzëc amníþortecil rusir.
Calir núsrjisprjo nilmir ulsëc.

which is the prayer I posted before, sans the portion that says "Priest:" and "Audience:".

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And a character-by-character, line-by-line breakdown of the above is:

Heading: su^FS-na-so^F-rë^D-ci-së a-pu^PS-ze-së^P

1. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, a-pu^PS-të^D-ne o-ncë zu-lë^D-ni^S-co, të-ra-lë^D-co ë-zë^F tu-le^S-të^D-co! u-së^P-cë lu-cë^D-se fi
2. ta-si^P-rë a-më^D-ni^S-ri-së^D-pë^D-ro^P u-lë^D-së-cë.
3. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, a-më^D-ni^S-ri-së^D-xu^P-cë u-lë^D-së-cë.
4. u-së^P-cë lu-cë^D-se fi ta-si^P-rë su^FS-lë^D-ri-së^FD-zạ^P-ë u-lë^P-së-cë.
5. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-xu^F-lë-^D-së^F.
6. u-së^P-cë lu-cë^D-se fi ta-si^P-rë nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-pë^D-ro^P pa-cë^D-le^PS-së^DF-mi-së e-zë sạ^L nu^S-su^P-me u-zë-cë
7. cu-re^LS-cu-ji-lë a-mi-rë a-pe^PS-so^F-rë^D-te-së^P re^S-le-so^F-re-të ni-rë.
8. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-xu^F-lë-^D-së^F.
9. u-së^P-cë lu-cë^D-se fi ta-si^P-rë nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-pë^D-ro^P su-lë^D-te^PS-pë^D-mi-së ë-zë i^S-pe-zi^FP-lë a-mi-rë
10. co-ja^S-të^D-pë^D-ro i-të pë-la-so^F-rạ^S-su^P-la u-zë-më a-pe^PS-so^F-rë-pë^D-cë^D-re^S-te-së^P.
11. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-xu^F-lë-^D-së^F.
12. u-së^P-cë lu-cë^D-se fi ta-si^P-rë nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-pë^D-ro^P za^P-xo^S-të^D-mi-së e-zë e-mạ-të-cë pë-la-ro u-se^F-cë^D-te-së^P
13. ni-rë o-pu^S u-së^P-cë co-ja^S-të^D-pë^D-ro lạ-zë^DF-ma-ri-lë a-mi-rë.
14. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-xu^F-lë-^D-së^F.
15. u-së^P-cë lu-cë^D-se fi ta-si^P-rë nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-pë^D-ro^P a-su^FS-lë^D-mi-së sạ^L a^S-ta-le-pë^D-ro u-zë-cë
16. nu-lë^D-so^F-ju-rë pa-co^S-lë-pe^L-ru-la u-zë-më-cë to^F-ro la-fu^S-lạ-su^P-la u-zë-më-cë.
17. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-xu^F-lë-^D-së^F.
18. u-së^P-cë lu-cë^D-se fi ta-si^P-rë nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-pë^D-ro^P cu-rë^D-xe^S-së^D-mi-së e-zë u-së^P-cë i^S-si^P-ro cu-re^P-ji-ma-ri-lë
19. a-më lạ^L-zo^P jạ u-së^P-cë pë-la-nu^LS-xë o-pu^S u-së^P-cë co^S-lë^D-pë^D-ro za-xo^S-so^F-ma-ri-lë a-më.
20. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, nạ-së^DF-ri-së^D-xu^F-lë-^D-së^F.
21. u-së^P-cë lu-cë^D-se fi ta-si^P-rë su^FS-na-pë^D-ro lu-so^FL-mi^S-së ë-zë sạ^L xu-fë^D-pë^D-ro nạ-so^F-rạ-se^P-la ta-xë ạ-co^S-lë^D-pe^L-si^P-lë a-më.
22. fa-la^PS-rë^D-xë^D-te, su^FS-na-ri-së^D-xu^P-lë^D-së^F u-lë^D-së-cë.
23. lu-so^FL-te^L! e-le^L jạ so^F-së^F co^S-lu-ti^P-cë^D-cë^D-mi-re-la ta-xi-rë te^F-pe^S-se ta-ri-rë mạ-së^D-të i-sa^F-zu^F-të-se^F-ze^F-la ta-xi-rë,
24. jạ mạ-cë i-ne^PS-ti i-në re^P-xë xu-fë^D-pë^D-ro su^FS-na-so^F-rạ-si^P-lë fa-la^PS-xë^D-sạ-rë^D-në ë-zë^F ra^S-co^P-lë^D-pe mo-të!
25. lu-so^FL-te^L! ra^S-cë^D-ri^P-së^D-xu^P-së^F u-zë-cë a-më^D-ni^S-so^F-rë^D-te-ci-lë ru-si-rë.
26. ca-li-rë nu^S-së^D-ri^P-së^D-pë^D-ro^P ni-lë^D-mi-rë u-lë^D-së-cë.

Now, for how this breaks down: Each CV, CCV, or V grouping (where C is a consonant and V is a vowel) denotes a single character. There are 84 total CV characters, 7 CCV characters (all denote ncV where V is a vowel), and seven V characters (one for each vowel), though not every single character appears in the above text. The superscript characters denote a diacritic, and these diacritics are as follows:

• ^D indicates a dropped vowel and only appears on Cë. This indicates the vowel is dropped and the character is pronounced only as a consonant. This happens implicitly at the end of the word, without any diacritic being necessarily.
• ^F indicates a fronted consonant, and indicates that the consonant is dentalized. This is sort of like the distinction between the initial consonants in sin versus thin.
• ^L indicates a long vowel, and denotes a phonetic (though not phonemic) diphthong. For example, "la" would be written with the la but laj would be written as "la^L".
• ^P indicates a palatalized consonant. This is sort of like the distiction between the middle consonants in "cannon" vs "canyon".
• ^S denotes a stressed syllable. How exactly stress is realized in Early Heartlandic is a topioc that goes a bit beyond this post.

Groups of superscript characters indicate multiple diacritics, and some diacritics merge. Additionally, certain diacritics (overdots esecially) merge with adjacent diacritics.

So, I think this is coming along nicely so far. At the very least, it looks pretty! (Or at least I think it looks pretty.)

I don't understand anything Popisfizzy says. :(

EmpirezTeam wrote:

Lavenblade wrote:

I don't understand anything Popisfizzy says. :(

That's because your brain isn't as advanced as ours. Don't worry - being highly intelligent isn't all it's cracked up to be. We're usually this intelligent because we had to make up for other areas we were lacking in, such as physical strength or penis length.

I recommend stretches three times a day. Once in the morning, once while at work on your lunch, and once after you get home. Try that for 3-6 months and then move up to wearing weights all day. In no time you'll be packing a massive 8 inches.

I don't know if the public is ready for this yet but i have been working on a toaster that will un toast toast that has been toasted!



The name is the un toast it toaster and it will look like a toaster.

^_^ how does this sound ^_^

EmpirezTeam wrote:

How do you call someone a "filthy casual" in that language

It could be something like, Fạþnjíþorcos túlncresjojrem in the right context.

I've finally reached a point where I can come up with a fairly-coherent timeline for the region I'm currently focused on, at least in a small timeframe of about 200 years. Everything marked circa is a rough estimate and subject to change, especially the further away it gets. While working on that, I also finally came up with and glosses the first words of another language for the setting: Ōlawījè Qišūlū-wṑ. This is glossed as ōlawī-jè qi-šūlū=wṑ city-NOM.SNG bay-PREP.SNG=at, and basically translates as "City on (the) Bay".

I also started initial work on the biographies of some significant figures in the history of the region, such as Teša Aqīre, Prophet-Revealer of the New Heartland Religion (a placeholder name) and King Repóẓj of the Pacljéþëpcòlut Line, also known as Repóẓj the Brutal, King of the First High Kingdom of the Heartland at the time of the Heartland Civil War.

In general, today was actually a fairly-productive day as far as this silly, irrelevant shit goes.

EmpirezTeam wrote:

i want my name to translate to something cool

But I already translated your name:

fạþnjí-þor-cos        túlnc-resje -oj -rem
gather-GER-SNG.ABS.AN king- domain-AUG-SNG.GEN.INAN

Fạþnjíþor literally means "gathering", "collecting/collection", or "grouping", but can also mean "band", "group", or "team", while "túlncresjoj" can be translated as "great/grand kingdom" or "empire".

I've been working on creating a fictional country recently, for a novel I want to write. It's pretty fun.