Friday, January 17, 2014

Language of the Hunters



Borderlands—the alternate world of the märchénłinġs, divided into sectors based on the nature of a märchénłinġ's Tale. The Borderlands are also made up of five different regions: the Borderwoods, a huge forest which covers the majority of the Borderlands; the Deeps, the ocean which lies on the Borderlands' east boundary; the Outlands, a desert-waste full of small oasis-sectors, that surrounds the Borderlands on three sides; the Neverisles, which high float above certain eastern sectors and spread out across the Deeps; and the Underrealms, which run the length of the Borderwoods and into parts of the Outlands.

Bürkénnė märchénłinġ—someone whose Tale has undergone bürkénnäġ; a being, normally a human but sometimes a standard märchénłinġ, who has undergone the transformation of bürkénnäġ; translates literally as "Broken märchénłinġ."

Bürkénnäġ—the event of a Tale's strands breaking apart; this event usually transforms those who survive the unraveling of the Tale into bürkénnė märchénłinġs; translates into English literally as "Breaking"

Chéntäyłe—the mark indicative of what story a märchénłinġ comes from; in English, "tale-tell"

Märchénłinġ—a being known in English as a Tale or Old Tale; literally “denizen of a story set in Faerie”

Märchünné—the aura of power that surrounds a märchénłinġ

Märkŷnth blade—a poisoned knife or dagger that can kill any märchénłinġ; the poison unravels the threads of their Tale and unmakes them completely. This is considered a heinous crime by most märchénłinġ. A hunter will never carry a märkŷnth blade.

Pajzümæsträ—the highest form of authority in the Borderlands; the police; commonly called "pagemaster."

Pønnchénkrä—the fruit or vegetable that holds an important role in a story, such as the poisoned apple in "Little Snowdrop" or the radishes in "Rapunzel"

Üştŷrmǽ—the special material that makes up the enchanted weapons and objects in many Tales, such as Cinderella's slippers or Prince Charming's magical sword or the Wicked Queen's magic mirror on the wall

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