Recent content by Inglorion

I really just googled "e with umlaut". I've only ever typed the names here; generally I write them by hand so it is easy. The dots aren't really necessary, I was just doing it so I could remember how they were pronounced, and I did it for so long that they now look wrong to me without the dots.

Peoples' are unlikely to develop a formal name for "the world" if they don't have a concept of worlds' beyond. So I chose the magical species in my world, the Samësoi (the loose equivalent of elves, faeries, etc.) and then just gave it a name that fit with their scheme (Duloësa). The...

In this case, maybe the Gods could severely weaken each other by fighting, and the humans take advantage of the disunity and temporary weakness to revolt and overthrow them?

I was once part of a World-design project on another forum, and I recall someone there who had great knowledge of astronomy who stated that it was impossible for a satellite of a planet to have a satellite of its own. But I can't find that old thread now, and he might have just been talking...

Say, "Earl" came from the Scandinavian "Jarl", does anyone know if there is a feminine form of that?

I am using the title Earl for one of my fictional countries, instead of count. Now, in England, Earl was masculine and Countess was feminine because the English dropped Count because it sounded too much like a certain profane word. I was considering trying to create a feminine form for earl...

To me, it seems like magical realism is sort of like everyday life with some fantastical elements in it. So no great quests about which the fate of the land turns. For example, in the short story "The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, an angel-like being simply...

What's happening to Iveunik in this other realm? I pity him if he fights alone against all of the Ahkven.

How large should a scale be to worry about curvature? If I'm drawing something about the size of Europe and North Africa, should I make any changes? The Northernmost 6th of the map is pretty much generic plains and ice, so it doesn't really matter if it is distorted.

I immediately saw Japan and Korea when I looked at the map.

This year I read the entire Song of Ice and Fire.

When in doubt, you could give them some made-up word from some fictional language.

Hello Everyone! I stumbled upon this forum while searching for ideas to name my fantasy world that I am slowly creating. Ever since I watched a theater performance of the Hobbit when I was in first grade, and then listened to the book on tape, I have toyed with creating fantasy worlds. My...