VOCABULARY
ANCIENT LANGUAGE
SKAI·A
/skīah/
noun
1. A large land mass of unknown origin floating in the sky of an unnamed world. From the ancient language, meaning: "island beyond the sky".
"Hundreds of species live on Skaia."
DEI·A
/dāah/
noun
1. The life force of the world which encompasses all living things. From the ancient language, roughly meaning: "that from which all is created and returned to". It is sometimes given form and worshiped as a deity.
"May Deia protect us all."
RACES
CHI·OT
/SHēō/
noun
1. An intelligent race of mammals with snouts, an acute sense of hearing, and large ears that live in groups.
"Chiot are very resilient."
CU·LE·BRA·TU
/ko͞oˈlebräˈto͞o/
noun
1. A ghostly and aggressive reptilian race residing in the Ruins of Mysteria.
"Culebratu sure are scary."
INSULTS
BUCK·BRAIN
/bəckbrān/
noun
1. A stupid person; a fool.
"You absolute buckbrain!"
adjective
1. Having or showing a lack of intellect or common sense.
"I was buckbrain enough to forget my cumulus."
BUCK·WING
/bəckwiNG/
noun
1. A terrible flyer.
"That buckwing can't go five minutes without crashing into something."
TOR·BUTT
/torbət/
noun
1. Someone overweight or with a large buttocks; torumu butt.
"Look at that torbutt over there."
TOR-MILK·ER
/tor-ˈmilkər/
noun
1. A person who messes things up or lacks the ability to perform a specified task.
"Some tor-milker ruined all the blades at the training grounds."
SLIME-HERD·ER
/slīm-ˈhərdər/
noun
1. A useless person who doesn't contribute to society.
"Your son hasn't even got a job, he's a slime-herder."
SCI·VERD-FEED
/ˈsīvərd-fēd/
noun
1. Good for nothing; someone who cannot be changed.
"She's sciverd-feed at this point."
BER·UN·GUS BREATH
/bərəNGɡəs-breTH/
noun
1. Unpleasant-smelling breath.
"Get a whiff of that berungus breath!"
FA·MINE-FEAST·ER
/ˈfamən-fēstər/
noun
1. Those who enjoy or seek out the misfortune of others; those who turn their backs on others in times of need.
"The bank's full of krumming famine-feasters."
“MIN·KO-PAWS”
/minkō-pôs/
noun
1. Someone who has sticky fingers, a thief.
"I’ll keep an eye on you and your minko paws."
“MIN·KO-BUSI·NESS”
/minkō-biznəs/
noun
1. A mess, a wreck, a jumble.
2. Someone or something with lack of organization, a chaos.
"What’s this minko business?!"
"That guy’s a minko business."
CHU·MI-HEART
/ˈSHo͞omē-härt/
noun
1. Those faint of heart, who run in face of danger; a coward or easily scared individual.
"I don't think he's cut out to be an explorer, he's too chumi hearted."
FRILLY
/ˈfrilē/
adjective
1. Someone/ who is known to show off their skills to impress another; a show-off.
"She’s always so frilly."
2. Someone who acts or appears as something they are not; a poser.
"He looks tough, but is just frilly."
CURL·Y-HORNED
/ˈkərlē-hôrnd/
adjective
1. Someone vain or narcissistic.
"He talks about nothing but his own appearance! He’s so curly-horned!"
MOL·RUS
/mōlrəs/
noun
1. Someone fat, obese.
"Watch where you’re going you fat molrus!"
BLUB·BER-LOV·ER
/blŭb′ər-lʌvə/
noun
1. Someone who is focused only on material gain.
"That blubber-lover doesn’t care he’s hurting others as long as he gets his bag of cumulus!"
2. Someone shallow and greedy.
"That blubber-lover doesn’t care he’s hurting others as long as he gets his bag of cumulus!"
MOL·POA·CHER
/mōlpoʊ.tʃɚ/
noun
1. Term used by mana’s fishers and working middle-class to describe criminals, usually murderers and nobles found guilty of funding poaching.
COMPLIMENTS
MOLE·Y·NO·SED
/məʊlinəʊzd/
adjective
1. Someone who is extremely attentive to detail.
CULTURE
“LUMI-MOUTH”
/lo͞omə-mouTH/
noun
1. Someone who eats very little.
"She won’t give you trouble, she has a lumi mouth!"
“LUMI·LIGHT"
/lo͞omə,līt/
verb
1. The act of illuminating a tree or room with lumibugs.
"Look, this place’s all lumilighted!"
MIN·KO
/minkō/
noun
1. Someone silly or comical, a dork.
2. Someone who isn’t meant to be taken seriously, a fool.
"You’re such a minko."
WORM-BITE
/wərm-bīt/
noun
1. A harmful substance or medicine of no real medicinal value despite being sold as such. Term derived from ancient medicinal experiments involving drillworms.
2. A harmless medicine of no real physiological effect, prescribed for psychological benefit; a placebo.
3. A product, policy, etc. of little real worth or value that’s promoted as the solution to a problem.
"That will do you no good, it’s a worm bite."
"I just need some worm bites, it’s nothing serious."
"I wanted to fix the problem in the shop but the manager just kept giving me worm bites…"
LONE-MOL
/lōn-mōl/
adjective
1. Someone who prefers loneliness over company; solitary or single.
"That guy is a lone mol."
"WHEN MO·LES FLY"
/wɛn məʊls flʌɪ/
idiom
1. never.
The phrase originates from the theory that there still lives a third airborne species of mol, which is considered ridiculous by most.
"I’ll quit smoking when moles fly, my friend!"
EXPLETIVES
KRUM
/krəm/
exclamation
1. A chiot expletive. A word to express anger, annoyance, or surprise, or used for emphasis.
"Krum you, you krumming slime-herder!"
KRUM-SCRUB·BER
/krəm-ˈskrəbər/
exclamation
1. A chiot expletive. Scum of the earth, lower than dirt.
"Stop ruining my life, you krum-scrubber!"
PHRASES
"SERSIN IN THE GRASS"
negative phrase
1. Said in reference to an untrustworthy person. Someone who is sly or will stab you in the back.
"Don't trust him, he's like a sersin in the grass."
"BRISTLES AND BARBS"
negative phrase
1. Expletive. An expression of frustration or exasperation.
"Bristles and barbs, I cannot understand this math problem!"
"BY MALT'S MUSTACHE"
(chiot) neutral phrase
1. An exclamation of surprise or disbelief. In reference to Mayor Malt of Mana Village, who once sported a very impressive mustache.
"By Malt's mustache, you did WHAT?!"
"SWEET AS VESPIM HONEY"
negative phrase
1. In reference to something or someone that appears good, but has underlying problems or ill-intentions.
"You don't wanna get mixed up with her, she's sweet as vespim honey, my friend."
"ARE YOU A CHIOT OR A CHUMI?"
inquisitive, derogatory phrase
1. An inquisitive exclamation used to taunt or challenge another when in a moment of peril or fear.
"Come on, just jump! Are you a chiot or a chumi?"
"TO BLINK A GREEN/RED LIGHT"
negative or positive phrase
1. To accept or deny one’s attempts of courtship. Taken from lumibug’s mating habits.
"Oh man, don’t even try - she’s blinking a red light."
"Girl, he’s blinking all the green lights at you!"