Ramblings of a new world

Pronunciation guide and other miscellaneous things:

ON NAMES:
Most males (particularly Gors, most Atmers have dropped this tradition) have two part names: a formal and informal. The formal half is used as we would a last name, though unlike our last names they aren't always passed down (passing down a formal is like naming your kid after yourself and adding jr. If it is done, it's usually the oldest male who takes the formal). The formal is used in formal situations or to specify between two of the same informal ONLY. Rikh's use of Tam's formal was pretty rude of her to do, even in sarcasm. The informal is more like a first name, though some take on a knickname of their informal as well (both Numa and Tam are examples of this: Numa's informal is just "Nu" while Tam's would still be "Tamvi" as Almi will often refer to him).

For females, the formal has been dropped almost completely. Some 'old-fashioned' Gors may keep a formal tag, or give their children one. However most drop the formal as it's more common for both genders to refer to themselves by being a son/daughter of a parent or by a custom tag of their own choosing. (Such as Sashko, who often refers to herself as Raksat "the fighter" or Cyrin as Cyrin-bel-Sar "Cyrin who sees").



CHARACTERS:

Nuviran (new-VEER-an) - aka our Narrator. 17 year old male Atmeri. Numa is on the shorter side and isn't very strong at all though he has good aim with a bow. He has dark hair he keeps to his neck, call it 'wavy' even if it tends to curl, and darker bronze-grey skin with brown eyes. He's a mediator type who doesn't understand conflict or hatred and just wants everyone to get along. He loves exploration and the glory of the guild and ultimately vies to help write pages for the Compendium of Beasts.

Almi (all-me) - 42 year old male Atmeri. Senior guild member and trainer to Numa, Rekh, Tam and Cyrin. He's a taller, thinner fellow like most Atmeri with mid-tone bronzed skin and dark hair that's starting to become peppered with white. He has blue-grey eyes and a scar that starts under his left eye and goes down over the bridge of his nose. He's competent, not overly friendly. More like a boulder than anything.

Rekh (rek-HA) - 17 year old female Atmeri. Apprentice guild member, geld 4. She has long, black hair she keeps in a braid and large, light brown eyes. She has lighter skin than most Atmeri, at a pale tan. Darker freckles run over her nose and across her forehead. She's vain and isn't very smart, often not learning anything from her mistakes. However she's amazing at problem solving, baking, and has a knack for language.

Tamvironin (tam-vee-ROWn-in) - 16 year old male Gorrentai'm. Apprentice guild member, geld 4. Tam is a stereotypical Gor: he has shockingly blonde hair and skin white as milk. He's tall but doesn't really look it due to his broad shoulders and strong back from archery and woodcutting. He loves to brag and exaggerate stories, but has a quick wit and everlasting humor.

Cyrin (kye-rin) [think: 'why' with a hard k] - 18 year old female Atmeri. Apprentice guild member, geld 3. Cyrin is of average size and build, even a bit chubbier than most. She has brown hair she keeps short, rough cut to her ears, and has odd yellow eyes. She is capable of taking care of herself and often goes out on her own. She doesn't talk much or socialize with the other apprentices.

Sashko (sahch-coh) - 17 year old female Atmeri. Apprentice guild member, geld 2. Numa's childhood friend. Sashko has pale bronze skin with long, black hair she often keeps in a braid. She loves collecting feathers to poke in its folds. She has a round face and blue eyes. Sashko has always wanted to go far in the guild and even as a child would often venture further out from the safe zones than anyone else dared to go. She was known for being a Child Prodigy in general and excelling at whatever task was in front of her.


CREATURES

Ingiti (in-GET-tee) small winged amphibians. Their skin exudes a toxin that paralyzes flesh as both a defense mechanism as they literally cannot be swallowed and to paralyze creatures that fall into their 'nests' --watery puddles and coves that become saturated with their toxin, causing the water to take on a weaker effect of the paralysis. Creatures trapped in Ingiti puddles will eventually find themselves slowly dying as the ingiti eat their trapped prey alive. Dangerous only if alone and only if the ingiti puddle is too large to reach land: the creatures themselves aren't dangerous and one can pull themselves out of the puddle quite easily if they have hands that aren't paralyzed. A greater risk is a more dangerous creature discovering you while you're trying to escape: a paralyzed target is an easy meal for any predators. The toxin doesn't last long: give it five or ten minutes and you'll make a full recovery.

Garir (gare-ear) large, elk-like mammals. Herbivorous creatures with thin fur, garir roam the land in large herds. They are commonly killed by hunters as their hides can be tanned and used for bedrolls, mats and bags and they give plenty of meat. They're skittish, but one of the few creatures that aren't at all dangerous (unless you get, like, stampeded or something). They breed very quickly, reaching maturity only four to five months after birth and mothers can rear up to four foals at a time. That being said, they rarely stay in one place for long and with long legs can cover lots of land at a time. They mainly eat the thick yaktha trees: rich in energy but made of a starch that only a few creatures can digest. The yaktha use the garir as a vector to spread: spores on the underside of the leaves are eaten by the garir and deposited as they move. This way, the two share a symbiotic relationship and is the reason the garir can repopulate so quickly (a great fortune, as so many of the carnivores heavily prey on them).

Yaktha (YEAH-key-the) a hedge-like plant with dark, thin branches and very dark green serrated leaves. They need full sunlight to grow, and spread rapidly due to the garir (see above). Yaktha trees grow low to the ground for the most part, only reaching two to three feet tall. They leave plains and clearings denser than the surrounding forest and are more a nuisance than a benefit to humans. Thankfully, they only spread where the garir can spread them, and the garir stay well away from any human settlements, making it possible for farms and towns not to be overrun by these plants.


ON RACES: Races in this world are important keys to society. Less so on interactions (except in YN, all races are viewed as equal) but more on heritage and traditions. Passing down names, stories and heirlooms has always been the most important piece that made an individual who they are. It's fitting in, knowing that there's more to connections than blood, having a base to come back to even if you don't know who you are at that moment, you know who was before you and that there will be an after.

Atmeri: (AT-mur-ee) Atmers are often called the first people and are thought to be the first natives in the Circles. They have a good deal of variation, having mixed blood from a variety of smaller, independent groups when the world was first born. Most have tanned to bronzed skin tones and blue eyes are dominant. 
    Atmers believe the world should be explored but never conquered. 

Gorrentai'm: (gor-enn-TIME) Or Gors for short, are the traditional warriors of the darkness. Their ancestors resided in the caverns in the far south where the climate proved far too hot to remain on the surface, and that's if you can live through the mega fauna that have evolved to claim the exotic lands as home. They have very pale skin that burns easily and blonde or even white hair is quite common. Gors tend to have poor eyesight, perhaps due to the change in light conditions after generations of evolution otherwise. They also have a high percentage of colorblindness, fully or partially, particularly in males.

Ovi (eww-vee): Ovi were the people of the north, living in solitude along the frigid plains and craigs. They tend to have outgoing personalities and are usually very outspoken with their opinions. They love a good game but, to the amazement of others, aren't particularly competitive and see no 'winner' or 'loser' but just 'players'. They have no words for winning in their language --even with it's lyrical, descriptive nature. Ovi value individuality and hate stereotypes of any sort: whether it be by race, gender, or ability. They have a surprising number of gender fluid and nb peoples within their community. They are loyal friends and rarely speak lies to those they trust with the truth.

Qn (Qwin): The yn aren't technically a race, but a group of people spanning many races. Being qn is more like a religion, except the qn are very xenophobic to anyone outside their culture and treat the rest of the world as lesser peoples because of it. They reside in their own, personal Circle near the sea and refuse most interactions with any non-qn human. The qn are quite a small group, numbering around a hundred members, and have poor living conditions due to their self-imposed isolation (though at this point, not many people outside the qn are sympathetic to their cause). The qn believe that there's another continent across the sea that is free for humans to live on without the dangers this one poses. Some qn work to make the crossing possible themselves, others believe people from the other continent will come for them and are determined to conquer the entire coastline to set up markers for these foreign saviors. 

wow I have more on the misc than the actual story
but that's how worldbuilding usually goes for me so I guess that's okay

there I just pasted it in
fixed the grammar (I think) but it's still 3am phone typing so if you catch something yell it out

Next on the list:
explain how YN works (still not sure of it myself. They're kinda secretive and won't tell me much xD)
Explain how circles work
Short backstory on how the Atmeri 'took over the world'
keep story going for a bit (I do like bb Numa)

there I finally finished the basics of the four races hence far
just took two months is all (not like it's going to run away)