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Pikkuhiljaa
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Ecology major and actual fossil (𐌸𐌳). Name means quiet, but I never stop yapping about palaeontology, nature, East Asian history and ancient languages.

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Emotion is what allows animals to interact with their environment, enjoy life, hate life, and do limited thinking. It is the browsing of grazers and the scattering of insects. It is the female part of the soul. #mythology #conlang #conscript
January 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Life is the swaying of the winds, the flowing of rivers, dancing, acting regardless of your environment, against the inanimate norm. It is the masculine third of the soul, tied to one‘s fixed state. #mythology #conlang #langsky
January 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The lantern, furiu, is a ubiquitous symbol of civilisation and communication in the bay: its Þeurilá glyph represents Sá, the god of civilisation and light, and anything related to signals will have the word in it. Blue lanterns ask for rains, red lanterns for drought. #mythology #conlang #langsky
January 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Reá is the force which brought the northeastern part of the bay and its language, Śácamþaśá, to the forefront of the civilised world. It is a mercantile empire relying on mercenaries composed of the three cities which align with the three genders. #conlang #worldbuilding #conscript
January 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Here is the full three-part elemental system. Fáf is state (qála) associated with the god Earth. He makes life possible and spends centuries planning his next move, carefully tending to his herd until the time is right.
January 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fáf is a person of the adult male gender in Śácamþaśá. As I said previously, this is decoupled from sex-based child gender. Fáf are associated with long-term thinking, land, war, wisdom and stability. #mythology #conlang #langsky #conscript
January 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In the elemental system, wira is mobility (jyś) associated with the gods Sun and Ocean. Both of these also have a strong element of cyclicity and seasonality, which is also considered a female trait. Wira are more flexible in the face of sudden change e.g. at sea or as merchants.
January 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Wira is a person of the adult female gender in Śácamþaśá. Note ‘adult’ as this is fully decoupled from the sex-based system used to gender children. Wira are associated with mobility, water, emotion, trade, justice and flexibility. #mythology #conlang #langsky
January 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the 3-element system of the Śácamþań, máłáj is transformation (láŋa) associated with the gods Nature and Light. Nature grows and makes beauty, love, hunt and poetry. Light burns, provides a clean slate for culture, religion and wisdom in an always changing world.
January 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Máłáj is a person of third gender in Śácamþaśá. In truth, calling it ‘third gender’ is a bit disingenuous since male and female in ŚCŚ are purely societal categories with no link to sex at all. Máłáj are associated with art, religion, nature, academics and love. #mythology #conlang #langsky
January 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ur, the colours of the Śácamþań. The different colour of vegetation on Jáłár has significantly altered the way they see certain colours. Note thus that ‘blue lantern fest’ may involve dark green clothing, but probably not navy blue (= purple). #worldbuilding #conlang #conscript
January 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The peoples of the mountains are many, and their languages too. In the central north, speakers of the Khaajokhiilo language Osihwa have found some common ground with them, and regularly ally and marry them. Others are less sympathetic.
Erratum: ⁿbɘɑːɬɵβ̞ʷ, not ⁿbɵ-. #conscript #conlang #worldbuilding
January 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This has really helped me remember the characters of my script by heart more in only six days. Having it be a conlanging art project has been keeping me motivated to journal, can‘t recommend it enough! #journalling #conlang #conscript
January 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Śácamþań don‘t tend to view their neighbouring peoples very highly, and they are especially scared of southerners from arid regions. These are a highly diverse group of peoples, with as much culture and strife among one another as in the bay itself. #conscript #conlang #langsky #worldbuilding
January 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Light, Civilisation, the Warmth of Community, the Light of Reason and the Guidance of the Gods. While Nature is one half of transformation: the growth, Light represents fire, cleaning the slate to allow for things to begin anew. #conlang #conscript #mythology #langsky
January 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Sun, All-Revealing Light, Bringer of Justice and Wealth, Slayer of Mystery. She is the lover of the Earth, and despite being cast away from him, she still greatly aids him and life through her warmth and light. Like Áj, she is above all mobile (♀). #conlang #langsky #mythology #conscript
January 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Nature, Everchanging, Defying Classification and Consistent Strategy. They are the hunt, intimate connection between people and the beauty of poetry. From their lives sprouted writing and civilisation, but they will not be static for our sake. #conlang #conscript #langsky #worldbuilding
January 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Earth, Everlasting, Stable Resistance. He is the benchmark for the male element of state and stability, guarding the world forever but without care for anything that happens on it. Few pray to him, but all respect him for stopping the frost. #conlang #conscript #langsky #mythology
January 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Because Áj stands for the seasons, the calendar is dedicated to her. The year length varies across a 12 year cycle to keep the lunar and solar cycles in sync: 408, 409, 408, 408, 408, 441, 408, 409, 408, 409, 408 and 441 days. A ‘day‘ here is equivalent to 17.34481 earth hours.
January 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I‘ve talked about the evil souls (myit), now some more words on the gods (þápáj). The Ocean is the Seasons, she is the Rains, she is Agriculture and she is Motion. She listens to her servants, and acts predictably for their sake. #conlang #conscript #mythology #langsky
January 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Jiwe, Pestilence Demon and Calculated Bringer of Disorder. He wishes to destroy civilisation through conspiracy and disease. Why he does this is unknown, for he seems not to care for animals or the world. #conlang #langsky #conscript #mythology
January 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ghost, the Gloom of Isolation and the Great Torturer. She has no long-term goals, but merely wants to have fun, usually to the detriment of mortals. While feared less than the two systematic evil souls, she is a Sword of Damocles hanging over the Bay. #conlang #conscript #langsky #mythology
January 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Sky, Freezer of Worlds, Hater of Motion and Change, a persistent evil that works only by itself, almost like a force of nature. It is probably the least personified of all the evil souls (hence my use of ‘it’), and the only one without servants.
#conlang #langsky #conscript #mythology
January 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The night is arrogant, fluctuating in power and vengeful. They desire to rule the universe, and is especially adept at manipulating cyclical behaviour. Those in the bay fear them most of all, as they affect their beloved Ocean most. #conlang #conscript #langsky
Erratum: Sur is a they, not it.
January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I actually misspelled Þeurilá in the image for ease of understanding, historical spelling means it is usually written þi ŋ l ri lá.
January 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM