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Latest Posts by 48lexr - Page 3
It's 1100. I just spelled "animate" as "aninimate." I'm writing a conlang grammar.
I have made a discovery.
Apparently, the more tired I am, the more poorly I spell.
Fun fact: I'm actually garbage at spelling. A lot of people (both IRL and otherwise) think I'm really good at it just because I know how to spell most everything off the top of my head, but that's just because I've learned them over time from writing so much. Without knowing... I spell extremely poorly.
Why do I mention all this?
I tried spelling "structured" as "struckured".
And that's just the beginning.
the point of writing is to make your readers feel either sick or shattered. either make them feel so disgusted they taste bile in their throats, or make them feel so devastated and heartbroken they’ll never be the same again
Double date at the theme park! 💞🥰🎡
Requested by @anyspirit!
you really believe in that "Han Dynasty" crap?
What?
do you guys ever just have the most BRILLIANT of ideas randomly come to you and make you suddenly SUPER happy? >:D
What’s the quote from the end of animal farm? Hmm…
As of Jan 21st, 2025, a full copy of the constitution is no longer available on whitehouse.gov. I feel like this is a good time to remind everyone that the biggest threat to authoritarianism and facism is a well educated and informed population. Inform yourself and fight.
a copy of the document can still be found on the archives website. I think now is probably a good time to read it if you haven't and download it, incase it is erased from here as well.
https://constitutioncenter.org/media/files/constitution.pdf
Too serious!!!
This but it’s about a series you’re writing that’s not even published yet
I’ve got to find my worst-spelled words sometimes, but yeah, the more tired I get, the worse I spell, too. Reblogging so I can find this post in a pinch lol.
I have made a discovery.
Apparently, the more tired I am, the more poorly I spell.
Fun fact: I'm actually garbage at spelling. A lot of people (both IRL and otherwise) think I'm really good at it just because I know how to spell most everything off the top of my head, but that's just because I've learned them over time from writing so much. Without knowing... I spell extremely poorly.
Why do I mention all this?
I tried spelling "structured" as "struckured".
And that's just the beginning.
in retrospect the funniest of the reasons I was misdiagnosed as allistic (as in a guy who claimed to be a doctor specifically told my parents I'm not autistic I'm just weird) as a kid was that one of the main diagnostic things they use is seeing if you misinterpret figures of speech, and apparently they weren't prepared for the possibility of a child with a linguistics special interest giving them an infodump on the history and nuance of the idioms they're asking about
I keep doubting I can find nicher fandoms but here we are. does anybody want to talk about ZeWei and Laghari Portals
Happy Pokemon Day!
I've been playing a lot of Pokemon (GO!, FireRed, and Ruby specifically), so I decided that, in honor of Pokemon day, it would be fun to imagine my ocs as gym leaders or champions!
Yessei: Dark type gym leader, Elite 4
L. 50 Houndoom
L. 50 Weavile
L. 50 Kingambit
L. 50 Scrafty
L. 55 Mandibuzz
L. 65 Hydreigon
If you can't tell, I think Yessei's team would frustrate an entire generation of players lol.
Something about Yessei's arc just screams dark-type, despite how positive she can be about it.
Stardust (Kalinua): Steel-type gym leader, 5th gym
L. 30 Magneton
L. 30 Metang
L. 30 Skarmory
L. 35 Gholdengo
Just to make this team a bit of a nuisance, I feel like Kalinua's Magneton has the ability Sturdy, preventing you from knocking it out in one hit.
Kalinua's military background just radiates steel-type.
Hota: Psychic-type gym leader, 3rd gym
L. 20 Gothita
L. 20 Solosis
L. 25 Hatenna
Since Hota's gym is the third gym, it shouldn't be too hard. One dark-type kinda sweeps this whole team: you could sweep with a larvitar, lol.
C'mon, Hota literally is psychic.
Iziser: Fairy-type gym leader, 4th gym
L. 25 Togetic
L. 25 Azumarill
L. 30 Dachsbun
Not a super hard gym, either. Any steel-type sweps here.
Fairy type seems the most appropriate. After all, it is the new king of Pokemon types, lol. That being said, I like the idea that Izi would hate that he loves these Pokemon so much, lol. He would be good friends with all of them.
Tag list for the regulars who might want to do this themselves, lol:
@quillswriting @oldfashionedidiot
Not dead, just hibernating, lol!
Hi, I'm back. I'm finally writing consistently again. I'm now finally writing my alternate story: It Will Hurt (And There Will Be No Fire.) More updates to come.
Lexember Post #1
Woo! Happy Lexember conlangers. I will be using Modern Ipol for this one. The first root is:
Sha-
Meaning: "rain, calm, sadness, weather"
Derived Words:
shar - rain
sharijv - electricity
sharna - "debbie-downer," a gloomy person
sham - calm, easygoing
iposharijv - telephone, smartphone
In a sentence:
Jir piner asisharis, stinirinen shrijfte?
LIT: day this-MASC PASS.V.rain.REF, V.go.FUT store?
"It's still raining today, are (you) (still) go(ing) (to) the store?"
Day51 of rewriting my novel
University has gone back to session so I’ve had less (no) time to write, but what with American holidays, I’ve gotten a chance to increase my word count a little bit! Just figured I’d post an update.
Day 50 (1:42) of rewriting my novel
Today I continue my quest or rewriting this stuff in reverse. I wrote the "capture" of Ir Nouzonif. (It is a tragedy: the President has already fled with the magic, but not the Heroes' bodies.)
I haven't been too active on here in the past couple days, and that will continue to be the trend as we continue into the fall. (American schooling, as it were.) That doesn't mean I'm not writing, or paying attention to anything y'all send me! I swear I'll get around to tag games when I'm able.
Usual suspects: @quillswriting and @oldfashionedidiot
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Day 49 (100 in base 7) of rewriting my novel
Yeah ok I abandoned base-30:base-7 in favor of base 7 today because it looks better.
Today was "let's all ask Lozerief about our lore" day for all of my OCs because, by this point in everyone's storylines, it's long overdue. I think Part Four is coming together alright, and I just hope to explore some more concultures here. (Namely: Atepsi, Ytos, and Northern Odapir.)
Usual Suspects: @oldfashionedidiot and @quillswriting
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Literally how I'll be with Meiste Part One when I'm done with the first draft and I'm not excited for it lmfao.
I went into the second chapter of SaS just to edit it, but basically rewrote everything except for the very beginning LMAO.
Day 48 (1:24) of rewriting my novel
Ok today I thought I'd share the Lozerief song:
Particularly when the rhythm solidifies somewhere around the 57 second mark, but the whole thing really. It captures her vibe immaculately, I think; both the badass side, and the yapping side. (She's a chronic yapper.)
I only say this because I start Part Four today with Lozef yapping about the Heroes' plan to retake Ir Nouzonif. I also reveal in this chapter that Lozef loved Dolgof ("Lozerief, ner zimouhes ezimouhes Dolgofenif?"/"Zimouhes, ner lougodenif zisi!") (Lozerief, did you love Dolgof?/Yes, and you're a cow (as an insult)).
Usual suspects: @quillswriting @oldfashionedidiot
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Novel In Progress Update
Last week, I made a Poll asking if I should edit and release the first draft of my novel for public opinion or wait to finish the whole thing
The results are in, you fuckers have spoken, I will release the first chapter. Absolutely all criticism, feedback, or just general opinions are welcome. All will be acknowledged and appreciated
Rice farmer becomes Emperor and now must balance global politics and the magic that keeps his world together at the same time.
looking for active writeblrs 🦇
i’ve had quite the break from writeblr. now i’d like to join some wip tag lists, read, and support others who are actively writing!
reblog / like with a comment describing your wip in one sentence (i know it’s hard) or link to your wip so i can check it out!
bonus if it’s fantasy, rivalry-themed, or has some world-building.
Joining in. I got king, also.
"There will come a ruler Whose brow is laid in thorn Smeared with oil like David's boy" Duty. Strength. Resignation. You were told to do things and you did them. The world is something that was put into your hands and that you must deal with - so you will. You have a rigid back and steady hands, either metaphorically or physically. Is it nature or nurture ? You don't know. You are tired of being steady. You dream of feeling alive. Not that you aren't, but, sometimes, it's hard to remember that there is a heart between your ribs. Your love is where you breathe. Come on, breathe. In. Out. It starts now."
They didn't have any siren-like features, so you will have purple Lex for today.
To fill the rest of this post up, here's "king" in a couple conlangs:
Zispoel: Nourer (m), Nourerief (f)
Ipol: Nurrite (m), Nurrif (f)
Low Zeneth: Dvrr
High Zeneth: Dva
Usual suspects, join in if you want! @quillswriting @oldfashionedidiot
✨Picrew and uQuiz Tag✨
Thank you for tagging me here, @kaylinalexanderbooks ! 💛✨
Rules: take this uquiz to find out if you're a soldier, a king, or a poet, then use this Picrew to make yourself as that!
I got The King
The King
"There will come a ruler Whose brow is laid in thorn Smeared with oil like David's boy" Duty. Strength. Resignation. You were told to do things and you did them. The world is something that was put into your hands and that you must deal with - so you will. You have a rigid back and steady hands, either metaphorically or physically. Is it nature or nurture ? You don't know. You are tired of being steady. You dream of feeling alive. Not that you aren't, but, sometimes, it's hard to remember that there is a heart between your ribs. Your love is where you breathe. Come on, breathe. In. Out. It starts now.
I guess this would be me as a king (Peter please don’t rob me 👀💦)
+open tag for whoever wants to do this picrew and uquiz! 💛✨
Help me out pls
Usual suspects: @quillswriting @oldfashionedidiot
Language squad: @ominous-feychild
Day 47 (1:23) of rewriting my novel
I finished Part 3 today! Like all the others, I'm sure it's a hot mess that doesn't quite fit together, but it's a first draft and that makes me proud of it.
I've reached about ~57k words, and that's actually the most I've ever written on a single thing, which I'm also proud of.
Today was literally just filler scenes. Mind-bendingly drivelous filler scenes. Well, they weren't just incoherent babbling from me, Somehow, I have to plan out Part Four tomorrow, but I have a big drive tomorrow, too, so I may take a day away from writing. I dunno, yet. Stay tuned.
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Happy Worldbuilding Wednesday! Where in your setting would you most like to visit, and where would you avoid at all costs? 😉
I may have to start celebrating Worldbuilding Wednesday. (I'll probably participate in Lexember this year, though.)
Mixed feelings about most of the places in Meiste, but there are a couple I'd really want to go to, and a few I'd desperately want to stay out of.
The runner-up place to go in Meiste is...
Ytos and Itaush: The Twin Duchies
In addition to the inhabitants of Ytos and Itaush having a history of hospitability, Ytos and Itaush both occupy the North Pole of Meiste. My ideal trip would start in Ytos City, to see the Hero's Landing, then make my way North to hike to the North pole. It could also be cool to do an arctic cruise (or something like it) around the coast, but most importantly, I'd want to see the thousand-year old architecture in Itaush city. (Oh, pretty important aspect: The Ytos and Itaush have a history of treating queer people as equals in ways that most of the rest of the world really doesn't because it's in the Zenestosphere.)
(One last thing: Itaush left the Confederacy in a velvet divorce, but Itaush maintains an open border with Ytos.)
And the winner is:
The Principality of Atepsi
Atepsi is in the Zenestosphere, but they're queer-friendly as Ytos, especially outside the capital city, Atepsi City. (However, since Princess In Taguchif is out as a lesbian, and also wildly popular, that sentiment is changing.)
The climate of Atepsi is hot and humid, since the whole country straddles the equator. In fact, Atepsi city is in the middle of a jungle, deep in the headwaters of the Atepsi river.
First, I'm going to Atepsi city. Open-air markets, historic places, friendly people, extravagant architecture, public transportation, etc. Easily the best city in all of Meiste. It's not even close.
Then I'm taking a boat up the headwaters of the Atepsi river and into the mountains. They say the snakes are benign in Meiste. Definitely looking for cool snakes.
Then, I'm backpacking through the rest of the mountains to get to the Straits of Odapir to find Meiste. (I definitely won't.)
Finally, I'm taking a boat through the Straits of Odapir to the islands of L'meistek. L'meistek is an island halfway between Odapir and Atepsi which is said to be at the center of Meiste and where magic is strongest. But mostly there's a dormant(?) volcano there I want to hike up lol.
Atepsi also controls the Nendisfsho desert to the South, so if I came back, I'd love to see the sand dunes and dry rainforest.
Stay Away From:
Zeneste: Ir Nouzonif
Capitalistic hellscape. This is the capitalistic, authoritarian hellscape I talk about in previous post. Many people in the province of Ir Nouzonif are also brainwashed into hating Odapir and Odpairian citizens as a means of control. In a convoluted, twisted way, the farming economy of (Southern) Ir Nouzonif is entirely dependent on migrant workers from Odapir.
After the Fall of Ir Nouzonif (in Part 4 of Meiste), the city of Ir Nouzonif becomes fair game, since it's also a religious center and Hota and Lozef completely overhaul the government, yet xenophobic tendencies remain, especially in Southern Ir Nouzonif State.
Odapir: Odapir City
Odapir is an authoritarian surveillance/police state, and Odapir City is the place the police have the most eyes. (Not to say Ir Nouzonif isn't a police state.) Many in Odapir, too, are brainwashed into hating Zenestians as scapegoats. Not a great place to be, and many in Odapir City are xenophobic as a result (much like Ir Nouzonif.)
Outside of Odapir City, and especially in the Southeastern corner (where there are no cameras) you may find the Hero of Life, good beaches, and good hikes.
Zeneste: Tolftorrijv and Zenée
Ok, maybe you can get away with going to the cities of Tolftorrijv and Obizoe, but beyond that, don't even try. The cities themselves aren't really worth visiting, and many Zenestians beyond the cities are xenophobic, in addition to there not being anything to do beyond the cities.
This has been a massive excuse for me to yap, so I hope people enjoy this lol.
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Happy Worldbuilding Wednesday! Where in your setting would you most like to visit, and where would you avoid at all costs?
This is an interesting question! And a really rough one, haha.
For one, it would definitely vary in the time period / exact moment in time regardless of the location, haha. But I'll pick from overall time periods! (And assume I can easily speak the native language.)
For those who don't know the countries in my world, check this out!
MOST ENJOY VISITING:
Haha, sooooo I technically have a tie here??? And both technically wouldn't work for one reason or another. 😂😅
MINOGUA (during RFtA)
Minogua is a country that's drawn a lot of inspiration from Latin America + Hawaii and, uh... well previously had a lot of themes of colonialism. That's why it feels a little rough to want to go there as a kinda tourist, haha.
But! Shortly before the time of RFtA, they evicted the direct authority from the colonizing countries! So by the time the story comes around, they've had a few decades of trying to turn their country into what they want it to be / what it was before they were invaded!
I grew up both in Texas (there's a LOT of Mexican people and influences there!) and Florida (near-tropical and has a lot of Puerto Rican people / influences!). I may not be Latina, but two of my closest friends are (and one is now my gf 😂) and I have a lot of positive experiences relating to the culture. I think that's a huge reason for my fondness for Minogua and Tzakah, haha.
Besides that, as I (hopefully) alluded to, Minogua is also a tropical country! It's got a rich, surprisingly friendly culture and I'd absolutely love visiting it on holiday. It just... would feel wrong due to the whole "colonization" history, haha. 😅
To be fair, I don't think a majority of them would mind it. But it's only been a few decades since they got rid of the direct authority of the colonizing country, so other people exploiting their history for their own "entertainment" would definitely not rub some of them the right way!
TZAKAH
The real place I'd most like to go... if I'd even be able to remember the experience!!! 😭😭😭
So, the problem with Tzakah is that they're kinda hidden! They're actually a massive city built into a seaside cliff in Cirrane's rainforest as well as an isolationist "country" (read: city-state) with no connection to the rest of the world!
See, there's two ways to go if you'd like to leave or enter Tzakah: through the forest or by the sea. Only... there's a couple problems with that.
Go by sea, and there's practically endless storms raging off the coast. And not just your average nasty equatorial storms--but hurricane-type stuff! Not close enough to bother Tzakans, and actually not even permanent! But any time anyone goes near that approximate area of the world, knowingly or not, storms begin to barrage them until it destroys their ship or they (wisely) flee the area.
Many around the world refer to that area "the Gods' Land", theorizing that the gods' home is past the storms and the storms themselves are meant to keep out all but those who are worthy.
Making the storms "the Gods' Trials", of course.
Tzakah is lucky to just barely be at the edge of the Gods' Land, managing to avoid the Trials even when they go out to sea for fish. Besides that, they don't travel much further--they learned a long time ago of the dangers associated with it.
On the other side, they have the rainforest. And, somehow, it's worse.
Beyond the usual dangers of wild nature, Cirrane's rainforest is known to be haunted by malicious spirits--theorized to both be faerie in origin and those of deceased victims--that kill all who encroach on their territory.
Those who wander too far into the forest are known to never come back. Most--the Cirranians on the other side of the rainforest--don't know exactly why people who wander into the forest disappear. Again, they just theorize it's spirits--they don't know for sure. All they do is that they should never go past a certain landmark in the forest... lest they never be heard of again.
Those of Tzakah, however, know of the "spirits" by name.
The Melijé.
Merciless hunters they're locked into perpetual war with, and will be forever until the end of time... or until one finishes the other off.
Why?
Well, for the horrible crime of having left the Melijé centuries ago!
OH, YEAH, BUDDY, IT GETS DEEP! I LOVE TZAKAH!
Anyway, yeah! Tzakah is a safe haven hidden in-between the Gods' Trials and the Melijé haunting the forests of {insert forest name here, probably sounding vaguely like "Melijé"}. Uh, I've definitely named the forest, don't worry! I'm just too lazy to look it up! Yeah...
Tzakah was formed by refugees who fled from the Melijé long ago. They're a peaceful people--descended from those who hated the Melijé's violent and hateful ways--and have created a completely pacifistic utopian society for themselves... outside of a select group of warriors who've trained under Torcaiz (their god of Protection) to repel any Melijé attacks. However, they're all warned of the struggles and pain associated with it beforehand, and accept the burden.
The people of Tzakah are isolationists due to the whole "actually kinda separated from the rest of the world" thing, and... another piece of their history that makes them see the rest of the world as a much darker place than their utopia. (Which obviously is fair. I mean, have you seen most of my worldbuilding??? It's bad.)
However... that Very Purposely Ambiguous "Piece Of History™" has also made Tzakans cautious of the very few outsiders that do make it there. (There's a few ways, but it's mostly them rescuing people who got lost in the rainforest before the Melijé kills them... or idiots who try to sail through the Gods' Trials, thinking they're "worthy".)
Instead of welcoming outsiders in with open arms like they'd want to (but they pretty much still do--), they're more cautious of and careful with them. Outsiders tend to get questioned by one of Tzakah's gods--usually Torcaiz alongside one of the others to keep him from deeming them all "unworthy" 🤣--to verify they don't have any ulterior motives.
And then, if and when they leave... they're stripped of their memories of their time there.
Yeah. Another one of the Tzakan gods--Marmorin--is able to completely remove people's memories. Except... he doesn't 99% of the time. Instead, he messes with the memories to "repress" them--leaving the effects of their time in Tzakah, but making it so, at best, they'll remember it as a dream.
Soooooo... if I were to ever visit Tzakah, I'd first have to put my life at risk and then be forced to lose my memory of my time there, anyway!
Haha, definitely not worth it, unfortunately.
In spite of all of that, Tzakah is an awesome place to visit. Like Cirrane (which the Melijé was once associated with) and Minogua, Tzakah has strong Latin American influence! They're in the middle of a rainforest, but obviously completely locked within the "city" itself!
(There's always at least one Melijé huntress patrolling the woods outside of Tzakah. Their rivalry is bitter, harbored and continued mostly by the Melijé, and one of Torcaiz's jobs as their god of Protection is maintaining a barrier that keeps the Melijé out.)
Again, their culture is very utopian, with most everyone being incredibly supportive of one another and each others' problems. The few who don't feel that way are instead given space and patience to do whatever they wish. Many of which eventually become (or already were) Warriors and develop a solidarity with the others, or leave Tzakah under the watchful eye of another god...
BUT YEAH, I LOVE TZAKAH AND WOULD LOVE TO VISIT IT IF I COULD REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THE VISIT!!!
(To anyone wondering, the Melijé aren't any sort of "native peoples are inherently violent" thing or whatever. They're actually in the minority being that way in my story! Most of the time--like with Minogua--it's the opposite. Native peoples just want to be left alone. The Melijé's history actually separates them from most indigenous groups, tbh. Send an ask if you want to know more about them or Tzakah in general! Though please specify what specifically you want to know more about...)
AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
CIRRANE
Aaaand on the other end of the rainforest is CIRRANE! (Somehow there happens to be both a utopia and dystopia separated by nothing but a rainforest, some magical nonsense, and a ravaging cult bent on destruction of all others and growing their own power...)
I've spoken about Cirrane before, but it's definitely scattered across posts, haha. Long story short? Since this post has been LONG--
Cirrane is an incredibly impoverished nation with a massive wage gap and next to no middle class. Their way of "solving" that?
Bread and circuses!
... no, I mean it. Almost literally--
Context! The origin of the term "bread and circuses" to placate the masses is actually from Ancient Rome, where they'd use food ("bread") and entertainment ("circuses", which originally referred to what are now called coliseums)!
So... want to guess what Cirrane does?
Yeah, so, basically people have the option to risk their lives by fighting in arenas / coliseums to raise their status. Likewise, it's incredibly cheap to buy into and watch them! Lowkey, their entire economy is based around the arenas and the whole "political structure" around them.
Even the current monarch has fought in the coliseums before!
(In order to display their sheer magical prowess to the masses and intimidate them into falling in line.)
Similarly, Cirrane is known to be a debt-trap country, which will often try to entice people (but especially outsiders) into gambling... and using that to hook them into the many available vices.
I'm sure you can see why Cirrane is the "AVOID AT ALL COSTS" country.
Oh, and btw? It's VERY relevant in Rising From the Ashes! 🥰
Yeah, so, you'd really think it would've been Glavnran, but no. Somehow, as bad as Glavnran is, Cirrane is worse.
(PS: "Melijé" is pronounced "Mehl-ee-hey")
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