A slang that has developed amongst the citizens of [[Velgrath]] ### **Vocab** | Word | Meaning | | ----- | --------------------- | | Vel | shelter, safe | | Grath | forge, build, fire | | Keth | power, source | | Droth | dark, unknown, beyond | | Mire | rot, filth, pollution | | Lume | light, spark, energy | | Glim | fake, polished | ### **Common Phrases** | Phrase | Meaning / Usage | | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | | **"Ash-burner"** | Derogatory for surface idealist or nostalgist | | **"Gone Nys"** | Lost cause, mad, hollow | | **"By Vaul’s Hand"** | Swear / Oath | | **"Ryxrot"** | Tainted, cursed, diseased | | **"Dreamdrunk"** | Sporeshocked, hallucinating, Tluun-touched | | **"Bright side’s dead."** | Common saying about the surface; resignation | | **"Drop to the Droth."** | Die, disappear, get lost forever | | **"Lume-snuffed"** | Dead, energy gone | | **"Mire-fed"** | Corrupted, raised in filth, scum | ### **Terms** | Word | Meaning | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Clavers | What [[Public/Wikipedia/The Godless Deep/Velgrath/Upperclave/Upperclave\|Upperclave]] residents call themselves | | Glimmers | Insult for those that live in the [[Public/Wikipedia/The Godless Deep/Velgrath/Upperclave/Upperclave\|Upperclave]] | | Winders | What [[Public/Wikipedia/The Godless Deep/Velgrath/Cogwards/Cogwards\|Cogwards]] residents folk call themselves | | Greasegnats | Insult for those who live in the [[Public/Wikipedia/The Godless Deep/Velgrath/Cogwards/Cogwards\|Cogwards]] | | Gutters | What [[Public/Wikipedia/The Godless Deep/Velgrath/Steamgutters/Steamgutters]] residents call themselves | | Mirebloods | Insult for those that live in the [[Public/Wikipedia/The Godless Deep/Velgrath/Steamgutters/Steamgutters]] | | Smoke | When used in the context of a name, is used as the last name of bastards. |