Yliakum folklore

[Lomerandin]

Hello fellow PlaneShift fans!

Well people seem to be eager to share their character history. But what I'm interested in is the context of PS. As an occasional DM of roleplaying games, that's what I prefer. Now I know the devs have their ideas on Yliakum's history, but I think there is a way we players can contribute.

There is one thing that is never defined by historians and such alike, and that is folklore. By definition it is the voice of the people. So I tought we could put in this post every piece of Yliakum folklore we run across, such as sayings, old stories, bedside stories, nursery rhymes, etc. Use your imagination! Or we could also list interesting RP lines, such as: "May the crystal ever shine on you."

The aim is to create a context that would be specific to Yliakum (living in a stalactite does that to societies ) and promote RP by giving players tools to use. I'm not saying we should write the history of PS, just add a little touch we can all relate to. I'll give an example with this rhyme I wrote, inspired by celtic "series", which associated numbers with ideas.


[RP ON] The Dodecalogue is an old rhyme that mothers used to teach their children. It is therefore also known as Old Mother's Words, although scholars prefer to refer to it as The Rhyme of Structure. It lists the important aspects of life in Yliakum, but some verses have been twisted by many retellings and have become obscure.

The Dodecalogue

One realm of beings
By divine force carved
One stone of azure
To bring life and strength

Two beings like no other
None the wiser, none the brighter
By love and hate bound by fate
For endless years of sorrow and glory

Three ages you shall see
Miss not one for fear of grief
Add no days to the count
Or at peril prolong them

Four doors to reach
Two are open, one is closed
One backwards will bring you
Think wisely, take not the last

Five winds of beauty
Inspiration, fascination
Practice, knowledge
Add love for good measure

Six parts of a single power
Ever divided, ever united
To wield it set your mind
Brace yourself, embrace the one

Seven ways of gaining coin
Riches great and rewards high
But periless is every one
Live honest, die old

Eight worlds to inhabit
A miracle unscrutable
Share them, preserve them
Means of death create not

Nine walls of the mind
Thrice founded, thrice destroyed
Thrice rebuilt by patient labour
Greet others, respect their friendship

Ten knights in gleaming armour
Swords raised poised to strike
Ten guardians of solid stone
Shields unbreakable bourne for ever

Eleven gems from water drained
Each brighter than the other
Ever they escape your grasp
Envy their tinkling sound

Twelve rhymes of wisdom ancient
By all and none composed
Rules of conduct, tales from the future
Learn and repeat, forget them not

So, what d'you reckon?

[Baldur]

Perhaps i'm not good at this but wouldn't a rhyme make it easier to remember?
Welcome to the forum btw, your work seems promising :]

[steuben]

enki's rhyme was one step in that direction. there is a fables thread here someplace.

but welcome to pre alpha. there is really little released interms of actual information that you'd be familiar with from the rp books. but, carve what you will. those of us who have a little skill with the quill should be able to help. and hunt us down in irc we always need a new voice in there.

[LARAGORN]

For the love of Talad
Oh my Talad
What the Laanx happend
Laanx made me do it
"Crystal stroke" On a very hot day.


Old McDonald had a Groffel and bingo was his name o.....

If i had an Octa for every time.......

Just a few to start with

[Lomerandin]

Baldur: Yes, verses that rhyme are easier to remember, but try as I may, I never seem to get them right that way  . What's more, you can write poetry that doesn't rhyme, which suits me fine  .

Anyway, Laragorn seems to have got the right idea, although those sayings give a sensation of déjà-vu  .

If you have great RP lines, share them! The other day, I was saying goodbye to another player and I said: "A star shines on our meeting." People familiar with Professor T's works will have recognised a famous elven greeting. But then I thought: "Hang on, we're living underground, there can't be any stars." You see, it's this kind of problem I'd also like to solve.

And I'll dig out that fables thread...

[Baldur]

May the Azure sun shine upon thee.

[Lomerandin]

Hey, that was an easy one! 

Anyway, launched a quick search on the forum and found this thread that should be of interest. Will scan through it som time later this week.

[Siteri Kidachi]

For enkis: "Well, that just curls my tail!"

[Phinehas]

For Red Way wizards such as me: "Well that just burns me up!"

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Baldur]

Dwarves: "Yer a tall one!"
Nolthrir: " My name's Bubbles, what's yours?"(sorry, couldn't resist )
Red Way: "If you excuse me. I am rather consumed by my work"

[Lomerandin]

The fables thread is quite interesting. I liked "The Ogre, the Kran and the Pterosaur". Steuben's is also very nice. And the one about the girl singing is a typical story for children (or kittens ).

For enkis: "Well, that just curls my tail!"

Could you give us some context there?

And if you know of any other similar thread, post a link. It would be nice to have them all linked to this post.

[Phinehas]

For enkis: "Well, that just curls my tail!"

Could you give us some context there?

I don't think you're getting the point here. We've taken over your thread, this is now the "adapting amusing OOC phrases to IC" thread. Sorry, that's life.

And if you know of any other similar thread, post a link. It would be nice to have them all linked to this post.

The would be nice, but it's not an organized enough thread for that. You'd have to do something like put all the links in your first post. Besides, I don't think it's gonna happen anyway.

Red Way: I'm hot.
To a Kran: Blockhead.
Diaboli: I just love devilled eggs.

Dwarves: "Yer a tall one!"
Nolthrir: " My name's Bubbles, what's yours?"(sorry, couldn't resist )
Red Way: "If you excuse me. I am rather consumed by my work"

Those were good. Especially the Nolthrir one.