:ninja: TABLE 1 1d10 Result 1-3 Roll once on Table 2 and once on Table 3 4-5 Roll once on Table 2, and twice on Table 3 6-7 Roll once on Table 2, once on Table 3, add an apostrophe, then roll again on Table 3 8-9 Roll once on Table 2 and once on Table 3 for a first name, then roll on Table 1 for a second name 10 Roll once on Table 3, add an apostrophe, then roll once on Table 2 and once on Table 3 TABLE 2: PREFIXES 1d100 Prefix (Female/Male) Meaning 1 Akor/Alak Beloved, best, first 2 Alaun/Alton Lightning, powerful 3 Aly/Kel Legendary, singing, song 4 Ang/Adin Beast, monstrous, savage 5 Ardul/Amal Blessed, divine, godly 6 Aun/Ant Crypt, dead, deadly, death 7 Bae/Bar Fate, fated, luck, lucky 8 Bal/Bel Burned, burning, fire, flame 9 Belar/Bruh Arrow, lance, pierced 10 Briz/Berg Graceful, fluid, water, wet 11 Bur/Bhin Craft, crafty, sly 12 Chal/Chasz Earth, stable 13 Char/Kron Sick, venom, venomed 14 Chess/Cal Noble, lady/lord 15 Dhaun Infested, plague 16 Dil/Dur Cold, ice, still 17 Dirz/Div Dream, dreaming, fantasy 18 Dris/Riz Ash, dawn, east, eastern 19 Eclav/Elk Chaos, mad, madness 20 Elvan/Kalan Elf, elven, far, lost 21 Elv/Elaug Drow, mage, power 22 Erel/Rhyl Eye, moon, spy 23 Ethe/Erth Mithril, resolute 24 Faer/Selds Oath, sworn, vow 25 Felyn/Fil Pale, thin, weak, white 26 Filf/Phar Dwarf, dwarven, treacherous 27 Gauss/Orgoll Dread, fear, feared, vile 28 G'eld Friend, spider 29 Ghuan Accursed, curse, unlucky 30 Gin/Din Berserk, berserker, orc, wild 31 Grey/Gul Ghost, pale, unliving 32 Hael/Hatch Marked, trail, way 33 Hal/Sol Deft, nimble, spider 34 Houn/Rik Magic, ring, staff 35 Iiv/Dip Liege, war, warrior 36 Iim Life, living, spirit, soul 37 Illiam/Im Devoted, heart, love 38 In/Sorn Enchanted, spell 39 Ilph Emerald, green, lush, tree 40 Irae/Ilzt Arcane, mystic, wizard 41 Irr/Izz Hidden, mask, masked 42 Iym/Ist Endless, immortal 43 Jan/Duag Shield, warded 44 Jhael/Gel Ambitious, clan, kin, family 45 Jhul/Jar Charmed, rune, symbol 46 Jys/Driz Hard, steel, unyielding 47 Lael/Llt Iron, west, western 48 Lar/Les Binding, bound, law, lawful 49 LiNeer/Mourn Legend, legendary, mythical 50 Lird/Ryld Brand, branded, owned, slave 51 Lua/Lyme Bright, crystal, light 52 Mal/Malag Mystery, secret 53 May/Mas Beautiful, beauty, silver 54 Micar Lost, poison, widow 55 Min/Ran Lesser, minor, second 56 Mol/Go Blue, storm, thunder, wind 57 Myr/Nym Lost, skeleton, skull 58 Nath/Mer Doom, doomed, fate 59 Ned/Nad Cunning, genius, mind, thought 60 Nhil/Nal Fear, horrible, horror, outraged 61 Neer Core, root, strong 62 Null/Nil Sad, tear, weeping 63 Olor/Omar Skin, tattoo, tattooed 64 Pellan/Relon North, platinum, wind 65 Phaer/Vorn Honor, honored 66 Phyr/Phyx Bless, blessed, blessing 67 Qualn/Quil Mighty, ocean, sea 68 Quar Aged, eternal, time 69 Quav/Quev Charmed, docile, friend 70 Qil/Quil Foe, goblin, slave 71 Rauv/Welv Cave, rock, stone 72 Ril/Ryl Foretold, omen 73 Sbat/Szor Amber, yellow 74 Sab/Tsab Abyss, empty, void 75 Shi'n/Kren Fool, foolish, young 76 Shri/Ssz Silk, silent 77 Shur/Shar Dagger, edge, stiletto 78 Shynt Invisible, skilled, unseen 79 Sin/Szin Festival, joy, pleasure 80 Sin/Szin Blue, midnight, nigh 81 Ssap/That Learned, skilled, wise 82 Susp/Spir Burn, burning, fire 83 Talab/Tluth Love, pain, wound, wounded 84 Tal/Tar Bat, winged 85 Triel/Taz Blade, sharp, sword 86 T'riss/Teb Gold, golden, treasure 87 Ulvir/Uhls Faith, faithful, true 88 Umrae/Hurz Blood, body, flesh 89 Vas/Vesz Abyss, deep, profound 90 Vic Black, dark, darkness 91 Vier/Val Bold, hero, heroic 92 Vlon/Wod Deep, hidden, south, southern 93 Waer/Wehl Humble, third, trivial 94 Wuyon/Wruz Blooded, crimson, ruby 95 Xull/Url Demon, fiend, fiendish 96 Xun Riddle, spinning, thread, web 97 Yas/Yaz Dusk, haunted, shadow 98 Zar/Zakn Dragon, lithe, rage, wyrm 99 Zebey/Zek Ancient, elder, respected 100 Zes/Zsz / Zilv/Vuz - Forgotten, old, unknown TABLE 3: SUFFIXES 1d100 Suffix (Female/Male) Meaning 1- a/agh- Breaker, destruction, end, omega 2- ace/as- Savant, scholar, wizard 3- ae/aun- Dance, dancer, life, player 4- aer/d- Blood, blood of, heir 5- afae/afein- Bane, executioner, slayer 6- afay/aufein- Eyes, eyes of, seeress/seer 7- ala/launim- Healer, priestess/priest 8- anna/erin- Advisor, counselor to 9- arra/atar- Queen/prince, queen of/prince of 10- aste- Bearer, keeper, slaver 11- avin/aonar- Guardian, guard, shield 12- ayne/al- Lunatic, maniac, manic, rage 13- baste/gloth- Path, walker 14- breena/antar- Matriarch/patriarch, ruler 15- bryn/lyn- Agent, assassin, killer 16- cice/roos- Born of, child, young 17- cyrl/axle- Ally, companion, friend 18- da/daer- Illusionist, trickster 19- dia/drin- Rogue, stealer 20- diira/diirn- Initiate, sister/brother 21- dra/zar- Lover, match, mate 22- driira/driirn- Mother/father, teacher 23- dril/dorl- Knight, sword, warrior 24- e- Servant, slave, vassal 25- eari/erd- Giver, god, patron 26- eyl- Archer, arrow, flight, flyer 27- ffyn/fein- Minstrel, singer, song 28- fryn- Champion, victor, weapon, weapon of 29- iara/ica- Baron, duke, lady/lord 30- ice/eth- Obsession, taker, taken 31- idil/imar- Alpha, beginning, creator of, maker 32- iira/inid- Harbinger, herald 33- inidia- Secret, wall, warder 34- inil/in- Lady/lord, rider, steed 35- intra- Envoy, messenger, prophet 36- isstra/atlab- Acolyte, apprentice, student 37- ithra/irahc- Dragon, serpent, wyrm 38- jra/gos- Beast, biter, stinger 39- jss- Scout, stalker 40- kacha/kah- Beauty, hair, style 41- kiira/raen- Apostle, disciple 42- lay/dyn- Flight, flyer, wing, wings 43- lara/aghar- Cynic, death, end, victim 44- lin- Arm, armor, commander 45- lochar- Messenger, spider 46- mice/myr- Bone, bones, necromancer, witch 47- mur'ss- Shadow, spy, witness 48- na/nar- Adept, ghost, spirit 49- nilee/olil- Corpse, disease, ravager 50- niss/nozz- Chance, gambler, game 51- nitra/net- Kicker, returned, risen 52- nolu- Art, artist, expert, treasure 53- olin- Ascension, love, lover, lust 54- onia/onim- Rod, staff, token, wand 55- oyss/oomph- Binder, judge, law, prison 56- qualyn- Ally, caller, kin 57- quarra/net- Horde, host, legion 58- quiri/oj- Aura, cloak, hide, skin 59- ra/or- Fool, game, prey, quarry 60- rae/rar- Secret, seeker, quest 61- raema/orvir- Crafter, fist, hand 62- raena/olvir- Center, haven, home 63- riia/rak- Chaos, storm, tempest 64- ril- Bandit, enemy, raider, outlaw 65- riina/ree- Enchanter, mage, spellcaster 66- ryna/oyn- Follower, hired, mercenary 67- ryne/ryn- Blooded, elder, experienced 68- shalee/ral- Abjurer, gaze, watch, watcher 69- ssysn/rysn- Artifact, dweomer, sorcerer, spell 70- stin/trin- Clan, house, merchant, of the house 71- stra/tran- Spider, spinner, weaver 72- tana/ton- Darkness, lurker, prowler 73- thara/tar- Glyph, marker, rune 74- thrae/olg- Charmer, leader, seducer 75- tree/tel- Exile, loner, outcast, pariah 76- tyrr- Dagger, poison, poisoner, scorpion 77- ual/dan- Speed, strider 78- ue/dor- Arm, artisan, fingers 79- uit/dar- Breath, voice, word 80- une/diin- Diviner, fate, future, oracle 81- uque- Cavern, digger, mole, tunnel 82- urra/dax- Nomad, renegade, wanderer 83- va/ven- Comrade, honor, honored 84- vayas- Forge, forger, hammer, smith 85- vyll- Punishment, scourge, whip, zealot 86- vyrae/vyr- Mistress/master, overseer 87- wae/hrae- Heir, inheritor, princess 88- wiira/hriir- Seneschal of, steward 89- wyss/hrys- Best, creator, starter 90- xae/zaer- Orb, rank, ruler, scepter 91- xena/zen- Cutter, gem, jewel, jeweler 92- xyra/zyr- Sage, teller 93- yl- Drow, woman/man 94- ylene/yln- Handmaiden/squire, maiden/youth 95- ymma/inyon- Drider, feet, foot, runner 96- ynda/yrd- Captain, custodian, marshal, ranger 97- ynrae/yraen- Heretic, rebel, riot, void 98- vrae- Architect, founder, mason 99- yrr- Protector, rival, wielder 100- zyne/zt- Finder, hunter TABLE 4: HOUSE NAME PREFIXES 1d100- Prefix- Meaning- 1-3- Alean The noble line of 4-6 Ale Traders in 7-10 Arab Daughters of 11-13 Arken Mages of 14-16 Auvry Blood of the 17-20 Baen Blessed by 21-23 Barri Spawn of 24-26 Cladd Warriors from 27-30 Desp Victors of 31-33 De Champions of 34-36 Do' Walkers in 37-40 Eils Lands of 41-43 Everh The caverns of 44-46 Fre Friends to 47-50 Gode Clan of 51-53 Helvi Those above 54-56 Hla Seers of 57-60 Hun' The sisterhood of 61-63 Ken Sworn to 64-66 Kil People of 67-70 Mae Raiders from 71-73 Mel Mothers of 74-76 My Honored of 77-80 Noqu Sacred to 81-83 Orly Guild of 84-86 Ouss Heirs to 87-90 Rilyn House of 91-93 Teken' Delvers in 94-96 Tor Mistresses of 97-100 Zau Children of TABLE 5: HOUSE NAME SUFFIXES 1d100 Prefix Meaning 1-3 afin The web 4-6 ana The night 7-10 ani The widow 11-13 ar Poison 14-16 arn Fire 17-20 ate The way 21-23 ath The dragons 24-26 duis The whip 27-30 ervs The depths 31-33 ep The Underdark 34-36 ett Magic 37-40 ghym The forgotten ways 41-43 iryn History 44-46 lyl The blade 47-50 mtor The abyss 51-53 ndar Black hearts 54-56 neld The arcane 57-60 rae Fell powers 61-63 rahel The gods 64-66 rret The void 67-70 sek Adamantite 71-73 th Challenges 74-76 tlar Mysteries 77-80 t'tar Victory 81-83 tyl The pits 84-86 und The spider's kiss 87-90 urden The darkness 91-93 val Silken weaver 94-96 viir Dominance 97-100 zynge The ruins USAGE NOTES This dictionary has been prepared by the Sorcere for the use of the Drow in dealing with other races and as a guide for other races in the proper dealings with the Drow. To facilitate such use, the majority of this Dictionary has been translated into Common. Any Drow allowed contact with other races should have received training in proper conduct elsewhere, thus no effort has been made to supplement such training here. Non-Drow are advised to pay heed to these Usage Notes. Many Drow societies welcome mutually profitable or pleasurable dealings with other races or societies. However, the Drow are a justly proud people and are quick to take offense -- often fatal offense -- at what they perceive to be insults or breaches of etiquette. You have been warned. GRAMMAR (A.) PLURALIZATION Withstanding irregular forms, a plural is completed by "en" if it ends in a consonant or "n" if it ends in a vowel. Singular Plural Jabbress - {Mistress} Jabbressen- {Mistresses} Velve {Blade} Velven {Blades} (B.) POSSESSIVE CASE Coincidentally, the possessive case in the Drow language is very similar to the Common Tongue used by most races. The possessive case is completed with "'s" except if the word ends in "s" where upon "'" is added. Sarn lil velg'larn's inthen - {Beware the assassin's schemes} Nindil zhah lil Valsharess' elgluth - {That is the Valsharess' whip} (C.) VERBS A verb has different forms depending on its number (singular or plural); person (first, second, third); voice (active, passive); tense (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect); and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive). NUMBER: Withstanding irregular verbs, the singular form is completed with "ar". Singular Plural Lil sargtlin elggar - {The warrior kills} Lil sargtlinen elgg - {The warriors kill} Uss jaluk elar - {One male dies} Draa jaluken el - {Two males die} PERSON: Verbs usually have a different form only in the third person singular of the present tense. Withstanding irregular verbs, the third person singular of the present tense is completed with "e". Usstan belbau - {I give} Dos belbau - {You give} Uk belbaue - {He gives} Usstan luth - {I cast} Dos luth - {You cast} Il luthe - {She casts} VOICE: A passive verb is a combination of a "be" verb and a past participle. Active: L'Yathrin harventhe ukt karliik - {The Yathrin severs his head} Passive: Ukt karliik zhahus harventhus a'lil Yathrin - {Hishead was severed by the Yathrin} TENSE: Withstanding irregular verbs, the past tense is completed with "us". Active Voice Passive Voice Present Tense: Uk phlithe - {He hates} Uk zhah phlithus - {He is hated} Past Tense: Usstan phlithus - {I hated} Usstan zhahus phlithus - {I was hated} Future Tense: Dos orn phlith - {You will hate} Dos orn tlu phlithus - {You will be hated} Present Perfect: Dos inbal phlithus - {You have hated} Dos inbal tlus phlithus - {You have been hated} Past Perfect: Il inbalus phlithus - {She had hated} Il inbalus tlus phlithus - {She had been hated} Future Perfect: Usstan zhal inbal phlithus - {I shall have hated} Usstan zhal inbal tlus phlithus - {I shall have been hated} MOOD: The mood of the verb indicates the tone in which the statement is made. The common "-ing" ending found in many verbs of the indicative mood is completed with "-in". There are no other endings for the imperative or subjunctive moods. Indicative Udos phuul raldarin l'waess da'fol rivvin. - {We are stripping the skin from some humans} (D.) ADJECTIVES Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ful"suffix for many adjectives is indicated by "'urn". Positive Comparative Superlative Olath - {Dark} Olathur - {Darker} Olathurl - {Darkest} Ssin'urn - {Beautiful} Mzild ssin'urn - {More beautiful} Mzilst ssin'urn - {Most beautiful} (E.) ADVERBS Adverbs, like adjectives, have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ly" suffix for many adverbs is indicated by "ne" (or "e" if ending in "n"). TITLES BREGAN D'AERTHE Mercenary Band of rogue Drow C'RINTRI noble Drow (C'rintrin - nobles) Dalharil Daughter Dalharuk Son Faerz'un'arr Seeress ILHARESS Matron ILHARN Patron Jabbress Mistress (female in charge of some task or office) JABBUK Master (male in charge of some task or office) MALLA honored (a term of respect preceding a title) Qu'abban House Agent (sometimes used for non-House agent) Qu'el'faeruk House Wizard Qu'el'saruk House Weapons Master Qu'el'velguk House Assassin SARGTLIN Drow Warrior SHEBALI Rogue, non-noble Drow Ssins d'Aerth professional entertainer (prostitute) Ulathtallar Arch Priestess of the Arach-Tinilith Ulfaerz'un'arr Arch Seeress of the Sorcere Ul'Saruk Warlord of the Melee-Magthere Ul'Veldriss Arch Shadow Mistress of the VDVM Valuk male monarch (reference for non-Drow races) VALSHARESS Queen Veldriss/Veldruk Shadow Mistress/Master (obtained only by training at the VDVM) Yath'Abban Temple Agent(sometimes used for non-TOL agent) YATHRIN Priestess of Lloth YATHTALLAR High Priestess of Lloth (X.) RACES DARTHIIR surface elf/elves DUERGAR deep dwarf/dwarves GOL goblin (GOLN - goblins) hargluk dwarf (harglukkin - dwarves) HASZAK illithid (HASZAKKIN - illithids) RIVVIL human (RIVVIN - humans) sakphul halfling/halflings tagnik'zur dragon/dragons tu'rilthiir half-elf/elves yingil gnome (yingilin - gnomes) (XI.) SPECIAL WORDS Alartae - greater tentacle rod DRAGAZHAR - Underdark bat DRIDER - Half-spider/Half-Drow abomination ILYTHIIRI - Drow Jilorbb - jade spider Llarl - adamantine arm MYRLOCHAR - Soul Spider (Minion of Lloth) Olartae - lesser tentacle rod orbdrin - spider mask orlenggin - sacrificial altar orshal - sacrificial chalice orvelve - sacrificial spider dagger qu'ilinsar - House insignia sithyrr - Drow hand crossbow ulartae - master tentacle rod YOCHLOL - Handmaiden of Lloth :ninja: http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/vortexshadow/drowrunes.html http://marziba.deviantart.com/art/The-Drow-Alphabet-98724688 http://www.worldofazolin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Drow_Language
