#demonyms

Also, do the other kingdoms have their own demonyms and such (both in canon and in your own work)?

Personally, I prefer to omit -kind when talking about either group, so I’ll usually say human or Faunus. When referring to both groups collectively, I default to people, and rely on context to clarify what I mean in that instance.

If I remember correctly, the canon demonyms for each kingdom are suffixed with -ian (Atlesian), -i (Mistrali), -uan (Vacuan), and -ean (Valean). For the Redux, I kept Atlesian and Mistrali, but I changed the demonyms for Vale and Vacuo. There’s nothing wrong with -uan and -ean, per se, but I feel like they (along with -ian) tend to get overused. Whenever possible, I try to use other suffixes, like -asque, -iot/-iote, -ard, just for some variety. I also use a few Redux-specific suffixes, too, like -orum, -oigne, -eyn, and a few others.

Here’s a list of the demonymic and adjectival forms that I’ve come up with, for the continents, kingdoms, and a handful of cities:

Continents

Sanus - Sanorum - Sanorum Anima - Animoigne - Animoigne Solitas - Solt - Solite Menagerie - TBD - TBD

Countries

Vale - Valite - Valin Mistral - Mistrali - Mistrali Atlas - Atlesian - Atlesian Vacuo - Vacuite - Vacuose Menagerie - TBD - TBD

Cities

Evenere=Evenerean/Evenereian

Del Bar=Del Barian

Katolis=Katolian

Duren=Durenian/Durian

Neolandia=Neolandian

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