waywardflower

So I had an idea about this based on how certain towns in Ireland, where I live, are named. For example: the town of Maynooth, which is not too far from my hometown. The name Maynooth comes from the Irish “Maigh Nuad”, which means “the plain of Nuadha” who was a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Maigh Nuad became Maaynooth through the typical butchering that happens when you translate into the English language. So do that!

For example, I have ideas for a D&D campaign and the starting village is one I’ve been calling Redriver, because they export red wood and it’s on a river. It’s a very basic descriptor name for a place and it’s not very creative. So I put it through google translate for the language that fits the setting, in my case Irish.

Red river becomes abhainn rua (pronounced ow-ann ru-ah). And now, let the butchering begin. Irish is great for this. I swap the words around and combine the a’s to make Ruabhainn. Since it doesn’t sound right using abhainn’s proper pronunciation I change it, taking inspiration from the fact in Irish bh sometimes makes a v sound. So the village name becomes Ruavainn (ru-av-ann). Which, I think you’ll agree, sounds a lot cooler.

i got my be more chill book yesterday and i’m lovin it!! so here’s jeremy from the first 2 pages lol

bonus:

jeremy: kinda awkward, he wants you to feel better but he doesn’t quite know what to do with his arms and ends up just sorta patting your back

michael: very warm and firm, he squeezes you tight and shuts his eyes while burying his head in your neck because he cares so much and he just wants you to be ok

christine: so tender and passionate, she smells like vanilla and strokes your hair, but she also does that jumping-up-and-down-while-hugging thing what makes you smile no matter what because she’s just so happy to see you

rich: squeezes you a little too tight but you feel safe. wouldn’t give you a proper hug unless he knows you pretty well. squeezes you like he’s trying to physically squeeze out whatever is making you feel bad

jake: surprisingly gentle, he’s v tall so he just sorta wraps his arms around you and rests his head on yours. stays like that for as long as you need and listens to you if you need to cry or just stay silent

chloe: reluctant hugger, but when she hugs you, you can tell she cares. she hugs you quickly and you can smell her perfume, but when she pulls away she squeezes your hand for a second too, to let you know that she’s there for you 

brooke: she softest hugger, her body just sort of melts into yours like a weighted blanket. she puts her arms around your neck and makes sure you know that she is there for you no matter what