The Drow Dictionary

Author: Larenil@aol.com L'Ilythiiri Zhaun'ol {The Drow Dictionary} A'quarthus a'lil Mzilst Malla Nedylene, Valsharess d'lil Ilythiiri d'Rilauven {Commissioned by the Most Honored Nedylene, Queen of the Drow of Rilauven} Xundus a'lil Ulathtallar d'Arach-Tinilith, Larenil {Completed by the Arch Priestess of Arach-Tinilith, Larenil} Bel'laus wun zha'linth d'lil Malla Ilharess, Innelda Isher Lylyl {Dedicated in memory of the Honored Matron, Innelda Isher Lylyl} Xuil mzil fielthalen dal Karlin Mott, Wanre d'Sorcere {With many contributions from Karlin Mott, Apprentice of Sorcere} --TABLE OF CONTENTS-- OOC NOTES USAGE NOTES GRAMMAR Pluralization Possessive Case Verbs Adjectives Adverbs NEVERWINTER NOBLE HOUSES OTHER NOBLE HOUSES DROW CITIES CITY INSTITUTES DEITIES TITLES RACES SPECIAL WORDS COMMON TO DROW DROW TO COMMON DIRECTIONS NUMBERS PHRASES PROVERBS I. OOC NOTES Many of the Drow words and phrases appearing below are excerpts from "The Drow of the Underdark" by TSR, Inc., and other authorized AD&D sources. Where applicable, these excerpts are displayed in capital letters. The remaining Drow words and phrases have been developed by the Temple of Lloth ("TOL"). This dictionary may be distributed through licensed TSR sites and used in connection with any AD&D role-playing activity. However, TOL requests that no alterations or additions be made to this dictionary for use in Neverwinter Nights ("NWN") without the consent of the TOL GM. II. 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. III. GRAMMAR IIIa. 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 Jabbressen (Mistress} (Mistresses} Velve Velven {Blade} {Blades} IIIb. 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} IIIc. 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 Lil sargtlinen elgg {The warrior kills} {The warriors kill} Uss jaluk elar Draa jaluken el {One male dies} {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 Dos belbau Uk belbaue {I give} {You give} {He gives} Usstan luth Dos luth Il luthe {I cast} {You cast} {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 {His head was severed by the Yathrin} TENSE: Withstanding irregular verbs, the past tense is completed with "us". Active Voice Passive Voice Present Uk phlithe Uk zhah phlithus Tense {He hates} {He is hated} Past Usstan phlithus Usstan zhahus phlithus Tense {I hated} {I was hated} Future Dos orn phlith Dos orn tlu phlithus Tense {You will hate} {You will be hated} Present Dos inbal phlithus Dos inbal tlus phlithus Perfect {You have hated} {You have been hated} Past Il inbalus phlithus Il inbalus tlus phlithus Perfect {She had hated} {She had been hated} Future Usstan zhal inbal phlithus Usstan zhal inbal tlus phlithus Perfect {I shall have hated} {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} IIId. 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 Olathur Olathurl {Dark} {Darker} {Darkest} Ssin'urn Mzild ssin'urn Mzilst ssin'urn {Beautiful} {More beautiful} {Most beautiful} IIIe. 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"). Positive Comparative Superlative Al Alur Alurl {Well} {Better} {Best} Ssin'urne Mzild ssin'urne Mzilst ssin'urne {Beautifully} {More beautifully} {Most beautifully} IV. NEVERWINTER NOBLE HOUSES Faen Tlabbar - currently 1st House of Neverwinter Fey-Branche - currently 2nd House of Neverwinter Rilynt'tar - currently 3rd House of Neverwinter Lylyl - currently 4th House of Neverwinter Auvryndar - defunct Baenre - defunct DeVir - defunct Ky'Alur - defunct Noquar - defunct V. OTHER NOBLE HOUSES Aleanrahel Aleval Arabani Arkhenneld Barrison'del'armgo Claddath Despana Do'Urden Eilservs Everhate Freth Helviiryn Hlaund Hun'ett Kenafin Kilsek Maerret Melarn Ousstyl Teken'duis Tormtor Zauviir VI. DROW CITIES Rilauven - Drow city of Neverwinter Abaethaggar Abburth Baereghel Charrvhel'raugaust Chaulssin Ched Nasad Cheth Rrhinn Erelhei-Cinlu Eryndlyn Faneadar Guallidurth Haundrauth Ithilaughym Llurth Dreier Luihaulen'tar Maerimydra Menzoberranzan Orlytlar Sshamath Sshanntynlan Szithlin T'lindhet Tyrybblyn Uluitur Undraeth V'elddrinnsshar Waethe Hlammachar Yuethindrynn VII. CITY INSTITUTES ARACH-TINILITH - Temple of Lloth and academy for Yathrin El'lar d'Ssinssrigg - House of Pleasure SORCERE - Academy of Wizardry MELEE-MAGTHERE - Academy of Warfare Valsharen Drow Vel'Xundussa Magthere - Royal Drow Security Institute ("VDVM") VIII. DEITIES EILISTRAEE - The Dark Maiden lesser goddess (chaotic-good) goddess of the good Drow - enemy of Lloth GHAUNADAUR - That Which Lurks (The Elder Elemental God) lesser god (chaotic-evil) god of the creatures of the Underdark LLOTH - The Queen of Spiders (LOLTH, LOETHE) minor goddess (chaotic-evil) goddess of the Drow VHAERUN - The Masked God of Night lesser god (chaotic-evil) god of thievery & Drow interests on the surface IX. 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) X. 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 XII. COMMON TO DROW a - NATHA (seldom used) about - BAUTH above - phor accomplish - XUN accomplishment - XUNDUS accomplishments - xundussa achievement - XUNDUS achievements - xundussa across - naudal additional - mziln after - p'luin against - qua'laen agree - qua'l agreement - INTHIGG aim (goal) - ILINDITH alert - KYONE alertly - KYONE alike - esaph alive - DRO all - JAL allure - ssinss ally - ABBAN alone - MAGLUST also - mziln although - d'ril am - uil ambush - thalack'vel among - WUND amulet - ilinsar and - LUETH another - jalbyr any - jala anybody - jalkhel anyone - jaluss anything - jalbol apart - MAGLUST apprentice - wanre are - PHUUL argument - QUA'LAELAY arm - da're armor - ky'ostal around - BAUTH arrest - ply'uss arrow - b'luth'ol as - IZIL assassin - velg'larn assassinate - ol'elg assassination - ol'elghinn at - a attractive - ssin'urn avoid - BAUTHA avoiding - bauthin back - RATH backs - RATHA backstab - rath'elg band - AKH barrier - KULGGEN battle - THALACK battle-might - SARGH be - TLU beauty - ssin beautiful - ssin'urn because - p'wal been - tlus before - p'los behind - RATHRAE below - HARL beneath - HARL beside - tu'suul best - ALURL better - ALUR between - tu'fyr beware - SARN beyond - tu'jol birth - ILHAR bitch - elg'caress bite - tril bitter - riknueth blade - VELVE bless - bel'la block - KULG blockage - KULG blood - vlos brazier - linthre break - harventh brother - dalninuk body - khel bond - valm book - zhuan'ol both - TUTH bow - b'luthyrr bravery - HONGLATH brightness - ssussun but - jhal by - a calm - HONGLATH captive - kul'gobuss capture - ply'uss care - kyon careful - KYONE carefully - KYONE carefulness - kyona carrion - IBLITH cast - LUTH cattle - rothe cauldron - linth'el caution (distrust) - ne'kales caution (stealth) - OLIST cave - har'ol cavern - har'ol chalice - shanaal charm - ssinss chest - mamulen child - dalhar children - dalharen city - che'el climb - Z'ORR cloak - PIWAFWI coinage - BELAERN cold - inthuul come - doer command - QUARTH commanded - QUARTHEN commission - a'quarth commissioned - a'quarthus complain - elg'car complaining - elg'carin complete (n) - XUNDUS complete (v) - XUN comrade - ABBIL concealment - VELDRIN confrontation - QUA'LAELAY conquer - har'luth conquering - ULTRINNAN conqueror - ULTRIN conqueror (Lloth) - ULTRINE consider - TALINTH considering - talinthin conspiracy - olis'inth continue - ELENDAR continued - ELENDAR continuing - elendarin contribution - fielthal council - TALTHALRA coup - olis'inthigg coward - rath'arg cowardice - rath'argh create - beldro cut - harventh dagger - VELVE danger - SREEN dark - olath darkness - OLOTH dart - kyil darts - kyilen daughter - dalharil dead - elghinyrr death - ELGHINN death (in Lloth's name) - STREEA deceit - waerr'ess dedicate - bel'la despise - phlith destiny - UL-ILINDITH destiny (of Lloth) - ELAMSHIN destroy - ELGG did - xunus die - el different - endar disagree - qua'lae disagreement - QUA'LAELAY discover - RAGAR dishonor - rath'argh distrust (n) - ne'kales distrust (v) - ne'kalsa do - XUN dodge - BAUTHA dodging - bauthin doing - xunin dominance - Z'RESS done - xunor don't - xuat door - OBSUL down - HARL dragon - tagnik'zur dwelling - el'lar each - weth earth (element) - har'dro eat - cal effort - XUND either - usbyr electricity - nizzre' encounter - THALRA endure - ELENDAR enemy - OGGLIN escape - do'bauth escaping - do'bauthin ESP - z'talin every - ril everybody - rilkhel everyone - riluss everything - rilbol evil - verin excrement - IBLITH expedition - Z'HIND extra - mziln eye - sol eyes - solen face - jindurn facing - ALUST father - ILHARN favor - elamshinae fawn - s'lurpp fawning - s'lurppin fearless - STREEAKA fearlessness - STREEAKA female - jalil few - stath fighting - melee fighting (magical) - melaer find - RAGAR fire - chath flame - chath flatter - s'lurpp flattering - s'lurppin flesh - siltrin food - CAHALLIN fool - WAEL foolish - WAELA for - whol force - Z'RESS forefront - ALUST forgive - nelgeth forgiveness - nelgetha friend - ABBIL from - DAL (often shortened to da') fun - JIVVIN future - ulin gap - OBSUL gem - eoul get - inbau gift - BELBOL give - BELBAU glass - shanaal go - alu goal - ILINDITH goblet - shanaal going - aluin goddess (generic) - Quar'valsharess goddess (Lloth) - Quarval-sharess gone - alus good - bwael grace (holy) - elamshinae grace - suliss graceful - suliss'urn grave (tomb) - PHALAR greed - SSINSSRIGG group - AKH guard - KYORL guarding - KYORLIN guide (n) - MRIMM guide (v) - mrigg had - inbalus hag - elg'caress handsome - ssin'urn have - inbal hate - phlith he - uk head - karliik heart - xukuth help - xxizz her - ilta here - ghil heresy - og'elendar heretic - og'elend hers - ilt herself - iltan hidden - VELKYN highest - ULTRIN highest (Lloth) - ULTRINE him - ukta himself - uktan his - ukt hit - zotreth hitch - KULG hold - mir holy - ORTHAE honor - bel'la hot - sseren house (noble) - QU'ELLAR house (non-noble) - el'lar hurl - LUTH I - usstan if - ka imperial - valsharen in - WUN incense - cha'ol inn - el'inssrigg inside - wu'suul inspiration - MRIMM inspire - mrigg institute - magthere instrument - velnarin intelligence (recon) - vel'xundussa intelligent - ne'kalsa intercourse (slang) - vith into - WUND invisible - VELKYN is - ZHAH it - ol its - olt itself - oltan item - BOL javelin - luth'ol join - valm journey - Z'HIND key - mrim'ol kidnap - ply'usaerth kill - ELGG kneel - harl'il'cik knife - VELVE know - ZHAUN knowledge - ZHAUNIL large - izznarg learn - ZHAUN leg - da'ur life - DRO light - ssussun lightning - nizzre' like - saph Lloth's power/servants - YORN Lloth's will - ELAMSHIN location - k'lar lock (n) - mri'kul lock (v) - mri'kul lost - NOAMUTH love - SSINSSRIGG lover (female) - mrimm d'ssinss lover (male) - mrann d'ssinss loving - ssinssriggin lust - SSINSSRIGG lusting - ssinssriggin mage - FAERN magic - FAER magic item - FAERBOL magical - FAERL male - jaluk many - mzil may - XAL me - ussa medallion - ilinsar meet - THALRA meeting - TALTHALRA memory - zha'linth mine - usst monster - PHINDAR more - MZILD most - mzilst mother - ILHAR much - mzilt music - ssinsuurul my - ussta myself - usstan neither - nausbyr neutral - noalith no - NAU nobody - naukhel none - naust not - naut nothing - naubol now - nin of - DEL (often shortened to d') off - tir offal - IBLITH old - zhuanth on - PHOLOR onto - pholod opening - OBSUL opponent - OGGLIN oppose - ogglir opposing - ogglirin opposite - indarae or - xor other - byr our - udossta ours - udosst ourselves - udosstan out - DOEB outcast - DOBLUTH outside - do'suul over - phor pain - jiv'undus pardon - nelgetha pariah - DOBLUTH passion - SSINSSRIGG past (time) - zhahn path - COLBAUTH perhaps - XAL piracy - op'elgin pirate - op'elg place - k'lar plan - INTH plane - zik'den'vever platter - lintaguth play - JIVVIN plot - olis'inth poison (n) - elg'cahl poison (v) - elg'cahal power - Z'RESS praise - bel'la prevail - ULTRINNAN present (time) - nin prison - kul'gobsula prisoner - kul'gobuss profit - BELAERN punch - zotreth punish - sarn'elgg raid - THALACKZ'HIND ransom - ply'usaerth reckless - STREEAKA recklessness - STREEAKA reconnaissance - vel'xundussa remove - drewst ride - Z'HAR rival (n) - OGGLIN rival (v) - ogglir rivaling - ogglirin royal - valsharen royal seal - sharulg ruse - GOLHYRR sacred - ORTHAE safe - sreen'aur safety - sreen'aur scheme - INTH school - magthere scourge - elgluth scroll - narkuth security - vel'xundussa seduction - ssinss seize - plynn servant - wanre sever - harventh several - blynol sex - vith shadows - VELDRIN shall - zhal she - il shield - KULGGEN side - suul silence - venorsh silent - venorik since - yol similar - indar sister - dalninil skin - waess slave - rothe slay - ELGG small - inlul smart - ne'kalsa snag - KULG so - ji some - fol somebody - folkhel someone - foluss something - folbol son - dalharuk spear - luth'ol spell - faerz'undus spell book - faerz'ol spider - ORBB spy (n) - vel'xunyrr spy (v) - vel'xunyrr steal - olplynir stealth - OLIST stratagem - INTH strength - Z'RESS strength-at-arms - SARGH strike - zotreth strip - raldar striving - XUND subjugate - har'luth such - folt suicide - STREEA superior - ALUR supreme - ULTRIN supreme (Lloth) - ULTRINE surprise - BRORN surprises - BRORNA survival - dro'xundus survive - dro'xun sweet - ssinjin sword - VELVE sycophant - s'lurppuk take - plynn tavern - el'inssrigg telepathy - z'talin temple - YATH (property, work or decree) than - TAGA thank - bel'la that - nindel the - LIL their - ninta theirs - nint them - nina themselves - nintan there - gaer these - nindolen they - NIND then - zhahn thief - olplyn thieving - op'elgin thing - BOL think - TALINTH this - nindol those - NINDYN throat - rinteith throne - sharorr throw - LUTH time - draeval to - ULU together - ul'naus torture - jiv'elgg toward - ulan traditional - ELEND traitor - og'elend trap - GOLHYRR trapdoor - obsu'arl treason - og'elendar treasure - BELAERN treatise - zhuan'ol treaty - INTHIGG trick - GOLHYRR trip - Z'HIND trust (n) - KHALESS trust (v) - khal unaware - WAELA uncover - RAGAR under - HARL Underdark - Har'oloth unknown - NOAMUTH unseen - VELKYN until - hwuen up - phor upon - PHOLOR us - udossa usual - ELEND valor - SARGH victory - ULTRINNAN wait - KYORL waiting - KYORLIN walk - Z'HIN wanderer - NOAMUTH war - THALACK wards - ky'ov'aer wariness - kyona warning - SARN wary - KYONE was - zhahus watch - KYORL watchful - kyorl'urn watching - KYORLIN water - niar way - COLBAUTH we - udos wealth - BELAERN weapon - sarol well - al went - alus were - zhahen wet - loniar what - vel'bol when - vel'drav where - vel'klar which - vel'bolen whine - elg'car whining - elg'carin whip (n) - elgluth whip (v) - elgluth who - VEL'USS whom - vel'ussa whose - vel'dos will (v) - orn will (of Lloth) - ELAMSHIN will (n) - Z'RESS win - ULTRINNAN wine - jhinrae wisdom - ZHAUNIL with - xuil within - WUND without - xuileb wizard - FAERN work - XUND yes - xas yet - quin you - DOS young - waelin your - dossta yours - DOSST yourself - DOSSTAN XIII. DROW TO COMMON a - at, by a'quarth - commission a'quarthus - commissioned ABBAN - ally, not-enemy ABBIL - comrade, "trusted" friend AKH - band, group al - well alu - go aluin - going ALUR - better, superior ALURL - best, foremost alus - went, gone ALUST - in front, facing, in the forefront asanque - likewise, as you wish BAUTH - around, about BAUTHA - dodge, to dodge bauthin - dodging, avoiding BELAERN - wealth, coinage, treasure, profit BELBAU - to give BELBOL - gift beldro - to create bel'la - to honor, to dedicate, to praise, to thank, to bless b'luth'ol - arrow b'luthyrr - bow blynol - several BOL - item, thing (unknown, unidentified, mysterious or important) BRORN - surprise BRORNA - surprises bwael - good, a good person byr - other cal - eat CAHALLIN - food (produce or harvest, including raid-spoils, but not hunted game or cooking) cha'ol - incense chath - fire, flame che'el - city (generic) COLBAUTH - path, known way colnbluth - outsider, non-drow d'ril - although da're - arm da'ur - leg DAL - from (sometimes shortened to da') dalhar - child dalharen - children dalharil - daughter dalharuk - son dalninil - sister dalninuk - brother DEL - of (sometimes shortened to d' or de') do'bauth - escape, to escape do'bauthin - escaping do'suul - outside DOBLUTH - outcast DOEB - out doer - come DOS - you DOSST - yours dossta - your DOSSTAN - yourself draeval - time drewst - remove DRO - life, alive dro'xun - survive, to survive dro'xundus - survival el - die ELAMSHIN - destiny, the will of Lloth elamshinae - favor, grace (esp. with Lloth) el'lar - dwelling, non-noble House ELEND - usual, traditional ELENDAR - continue, continued, endure elg'cahal - to poison elg'cahl - poison elg'car - whine, complain elg'carin - whining, complaining elg'caress - hag, harpy, bitch (directed to a female) ELGG - kill, slay, destroy elggor - dying ELGHINN - death elghinyrr - dead elgluth - whip, scourge el'inssrigg - inn, tavern endar - opposite, different esaph - alike euol - gem FAER - magic FAERBOL - magical item FAERL - magical FAERN - wizard, magic-worker (of either sex, any race) faerz'ol - grimoire, spell book faerz'undus - magic spell fielthal - contribution fol - some folbol - something folkhel - somebody foluss - someone folt - such gaer - there ghil - here GOLHYRR - trick, ruse, trap HARL - down, under, below, beneath harl'il'cik - to kneel har'dro - earth (element) har'luth - subjugate, conquer har'ol - cave, cavern Har'oloth - The Underdark harventh - cut, sever, break HONGLATH - clear thinking, calm, bravery, good behavior hwuen - until hyrr - item (abstract) IBLITH - excrement, offal, carrion il - she ilt - hers ilta - her iltan - herself ILHAR - mother, to mother (to give birth to young, not to comfort or rear) ILINDITH - aim, goal, hoped-for event ilinsar - medallion, amulet inbal - have inbalus - had inbau - get indar - similar indarae - opposite inlul - small INTH - plan, stratagem, scheme INTHIGG - agreement, treaty inthuul - cold IZIL - as (often shortened to iz' or 'zil) izznarg - large JAL - all jala - any jalbol - anything jalbyr - another jalil - female (gender) jalkhel - anybody jaluk - male (gender) jaluss - anyone jhal - but jhinrae - wine ji - so jindurn - face JIVVIN - fun, play (amusing cruelty, "animal spirits") jiv'elgg - torture jiv'undus - [severe] pain ka - if karliik - head khal - to trust (especially misplaced or foolish) KHALESS - trust (especially misplaced or foolish) khel - body k'lar - place. location KULG - snag, hitch, blockage (to will or actual blockage) KULGGEN - deliberate rampart, shield, or other barrier kul'gobsula - prison kul'gobuss - prisoner, captive kyil - dart kyilen - darts kyon - care KYONE - alert/alertly, wary/warily, careful/carefully kyona - carefulness, wariness KYORL - watch, wait, guard KYORLIN - watching, waiting, guarding kyorl'urn - watchful ky'ostal - armor (magical or physical) ky'ov'aer - magical wards (esp. of a House) LIL - the (often shortened to l') lintaguth - platter linth'el - cauldron linthre - brazier loniar - wet LUETH - and (often shortened to lu') LUTH - cast, throw, hurl luth'ol - spear, javelin MAGLUST - apart, alone magthere - school, institute (generic) mamulen - chest melaer - fighting with magic melee - fighting with weapons or hand-to-hand mir - to hold mrann d'ssinss - lover (male) mrigg - to inspire, to guide mri'kul - lock, to lock mrim'ol - key MRIMM - guide, key, inspiration mrimm d'ssinss - lover (female) mzil - many MZILD - more mziln - also, extra, additional mzilst - most mzilt - much narkuth - scroll NATHA - a (seldom used, except for emphasis) NAU - no naubol - nothing naudal - across naukhel - nobody nausbyr - neither naust - none naut - not ne'kales - caution, distrust ne'kalsa - smart, not trusting nelgeth - to forgive (rarely used) nelgetha - forgiveness, pardon niar - water nin - now, present (time) nina - them NIND - they nindel - that NINDYN - those nindol - this nindolen - these nint - theirs ninta - their nintan - themselves nizzre' - electricity, lightning noalith - neutral NOAMUTH - wanderer, lost, unknown OBSUL - opening, door, gap obsu'arl - trapdoor og'elend - heretic, traitor, non-follower of Lloth og'elendar - treason, heresy, opposition to Lloth's will OGGLIN (n) - rival, opponent, enemy ogglir - to rival, to oppose ogglirin - rivaling, opposing ol - it olath - dark ol'elg - assassinate, to kill by treachery ol'elghinn - assassination, death by treachery olis'inth - plot, conspiracy olis'inthigg - coup OLIST - caution, stealth OLOTH - darkness (natural or magical) olplyn - thief olplynir - steal olt - its oltan - itself op'elg - pirate op'elgin - piracy, thieving ORBB - spider orn - will ORTHAE - holy, sacred p'los - before p'luin - after p'wal - because PHALAR - grave, battle-marker PHINDAR - monster, dangerous being (especially a non-intelligent creature) pholod - onto PHOLOR - on, upon phor - above, up, over phlith - hate, despise PHUUL - are (often shortened to ph' or phu') PIWAFWI - magical cloak PLYNN - take, seize ply'usaerth - kidnap, hold for ransom ply'uss - arrest, capture qua'l - agree qua'lae - disagree qua'laen - against QUA'LAELAY - disagreement, argument, confrontation (not yet open conflict) QU'ELLAR - House (of a titled noble family) QUARTH - order (exercise of authority) QUARTHEN - ordered, commanded QUARVAL-SHARESS - Goddess - Lloth QUAR'VALSHARESS - Goddess (other than Lloth) quin - yet RAGAR - find, discover, uncover raldar - strip RATH - back RATHA - backs rath'arg - coward rath'elg - backstab RATHRAE - behind rath'argh - cowardice, dishonor ril - every rilbol - everything rilkhel - everybody riluss - everyone riknueth - bitter rinteith - throat rothe - Underdark cattle, slave (esp. non-Drow) saph - like SARGH - confidence in weapons, battle-might, strength-at-arms, valor sarol - weapon SARN! - beware! - warning! sarn'elgg - punish s'lurpp - fawn, flatter, curry favor s'lurppin - fawning, flattering s'lurppuk - sycophant shanaal - chalice, goblet, glass sharorr - throne sharulg - royal seal siltrin - flesh sol - eye solen - eyes SREEN - danger sreen'aur - safe, safety sseren - hot ssin - beauty ssinjin - sweet ssinss - seduction, allure, charm ssin'urn - attractive, beautiful, handsome SSINSSRIGG - passion, lust, greed ssinssriggin - lusting, loving ssinsuurul - music SSUSSUN - light, brightness stath - few STREEA - suicide, death in the service of Lloth, a House, or a community STREEKA - reckless(ness), fearless(ness) suliss - grace suliss'urn - graceful suul - side TAGA - than tagnik'zur - dragon TALINTH - to think, to consider talinthin - considering TALTHALRA - meeting, council, parley THALACK - war, open fighting THALACKZ'HIND - raid, attack from afar thalack'vel - ambush, sneak attack THALRA - meet, encounter tir - off TLU - be, to be tlus - been tril - bite tu'fyr - between tu'jol - beyond tu'suul - beside TUTH - both (often shortened to tu') udos - we udossa - us udosst - ours udossta - our udosstan - ourselves uil - am uk - he ukt - his ukta - him uktan - himself UL-ILINDITH - destiny ul'naus - together ulan - toward ulin - future (time) ulnar - lie (untruth) uln'hyrr - liar ULTRIN - supreme, highest, conqueror ULTRINE - ultrin when applied to Lloth only ULTRINNAN - conquering, victory, to win or prevail ULU - to usbyr - either ussa - me usst - mine ussta - my USSTAN - I, this one, myself USSTIL - one in my place valm - join, bond valsharen - royal, imperial vel'bol - what vel'bolen - which vel'dos - whose vel'drav - when vel'klar - where VEL'USS - who vel'ussa - whom vel'xundussa - security, intelligence, reconnaissance vel'xunyrr - spy, to spy VELDRIN - shadows, concealment afforded by varying light velg'larn - assassin VELKYN - unseen, hidden, invisible velnarin - instrument VELVE - blade (dagger, knife, sword) venorik - silent venorsh - silence verin - evil vith - to perform sexual intercourse (slang) vlos - blood WAEL - fool WAELA - foolish, unaware/unwary waelin - young waerr'ess - deceipt waess - skin wanre - apprentice, servant weth - each whol - for wu'suul - inside WUN - in WUND - among, within, into XAL - may, might, perhaps xas - yes xor - or xuat - don't xuil - with xuileb - without xukuth - heart XUN - do, to complete or accomplish XUND - striving, effort, work xunin - doing xunor - done xunus - did XUNDUS - achievement, work completed xundussa - achievements, works completed xxizz - help YATH - temple, of the temple (property, work, or decree) yibin - weak yol - since YORN - power/will/servant-creature of the Goddess (Lloth) Z'HAR - to ride Z'HIN - to walk Z'HIND - trip, journey, expedition Z'ORR - climb Z'RESS - power, strength, force, dominance (esp. of the will - i.e. success in manipulation) z'talin - ESP, telepathy ZHAH - is zhahn - then, past (time) zhahen - were zhahus - was zhal - shall ZHAUN - to learn, to know ZHAUNIL - wisdom, knowledge zhuanth - old zhaun'ol - book, treatise, work of knowledge zha'linth - memory zik'den'vever - plane zotreth - strike, punch, hit XIV. DIRECTIONS East - Luent North - Trezen Northeast - Trez'nt Northwest - Trez'in South - Werneth Southeast - Wern'nt Southwest - Wern'in West - Linoin XV. NUMBERS USS - one UST - first DRAA - two DRADA - second LLAR - three LLARNBUSS - third quen - four quenar - fourth huela - five huelar - fifth rraun - six rraunar - sixth blyn - seven blynar - seventh lael - eight laelar - eighth thal - nine thalar - ninth szith - ten szithar - tenth szithus - eleven szithusar - eleventh szithdra - twelve szithdrar - twelfth szithla - thirteen szithlar - thirteenth szithuen - fourteen szithuenar - fourteenth szithuel - fifteen szithuelar - fifteenth szithraun - sixteen szithraunar - sixteenth szithlyn - seventeen szithlynar - seventeenth szithael - eighteen szithaelar - eighteenth szithal - nineteen szithalar - nineteenth draszith - twenty draszithar - twentieth hueszith - fifty hueszithar - fiftieth ravhel - hundred ravhelar - hundredth szithrel - thousand szithrelar - thousandth XVI. PHRASES Vendui' I/we greet you Aluve' I/we leave you JAL KHALESS ZHAH WAELA All trust is foolish OLOTH ZHAH TUTH ABBIL LUETH OGGLIN Darkness is both friend and enemy XUN IZIL DOS PHUUL QUARTHEN, LUETH Do as you are ordered, and live DRO LLOTH TLU MALLA; JAL ULTRINNAN ZHAH Lloth be praised; all victory is XUNDUS (her) doing ILHARESSEN ZHAUNIL ALURL Matrons know best LIL ALURL VELVE ZHAH LIL VELKYN USS The best knife is the unseen one LIL WAELA LUETH WAELA RAGAR BRORNA The foolish and unwary find surprises LUETH WUND NIND, KYORLIN ELGHINN and among them, waiting death KHALESS NAU USS MZILD TAGA DOSSTAN Trust no one more than yourself NINDYN VEL'USS KYORL NIND RATHA Those who watch their backs meet THALRA ELGHINN DAL LIL ALUST death from the front ULU Z'HIN MAGLUST DAL QU'ELLAR LUETH To walk apart from House and Queen is VALSHARESS ZHAH ULU Z'HIN WUND LIL to walk into the grave PHALAR KYORL JAL BAUTH, KYONE, LUETH LIL Watch all about, warily, and the QUARVAL-SHARESS XAL BALBAU DOS LIL Goddess may give you the gift of BELBOL DEL ELENDAR DRO of continued life VEL'USS ZHAUN ALUR TAGA LIL Who knows better than the Goddess? QUARVAL-SHARESS? Zhaunil dal Waerr'ess Knowledge from deceipt [VDVM motto] Dal ultrinnan ulu el'inssrigg From victory to an inn [battle cry] Ssinssrigg lueth Belaern Lust and Profit [House of Pleasure motto] Jiv'elgg lueth jiv'undus phuul jivvin Torture and pain are fun Ssussun pholor dos! Light upon you! Ssussun! (shortened) [curse to Drow] Oloth plynn dos! Darkness take you! Olot dos! (shortened) [curse to non-Drow] {House Name} ultrin! {House Name} supreme! [battle cry] A'dos quarth! At your command! Lloth kyorl dos (d'jal) Lloth guard you (you all) Vith'os! [see "vith" and "dos"] Vith'ir! [see "vith" and "tir"] XVII. PROVERBS L'alurl abbil zhah dosstan The best trusted friend is yourself Khal wun dossta belaern Trust in your wealth Jala cahallin xal tlu elg'cahlin Any food may be poison Sargh lueth kyona phuul dro'xundus Strength at arms and wariness are survival L'elamshin d'lil Ilythiiri zhah The destiny of the Drow is to conquer ulu har'luth jal all L'elend zhah alurl The traditional is best L'alurl faerbol zhah mrimm (mrann) The best magic item is a female d'ssinss (male) lover L'alurl gol zhah elghinyrr gol The best goblin is a dead goblin