#this use of “vak” is pretty regional to Hybirah and Edah Vale/Myar hence why Navaeli specifically has been exposed to it | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

gailynovelry · 1 year ago

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All good! Connecting all of these suggestions by their common throughline, it’s all about a society’s history and values.

“Bad” things can be invoked as a curse, and “positive” things can be chastised for not offering the protection one feels that they are supposed to.

A relevant additional suggestion; minced oaths!

And do consider taking the name of a liked aboveforce (god, spiritual essence of the world, aspect of the magic system, etc) and make a shorthand for someone complaining to or about that force.

people who make up fantasy curses for your books....... how do you do it.....,....

#“Crows” and “Darkness and dullness” tend to be used as swears / minced oaths in Gadhi #“Crows” gets used by the Talimourian fey specifically as a short form of “crows curse it”#a way of grumbling to the Romne about your bad luck without directly insulting them #“Darkness and dullness” is an Irongardhe counterpoint to a common wellwishing (“Light and steel to you”)#it’s the antithesis of their sun god Gardhe #therefore a good basis for a rude oath #Navaeli has “vak��; a punchy word that literally means “harsh sunlight” but in some contexts is a generic swear on the same level as “fuck”#“vak yehtroa” is something like “i hope you get sunburned/sunstroke” and it’s equivalent to “go fuck yourself”#this use of “vak” is pretty regional to Hybirah and Edah Vale/Myar hence why Navaeli specifically has been exposed to it

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