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Desert Fox at 18:58, 5 December 2020

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			bassim speaks with some pride of his direct ancestor, who won favour under the banner of the Caliph in the old wars. He expounds the feats of this warrior at some length.

			He tells also of the family that descended from the brave ghazi. How through the same zeal his descendants established a wealthy village, dealing honourably with their neighbours to maintain their family’s name.



			They admit that they have been pursuing the monster. Is it not their duty to do such? But to their shame they cannot catch him. For the beast can change form. Not only from hyena to jackal, but also to fox and crow. In this last form the creature has always managed to effect an escape.


			Yet the family has a means of catching BH, and now deliberate about how to use it. The largest



	Wazo and Mother Cave come up with some suggestions to avoid head on conflict with the monstrous giants.		Wazo and Mother Cave come up with some suggestions to avoid head on conflict with the monstrous giants.

Desert Fox at 03:15, 8 August 2020

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	-apart from its main entrance, the gronk’s cave lair can also be accessed via a warren of passages that riddle the hill below. Brave the trogs, ghouls or whatever and perhaps catch the gronks resting		-apart from its main entrance, the gronk’s cave lair can also be accessed via a warren of passages that riddle the hill below. Brave the trogs, ghouls or whatever and perhaps catch the gronks resting

	- a Wanderer slayer ~~carrying~~ arrow(s?) of slaying disappeared on nearish Moon Hill ~~while hunting a~~ a harpy. The arrow(s) would slay gronks, too~~. Recover his body from the dangerous place~~.		- recover the remains of a Wanderer slayer known to carry arrow(s?) of slaying. He disappeared on nearish Moon Hill after slaying a harpy there. The arrow(s) would slay gronks, too.

	-adopt a combination of these plans		-adopt a combination of these plans

Desert Fox at 03:08, 8 August 2020

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	Wazo and Mother Cave come up with some suggestions to avoid head on conflict with the monstrous giants.		Wazo and Mother Cave come up with some suggestions to avoid head on conflict with the monstrous giants.

	-sneak into the cave lair in Second Day, while ~~they~~ rest, though ~~the cave mouth~~ may ~~well be watched by one of~~ the ~~monsters~~ . The plan would suit a stealthy party.		-sneak into the cave lair in Second Day, while the gronks rest, though one at least may keep an eye on the main entrance . The plan would suit a stealthy party.
	-abandon the mission and leave the district; there are ~~thousands~~ of cities and patrons after all		-abandon the mission and leave the district; there are hundreds of other cities and patrons after all
	-recruit goatherds from Wazo’s clan, use them as massed slingers to assist in the battle		-recruit goatherds from Wazo’s clan, use them as massed slingers to assist in the battle
	-the gronk’s cave lair can be accessed ~~openly, via its mouth, or~~ via a warren of passages that riddle the hill below. Brave the trogs, ghouls or whatever ~~they might find~~ and perhaps catch the ~~gronk’s while~~ resting		-apart from its main entrance, the gronk’s cave lair can also be accessed via a warren of passages that riddle the hill below. Brave the trogs, ghouls or whatever and perhaps catch the gronks resting

	- a Wanderer slayer disappeared on nearish Moon Hill ~~after he went to kill~~ a harpy ~~there~~. ~~He had at least one magic slaying~~ arrow ~~for the work~~ (~~Would also kill~~ gronks). ~~The harpy no longer haunts~~ the ~~hill, though other monsters might~~.		- a Wanderer slayer carrying arrow(s?) of slaying disappeared on nearish Moon Hill while hunting a a harpy. The arrow(s) would slay gronks, too. Recover his body from the dangerous place.

	-adopt a combination of these plans		-adopt a combination of these plans

Desert Fox at 02:24, 8 August 2020

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			Wazo and Mother Cave come up with some suggestions to avoid head on conflict with the monstrous giants.

			-sneak into the cave lair in Second Day, while they rest, though the cave mouth may well be watched by one of the monsters . The plan would suit a stealthy party.
			-abandon the mission and leave the district; there are thousands of cities and patrons after all
			-recruit goatherds from Wazo’s clan, use them as massed slingers to assist in the battle
			-the gronk’s cave lair can be accessed openly, via its mouth, or via a warren of passages that riddle the hill below. Brave the trogs, ghouls or whatever they might find and perhaps catch the gronk’s while resting

			- a Wanderer slayer disappeared on nearish Moon Hill after he went to kill a harpy there. He had at least one magic slaying arrow for the work (Would also kill gronks). The harpy no longer haunts the hill, though other monsters might.

			-adopt a combination of these plans

	Get Common for free.		Get Common for free.

Desert Fox at 10:57, 21 July 2020

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	Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, Tablets of Law in this		Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, sacred Lammasu, ki-rin. Tablets of Law in this

	High Talk: verbose dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk		High Talk: verbose dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk

Desert Fox at 10:53, 21 July 2020

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	Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, ~~interpret the~~ Tablets of Law		Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, Tablets of Law in this

	High Talk: ~~courteous~~ dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk		High Talk: verbose dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk

Desert Fox at 10:51, 21 July 2020

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	Common : dialect used by Farmer, Wanderer, Drudge caste folk. No written form- ~~those with~~ only ~~Common~~ are illiterate.		Common : dialect used by Farmer, Wanderer, Drudge caste folk. No written form- Common only speakers are illiterate.

	Wanderer Cant: like hobo code, a cant and system of gate, tree, etc. codes		Wanderer Cant: like hobo code, a cant and system of gate, tree, etc. codes

Desert Fox at 10:45, 21 July 2020

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	Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, ~~=Celestial~~		Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, interpret the Tablets of Law

	High Talk: courteous dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk		High Talk: courteous dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk

Desert Fox at 10:42, 21 July 2020

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	Get ~~low Talk~~ for free.		Get Common for free.


	Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, =Celestial		Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, =Celestial

	High Talk: dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk		High Talk: courteous dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk


	~~Low Talk~~: dialect used by Farmer, Wanderer, Drudge caste folk. No written form- those with only ~~Low Talk~~ are illiterate.		Common : dialect used by Farmer, Wanderer, Drudge caste folk. No written form- those with only Common are illiterate.

	Wanderer Cant: like hobo code, a cant and system of gate, tree, etc. codes		Wanderer Cant: like hobo code, a cant and system of gate, tree, etc. codes
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	Scribe Code: hexadecimal tablet inscription code permitting intense packing of data for admin, communication and other purposes.		Scribe Code: hexadecimal tablet inscription code permitting intense packing of data for admin, communication and other purposes.

	Secret speech: used by druids , witches et al. Has a runic written form. Used by dryads, nymphs, ~~Hags~~, etc.		Secret speech: used by druids , witches et al. Has a runic written form. Used also by dryads, nymphs, hags, etc.

			...

	~~Dead speech: slurred, backmasked low talk, used by ghouls, lesser undead and necromancers.~~		Hill Speech

	~~Ancient~~: ~~pre-Fall~~ language ~~found in ruin inscriptions~~, ~~still spoken~~ by ~~monsters like manticores, dragons, djinn, greater ghouls~~		Oceanic: trade language, needed by traders in coastal cities communicating with ocean cultures

			Steppe

			Gnollish

	~~Dagonic: Deep One lingo~~		....

			Ancient: pre-Fall language found in ruin inscriptions, still spoken by monsters like manticores, dragons, djinn, greater ghouls

	~~Hill Speech~~		Dead speech: slurred, backmasked low talk, used by ghouls, lesser undead and necromancers

	~~Oceanic: trade language, needed by traders in coastal cities communicating with ocean cultures~~

			Dagonic: Deep One lingo

	~~Steppe~~

	~~Gnoll~~		Zogolog: alien langauge spoken only by Green Star wizards

Desert Fox at 10:36, 21 July 2020

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	Get low Talk for free~~, high and low Talk for free if you are Skilled (wizard) caste~~.		Get low Talk for free.


	Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, =Celestial		Celestial: ecclesiastical lingo of prayers and invocations, =Celestial

	High Talk: dialect used by high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk		High Talk: dialect used by most high caste (Holy, Skilled) folk

	~~Scribe Code: hexadecimal tablet inscription code permitting intense packing of data for admin, communication and other purposes.~~

	Low Talk: dialect used by Farmer, Wanderer, Drudge caste folk. No written form- those with only Low Talk are illiterate.		Low Talk: dialect used by Farmer, Wanderer, Drudge caste folk. No written form- those with only Low Talk are illiterate.

	Wanderer Cant: like hobo code, a cant and system of gate, tree, etc. codes		Wanderer Cant: like hobo code, a cant and system of gate, tree, etc. codes

			Scribe Code: hexadecimal tablet inscription code permitting intense packing of data for admin, communication and other purposes.

			Secret speech: used by druids , witches et al. Has a runic written form. Used by dryads, nymphs, Hags, etc.


	Dead speech: slurred, backmasked low talk, used by ghouls, lesser undead and necromancers.		Dead speech: slurred, backmasked low talk, used by ghouls, lesser undead and necromancers.
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	Ancient: pre-Fall language found in ruin inscriptions, still spoken by monsters like manticores, dragons, djinn, greater ghouls		Ancient: pre-Fall language found in ruin inscriptions, still spoken by monsters like manticores, dragons, djinn, greater ghouls

	~~Secret speech: used by druids , witches et al. Has a runic written form. Used by dryads, nymphs, Hags, etc.~~

	Dagonic: Deep One lingo		Dagonic: Deep One lingo
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	Hill Speech		Hill Speech

	Oceanic: trade language		Oceanic: trade language, needed by traders in coastal cities communicating with ocean cultures