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| "I meant to ask you about that," Arrah Sutaghi said to Gartha'in Sihkag quizically ."Just exactly how did you get '''that much''' rux'fra aboard this ship, anyway? And where did you find the meat?" || ''"Ni'aj'k rathrai ergmas," gar'lek gathkorpas, Arrah Sutaghi, dugar, Gartha'in Sihkag. "Ja'l ri'a'klan rothraks '''masmangga''' ergrux'fra dumashint? Maks ja'lan ri'a'kuk dyahu?"'' |
| "I meant to ask you about that," Arrah Sutaghi said to Gartha'in Sihkag quizically ."Just exactly how did you get '''that much''' rux'fra aboard this ship, anyway? And where did you find the meat?" || ''"Ni'aj'k rathrai ergmas," gar'lek gathkorpas, Arrah Sutaghi, dugar, Gartha'in Sihkag. "Ja'l ri'a'klan rothraks '''masmangga''' ergrux'fra dumashint? Maks ja'lan ri'a'kuk dyahu?"'' |
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| ⚫ | "I had to hide my curing sites and stores ''somewhere''," replied their passenger, whose tone suggested he didn't consider the feat to be that big of a deal. "You'd be amazed how lax the station's dockworkers are about checking cargo manifest when it comes to derelicts. I'm just glad you were willing to accept it in lieu of hard currency. As to the meat, well...I'll just say that I was taking care of a rodent problem the station didn't really have. Until now, of course." |
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| + | "I-had hide my sites-curing-and-stores ''somewhere''", their-passenger-replied, whose tone-suggested that he-(did not)-consider-feat be-that-important. "You-would-be-amazed by how lax dockworkers'station'are about-check-manifes-cargo when consider-derelicts. I-am glad only that you-were willing accept-it in-lieu about-money-actual." |
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| + | "Ni'ha'krathrgk hafni'lani(curing)maks(storage) '''lanmang''', garga'hrabak'le'atalank, ja'lra'i yeldikiquxi'gathwinhalk mas gar'avksatarkhans hamasdyapa. "Ri'h'askhabalank'rathrgk ras j'al (lax the station's dockworkers are...) |
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| "I assume the possibility exists for us to trade it for some ''real'' food somewhere," growled Lord Kor. || ''"Ni'baktahe mas h'in'hal'h'indal takai gathvigar ta uk'''he'''mang lanmang," gar'lelq, Kal Kor.'' |
| "I assume the possibility exists for us to trade it for some ''real'' food somewhere," growled Lord Kor. || ''"Ni'baktahe mas h'in'hal'h'indal takai gathvigar ta uk'''he'''mang lanmang," gar'lelq, Kal Kor.'' |
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| Arrah Sutaghi mulled over the decision for a few seconds. "Sounds to me like there's a better chance that we can get everything we need at K'nag Rha," he finally said. "Dakut'he Kira, make your course for that system." || ''Gar'sakwinhal ta esh'ininimangin, Arrah Sutaghi. "Gar'sa dunai mas hu'hamokiga mas ek'h'inbhagahu'i mas kai ha lanma, K'nag R'ha," gar'lek thraks. "Dani'danis tamasbhumaksnaki, Dakut'he Kira."'' |
| Arrah Sutaghi mulled over the decision for a few seconds. "Sounds to me like there's a better chance that we can get everything we need at K'nag Rha," he finally said. "Dakut'he Kira, make your course for that system." || ''Gar'sakwinhal ta esh'ininimangin, Arrah Sutaghi. "Gar'sa dunai mas hu'hamokiga mas ek'h'inbhagahu'i mas kai ha lanma, K'nag R'ha," gar'lek thraks. "Dani'danis tamasbhumaksnaki, Dakut'he Kira."'' |
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| "As I mentioned earlier, we should have a code of conduct drawn up before we get there," said Nagkilin. "The crew we're likely to find at Rah K'rakh is likely not to be the reputable sort, so the code should provide rules for discipline, division of loot, and compensation for injuries. That way, anyone who signs up with us knows what will be expected of them and what will happen to them if they do something of the 'naughty' variety. I could draw up a draft for review if you'd like, Krahtagh N'Ryllis, since it's your group." || ''"Takh ni'l'eq jheshavga, kai hadyalehafnis'ai aj'k eshchur ek'jaq," gar'lek, Nagkilin. "Ko'a'i'hhathih'inska va kimohe mas ek'ha kimohe islanma, Rah K'rakh, takhjaqgu lehaf harilerag'nithi ta lexi'ahngaga'huthrakmakshugathtashu. Masdi, g'hra'ik ja'lhra dyatahklankai ja'lhu h'ashadrishtak erggarga maks ja'lhu h'asbalan dugarga desh garga'ahumang ergthi'xin'. Krahtagh N'Ryllis, ni'h'inajaj tadajaqwinhal desh ri'rash, ta gar'hari'ahn."'' |
| "As I mentioned earlier, we should have a code of conduct drawn up before we get there," said Nagkilin. "The crew we're likely to find at Rah K'rakh is likely not to be the reputable sort, so the code should provide rules for discipline, division of loot, and compensation for injuries. That way, anyone who signs up with us knows what will be expected of them and what will happen to them if they do something of the 'naughty' variety. I could draw up a draft for review if you'd like, Krahtagh N'Ryllis, since it's your group." || ''"Takh ni'l'eq jheshavga, kai hadyalehafnis'ai aj'k eshchur ek'jaq," gar'lek, Nagkilin. "Ko'a'i'hhathih'inska va kimohe mas ek'ha kimohe islanma, Rah K'rakh, takhjaqgu lehaf harilerag'nithi ta lexi'ahngaga'huthrakmakshugathtashu. Masdi, g'hra'ik ja'lhra dyatahklankai ja'lhu h'ashadrishtak erggarga maks ja'lhu h'asbalan dugarga desh garga'ahumang ergthi'xin'. Krahtagh N'Ryllis, ni'h'inajaj tadajaqwinhal desh ri'rash, ta gar'hari'ahn."'' |
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| "I will do so. Now, once we're at K'nag Rha I suggest only a small shore party; the fewer of us there are, the less likely one of us will do something stupid. And on that same note, it'd probably be wise for the females to stay aboard. Some of the ruffians there probably couldn't care less about the sanctity of marriage." He gestured towards the priestess. "Or of the Cloak, for that matter. Maybe something about the treatment of females should be added to the code, since we do have a couple of lovelies in our group." The statement elicited a loud growl from Lady Sa'ki, whose fur bristled at the implication of weakness. ''For someone who recently mentioned a very good reason for every member of the group to avoid injury, you sure are courting it now,'' thought Bloodeye. || ''"Ni'h'asama. Eshma, ja'lesh ek'jaq lanma, K'nag Rha, ni'gathwinhalandu'in anruni; manginga ergkai mas halanma, kimohe'inra mas uni'kai'h'asahumangsu'hras. Maks ergsitakh, gar'h'asha tosh kimohes takilavi lanesh dushint. Mang ergso'hra lanma h'inavdyapa inra kimohes erg dakutga'vrash uniga." Gar'de'iq duko'a Sivar. "Qu ergChi, dumaks. K'gris humang hhamaks ergaidu ergkilavi dulehaf, ta ek'adyas'aiyki'i de du ek'ahn." Le'bhaklelklega aqgar, Kalav Sa'ki, ja'lra'i ya'da'lekik dujaqgu erkbalangi. ''Ta mang'hra ja'lhra'l'eq duchurins koniskiga ta ankilga'maahn amgaqshu, ri'havraggar gris eshma,'' gar'dalpak, Kayi.'' |
| "I will do so. Now, once we're at K'nag Rha I suggest only a small shore party; the fewer of us there are, the less likely one of us will do something stupid. And on that same note, it'd probably be wise for the females to stay aboard. Some of the ruffians there probably couldn't care less about the sanctity of marriage." He gestured towards the priestess. "Or of the Cloak, for that matter. Maybe something about the treatment of females should be added to the code, since we do have a couple of lovelies in our group." The statement elicited a loud growl from Lady Sa'ki, whose fur bristled at the implication of weakness. ''For someone who recently mentioned a very good reason for every member of the group to avoid injury, you sure are courting it now,'' thought Bloodeye. || ''"Ni'h'asama. Eshma, ja'lesh ek'jaq lanma, K'nag Rha, ni'gathwinhalandu'in anruni; manginga ergkai mas halanma, kimohe'inra mas uni'kai'h'asahumangsu'hras. Maks ergsitakh, gar'h'asha tosh kimohes takilavi lanesh dushint. Mang ergso'hra lanma h'inavdyapa inra kimohes erg dakutga'vrash uniga." Gar'de'iq duko'a Sivar. "Qu ergChi, dumaks. K'gris humang hhamaks ergaidu ergkilavi dulehaf, ta ek'adyas'aiyki'i de du ek'ahn." Le'bhaklelklega aqgar, Kalav Sa'ki, ja'lra'i ya'da'lekik dujaqgu erkbalangi. ''Ta mang'hra ja'lhra'l'eq duchurins koniskiga ta ankilga'maahn amgaqshu, ri'havraggar gris eshma,'' gar'dalpak, Kayi.'' |
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| Nagkilin paused for a second before responding somewhat hesitantly. "You should all probably think about setting your true names aside for a while, especially if you want to have a shred of hope of returning to an honorable, upstanding, boring life someday. Pirates have no honor and all that, you see. They also don't care about your birth caste as a rule - it doesn't matter if you were born a noble, commoner or ''utak'', in their eyes all ''ke'hra'' are equal since they are all dishonored by definition. Nobility and status doesn't amount to a mound of rotten shit with them. As far as what you should choose for an alias, that's up to you. If you've been given an epithet at any point during your past, you might get away with using that. For example, you should start calling yourself 'Shintahr Gux'a P'nt', Arrah Sutaghi." || ''"Gar'ulink ta esh'inin eschurgathle va'as ins. "Raiga hadalpa kimohes erg lanriga'husihe talan ta eshmang, krokis desh ri'rash dyarashthrakinin ergjaqdu du h'inrakhakimakskuvargav eshmang. Ke'hra'dyavrakh maks gamas, riga'bhakil. Garga'avdyapa maks ergriga'thirakhavujaq ros - gar'avhu desh ri'ha'kvujaq takh thrak'hrakilrah'hramaksutak, gake'hra'hatakh dugarga'yi'i ta ga'garga'hak'rakhk rassi. Balanthrakmaksbalan avtakhgarai ergharolchur ragarga. Ja'lhu raiga hawinhal ta ivhus ha riga'jaqwinhal. Desh riga'dyaha'kgathkivhus dug'esh du'eshriga'chur, riga'h'inhah'in dalgar. Du ork, Arrah Sutaghi, rai hanis dalyai'elri'hra 'Shintahr Gux'a P'nt'."'' |
| Nagkilin paused for a second before responding somewhat hesitantly. "You should all probably think about setting your true names aside for a while, especially if you want to have a shred of hope of returning to an honorable, upstanding, boring life someday. Pirates have no honor and all that, you see. They also don't care about your birth caste as a rule - it doesn't matter if you were born a noble, commoner or ''utak'', in their eyes all ''ke'hra'' are equal since they are all dishonored by definition. Nobility and status doesn't amount to a mound of rotten shit with them. As far as what you should choose for an alias, that's up to you. If you've been given an epithet at any point during your past, you might get away with using that. For example, you should start calling yourself 'Shintahr Gux'a P'nt', Arrah Sutaghi." || ''"Gar'ulink ta esh'inin eschurgathle va'as ins. "Raiga hadalpa kimohes erg lanriga'husihe talan ta eshmang, krokis desh ri'rash dyarashthrakinin ergjaqdu du h'inrakhakimakskuvargav eshmang. Ke'hra'dyavrakh maks gamas, riga'bhakil. Garga'avdyapa maks ergriga'thirakhavujaq ros - gar'avhu desh ri'ha'kvujaq takh thrak'hrakilrah'hramaksutak, gake'hra'hatakh dugarga'yi'i ta ga'garga'hak'rakhk rassi. Balanthrakmaksbalan avtakhgarai ergharolchur ragarga. Ja'lhu raiga hawinhal ta ivhus ha riga'jaqwinhal. Desh riga'dyaha'kgathkivhus dug'esh du'eshriga'chur, riga'h'inhah'in dalgar. Du ork, Arrah Sutaghi, rai hanis dalyai'elri'hra 'Shintahr Gux'a P'nt'."'' |
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| Sutaghi recoiled, growling and baring his fangs. "Do you know how hard I've tried to put that accursed title behind me?," he asked irritably. || ''Gar'diyaikalq, Sutaghi, lelk maks k'hafgar'naggai. "Ri'a ik ja'lga ni'dyah'ink lanmashuskir'xhak nischurnai?," gar'rathk favins.'' |
| Sutaghi recoiled, growling and baring his fangs. "Do you know how hard I've tried to put that accursed title behind me?," he asked irritably. || ''Gar'diyaikalq, Sutaghi, lelk maks k'hafgar'naggai. "Ri'a ik ja'lga ni'dyah'ink lanmashuskir'xhak nischurnai?," gar'rathk favins.'' |
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| − | | Nagkilin's tone was somewhat apologetic. "It's a good pirate name, if you ask me - suitably dishonorable and disreputable, and dangerous-sounding. I doubt any kil would want to cross one named so." || |
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| "Why don't you use an epithet yourself, mister high-and-mighty master pirate?" || ''"Ja'lra ri'avdalhusiv ri'hra, laq ke'hra thrakmaksarg?"'' |
| "Why don't you use an epithet yourself, mister high-and-mighty master pirate?" || ''"Ja'lra ri'avdalhusiv ri'hra, laq ke'hra thrakmaksarg?"'' |
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| Bloodeye chuckled inwardly; Nagkilin's observation about Arrah Sutaghi's name was probably accurate, but since he knew the story behind it and the shame that it caused Arrah Sutaghi, he would need to be sure not to share that opinion with his friend out of respect for his feelings. In any case, the suggestion made sense. "Alright then, we'll begin using epithets to refer to ourselves. I take it that it would be best if we start referring to each other by them now, instead of waiting until later?" || ''Gar'leki'hink ma'haras, Kayi; gar'aiydu'ha'k rothrak kimohes, Nagkilin, erggar'hus, Arrah Sutaghi, qu ta gar'iklek'kor'hus maks harashav mas gar'dabalnkgar, gar'h'askharathrgk gri dyatakhmasjaqwinhal va ragar'hraki takonis ergrakhgar'dichodyapai. K'gathdyapa, gathwinhal'ha'k rodyapas. "Gahe jha, ek'h'asnis dalivhusi ikaiy du ek'hra. Ni'bhakil mas mas gar'h'askha kithrak desk ek'nisikaiy du ek'hra ras ivhusi eshma datakav ergdrish eshdugu dujha?"'' |
| Bloodeye chuckled inwardly; Nagkilin's observation about Arrah Sutaghi's name was probably accurate, but since he knew the story behind it and the shame that it caused Arrah Sutaghi, he would need to be sure not to share that opinion with his friend out of respect for his feelings. In any case, the suggestion made sense. "Alright then, we'll begin using epithets to refer to ourselves. I take it that it would be best if we start referring to each other by them now, instead of waiting until later?" || ''Gar'leki'hink ma'haras, Kayi; gar'aiydu'ha'k rothrak kimohes, Nagkilin, erggar'hus, Arrah Sutaghi, qu ta gar'iklek'kor'hus maks harashav mas gar'dabalnkgar, gar'h'askharathrgk gri dyatakhmasjaqwinhal va ragar'hraki takonis ergrakhgar'dichodyapai. K'gathdyapa, gathwinhal'ha'k rodyapas. "Gahe jha, ek'h'asnis dalivhusi ikaiy du ek'hra. Ni'bhakil mas mas gar'h'askha kithrak desk ek'nisikaiy du ek'hra ras ivhusi eshma datakav ergdrish eshdugu dujha?"'' |
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| − | | "You tell me: do you want someone to slip and call you by your true name while we're at Rah K'Rakh?," was Nagkilin's pragmatic reply. "And if someone knows the name 'Krahtagh N'Ryllis' there, how do you think they'll react? Use an epithet and they won't even know that you're ''sa'guk.''" || |
+ | | "You tell me: do you want someone to slip and call you by your true name while we're at Rah K'Rakh?," was Nagkilin's pragmatic reply. "And if someone knows the name 'Krahtagh N'Ryllis' there, how do you think they'll react? Use an epithet and they won't even know that you're ''sa'guk.''" || "Ri'lebanai: ri'arashmang'hra da ival maks dalyai'elrai rahushe deshas ek'ha lanma, (Dishonor World)?," ha'kgar'le'atalanrodyapas, Nagkiln. "Maks desh mang'hra'ikri'hus lanma, ja'l ri'adalpa garga'h'asgathle? Dalhusiv maks garga'h'asavik mas ri'ha(pariah)." |
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| "Your point is well taken. In that case, from now on, you should all refer to me as "Bloodeye" alone. The rest of you should select an epithet for yourselves well before we arrive at K'nag Rha, and then share your false name with everyone once you have it. Does anyone have anything else that they wish to discuss?" || ''"Ni'bhakilri'sihe. Takhjaqgu, aqeshma, raiga ha'ikaiy dunai takh"Kayi" anruni. Lanesh'raiga hawinhalhus tariga'hra eshchurga ek'jaq lanma, K'nag R'ha, maks jha dyatakhriga'husiv ragahra ja'lesh riga'dyawinhalkgar. G'hra'adyatakavg'hu mas garga'rash lerg?"'' |
| "Your point is well taken. In that case, from now on, you should all refer to me as "Bloodeye" alone. The rest of you should select an epithet for yourselves well before we arrive at K'nag Rha, and then share your false name with everyone once you have it. Does anyone have anything else that they wish to discuss?" || ''"Ni'bhakilri'sihe. Takhjaqgu, aqeshma, raiga ha'ikaiy dunai takh"Kayi" anruni. Lanesh'raiga hawinhalhus tariga'hra eshchurga ek'jaq lanma, K'nag R'ha, maks jha dyatakhriga'husiv ragahra ja'lesh riga'dyawinhalkgar. G'hra'adyatakavg'hu mas garga'rash lerg?"'' |
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