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Aengus Mac Dagda - Last legiminate Ua Nuada High King, all other members declared illegible for the throne. Thus ending the Dynasty of Nuada the Silverarm.

Aesir - The Northern light haired tribe that resides in the land of Asgard in Alfheim. Known as traders, they are considered slightly more civil than their Vanir cousins.

Alfar - One of the Northern Races of Alfheim, and enemies of the Fairies/Sidhe.

Alfheim - A northern region akin to Scandinavia or the Nordic Countries of Europe. Home of the Vanir, Alfar, Aesir and Jotun petty kingdoms.

Aes Dana - See Tuatha Dé Danann.

Ard Rí - The High King and ruler of the Kingdom of Cels

Aura - Internal energy field that bleeds from the soul of a Sidhe. Or the exuded energy of the soul.

Brownie - A member of the Lower or Commoner Class.

Charms - A branch of magic dealing with manipulation of one's Aura.

Clann - One of the groupings of families and citizens all claiming descent from one of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Class - A grouping of people by status within Cels.

Danu - The Creator Goddess of the Sidhe.

Derbfine - The Inner Kin, or those most closely related to a Clann Founder. Those bearing all known Clann traits.

Feck - Sidhe curse word, commonly replacing the human word fuck.

Fine - Kin or family.

Fisher - A member of the Middle Class.

Flaith - Sept Chief, subordinate to a Taioseach.

Gentry - The aristocracy of the Clann's and noble families of Cels.

Ginealach - A lineage of a ruling Household or given Household kinship group within a Clann.

Glamour - Magic dealing with body manipulation and illusion.

Hob - A slang word for Brownie, used by Gentry to put down the underclass.

Iarfine - Those who tend to be fosterlings or considered vassal clansmen.

Laoch - A sworn warrior of a given noble or high noble. Plural, Laochra.

Men of Iron - A term used to refer to the Northern tribes of the Vanir, Alfar, Aesir and Jotun.

Man of Iron - Singular of Men of Iron.

Nemed - The Center of a Druid Grove, usually bearing an Oak Tree.

Nord - A term referring to all non-Sidhe races from the region north of Cels.

Sealgaire - A Bounty Hunter or Investigator.

Sept - A term referring to a division of a Clann that is distinct to a township/city/village or region under a Clann's control.

Sidhe - A racial group native to Cels.

Taioseach - Clann Chieftain, elected by members of a Clanns Gentry.

Tánaiste - A Clann's heir, and second in command.

Tanistry - General members and body of the Tánaiste.

Tuath - A territory of a Clann, or a Province.

Tuatha Dé Danann - The Tribe or Children of Danu. The originators of the Sidhe People and where the Clanns gain their name.

Vanir - Northern Tribal Raiders and allies of the Alfar. Known to have raided Cels by sea in the past.

Language Phrases
Language structure is <Verb> <Subject> <Descriptor> <Object> <Descriptor> <time> <place>

Adjective after Subject so it wouldn't be green pond, but pond green in the Celtic Tongues.

Ex: English - Black dog, Irish - Madra (dog) Dubh (Dark)

Basic Phrases

Dia dhuit (Deeya hwit) - Hello

Dias muire dhuit (deeyas mooer hwit) - Response to someone saying hello

Cen chaoi a bhfuil tu? (Cain hwee ah will too) - How are you?

Conas ata tu? (Coh nas atah too) - How are you?

Go raibh maith agat (Go rav mah aguth) - Thank you

Ta bron orm (Tah bron or im) - I be sorry/I am Sorry

Ta me go maith (Tah may go mah) - I be good/I am good

Ni me go maith (Nee may go mah) - I am not good

Ta me go dona (Tah may go doh nah) - I am sad or sorrowful

Ni me go dona (Nee may go doh nah) - I am not sad/sorrowful

Lanauges
Bearlin - The Common or Trade Tongue. Most if not all Sidhe speak this. Akin today modern day English with relationship to dialects found in the British Isles.

Seanic - The Old Tongue, a ceremonial and little spoken language used mostly in formality. Akin to Old and Standard Irish.

Coillic - Also called the Raven Speak, or Coille Tongue, this forest dialect of Seanic evolved out of the insular nature of the Three Raven Clanns. Most Ravens know it and use it as a secondary language among themselves.

Cymric - The preferred tongue of the lost folk of Cyrmu. A dialect Seanic that evolved nearly into it's own language. Cymri is rarely spoken in the modern times of Cels.

Vannic - A Dialect of Seanic spoken in the Isles of Manann. It has heavy Nord influence from the foreign occupation years ago during the Vanir Wars.

Language Resources
Irish Gaelic – http://focal.ie
Scottish Gaelic – http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MF2/index.html
Welsh – http://www.geiriadur.net/

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