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DIRECTIONS
East - Luent
North - Trezen
Northeast - Trez'nt
Northwest - Trez'in
South - Werneth
Southeast - Wern'nt
Southwest - Wern'in
West - Linoin
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
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
LUETH WUND NIND, KYORLIN ELGHINN suprises 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"]
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
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