Introduction To The Heroes Of Meiste
Introduction to the Heroes of Meiste
I will post later about my writing progress today, too, don't worry. But right now, I thought I'd introduce the concept of Heroes in Meiste, how they relate to religion and politics, and introduce a few of them, along with their Guardians.
Before I get too deep into the weeds, every person's magic is also their soul in Meiste. Without their soul, their body and cognitive function can stay alive, but it's greatly decreased. (Foreshadowing...)
What even is a Hero?
Tl;dr: The most powerful six magic users are Heroes.
A Hero is a human who is a vessel for the rapid generation and usage of magic. Since there are only six magic types, there are only six Heroes-one for each magic type. These six, along with the Seventh Hero, Meiste itself, make up the Seven Heroes. Each Hero also has a Guardian who necessarily protects them.
Several Heroes are already known about: the Hero of Life, the Hero of Language, and the Hero of Earth. The other three remain (mostly) a mystery.
Introducing Three Heroes
Eheste Lozerief - Hero of Earth (or Meistezon)
she/her (Ipol: prijv/pijf)
"Meiste," translated as Earth, encompasses much more than just dirt in Zispoel. It also translates to the "physical" realm, where we as people reside. The (probably) Euclidean space where we type on keyboards and waste hours behind our cell phones.
Eheste Lozerief, known as Dr. Este, can manipulate space. She keeps her black pick-up truck on her keychain when she's not using it, for example. And she can teleport. Her mood is kind-of hit-or-miss when dealing with her, and while she does okay as a follower most of the time, she can only let her own needs get walked-over so much before she explodes.
Her Guardian: Tev, (or the Sensonif)
she/her (Ipol: prijv/pijf)
Sensonif literally means 'monster' in Ipol, by the way, and while her stature may be monstrous (fifty-foot tall lava-monster lady), her demeanor is anything but! She's warm-hearted (pun!) and fun.
She's one of four ancient beings called the Elementals (which aren't very relevant to the story.) She lives in a volcano and takes care of the village at the base of her volcano.
Those two end up dating each other post-canon.
In Iziser - Hero of Cognition (or Emeistezon)
he/him (Ipol: por/piste)
"Emeiste" literally means 'not-real,' so it could be translated as 'unreal,' but that may be a bit reductive. "Emeiste" encompasses everything that isn't real, but still exists. A prime example of this is the entire field of quantum physics and the wave functions that codify it. As a result, Izi can, himself, exist in a quantum superposition at will.
Izi is more assertive than Lozerief, but not quite as crabby as she can be. He and Lozerief bond over their shared nerddom, however, since they're both super interested in magic theory.
His Guardian: Pejemer
she/her
Pejemer is a seven-foot-tall swordswoman with ashen-colored goat-like horns and a sword so thin it can cut through anything. She's been wielding it for 1,100 years. Her species is also not human, like all Guardians. Instead, she's a Tawoo.
Pejemer is much more like Tev: easygoing, lighthearted, and fun. But Pejemer is more relaxed than the energetic Tev.
Hotautebz Az - Hero of Mind (or Ezispoerizon)
they/them (Ipol: pir, pirij)
"Ezisperizon" literally means "not-language," so it pretty much encompasses the subconscious. Hota, then, can control the subconscious. They can speak telepathically, influence a person's feelings, plant thoughts in their mind, or even take control of another person's mind!
They're far too timid to do any of that, though. They're six-foot-four, capable of mass-manipulation, and wouldn't hurt a fly-even if their life depended on it.
Their Guardian: Luwzrij
she/her
Luwzrij is a swamp fairy, a kind of humanoid with wings that's one of the four types of fairies, and Luwzrij is from the swamps of Eastern Zeneste. She's outgoing and charismatic, but rather clumsy (including downright destructive.)
Conclusion
Only Iziser and Lozerief are introduced by the end of Part One, but Hota is introduced very early in Part Two. None of their Guardians are present until halfway through the novel (Part Three.)
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Day 17 (23 in base 7) of writing my novel again
Today I will drop some Modern Odapir translations because they're actually kinda ridiculous and I'm really proud of what I was able to accomplish with this damn language.
Phonology
Stops: p, b, t, d, k, g
Nasal stops: m, n
Fricatives: (f) (v) (s) h
Approximants: w, j
Tap: r
Vowels: i, y, e, a [ə], á [a], o, u
Diphthongs: ai [əɪ̯], oi [ɔɪ̯], au [əʊ̯], áu [aʊ̯]
As you can see, phonemic vowel length was lost, as well as a lot of diphthongs, and all of the affricates. Non-glottal fricatives remain as allophones of stops between vowels, i.e. p, b, t > f, v, s / V_V.
Translations
Wá maji áso ná moi ten ko! - Watch where you're going! (Lit. using where you're going, do a warning!)
Omoi moimaji ko - Halt. (Lit. do a stop.)
Majy jamá ná ymak moimaji. - Why are you out after dark? (Lit. Why exist you after dark.)
I really like the (o)moi N ko grammar I created, because it serves several functions all in one. It literally means "to do a N," but it's actually just a light verb construction.
Another OC Questionnaire
An open tag from @authorcoledipalo.
This time, I'm doing this with the four most integral Heroes: Izi, Hota, Tagif, and Lozef:
Would you team up with your worst enemy if it was your only option?
Izi: It depends on what, I think. I promised Vimir I would make the train tickets free, so I can't really team up with the train company to make that happen. But to save Meiste? Obviously if there's no better choice, I'd do anything to save our world.
Hota: Izi's too trusting. I make very few enemies, and I keep my closest friends near my chest. If I've decided I can't trust you, I will never decide to trust you again.
Lozef: Regrettably, I'm more like Izi on this one. I've had to swallow my pride twice and admit that I'm wrong in order to do what's right. That's what's most important, anyways.
Tagif: Hota's got the right idea. I pound my enemies into the dust!
What is your pet peeve?
Izi: Hota always tells me I don't handle people questioning my authority very well, and they're right about that.
Hota: Izi says I am such a good planner that I can't stand when there isn't a plan, mostly emphasizing that I'm not flexible enough sometimes. Izi's gung-ho attude is just as anxiety-inducing as it is refreshing.
Lozef: Ok, doing shit that pertains to me without asking first is my biggest pet peeve. It's usually pretty small-like Izi changing the windows in the chapel. I swapped them for a reason! Don't swap them back!
Tagif: I don't care about authority, I care about expertise. Like, you're going to explain to me how to to build a chestplate with bulit-in holographic computer screens? Nobody's done that, yet, but Hota and I have butted heads over political expertise.
If a monster asked you your worst nightmare what would you tell it and why?
Izi: Well, it's gotta be believable, but not something you're actually scared of, right? Otherwise the monster will terrify the living daylight out of you. So, I guess I would say something like beetles.
Hota: I think it depends on whether or not I know what this monster is capable of. If it's Tev? I'd be honest: the death of Izi-or Tagif or Lozef-would kill me mentally, I think. If it's an sort-of evil Meiste? Beetles.
Lozef: No point in lying to the damn thing, I can take it. Losing my magic is my biggest nightmare, and I grapple with how Dolgof and Pagjom must've felt every day. My second-biggest is if something happened to Tev.
Tagif: My biggest nightmare is if Heja'umak thinks I'm weird or something. I can live with that, but it would hurt a lot. I guess I'm fortunate that my biggest nightmare is just wondering if my crush likes me back?
Open tag for anyone interested!
Yeah, I for sure meant a little both to encourage reading your works but also I probably misread a little?
Like, I think what I said still mostly applies but in a different way than I meant it, for sure? (Well, maybe not my first sentence; looking back that reads completely unrelated honestly.)
sometimes i feel like a bigshot mass media company when i purposely exclude important details from “the advertising” to help hide spoilers lol
I keep doubting I can find nicher fandoms but here we are. does anybody want to talk about ZeWei and Laghari Portals
Day 11 (14 in base 7) of writing my novel again.
I put about 1,000 more words into Part 2 today, and 90% of it was just Izi and Hota yapping, learning about each other. More on Part 2 later.
Today I wanted to share the two lines from Part One that one of my alpha readers said were "banging." I completely agree with her. That's all for now!
I didn't remember exactly what he did. He was always meeting with high-ranking military officials in his study, which he always told me to stay out of. I remembered his smile and his quiet voice. My last few weeks with him were spent in a hospital. He made me promise to devote myself to myself. I didn't really understand what he meant then, and I had only started to understand it when the Dr. Este came for me.
And:
In Ipol, the language of Zeneste, the formal 'rr' sound already sounds like you're choking on a cherry pit, but my 'rr' sound sounded more like an 'h,' but stronger-sounding. Just thinking about taking speaking lessons made my heart drop.
Help my family to get out and search for what is left of life. The war is devastating. Death is approaching every person and destruction is everywhere. We hope that there is hope before it is too late.
Go support!
Day 20 (26 in base 7) of rewriting my novel.
I did a lot of planning today, but I didn’t add any words to the novel today.
Also, a new character just kinda… popped out of nowhere yesterday while I was writing?
100 visitors of the archives!!
holy shit, the archives has gotten to 100 followers!!!
i am beyond grateful, it's so amazing to see so many people pass through, reading the stories, engaging with tag games, and simply existing here. i am so touched and incredibly thankful, this feeling is really beyond compare. you are all amazing <3
i won't tag everyone this time, because that is a lot of people and i haven't slept properly in three weeks, but just know i am so happy you've stopped by, even for just a moment.
thank you so much everyone.
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