@TheEdVerse Okay, last one. I promise. Well, for a while. Maybe, only a little while. Addiction is a terrible thing … how do elves and dwarves describe something as "sylvan" or "of the forest/woodlands"? Thanks Ed, you're the best!
— George Krashos (@gkrashos) October 7, 2021
1)
For sylvan or of the forests/of the woodlands, elves say that something is of the woods/forest as it should be, and instead of using the elven words “aar” for woodland or “or” for forest, they use the word “laraelever.” 2)
laraelever = (literally “of-heart-home”) of the woods/forest as it should be (unblighted, unscorched by fire, uncut by the uncaring who clear, as opposed to harvest in harmony with sylvan life cycles and continued growth)#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 8, 2021
3)
An elf might use this word to describe a curved piece of wood in furniture that grew that way and was harvested, as opposed to a piece that was carved out of a much larger piece of wood. 4)
For UNTOUCHED sylvan areas (by which elves mean: no non-woodland-being trails cut through, and no woodcutting), the Elvish word is “araeladonever” (heart-peace-home).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 8, 2021