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Ghyll:Furious Apple

2004-10-23T02:16:41Z

Prothall:

<div style="float:right">http://gamegrene.com/wiki/uploads/Furious_Apple.jpg</div>The "Furious Apple" is the primary heraldic device of the royal family of [[Iganefta]]. While depictions vary widely, the official version as set forth in the ancient Heraldic Index of [[Lord Glosfordshier]] of [[Alezan]] is an image of a red apple with mouth open wide, showing teeth and tongue in a cry of rage, its eyes squinted shut or nearly so. Pictured to your right is a rendering by the young page Tommy Tomkins.

The sign of the Furious Apple has a noble history. It has always been most prominent on the standards of Iganeftan armies at all times, particularly during the [[Extraordinarily Bloodless Revolution]], when the Iganeftan soldiers became known as [[Pickers]] (that is, apple-pickers). The name survives to this day, though it is now the name of the Iganeftan [[Bindlet Ball]] team.

Citizens of [[Iganefta]] are sometimes vulgarly referred to as "Applers".

'''Citations:''' [[Alezan]], [[Bindlet Ball]], [[Extraordinarily Bloodless Revolution]], [[Iganefta]], [[Lord Glosfordshier]].

--[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 20:06, 22 Oct 2004

Ghyll talk:Furious Apple

2004-10-23T02:11:28Z

Prothall:

I've got a picture (<nowiki>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/Prothall/FixedFuriousApple.jpg</nowiki>) But I can't figure out how to pare it to a decent size and format it properly for wiki purposes unless it's uploaded to the server. Any help? --[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 20:07, 22 Oct 2004 (EDT)

What dimensions do you need it to be at? I'll resize to fit. And when your entry is finished, don't forget to sign it and include the "Citations" footer and so forth. --[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] 20:42, 22 Oct 2004 (EDT)

I just wanted it thumbnailed. Quite nice as is. Sorry about the footers, I'll stick one on next time. --[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 22:11, 22 Oct 2004 (EDT)

Ghyll talk:Furious Apple

2004-10-23T00:07:30Z

Prothall:

I've got a picture...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/Prothall/FixedFuriousApple.jpg
But I can't figure out how to pare it to a decent size and format it properly for wiki purposes unless it's uploaded to the server. Any help? --[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 20:07, 22 Oct 2004 (EDT)

Ghyll:Furious Apple

2004-10-23T00:06:29Z

Prothall:

The "Furious Apple" is the primary heraldic device of the royal family of [[Iganefta]]. While depictions vary widely, the official version as set forth in the ancient Heraldic Index of [[Lord Glosfordshier]] of [[Alezan]] is an image of a red apple with mouth open wide, showing teeth and tongue in a cry of rage, its eyes squinted shut or nearly so. Pictured is a rendering by the young page Tommy Tomkins. (picture pending release - must be formatted correctly for the Encylopedia)

The sign of the Furious Apple has a noble history. It has always been the sign most prominent on the standards of Iganeftan armies at all times, particularly during the [[Extraordinarily Bloodless Revolution]], when the Iganeftan soldiers became known as [[Pickers]](that is, apple-pickers). The name survives to this day, though it is now the name of the Iganeftan [[Bindlet Ball]] team.

Citizens of Iganefta are sometimes vulgarly referred to as "Applers".

Ghyll:Furious Apple

2004-10-22T23:58:18Z

Prothall:

[[Image:FixedFuriousApple.jpg|thumb|150px|The Furious Apple]]

The "Furious Apple" is the primary heraldic device of the royal family of [[Iganefta]]. While depictions vary widely, the official version as set forth in the ancient Heraldic Index of [[Lord Glosfordshier]] of [[Alezan]] is an image of a red apple with mouth open wide, showing teeth and tongue in a cry of rage, its eyes squinted shut or nearly so. Pictured is a rendering by the young page Tommy Tomkins.

The sign of the Furious Apple has a noble history. It has always been the sign most prominent on the standards of Iganeftan armies at all times, particularly during the [[Extraordinarily Bloodless Revolution]], when the Iganeftan soldiers became known as [[Pickers]](that is, apple-pickers). The name survives to this day, though it is now the name of the Iganeftan [[Bindlet Ball]] team.

Citizens of Iganefta are sometimes vulgarly referred to as "Applers".

Ghyll:Furious Apple

2004-10-22T23:57:43Z

Prothall:

[[Image:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/Prothall/FixedFuriousApple.jpg|thumb|150px|The Furious Apple]]

The "Furious Apple" is the primary heraldic device of the royal family of [[Iganefta]]. While depictions vary widely, the official version as set forth in the ancient Heraldic Index of [[Lord Glosfordshier]] of [[Alezan]] is an image of a red apple with mouth open wide, showing teeth and tongue in a cry of rage, its eyes squinted shut or nearly so. Pictured is a rendering by the young page Tommy Tomkins.

The sign of the Furious Apple has a noble history. It has always been the sign most prominent on the standards of Iganeftan armies at all times, particularly during the [[Extraordinarily Bloodless Revolution]], when the Iganeftan soldiers became known as [[Pickers]](that is, apple-pickers). The name survives to this day, though it is now the name of the Iganeftan [[Bindlet Ball]] team.

Citizens of Iganefta are sometimes vulgarly referred to as "Applers".

Ghyll talk:Edvard von Craghelm

2004-10-04T22:26:35Z

Prothall:

Glorious. I'm quite flattered. --[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 18:26, 4 Oct 2004 (EDT)

Ghyll talk:Cactus forests

2004-09-26T03:06:58Z

Prothall:

IMHO this should be either "Cactus-forests" or "Cactus forests"; either would be better English. --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 16:45, 23 Sep 2004 (EDT)

What is "Rishbard Nonce" intended to be--a holiday of some sort? If it's a specific date, it'd be helpful if you provided us with a direct mapping into EC of some sort, but if it's a holiday then it's fine; it'll be nice for someone to define later on. --[[User:Sbp|Sean B. Palmer]] 10:16, 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)

Good point. I meant it as a date using that calendar I mentioned in the [[Bursine Calendar]] entry. Nonce would be a day of the month, i.e. Ides, and is an exceedingly pointless pun. Rishbard just sounds odd. I just threw it out; you may have fun with it if you like, or I'll switch it around. --[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 23:06, 25 Sep 2004 (EDT)

Ghyll:Cactus forests

2004-09-25T13:50:59Z

Prothall:

Cactus forests are regions in the southern deserts of Ghyll that are currently filled with numerous growths of the [[Rich Earth Cactus]]. The richest source of information regarding them is the journal of an unnamed traveller, dated to -90 {{EC}}, currently in the possesion of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]]. Below are a few select passages from the journal:

<blockquote>"I have byn now thri days wythowt watr. I feyr I 'm wyndering in mi wits, fur I have fallin ower a stown ynd have sein thyngs mst. unnormil. Dyrict on trypping the stown, I saw a grait wyterspowt arise, ynd even as yt ded, lyrge cactus arowse..."</blockquote>

<blockquote>"Yt hys ben for deys 'mongst the cacti, fer water Iy have nit lackd. Bit Iy feer there is symthong amongst the great, grein, bylks... Symthong evile."</blockquote>

<blockquote>"Something most curious has happened. When I woke this morning, it was to find a number of cacti lying entirely on their sides, shriveled in all parts but the widest of the trunk, from which I was able to extract a great deal of good water. I also found the rock I tripped over a number of days ago, not ten paces from my place of awakening. But I paced off the forest, and know it was at least fifty paces in its expanse... I find this most curious."</blockquote>

This is also the earliest example of [[Modern Standard Ghyllian]]. The then-unusual spellings and phrasings of the later entries completely befuddled professors at the Bureau for quite some time, until they had studied the passages so intently as to speak in the manner in which they were written. This proceeded to dissmenate throughout the land, and is now the usual spoken tongue.

There was a documented study of the cactus forests conducted in -5 {{EC}}; the results determined that the [[Rich Earth Cacti]] manage to rise up to great sizes very quickly with only a small bit of moisture, though they shrivel after several days. All those involved in the study died on Rishbard Nonce, -2 {{EC}}, all of perfectly natural, ordinary, causes.

'''Citations''': [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], [[Modern Standard Ghyllian]], [[Rich Earth Cactus]].

--[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 21:49, 22 Sep 2004

[[Category:Wildlife]]

Ghyll:Bursine Calendar

2004-09-23T02:03:32Z

Prothall:

The Bursine Calendar is so named for Bursine the 14th, an otherwise unremarkable [[Hive-Lord]] of the [[Nitenmangrey]]. Bursine the 14th made a gift of the calendar to his [[Paramount Queen]], Litivia, on their joining day. While any other great works he may have forged have been forgotten by time, his calendar has survived. I applaud the Encyclopedants for adopting it into their new {{EC}} notation for this project's [[Encyclopedant Calendar]] with nothing more than a reset of the zero year. The old counting system was getting quite unwieldy, so I deem this an acceptable change.

For those unfamiliar with the specific names of the days of the week and months of the year in the old Bursine Calendar (as well as the new dating system adopted by the Encyclopedants for this great work), allow me to list them for you.

'''Days of the Week''': Tuesday, Ulfsday, Varhookan, Ween, Xarochsday, YinYin, Zalestra.

'''Months of the Year''':

# Ablinth
# Baros
# Conti
# Darwina
# E
# Fusil
# Gomin
# Homin
# Ikk
# Jole
# Kendrit
# Lom

Therefore, today's date in {{EC}} reckoning of 0/1/12 {{EC}} is also "YinYin, the 12th of Ablinth of the year 0." I think the old date and day names have much more personality than the dry numerical notation, so I will attempt to use them both in my future entries, and I hope my fellow researchers will as well.

One additional note of interest about the Bursine Calendar is that the best minds of Ghyll still have no idea why, when rendered into core script as I've done above, the days of the week, and months of the year fall into alphabetic order. Core script clearly post-dates the [[Nitenmangrey]] by at least a few centuries, so either Bursine himself could see into the future and crafted an elaborate joke for us, or more likely, the original translator of the Bursine Calendar into core script took some aesthetic liberties.

'''Citations''': [[Encyclopedant Calendar]], [[Hive-Lord]], [[Paramount Queen]].

--[[User:Qwentyth Pyre|Qwentyth Pyre]] 00:29, 12 Sep 2004 (EDT)

[[Category:Other]]

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It should, of course, be noted that the Bursine calendar is hardly the only Ghyllian calendar in existence. I myself have always preferred the lovely & sophisticated Ellekaisic calendar, what with its subtleties regarding the refraction of moonlight through the last standing glass shard from a broken bottle down at the nearest pub and how that affects the name of the day tomorrow. Glorious system, really. Provides me hours of entertainment as I try to figure out whether I'm late with my most recent progress report. --[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 22:03, 22 Sep 2004 (EDT)

Ghyll talk:Bindlet Ball

2004-09-23T01:56:34Z

Prothall:

This was hilarious. Bravo. --[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] 10:24, 13 Sep 2004 (EDT)

Agreed; definitely the entry of the game so far. --[[User:Sbp|Sean B. Palmer]] 22:07, 13 Sep 2004 (EDT)

I must say that until reading this entry, I had never taken sport as seriously as I now see it clearly merits! Excellent!--[[User:Ginestre|Ginestre]] 02:49, 14 Sep 2004 (EDT)

What can I say? I love it too. --[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 21:56, 22 Sep 2004 (EDT)

Ghyll:Cactus forests

2004-09-23T01:49:18Z

Prothall:

--Work in Progress--

Cacti forests are regions in the southern deserts of Ghyll that are currently filled with numerous growths of the [[Rich-Earth Cactus]]. The richest source of information regarding them is the journal of an unnamed traveller, dated to -90 EC, which is currently in the possesion of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]]. Below are a few select passages from the journal.

"I have byn now thri days wythowt watr. I feyr I 'm wyndering in mi wits, fur I have fallin ower a stown ynd have sein thyngs mst. unnormil. Dyrict on trypping the stown, I saw a grait wyterspowt arise, ynd even as yt ded, lyrge cactus arowse..."

"Yt hys ben for deys 'mongst the cacti, fer water Iy have nit lackd. Bit Iy feer there is symthong amongst the great, grein, bylks... Symthong evile."

"Something most curious has happened. When I woke this morning, it was to find a number of cacti lying entirely on their sides, shriveled in all parts but the widest of the trunk, from which I was able to extract a great deal of good water. I also found the rock I tripped over a number of days ago, not ten paces from my place of awakening. But I paced off the forest, and know it was at least fifty paces in its expanse... I find this most curious."

This is also the ealiest example of [[Modern Standard Ghyllian]]. The then unusual spellings and phrasings of the later entries completely befuddled professors at the Bureau for quite some time, until they had studied the passages so intently as to speak in the manner they were written in. This proceeded to dissmenate throughout the land, and is now the usual spoken tongue.

There was a documented study of the Cacti forests conducted in -5 EC; it determined that the [[Rich Earth Cacti]] manage to rise up to great sizes very quickly with only a small bit of moisture, though they shrivel after several days. All those involved in the study died on Reptuber Nonce, -2 EC. It has been determined that they all died of perfectly natural ordinary causes.

Ghyll:Conflict That Is Not Happening

2004-09-23T01:28:51Z

Prothall:

Preliminary notes by [[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]]:

Named in an attempt to deny its continued existence.

Traceable as far back as the [[Battle of Barnum Stones]])

Of late commonly between the southern [[Iganefta|Iganeftan]] producers of [[Altoxian Bulb]]s, and the northern [[Evesque Valley]] manufacturers of [[Andelphracian Lights]]

The latest in a continuing salvo of skirmishes over which lighting technomancy is the strongest.

The now rogue scientist [[Meldersen]], creator of "Awal Sleeps" is a vital member, and his weapons are deployed against [[Iganefta]].

[[Iganefta]], in turn, has developed [[Ball Lightning Liqueur]].

The active use of [[Ball Lightning Liqueur]] and "Awal Sleeps" has only been predominant within the last 50 years.

[[Bobby Shwarmph]] is said to be a veteran, serving (formerly?) as a platoon leader in the [[Tarkherk Corps]].

Spearholder Jan ver Daath (Retired), also of the Tarkherk Corps, alias [[Bethany Mboya]], is a former participant.

Occurred during the [[Extraordinarily Bloodless Revolution]], more or less. ''Note: may be deleted.''
: That entry hasn't been copyedited yet, but my impression was that the EBR was part of the CTINH - a change of "in which occurred" to "which occurred in". If the CTINH was named because of the ''continued'' existence of these battles, and the most well known battle (nowhere is it said to be the ''first'' battle - just the most well known) took place as early as -323 {{EC}}, then the EBR is a part of that (as it takes place "right before -250 {{EC}}"). --[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] 08:36, 18 Sep 2004 (EDT)

This is your puppy, deal with it as you see fit. I interpreted the CTINH as being named as it was not happening; didn't consider the currency of the name. --[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 21:28, 22 Sep 2004 (EDT)

Ghyll:Budgerigar Master

2004-09-18T13:40:41Z

Prothall: All better now, only without citations. Fix that &tc. later.

The Budgerigar Master is a mysterious historical figure, often taken as a symbol of great political or social change that is not associated with death. He is noted as appearing and serving in the court of [[Odgar IV]] from c. -250 EC, right before the [[Extraordinarily Bloodless Revolution]], in which occurred (more or less) the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]]. He always had with him a cage of the birds for which he was named, though just what he did with them is unclear. He is assumed to be a mythical figure, as references to him in tales suggest appearances dating as far back as -2000 EC. No one has claimed to see him since roughly -50 EC, when a drunken mendicant supplied a highly questionable report. Budgerigars have been assumed to be generally extinct since -100 EC, though various important families or organizations sometimes maintain small groups of the birds. There are roughly ten documented budgerigars still living.

The best known tale of the Budgerigar Master is the epic poem by [[Arariax]] which relates various older legends about the figure.

--[[User:Prothall|Prothall]] 09:40, 18 Sep 2004 (EDT)

User:Sbp/whoswho

2004-09-18T04:17:32Z

Prothall:

==Who's Who in Ghyll?==

Listing in alphabetical order, not by surname, since some entries (Quezlar 6) don't have a known surname, and Ghyll sorting procedures for names--and even baby name giving procedures--are anyway unknown.

* '''[[Alarius]]''' - A renowned freethinker, philosopher and artist.
* '''[[Aminfarances]]''' - Founder of the [[Aminfarances Institute of Science and Technomancy]].
* '''Andelphracia''' - (flourised -300 EC) Mayoress of Fylesgate, inventor of [[Andelphracian Lights]].
* '''[[Arariax]]''' - (born c. -280 EC) One of Ghyll's most influential poets.
* '''Awal''' - The first to apply [[Jesper's constant]] to the study of spelgof emulsions.
* '''[[User:Bartmoss|Bartmoss]]''' - Ghyll scholar, ex-member of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]].
* '''[[Bavarian Creame]]''' - Wife of Windosor Creame.
* '''Blivingdel''' - An interpretator of Ternary Script.
* '''[[Bobby Shwarmph|Bobby "Robert" Shwarmph]]''' - Runs the [[Aliens Everywhere]] mag, lives near [[Alezan]].
* '''Bunny Hutch''' - Famed performance artist.
* '''[[Bysted Timperton]]''' - Vice Chairman of the [[Council for Quezlarian Research]].
* '''[[User:Crschmidt|Christopher Schmidt]]''' - Ghyll scholar.
* '''Daniel Mboya''' - Nephew of Windsor Creame; died recently in mysterious circumstances.
* '''Edvard von Craghelm''' - (died -20 EC) Famous [[Anaximancer]].
* '''[[User:Tehwalrus|Edward Shwarmph]]''' - Ghyll scholar, quasi-science lover.
* '''[[User:Pixel|Eric Vitiello]]''' - Ghyll scholar, ex-member of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], and farmer in Dandarth.
* '''[[User:Arnia|Fingest Arnia]]''' - Ghyll scholar, [[Amphitheatre aristocracy]] member.
* '''Garth Haversham''' - Managing Editor of the [[Folktown Records]] on -7/9/15 EC.
* '''Gibbous Saunders''' - (born -18 EC) Wrote to the [[Folktown Records]], published in edition 312.
* '''[[User:Ginestre|Ginestre]]''' - Ghyll scholar.
* '''[[User:Joe Bowers|Joe Bowers]]''' - Ghyll scholar, has written for the [[Folktown Records]].
* '''[[User:Jcowan|John Cowan]]''' - Neutral Ghyll scholar.
* '''Madam Calvian''' - Neighbour to a [[Folktown Records]] employee.
* '''[[User:Robbi|Makarii Spitignev]]''' - Ghyll scholar, [[Iganefta]] resident.
* '''Margaret Widderson''' - One of the foremost contemporary Andelight craftswomen.
* '''Meldersen''' - [[Awal shrinkage]] scholar, has a famous axiom: "It's downside up!".
* '''[[User:D8uv|Melik Fizzuo]]''' - Ghyll scholar and Fadr resident.
* '''[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]]''' - A Ghyll scholar.
* '''Morphous Ibb''' - (born -8 EC) Wrote to the [[Folktown Records]], published in edition 578.
* '''Oblibestircus''' - Minor scholar, not of the ''maior et sanior pars''.
* '''Phennella''' - Member of the [[Cranee Historical Society]].
* '''[[Professor Altoxian]]''' - Inventor of the [[Altoxian Bulb]], [[Iganefta]] resident.
* '''[[User:Prothall|Prothall]]''' - Old, decrepit, senile, and nearly deaf Ghyll scholar.
* '''Quezlar 6''' - (flourised -300 EC) Created [[Quezlarian numerals]], crossed Elminster Mire.
* '''[[User:Qwentyth Pyre|Qwentyth Pyre]]''' - (born -58 EC) Ghyll scholar and [[Evesque Valley]] resident.
* '''Rancticirchiretic''' - Scholar of the [[Nitenmangrey]].
* '''[[User:Sbp|Sean B. Palmer]]''' - A Ghyll scholar and Tomlinson Bridleway restoration campaigner.
* '''Siam Sinch''' - Artist, and daughter of [[Bavarian Creame]] from her previous marriage.
* '''[[Supetupheraraphes]]''' - Historian and coiner of the term "[[Aquentravalkeration|aquentravalkeration]]".
* '''[[User:Deusx|Tamlin Moon]]''' - Ghyll scholar.
* '''Tim Timperton''' - A [[Folktown Records]] writer and ex-member of the [[Council for Quezlarian Research]].
* '''Windsor Creame''' - (born -58 EC) Writer for the [[Folktown Records]].

Ghyll:Budgerigar Master

2004-09-18T04:11:21Z

Prothall:

Ghyll:Budgerigar Master

2004-09-18T04:10:46Z

Prothall:

The Budgerigar Master is a mysterious historical figure, often taken as a symbol of great political or social change that is not associated with death. He is noted as appearing and serving in the court of [[Odgar IV]] from c. -250 EC, right before the [[Extraordinarily Bloodless Revolution]], in which occurred (more or less) the [[Conflict that is not happening]]. He always had with him a cage of the birds for which he was named, though just what he did with them is unclear. He is assumed to be a mythical figure, as references to him in tales suggest appearances dating as far back as -2000 EC. No one has claimed to see him since roughly -50 EC, when a drunken mendicant supplied a highly questionable report. Budgerigars have been assumed to be generally extinct since -100 EC, though various important families or organizations sometimes maintain small groups of the birds. There are roughly ten documented budgerigars still living.

Ghyll:Anaximancer

2004-09-02T21:54:44Z

Prothall:

An Anaximancer is a person who has, by some means, seemingly gained the ability to produce objects of all sorts from thin air. There is supposedly an instructional work towards these methods, known as the "Echecharion", which relates how "thyngs may bee prodvced from thet 'Boondliss' wich is byond ye siying of myrtle man". No known original copies of this work exist; two copies, transcribed from unknown sources and suspected of being more or less fake, are held in the [[Odlucian Library]]. These copies date to roughly -70EC.

The most famous Anaximancer was [[Edvard von Craghelm]], who appeared one day in an unnamed small village and began to put on a great show. He proceeded to tour about the country in a random manner, never staying too long in one place, until he died under mysterious circumstances while travelling near a moor in -20EC. Objects he produced are largely privately held, though a number are contained in various museums.