Chavie
05-31-2006, 08:53 PM
Chavie labored day and night since the Saturday she left The Grim, using her new free time and hand-copying pamphlets to be distributed to the three major Horde cities, plus Deathknell, Brill, Ratchet, Booty Bay, and Gadgetzan. When she had enough, she flew out to those cities and left handfuls of the pamphlets in their inns and town halls. The ones at Brill and Deathknell are written in Gutterspeak; the rest are in Orcish. All are in a painstakingly neat yet childish scrawl.
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WHO ARE TE CHIL REN?
Hello, I am CHAVIE SINGER, Ha Sis Ter Af Te Chil Ren. I am going to be explaining to you who Te Chil Ren are. First I am going to explain our lovely dialect which has been adopted by most Chil Ren.
TE HAR FEL LEN GEJ
Perhaps one day you are walking through the Undercity and you hear two people talking to each other in a strange language. It sounds much like Orcish but there are many changes to the structure and sound and cadence. "What is this strange manner of speaking?" you might ask yourself. "This is not the Orcish of my fathers!"*
Well there are MANY accents in the world but only one on which I am an expert, and that is wor sa fa chal, the language of Te Chil Ren. A sing-song and heartfelt language, wor sa fa chal is often confusing at first but is not difficult to understand! It favors the beauty of simple vowels and open-ended syllables free from harsh consonant sounds.
wor sa fa chal was born one day last fall when I was happily killing darkhounds in Tirisfal Glades and singing to myself. "La la la," I sang. "Fa la ha la le lo lu." When I was singing I felt more connected to that part of myself which is powerful and self-sustaining, with the forces of the world(s) from which I draw my spells. Singing in this way made Chavie feel strong and at peace. I let this way of singing become a way of speaking by changing words in Orcish or Gutterspeak to best follow the pattern of my chant-singing. It has come to the point that saying words in their normal ways makes me uneasy and un-connected to myself. Even while writing such a thing as this I must hum to myself because "normal" speaking is alien and strange when I use it.
Some Chil Ren do not speak in wor sa fa chal, but all Chil Ren speak from their hearts so that no matter what a Chal says it is in a heartfelt language.
TE FI LO SO FI AF TE CHIL REN
There are a lot of funny things about being undead! A few of these things form the basis of the philosophy of Te Chil Ren. First please understand this irony I, a priest, find very funny: We undead with wills of our own have no god. The spells we priests have we achieve through the power of our own selves. We do owe much to Lady Sylvanas. We wouldn't be ourselves without her! But one day, maybe she will be gone. Will we then be taken back by the Lich King? Or will our own willpower be so strong that nothing can enslave us again?
We do not have a god or a goddess, because our existence is an abomination to most of them. I am sure for example that the Earth Mother did not intend for dead things to continue to exist and move around. It is not altogether very natural. And the most devoted followers of the Light think we should all be "cured" or else buried for good forever.
So we are born into new bodies and taken in by our foster mother the lovely Banshee Queen Sylvanas but ultimately we are indeed FORSAKEN and mistrusted, little redhead orphans, and most of the world thinks we Should Not Be. The merchants and establishments of the rest of the Horde raise their prices to us until we prove ourselves to them. We work to achieve the reputation other Horde have automatically. We are not trusted. We are the youngest race of Azeroth, but we are one of the fastest-growing. Who do we turn to but ourselves?
Te Chil Ren embrace this status of being newly-born again children. We are childlike in many ways though each of us will embody a different aspect of childhood. Some are playful and silly and some are lonely and afraid and some are selfish bullies. But the ultimate goal or state of being for a Chal is to tap into their own inner power and become so strong in their sense of being that nothing will ever ever ever enslave them again. To create themselves every day and be fully their own person.
I am fully allegient to the Horde and Lady Sylvanas and I am fiercely loyal to my friends. But I am also fiercely loyal to Chavie. There is only one Chavie in all this world and it is my own responsibility to care for her. I do not have parents to care for me and I do not have a god or goddess to pray to for help. My mortal friends I love but I should not always depend on them. Some day everyone dies. Though you are loved you might find yourself alone. Even the gods might die! Even the dragonflights perish!
A G'RO WIN FA MI LI
Very recently I realized that this threat of possession, of losing yourself to outside control, is not one only Forsaken face, but all the races on Azeroth. What a sad and terrible thing! That the beauty of a soul may be suffocated and oppressed by another!
To be a Chal, one of Te Chil Ren, you must find out who you are and embrace your identity and your destiny. You must treat yourself with the treatment you deserve, for you are the only You the world has. There are many forces that will try to invade your mind, or steal your soul, or take control of your body from you. By becoming more and more yourself you make your spirit stronger and stronger until the day when no one but yourself can end your existence.
Te Chil Ren love each other with a love that does not concern itself with race or guild or politics, though as Ha Sis Ter (High Sister) I do not extend this particular love feeling to anyone who is not Horde and I do not recognize any non-Horde as being a Chal. If you have any further questions about Te Chil Ren please write to me, Chavie Singer, or if I am not busy it is okay to talk to me.
kiskis,
cha vi sin ger
ha sis ter af te chil ren
fo ra tens le shen af di sin tu wor sa fa chal plis rat tu cha vi sin ger.
*The versions in Gutterspeak read: It sounds like Gutterspeak but there are many changes to the structure and sound and cadence. "What is this manner of speaking?" you might ask yourself. "This is not the gurgling** I am familiar with!"
**The actual word used here is difficult to translate from Gutterspeak. It is an onomatopoeic slang for Gutterspeak itself, used by some undead, and utilizes some of the sounds more difficult for non-native Gutterspeak speakers to pronounce. In addition, some undead pronounce this word with more of a retching than a gurgling sound, but as the gurgling sound is more widespread this is the translation we have used.
___________________________
WHO ARE TE CHIL REN?
Hello, I am CHAVIE SINGER, Ha Sis Ter Af Te Chil Ren. I am going to be explaining to you who Te Chil Ren are. First I am going to explain our lovely dialect which has been adopted by most Chil Ren.
TE HAR FEL LEN GEJ
Perhaps one day you are walking through the Undercity and you hear two people talking to each other in a strange language. It sounds much like Orcish but there are many changes to the structure and sound and cadence. "What is this strange manner of speaking?" you might ask yourself. "This is not the Orcish of my fathers!"*
Well there are MANY accents in the world but only one on which I am an expert, and that is wor sa fa chal, the language of Te Chil Ren. A sing-song and heartfelt language, wor sa fa chal is often confusing at first but is not difficult to understand! It favors the beauty of simple vowels and open-ended syllables free from harsh consonant sounds.
wor sa fa chal was born one day last fall when I was happily killing darkhounds in Tirisfal Glades and singing to myself. "La la la," I sang. "Fa la ha la le lo lu." When I was singing I felt more connected to that part of myself which is powerful and self-sustaining, with the forces of the world(s) from which I draw my spells. Singing in this way made Chavie feel strong and at peace. I let this way of singing become a way of speaking by changing words in Orcish or Gutterspeak to best follow the pattern of my chant-singing. It has come to the point that saying words in their normal ways makes me uneasy and un-connected to myself. Even while writing such a thing as this I must hum to myself because "normal" speaking is alien and strange when I use it.
Some Chil Ren do not speak in wor sa fa chal, but all Chil Ren speak from their hearts so that no matter what a Chal says it is in a heartfelt language.
TE FI LO SO FI AF TE CHIL REN
There are a lot of funny things about being undead! A few of these things form the basis of the philosophy of Te Chil Ren. First please understand this irony I, a priest, find very funny: We undead with wills of our own have no god. The spells we priests have we achieve through the power of our own selves. We do owe much to Lady Sylvanas. We wouldn't be ourselves without her! But one day, maybe she will be gone. Will we then be taken back by the Lich King? Or will our own willpower be so strong that nothing can enslave us again?
We do not have a god or a goddess, because our existence is an abomination to most of them. I am sure for example that the Earth Mother did not intend for dead things to continue to exist and move around. It is not altogether very natural. And the most devoted followers of the Light think we should all be "cured" or else buried for good forever.
So we are born into new bodies and taken in by our foster mother the lovely Banshee Queen Sylvanas but ultimately we are indeed FORSAKEN and mistrusted, little redhead orphans, and most of the world thinks we Should Not Be. The merchants and establishments of the rest of the Horde raise their prices to us until we prove ourselves to them. We work to achieve the reputation other Horde have automatically. We are not trusted. We are the youngest race of Azeroth, but we are one of the fastest-growing. Who do we turn to but ourselves?
Te Chil Ren embrace this status of being newly-born again children. We are childlike in many ways though each of us will embody a different aspect of childhood. Some are playful and silly and some are lonely and afraid and some are selfish bullies. But the ultimate goal or state of being for a Chal is to tap into their own inner power and become so strong in their sense of being that nothing will ever ever ever enslave them again. To create themselves every day and be fully their own person.
I am fully allegient to the Horde and Lady Sylvanas and I am fiercely loyal to my friends. But I am also fiercely loyal to Chavie. There is only one Chavie in all this world and it is my own responsibility to care for her. I do not have parents to care for me and I do not have a god or goddess to pray to for help. My mortal friends I love but I should not always depend on them. Some day everyone dies. Though you are loved you might find yourself alone. Even the gods might die! Even the dragonflights perish!
A G'RO WIN FA MI LI
Very recently I realized that this threat of possession, of losing yourself to outside control, is not one only Forsaken face, but all the races on Azeroth. What a sad and terrible thing! That the beauty of a soul may be suffocated and oppressed by another!
To be a Chal, one of Te Chil Ren, you must find out who you are and embrace your identity and your destiny. You must treat yourself with the treatment you deserve, for you are the only You the world has. There are many forces that will try to invade your mind, or steal your soul, or take control of your body from you. By becoming more and more yourself you make your spirit stronger and stronger until the day when no one but yourself can end your existence.
Te Chil Ren love each other with a love that does not concern itself with race or guild or politics, though as Ha Sis Ter (High Sister) I do not extend this particular love feeling to anyone who is not Horde and I do not recognize any non-Horde as being a Chal. If you have any further questions about Te Chil Ren please write to me, Chavie Singer, or if I am not busy it is okay to talk to me.
kiskis,
cha vi sin ger
ha sis ter af te chil ren
fo ra tens le shen af di sin tu wor sa fa chal plis rat tu cha vi sin ger.
*The versions in Gutterspeak read: It sounds like Gutterspeak but there are many changes to the structure and sound and cadence. "What is this manner of speaking?" you might ask yourself. "This is not the gurgling** I am familiar with!"
**The actual word used here is difficult to translate from Gutterspeak. It is an onomatopoeic slang for Gutterspeak itself, used by some undead, and utilizes some of the sounds more difficult for non-native Gutterspeak speakers to pronounce. In addition, some undead pronounce this word with more of a retching than a gurgling sound, but as the gurgling sound is more widespread this is the translation we have used.