Art: arcane magic. Always capitalized to be distinguished from art.
earthmote: floating chunk of land, created by the Spellplague, and most of which have disappeared or crashed back to earth in recent history.
gulletfire: skunk beer
hawksnarl: aggressively loud man
highsun: the two hours or so around noon
kell: try, as in trying something dangerous, e.g. “I’m going to kell, even if it’s a bad idea.” Usually reserved for derisive uses.
mythal: permanent magical field surrounding some elven settlements.
rivvim: smitten, like a crush, e.g. “I’m rivvim with Doz, the heroic giant.”
scorchkettle: a woman who delivers impressively blistering words to someone publicly
sellsword: well-regarded or notorious mercenary
spurnarmor: exceptionally fit man or woman
tenday: a week, consisting of ten days
throatslake: something drinkable, albeit gross or undesirable
–Greetings and Partings
Alae (ah-lay): “Fortunate meeting,” elven, general greeting, indicates peaceful intent
Durgreos (dur-gree-ohzz): “No quarrel” greeting/parting used by orcs
Hykyath (hik-ah-yath): “Prance!” satyr origin, used by elves and half-elves, or sarcastically as “look lively” by soldiers, sailors, and orcs
Tantam (tan-tam): “Hello” used across northern Faerûn
Uluvathae (oo-loo-vaw-thay): “Fortune bring you joy” used by elves/half-elves with non-elves they welcome, or between elves and half-elves a warning: “we’re being listened to”
–Forms of address
Strangers are “goodsir” or “goodwoman,” less often “fairlady,” with “Goodfaer” for gender neutral/nonbinary/nonconforming
Nobles and officials are “Lord” or “Lady” or “milord” and “milady”
If a person is known, they are addressed by title, i.e. “Acolyte Sindyrza” or if the person has no title, “Goodman” or “Goodwoman” or “Goodfaer”
–Racial and Collective Terms
beast-men: what humans call ogres
the Fair Folk: elves (as referred to by other races)
the manyhanded: humans (from the “Manyhanded Curse,” considered an elven insult)
the People: how elves refer to themselves
the Proud Peoples: Dwarves and Elves collectively, as called by humans
sorn: drow, as called by elves, half-elves and drow themselves
the Stout Folk: Dwarves