This is the tounge of the land. It will show up often, so please try and learn some of it, or just refer back to it at times. I've tried to organize it in a useful fashion...

::Applies to the Garra::

Garra- the 'free' standing herds
**Lord of the Herd- the head stag, usually the strongest, never defeated at Anlach
Sekka-the head stag�s �second-in-command�
**Captains- Outriders who are usually the strongest, 'bravest' and most important, they only recive orders from Lord of the Herd, but only if the majority of the Corps have approved it. Choose the new Outriders after Anlach.
**Outrider- Bucks that are strong, brave, fast (& loners) that are chosen to be scouts/fighters to protect the herd (elite Corps)Take orders only from a Captain.
**Corps- a group that every pricket/stag must join at some point to pay allegiance to the herd, the group(s) stags form for the year Outside Anlach, act as messangers to-and-from the Outriders, they act as council too for ideas and suggestions from Lord of the Herd, vote based.
**Storyteller- mostly a wise old stag who tells the tales of Starbuck and Herne to fawns, he�s also a �healer� as such, but not really, he just knows a lot about plants etc.
Nann- a Nann is an older hind that help wounded or sick Herla heal, you must ask me to play this role becasue it means you recive Kalla, the healing gift. One per herd. She mainly watches hinds in labor and 'helps' them.
**Hernling- creatures that receive special protection from the forest god (a.k.a. deer only)
**Friend of the Forest- a Hernling, a Herla coming in peace
**Herne- the forest god
**Starbuck- the legendary buck who went on many adventures and was wise, strong, brave, etc. the stag that first brought antlers to the deer and acquired a promise from Herne that the deer would roam free.
**Anlach- the yearly rut for does and the Lord of the Herd



::To All::

**Herla- the deer
**Lera- animals as a whole
**Varg- wolf, a predator
Todd (Scottish name for a fox)- red fox, again, a predator
**Brailah- the name for a hedgehog, it�s considered an insult
**Soft foot- another insult, a weakling
**Selach-A fawn without a known father or a hind with no living mate; it's considered an insult
Bralla- �lowest ranking� stag
Mirra- �lowest ranking� doe
Marra- a stag�s �favorite� doe
Hindloch- �lead� hind of the herd
Hummel- a stag without antlers
Switch- a stag who grows antlers without tines, (or a stag with antlers and only brow tines)


::All Continued::

**Putnar- an animal that hunts for its food
**Flying Putnar- any animal that can fly and hunts for its food (eagles etc.)
**Flying Scavengers- birds that scavenge, ravens, vultures (etc.)
**Clovar- any Herla that is NOT a red deer, a.k.a. in our case, Roe and Fallow
**Larn- Evening/Nightfall
**"Come then and tread lightly"- a formal greeting.

Arma- Dawn
**/*/_Ell- the power to speak with other Lera, although most are born with it, some can just get it, extremely rare.
**/*/_Kalla- the power to heal, this gift is uncommon and is sometimes agained at birth, but can also develope with age. It's more common in comparison to the others, but still rare.
* (Adapted from The Sight) Ornware- the power of �seeing� into other places from pools of still water, to see through bird�s eyes and to �read minds.� This is VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY (get the point yet?) rare, you must be born with it. A bird helper, you will assigned.



::Applies to the Great Herd:&:Scarrain::

**/*Lord of the Herds- the ruler over every herla, the supposed title for the lord of multiple herds
Lord of the Shades- Name for Lord Nightshade
**Commander- A head Scarrda. A leader of a small group of Scarrda, he answers to the Captain of the Sekka or Lord Nightshade... And gains commands from there.
*Scarrda- (like the **Sgorrla) they are the bucks that make up the "armies" of Lord Nightshade, and above all the others ,below Lord Nightshade, they are honored
*Scarrdling- (like **Drailing) prickets training to be Scarrda
*Scarrain- any of the stags/prickets in service of Lord Nightshade. They defend the herd, but also spy and carry out tasks in against it to keep in line.
*The Great Herd- The conglomerate of the southland herds under Lord Nightshade's rule. Not all are "evil"; just a few with enough power to tup the scales as such...
Keech (The Right of Kings)- The right of higher-ranking Scarrain to choose their hinds, rather than fight.
*Scarring- like the **Branding within the Sgorrla, only the marks are made on the flanks, �rite� scarring done by Scarrda to show allegiance to Lord Nightshade
**The Cleansing- where the Scarrda ritually kill �un-worthy� Lera in a �special� place.
Darlla- the hinds of Lord Nightshade
Dralla- the hinds that Scarrda choose
Danna- the herd of hinds in the care of the Scarrain
The Captain Sekka-the head stag�s �second-in-command,� The Captain Sekka is title of Lord Nightshade�s right-�hoof� stag.



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