Any other expressions that y'all have come up with that you'd like to share?
May he/she join the Flame
May he/she find Divinity
Sovereign Host/Dark Six, Silver Flame, and Blood of Vol respectively.
The Path of Light.
Keeper spare him/her
May he/she join the Flame
The same thoughts occured to me, though I'd likely say "May s/he slip through the claws of the Keeper" or "Flame preserve her", respectively. As many vassals believe that the souls of the dead sit with the Sovereigns after passing through Dolurrh, you could also say "Sovereigns shelter her", "May she dine at Olladra's table", or something like that.
"What, in the Name of Dhakaan, were you thinking?"
I settled on just using "hexed" as my general purpose expletive. Given a hexagon has six sides and the Dark Six's collective holy symbol is a hexagram, along with the term hex being equated with a negative magical effect it lent itself quite well as an expletive.
And as all good expletives should it lends itself as a utilitarian word, being able to be used as an adjective, an adverb, a verb, noun, practically every word in a sentence if need be. Simple but effective.
For a character of mine I was trying to come up with a common expletive he'd use. I tried to come up with a variation on 'thrice damned' with the Dark Six...
Yes, when it comes to expletives, characters in my books use "thrice-damned" a lot... actually refering to the three progenitors, so it's one that can be used by followers of any faith. "Flame!" is often used by certain characters. And then you can do almost anything with the Sovereigns. "Aureon's Word!" is fairly common in Queen of Stone... but I'm still fond of "Boldrei's Bloody Nose!", which I believe is used by a dwarf guard sergeant in City of Towers.
Mmmm, I believe I've also read the Brelish "blunted" being a minor curse, and "tower spit" being our equivalent of "bullcrap".
"On [his/her] knees faster than a Thrane before an alter" was another one I read in a book, and I'm a fan of it. A similar one could be, "a Thrane/Flamer/Templar in a *****house" for something that doesn't fit.
Perhaps, "Auron's Beard!", or "the Host?!" (as in, "What the Host?!"), although i guess the latter is kinda weak.
Oh, what was it in the Binding Stone trilogy...."See the Ring of Syberis in a mudpuddle" for an optimist?
Also, don't forget epithets, nationalistic insults, and patriotic statements. One of the books had an ex-Aundarian soldier retorting to a 'forged with something along the lines of, "Aundair dares, bastard son of Cannith!", the former (Aundair Dares) being an Aundarian battle cry, and the latter being an epithet for warforged. Similarly, Singe's utterance of, "Bastard grave-robbing Karrns!" resulted in one of my favorite scenes in any Eberron book.
I don't think my characters resort to expleting their displeasure. I guess I go for the high road.
The original subject of the thread has nothing to do with expressing displeasure... unless you'd consider "God rest her soul" to be an expletive. "May she escape the claws of the Keeper" is an expression of hope, not of outrage. Likewise, "Aureon's Word" is something actually used for emphasis rather than anger... a soldier telling a story says "I did my share of bloody deeds those days, on Aureon's word!"
So certainly, "Thrice-damned Karrns" is an expletive... but the subject of the thread is expressions, not necessarily expletives.
With that in mind, I'll also throw out "Beware the gifts of the Traveler" (good foturne may not be as it seems) and "Taking the side of the Traveler" (essentially, playing Devil's advocate).
"By the Dragons!" sort of an "Oh my god!" referring to the progenitor wyrms.
"The Flame casts its shadow" could be a Thrane expression referring to corruption.
"Reach high like the towers of Sharn" could be a good luck expression for people of Breland and Sharn.
Rekko
Here are a few of the top of my head
"By the Dragons!" sort of an "Oh my god!" referring to the progenitor wyrms.
"The Flame casts its shadow" could be a Thrane expression referring to corruption.
"Reach high like the towers of Sharn" could be a good luck expression for people of Breland and Sharn.
Rekko
"May the Light guide you on the Path." Kalashtar expression.
"By the Light . . . " Kalashtar expletive.
"May your path be wonderful and bright." Adaran farewell.
"By Taratai's Grave!" Kalashtar expletive.
"By the Day of Sorrow." Kalashtar expression.
"By Taratai's Grave!" Kalashtar expletive
I'd probably say "Taratai's Loss!" or "By the Void!" After all, Taratai was a spirit spread among many bodies. The spirit itself has no grave, and no single body.
I'd probably say "Taratai's Loss!" or "By the Void!" After all, Taratai was a spirit spread among many bodies. The spirit itself has no grave, and no single body.
Oh, I have forgotten about that fact. "By the Void!" and "Taratai's Loss!" are much better sounding.
"By the bloody beasts of Balinor!"
"Boldrei's Bursting Bosom!"
"Fury's servant!" To be exclaimed over a crime of passion
"That about as useful as a Karrnathi trying stand-up Comedy" (quoted from Human Karrnathi Warlord in one of my games)
"Aureon grant this fool the wisdom to pick a fight with someone else" (from the same Karrnathi warlord)
Just some of the various expressions to have appeared in my Eberron group.
i have also used the Battlestar Galactica made up word....'Frag' sometimes in our groups online rp
love the ideas!!
Thanks Keith for a great world!
* "Doras Del Doran... the Doras Del Doran (he's the Trust head honcho in Sharn)... The man who sells poison to the Mockery and dices with the Keeper
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And from a Brelish Mage (feeling sarcastic at the time)
"Yes and the Fury keeps her promises"