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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vendetta" data-source="post: 1973228" data-attributes="member: 14961">Funny you should ask about the shortening of names of elves.In my novel there are two female elves in major rolesLyne'Kylae and Zho'Endra.  They hate it when you shorten their name unless you are considered a friend by them, then it is a very common practice. To each other, they are Lyne and Zhoe. (The latter changes when the elf in question is held in very high esteem by the elven population.  Though both Kendrian and Tandra'var have been friends for hundreds of years (Elves in my world live 600 to 800 years) they have leared to call each other bytheir full name after slaying Rox'Voroth because of the high regard people have for them.  Before Rox'Voroth, Tandra'var  was just Var and Kendrian, Kend.)Btw, Ashy, Your character will know Lyne'Kylae.  She is the single and only pupil Kendrian ever took.  Your character, of course, tried out in Kendrian's strange ritual of events (sort of like the Elven Priest Olympics) to chose a winner (the first freakin' reality game show) but, in my mind at least, I was thinking that she had been studying under her master for a couple of years and Kendrian, saying that he was a good priest, would not "take" you from him, even though your master had encouraged you to try... after all, this was Kendrian.Lyne'Kylae (Pronounced Lynn Kai-lay) is a very stuffy girl who is obsessed with her studies.  Most of your peers, (hers and yours, for you are of similar ages) find Lyne to be no fun, uptight and something of a rump-kisser, being so eager to please.  All are jealous of her... she's the only pupil ever from the greatest priest in elven lore... and most really seemed more capable than her ... after all, she never won a single event in the contest Kendrian put on.  (He had chosen her because she had shown herself to be the most determined of the hundreds of hopefuls)</blockquote>

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