The power words.

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The power words.

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I'm putting it in this froum because of the revealed seventh word.

In the first and second Chroncles the pharse used was:

Melenkurion abatha! Duroc minas mil khabaal

and reveals as:

Melenkurion abatha! Duroc minas mil harad khabaal

But wasn't there a phrase used as:

Melenkurion abatha! Binas mill Bana Nihoram khabaal! Melenkurion abatha! Abatha Nimoram!
I think it comes from LFB, but who said it? or am I imagining it.
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You're right; the Unfettered One that rescued TC and Atiaran at the Celebration of Spring used that phrase.
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Ahh thanks..

Looks like the language of the Elohim could have taken off in it's own right.

Opps for got to spell mill with two L's instead of one.

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And, you forgot the period after mill.

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Why do you say, "language of the Elohim"? Did I miss that?
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Ur Dead wrote:But wasn't there a phrase used as:

Melenkurion abatha! Binas mill Bana Nihoram khabaal! Melenkurion abatha! Abatha Nimoram!
I think it comes from LFB, but who said it? or am I imagining it.
Wow, you're right, I had forgotten that. There's so much I've forgotten over the years... gonna have to re-read TCTC next year in its entirety.
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Wayfriend wrote:Why do you say, "language of the Elohim"? Did I miss that?
Have you fully read FR yet?
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And Atiarian says that the Unfettered in Andelain knows more of the Seven Words than anyone she had ever heard. Looks like that statement wasn't entirely correct: the Lords know exactly the same amount that the Unfettered knew, and the extra words aren't part of the Seven Words.
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Borillar wrote:And Atiarian says that the Unfettered in Andelain knows more of the Seven Words than anyone she had ever heard. Looks like that statement wasn't entirely correct: the Lords know exactly the same amount that the Unfettered knew, and the extra words aren't part of the Seven Words.
No, the Unfettered missed the duroc one. :)
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But not at the time of LFB. "Duroc" must've come from the Second Ward.

The "extra words" were the Old Lord language term for Celebration of Spring - Banas Nimoram.
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Hey at least it wasn't Melenkurion abatha! Duroc minas mill harad khabaal Puissance!
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ur-Thor wrote:Hey at least it wasn't Melenkurion abatha! Duroc minas mill harad khabaal Puissance!
Now I'm pissed off it wasn't that...

Maybe I should ask SRD to include that in the next one through the GI!
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Noooooooooo!






















...ok ok, in sooth, I've made my peace with the puissance.
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Maybe I've gotten so used to that word that I don't even notice it anymore.

But I noticed that "theurgy" seems to be a new favorite on SRD's list.
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well .."theurgy" and "puissance" could both be interpreted as power words.
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"theurgy" is a better word than "magic"... especially in the way the Chrons use language.
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Usivius wrote:"theurgy" is a better word than "magic"... especially in the way the Chrons use language.
Theurgy is to Magic as Poodles are to Dogs.

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"Theurgy" is the ability to command even the gods themselves.
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TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd wrote:"Theurgy" is the ability to command even the gods themselves.
Now explain the difference between Theurgy and thaumaturgy... :biggrin:
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Emotional Leper wrote:
TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd wrote:"Theurgy" is the ability to command even the gods themselves.
Now explain the difference between Theurgy and thaumaturgy... :biggrin:
I'm simply paraphrasing m-w.com's definition.
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