**Please note this thread is a work in progress.**
In the interest of promoting a lore appropriate, in character experience when: swearing, insulting or using varying expressions, here are some tips and tricks to consider. These type of curses and expressions are to be used in character to replace modern day equivalents.
Beginner's Guide
Abbreviation list:
E = Exclamation
I = Insult
R = Refusal
S = Surprise
T = Threat
E = Exclamation
I = Insult
R = Refusal
S = Surprise
T = Threat
Drow Expressions:
Expression: Situation: Context: Lolth's hairy legs! E, S Spider Kisser! I An insult toward Llothites. Light upon you! T, I An insult toward drow. Darkness take you! T, I An insult toward surfacers.
Elven Expressions:
Expression: Situation: Context: Hanali’s Golden Heart! E, S Until the stones forget! T Go kiss an orc! I You smell like a human! I Dwarf-beard! I Round ear! I An insult toward humans. It's better to have a bad knife than a good dwarf! I An insult toward dwarves. You smell like an orc! I An overly serious insult. (S)he's got rotten roots! I An insult toward one's family. Much wind blows from your mouth! I Lacking in truth and/or conversational skills.
Gnome Expressions:
Expression: Situation: Context: Gond's ears! E, S
Human Expressions:
Expression: Situation: Context: Blood and ashes! E, S Bloody Hells! E, S By the Seven Heavens! E Tluin! E Dung. Sabruin! E Go screw yourself. By the Seven Heavens! E Blast it! E, S By the Nine! E Gods Blood! E, S Ilmater's Patience! E By the (Greater) Mercies! E Under Tyr's blind eye! E Something is unjust. You've caught/put me beneath a Dragon's Toe! E, S An awkward situation. You're not as sharp as your ears! E, I An insult toward elves. Beshaba's Curse upon you! E Wishing bad luck toward someone. Gods above and fiends below! E, S Go kiss a troll! I Bloody Rotter! I Were you spawned by trolls? I An insult toward half-orcs. The turnip fields are still waiting. I An insult toward adventurers. Your book is written in red ink. I Someone is questionable or suspicious. You've a mighty fine beard, gnome. I An insult toward dwarves. Knife ear! I An insult toward elves. Pixie licker! I An insult toward elves. Treehugger! I An insult toward nature lovers. Scamp! I A troublemaker. Demonspawn! I An insult toward tieflings. Harpy! I An insult of feminine persuasion. Lackwit! I A person without wit. (S)he's been hit in the head too often! I A person without intelligence. Half pint! I An insult to races of shorter stature. Rot in the Hells! E, I Damning someone to the Hells for eternity. Bad blood! I An insult toward one's family. May you find yourself in Myrkul's warm embrace. T Wishing someone to die. I can cut your ears shorter. T, I A threat toward elves. I'll send you to the Nines! T, I Sending someone to the Hells.
Orc Expressions:
Expression: Situation: Context: By the One-Eyed! E, S Pinkskin! I An insult toward humans/elves. Elfson! I An insult toward elves/half-elves.