A Crash Course in the Old
Tongue
| Old Tongue Word | English Translation |
tuatha |
child or children |
| danaan | light, or the mother goddess in Temuairian theology |
| ao | Old Tongue prefix for the removal, or banishment of |
| beag | prefix meaning minor, smaller form of a spell |
| mor | prefix meaning more, or slightly greater form of a spell |
| ard | prefix for an even better form of a spell; awesome form |
| io dia | prayer. A spell of the io dia form is cast only through prayer. |
| fas | prefix meaning roughly "domination of" or "increased effect of" |
| comlha | suffix meaning "to the group." A spell of this form affects your group |
| fein | suffix meaning "to self." A spell of this form only affects you. |
| gar | suffix meaning "cluster." Spells of this form affect several creatures |
| meall | suffix meaning "touching," spells of this form affect creatures by you |
| deum (deur) | suffix meaning "liquid," potions use these spells. |
| lamh | suffix meaning "in sight." A lamh spell affects anything you see. |
| Craft | Spell | Description |
| Wizard | athar | Basic wind/lightning attack. Swift, fast, unlingering. Accurate. |
| Wizard | srad | Basic fire attack. Powerful, unyeilding, hot. No lasting effects |
| Wizard | sal | Basic water attack. Yielding, suppressing, suffocating, drowning. |
| Wizard | creag | Basic ground attack. Not as strong, but powerful. |
| Wizard | nadur | Nature. Any nadur spell affects a creature's defensive element. |
| Wizard | leasaich | Charging of an element. This converts fiors, pure elements, into mana. |
| Priest | ioc | Healing spell. Recovers health of your target. |
| Priest | armachd | Armor. Increases your target's ability to recieve physical attacks. |
| Priest | beannaich | Speed. Raises your target's ability to make contact with their target. |
| Priest | dieras | This affects your ability to damage your target, such as fas dieras |
| Priest | dall | Blindness. This keeps the target from moving but not attacking. |
| Priest | puinsein | Poison. This slowly saps away your target's health slowly, not killing. |
| Priest | dachaidh | Home. This spell returns you to your home town. |