Since my partner, Sirah Vah'tir'tiel posted her introductory post, I will now post mine. =D



“Prae Nirra. Ni'en Talamaeus Laeraxius.”

(Literal translation of “Prea Nirra” is “The night has begun.” which is a form of greeting. Ni'en means “name” or “I am” depending on context.)

Good evening. I am Talamaeus/Talamae. Talamae is the feminine version of Talamaeus, because I reincarnate as male or female but have basically the same name.

While my partner spent most of their time on the surface of Tallan III, I was growing up on Sratos, the capital city. Initially the city was granted flight by magic, but as the race matured, technology, albeit very clean tech, took over that role. The story of Sratos’ initial flight upward is a different thing for a different time.

In Tallannic, the language of our race, Talamaeus means “Power of Ages” which can be broken down into a few different translations/reasons for that being the translation. What is interesting is based soley on how the first “word” of my name is pronounced it can mean one of three things. Here they are below.



Tal -> With a short “a” sound means power.

Tahl -> Where the “a” as dragged out briefly and pitched down (I.E. All vs. Al) means love.

Tael -> long “a” sound means courage or heart.



The second syllable/word “am” is a play on the connecting word (serves roles such as “and” or “of” depending on context) “an”. The third word of “aeus” is translated as Ages, and “ae” on the feminine name is just a modification for gender of my name. A testament to the immortality of souls, along with more that I will explain later as to why names like mine are… not common where we came from.



Laeraxius means “Gates of Balance, "Laera” being the word for balance, “Xius” being gate or passage.

However, most of the “Noble Families” of Tallannite society are often watched over by Guardian Elder Dragons, or Dae'Rah'Kah as in Tallannic and the language of the Elder Dragons. The two languages are very closely tied, but more on that later.



Well, my story is quite different from Sirah’s, though they happened in the same era. Technology there is incredible, but primarily present on the cities, but some can be found in surface settlements.

I was… Orphaned in a way and my younger sister, Kara (Which means “Fate” as in the Universal will") and I were left alone with essentially nothing. (I will explain the Orphaning another time.) But while I was growing up and protecting Kara, The city of Sratos was terribly corrupt. Rampant corporations, greed, etc. were running the city. I spent a lot of time travelling on the city trying to better my sister’s and my situation. Most of that time was spent protecting her until we could establish safety and our own homes.



Well, that is the short version of how things started. I will tell the long versions later, but for now, I leave you with this. Sirah wants my computer back. >.>