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* '''Blink''' - Roughly analogue to a second
* '''Blink''' - Roughly analogue to a second
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== Colloquialisms ==
== Colloquialisms ==
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* '''When my receptors started to split''' - Possibly refers to beginning the transition between the child Obesk form and fully-grown Obesk form
* '''When my receptors started to split''' - Possibly refers to beginning the transition between the child Obesk form and fully-grown Obesk form
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== Geography ==
== Geography ==
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* '''Tuvazu''' - A continent on Obeski that has been "abandoned" for some reason, known for their "exotic veilk parasites".
* '''Tuvazu''' - A continent on Obeski that has been "abandoned" for some reason, known for their "exotic veilk parasites".
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=== Cities ===
=== Cities ===
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* '''Zuzucri''' - Violent surface parasites that hijack the mind of an Obesk to use as camouflage in social settings, used as profanity by Ekvik.
* '''Zuzucri''' - Violent surface parasites that hijack the mind of an Obesk to use as camouflage in social settings, used as profanity by Ekvik.
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A list of rough translations provided by the Mindspike of the Obesk language and what they mean, aswell as a list of some Obesk colloquialisms.

Time

  • Eye - A year on Obeski, roughly 2.33 Earth years
  • Radiant - Presumably analogue to a season or month, or other sub-division of a year
  • Gaze - Roughly analogue to a day
  • Wink - Roughly analogue to 1-3 hours [1]
  • Blink - Roughly analogue to a second
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  • smg3 was here nheegas
  • smg3 was here nheegassmg3 was here nheegas
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  • smg3 was here nheegasvsmg3 was here nheegassmg3 was here nheegasvsmg3 was here nheegassmg3 was here nheegassmg3 was here nheegas

Colloquialisms

  • A cloud passing underneath the eye - Total darkness
  • A dance upon veilk - "Up to chance"
  • A glow between the veilk-stalks - A hidden treasure, referring to the celki which often grow on veilk
  • Beneath the receptors of - - "In comparison to" or "with respect to"
  • Bright Cousins - A nickname given to humans by the Obesk for being strangely alike on the "bright" world of Earth.
  • Cousinly eyes - Eyes with black pupils, a human's eyes
  • Death - Contextually refers to the altered living state of a Qou after undergoing ascension
  • Larval - Refers to either an Obesk that has not yet undergone ascension, or a time prior to that event for those who have
  • Eyes closed - "No idea"
  • Fresh from the jut's receptor -"Brand new/Cutting edge"
  • Great gaze - "Good day"
  • Have in sight - "Keep in mind/Remember"
  • Heard from a veilk's whisper - "A little bird told me"
  • How does Velzie's gaze behold you? - "How are you doing?"
  • How beholds you? - Shortened form of "How does Velzie's gaze behold you?"
  • Keep Velzie entertained, will you? - Requesting wishes for a safe journey
  • Kelnit - Insult, derogatory term meaning "incompetent fighter"
  • My shining parasites - "My lucky stars"
  • No tendril left to rot - "No stone left unturned"
  • Sludged - Dead/destroyed corru
  • Through some giggle of Velzie - "By some twist of fate"
  • Velzie instills a vision - A sudden epiphany
  • Velzie's eye cast down - Said before a very shocking statement
  • Velzie's fondness for repetition is truly nauseating - Said after misfortune befalls someone, especially if said misfortune mirrors a negative past experience they had
  • Velzie's smile upon you - "God bless you"
  • Velzie's wrath - "Swear to god"
  • Would you hold conflict - "Would you mind"
  • When my receptors started to split - Possibly refers to beginning the transition between the child Obesk form and fully-grown Obesk form
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Geography

Continents

  • Ekiva - A continent on Obeski.
    • Ekivik - A person from Ekiva.
  • Vazni - A continent on Obeski.
    • Vaznian - A person from Vazni.
  • Tuvazu - A continent on Obeski that has been "abandoned" for some reason, known for their "exotic veilk parasites".
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Cities

  • Zevazni - Central cave-city. Said to be the origin of the corrucystic revolution, where mindcores (and thus ascension) were invented.
  • Akaniva - A cave-city in Ekiva, facing the coast of Vazni. Home of Miltza.
    • -Iva - Suffix indicating a cave-city located in Ekiva.
  • Kozazni - A cave-city in Vazni, presumed home of Kazki.
    • -Azni - Suffix indicating a cave-city located in Vazni.
  • Oltazni - A cave-city in Vazni, home of Akizet and Cavik.
  • Ukazni Ozo - A surface city-fortress resting in a mountain, where dull pulse weaponry was first created.

Buildings

  • Okizika - Structurist holy site, located in Ekiva. Monument on the dangerous surface.

Natural Landmarks

  • Spires - Natural(?) giant monoliths that rise in Obeski.
    • Vazni Spire - A spire formed near the Vazni region of Obeski, with gigantic spirestorms that are generated around it.

Culture

Castes

  • Castes - Groups which obesk are mainly born into, with the exception of Qou (see Kiv, Jut, Tir, Vel).
  • Qou - A caste of obesk which have become one with corru. They inhabit mindcores and construct bodies out of corru and are typically referred to as once-caste, with 'qou' being a stand in of the caste which they were a part of pre-ascension.
  • Vel - A caste without much information as of writing, are vaguely implied to enjoy playing tricks (or possibly have to in order to live), typically have curled receptors.
  • Tir - A caste that digs and/or hunts, typically have branched receptors. Also seem to produce acid, used to help digging.
  • Kiv - A caste that acts as security for obesk, typically have long receptors.
  • Jut - A caste that acts as engineer for obesk, said to "teach" corru in some way and typically have short receptors.

Religion

  • Structurist - Old-fashioned worshipper of Velzie, prays with palms facing upwards and at face level.

Art Styles

  • Vaznian Surrealism - Swirling and fantastical.
  • Ekivik Geometric - Angular and minimalist.

Clothing

  • Jekzi - A robe-like vaznian traditional garment.

Jobs

  • Cavernguard - An obesk who guards caverns.
  • Constructor - A Structurist who builds religious monuments.

Games

  • Parasite - A boardgame with circular pieces on a grid, whoever has the most areas/pieces wins the game with corner pieces implied to have more value than others.

Tools

  • Valika - A wide conical headwear, used as camouflage on the surface.
  • Zenruka - A self-destructing device that acts as an alarm, exploding at a set time after a period of decay.

Corru-Related

  • Aima Cyst - A type of cyst that help increase the situational awareness of the wearer by streaming an additional sensory feed to them.
  • Blue- - Full name unknown, it is a sludgy byproduct of sfer vats that are bioluminescent, used in Cavelights to replace yuzku.
  • Corruskivi - A corru repair tool which can easily pass through corru, used by Tozik.
  • Disabler - An industrial tool used to safely disable corrucystic entities at a range via several spines shot out of it, which consumes a charge of the disabler.
  • Restorative Cyst - A type of cyst that contains a sort of balm that, when applied to a corrucystic entity, patches up its shell and restores functionality to its systems.
  • Satik Cyst - A type of cyst that contains small applicators which apply a sort of temporary "shell" around its wearer when deployed.
  • Sfer/Sfer Cubes - Fuel and currency, is a fungus grown on/from essential metals.
  • Zzepel - A back-mounted utility used by surface runners, used to create small semispherical corrucystic shells around the wearer. Similar to a camping tent, popular for veilk-camping.

Weapons

  • Bright Weaponry - Any weapon made by humans and characterized as using "dead metal" as ammunition.
  • Kavruka - Used to refer to either a bomb, or a bomb-like surface creature.

Machinery

  • Dullvoice Receiver - A tool used by surface runners to communicate with others using the dull, similar to a walkie-talkie.
  • Glazika - A machine made of corru(?), seemingly used to tend to machinery.

Ecology

Predators

  • Deceiving Bulb - A surface predator commonly found near rivers, imitating the glow of a mature celki to lure prey.
  • Secri - Red microscopic apex predator parasites on Obeski, possibly fungal. Hijack bodies and change both physiology and psychology of the infected in order to spread.
  • Guktik - A predator with bladed arms, said to taste well when paired with ZZOUST!

Prey

  • Celki - A spherical parasite which lives off of Veilk, with a strong resemblance to fruit, their seeds are said to scurry and are sought after by Obesk.

Unknown

  • Akozak - Slime-like creatures with many arms that function like a sinkhole.
  • Cave Keeper - A striped arachnid native to Obeski, seen as cute by some Obesk (with said cuteness possibly being tied to strength/size).
  • Fairy Eye - A parasite commonly found on veilktops, somewhat like a celki, their shells are rarely found in riverbeds and are a sign of imminent chaos; the name is based off of the "fairy" meteorites that surround Velzie, the planet.
  • Tekeki - Surface animals that mimic other animals' noises.
  • Veilk - Large animals which roam Obeski and are harvested for their bones (parii) and skin, harbor Celki in their tendrils/stalks.
  • Yuzku - Tiny bioluminescent scavenger creatures, they are usually cultivated in parasite-ridden Veilk husks to make Cavelights for places such as cave-cities.
  • Zuzucri - Violent surface parasites that hijack the mind of an Obesk to use as camouflage in social settings, used as profanity by Ekvik.
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  1. Akizet uses it to denote a long period of time during the interview ("i could speak for winks on what followed")
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