Top Elven Compliments
that are actually insults!
Have you been working with an elf recently?
Did he compliment you?
Yes?
How nice of him!
They're such grateful individuals, aren't they?
Except when they're not, of course.
Have you ever doubted his intentions?
Maybe that double-tongued treehugger might as well have secretly insulted you!
But how can you tell?
Don't speculate no more, because the Rocksdeep Tribune has you covered in this weeks feature:
Top 3 Elven Compliments Which Are Actually Insults!
Your Beard Reaches the Ground!
èméar Kíyarr Ríyaíd í Préamar!
How nice of him to notice the effort it took you to grow such a respectable beard, isn't it?
Think twice!
You as a dwarf may be very fond of your facial hair and see it as evidence of your dwarven pride, but the elven culture sees beards in a slightly different light!
Your so-called friend actually said this to both mock your short height and complain about your allegedly missing hygiene!
Next time he says this, make sure to call him bald face (Anta'Ufine), he'll appreciate it!
Go to a Tavern and Enjoy Your Ale!
pé é ya yarírm yamar íméèm èméar yarí!
Just like a true dwarven friend, your elven fried sad goodbye by wishing you joyful after-work hours with a fresh cup of ale at the towns best tavern.
Have you ever wondered why he never joins you there?
It's because he doesn't mean it!
In fact, he thinks you're a drunkard and tells you to sod off.
But you can simply be a nice guy and invite him to the mine to find his first diamond (Hir-Inga'Miril).
Stone Head
démí íyar
Ahhh, the oldest of dwarven compliments!
A mind so enduring, one would easier break a stone than your will.
Surely, he must mean this one!
Wrong!
That elven grassmind (Car'Linqe) just called you stubborn and inflexible.
Elves have used that phrase as an insult as long as we've used it to compliment each other.
Don't make that mistake again!
Elven Insults
You're short and unhygienic!
Go away, you're not helping anyway
stubborn and inflexible
Dwarven Insults
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This was a fun little article to read. Do you have plans to expand into a larger language article?
I don't plan to in the near future. I use this world mainly for my RPG and actually "speaking" that language is something that will never happen. I might write one on how to "translate" to them, but that article might end up private.