Playing my elven wizard in the campaign, I would like to introduce silly moments in which she would curse under her breath. Unfortunately, it's hard to find anything. It is a pity that there is no book about elves like the drow in Menzoberranzan where you could find their phrases and curses etc.
Seriously. Write out a handful of things (in English) that you consider good curses (Damn it! WTF? You son of a....!) and then just type those phrases into random languages in Google Translate until you find one that sounds elven enough. Just be sure no one at your table knows that language! And the great thing about Google Translate is that most of the language options even provide an audio of the phrase, so you can hear how it sounds.
I use this when worldbuilding in my homebrew campaign. It's super helpful when you need to make lists of responses in various languages and you don't want it all to just be gibberish. In my campaign world, Sylvan is French, Celestial is Latin, Orcish is Lithuanian, Abyssal is Polish, lizardfolk speak Maori, etc.
Try Welsh. That already looks and sounds kinda elven.
I agree with Anzio - I always imagine elvish as a Welsh/Celtic style language, so I'd look for swear words in that personally.
Tolkien created multiple elvish languages for his literature, so you could also read up on any of his works (or just google Tolkien languages) to get inspiration.
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I know what you're thinking: "In that flurry of blows, did he use all his ki points, or save one?" Well, are ya feeling lucky, punk?
I don't know if it's permissible to post outside links here, but I just typed "how to swear in welsh" into Google, and the very first option that came up is a site called "clwb malu cachu", and it has an long list of some pretty severe profanity translated into the Welsh language. And there's a ton of other sites with similar info.
But . . . again . . . just make absolutely certain that no one at your table speaks Welsh!
I use the GPT for ... imaginary languages. I've been doing mostly ancient-norse-that-never-was, but I'm sure it's absoltely capable of making elvish curses too.
Let's check:
1. "Lle surnaeth valmoraen, teni’quelor aien!"
Translation:"May your soul rot beneath the roots, far from the grace of stars!" Use: A banishment curse, especially for traitors or oathbreakers. Spoken with venom and finality.
2. "Kír'anel dosh'veth, ela’thaer urien!"
Translation:"Let the dark fire eat your heart, dreamless and unseen!" Use: Used against assassins, betrayers, or cowards. Implies a death so empty it leaves no echo.
3. "Mi’qualin orleneth, shal’arah enethiel."
Translation:"Your name shall be unspoken, your blood forgotten." Use: A curse to erase someone from memory and history. Often invoked ritually.
4. "Valtan ir'nesar, tor ilya vael!"
Translation:"Suffer without end, through all waking worlds!" Use: A curse of torment—used against those who have caused great pain or grief.
5. "Kel’drien morrathil, na’shen evierr."
Translation:"Die in glory’s shadow, nameless and alone." Use: Reserved for false heroes or tyrants who hunger for legacy. It dooms them to obscurity.
I know there's a rule against AI generated pictures. I hope there's no similar rule against AI generated text. I guess I asked for curses, not cursing?! It's quite literal minded like that =D
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Blanket disclaimer: I only ever state opinion. But I can sound terribly dogmatic - so if you feel I'm trying to tell you what to think, I'm really not, I swear. I'm telling you what I think, that's all.
If it’s set in the forgotten realms, I feel like the phrase: “I hope you stay the same” would be a horrible thing to say to an elf, considering how Corellon and elves are all about being chaotic and changing, with Corellon's punishment of the elves being that they stay in the same form.
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Playing my elven wizard in the campaign, I would like to introduce silly moments in which she would curse under her breath. Unfortunately, it's hard to find anything. It is a pity that there is no book about elves like the drow in Menzoberranzan where you could find their phrases and curses etc.
Google Translate!
Seriously. Write out a handful of things (in English) that you consider good curses (Damn it! WTF? You son of a....!) and then just type those phrases into random languages in Google Translate until you find one that sounds elven enough. Just be sure no one at your table knows that language! And the great thing about Google Translate is that most of the language options even provide an audio of the phrase, so you can hear how it sounds.
I use this when worldbuilding in my homebrew campaign. It's super helpful when you need to make lists of responses in various languages and you don't want it all to just be gibberish. In my campaign world, Sylvan is French, Celestial is Latin, Orcish is Lithuanian, Abyssal is Polish, lizardfolk speak Maori, etc.
Try Welsh. That already looks and sounds kinda elven.
Anzio Faro. Protector Aasimar light cleric. Lvl 18.
Viktor Gavriil. White dragonborn grave cleric. Lvl 20.
Ikram Sahir ibn-Malik al-Sayyid Ra'ad. Brass dragonborn draconic sorcerer Lvl 9. Fire elemental devil.
Wrangler of cats.
I agree with Anzio - I always imagine elvish as a Welsh/Celtic style language, so I'd look for swear words in that personally.
Tolkien created multiple elvish languages for his literature, so you could also read up on any of his works (or just google Tolkien languages) to get inspiration.
I know what you're thinking: "In that flurry of blows, did he use all his ki points, or save one?" Well, are ya feeling lucky, punk?
I don't know if it's permissible to post outside links here, but I just typed "how to swear in welsh" into Google, and the very first option that came up is a site called "clwb malu cachu", and it has an long list of some pretty severe profanity translated into the Welsh language. And there's a ton of other sites with similar info.
But . . . again . . . just make absolutely certain that no one at your table speaks Welsh!
lol
Anzio Faro. Protector Aasimar light cleric. Lvl 18.
Viktor Gavriil. White dragonborn grave cleric. Lvl 20.
Ikram Sahir ibn-Malik al-Sayyid Ra'ad. Brass dragonborn draconic sorcerer Lvl 9. Fire elemental devil.
Wrangler of cats.
I use the GPT for ... imaginary languages. I've been doing mostly ancient-norse-that-never-was, but I'm sure it's absoltely capable of making elvish curses too.
Let's check:
1. "Lle surnaeth valmoraen, teni’quelor aien!"
Translation: "May your soul rot beneath the roots, far from the grace of stars!"
Use: A banishment curse, especially for traitors or oathbreakers. Spoken with venom and finality.
2. "Kír'anel dosh'veth, ela’thaer urien!"
Translation: "Let the dark fire eat your heart, dreamless and unseen!"
Use: Used against assassins, betrayers, or cowards. Implies a death so empty it leaves no echo.
3. "Mi’qualin orleneth, shal’arah enethiel."
Translation: "Your name shall be unspoken, your blood forgotten."
Use: A curse to erase someone from memory and history. Often invoked ritually.
4. "Valtan ir'nesar, tor ilya vael!"
Translation: "Suffer without end, through all waking worlds!"
Use: A curse of torment—used against those who have caused great pain or grief.
5. "Kel’drien morrathil, na’shen evierr."
Translation: "Die in glory’s shadow, nameless and alone."
Use: Reserved for false heroes or tyrants who hunger for legacy. It dooms them to obscurity.
I know there's a rule against AI generated pictures. I hope there's no similar rule against AI generated text. I guess I asked for curses, not cursing?! It's quite literal minded like that =D
Blanket disclaimer: I only ever state opinion. But I can sound terribly dogmatic - so if you feel I'm trying to tell you what to think, I'm really not, I swear. I'm telling you what I think, that's all.
If it’s set in the forgotten realms, I feel like the phrase: “I hope you stay the same” would be a horrible thing to say to an elf, considering how Corellon and elves are all about being chaotic and changing, with Corellon's punishment of the elves being that they stay in the same form.