Welcome fellow thread-treader, to the Watership Down Club! This warren is a place where all lovers of the wonderful duology can congregate and talk about all things related to Watership Down, whether it be mapping out where the warrens would be in real life or playing bobstones with each other. (If you would like me to add more ranks please PM me.) Also I'm not currently sure if this should be a club or a guild or both, so please give me your comments on that!
The rules:
1. As always, please keep it PG-13. (Seeing as some of Fiver's visions were dark in nature, creepiness will be allowed, and a certain amount of darkness as well, but don't take it too far.
2. Please try not to swear.
3. Don't be mean. This is supposed to be a safe haven.
4. Remember to have fun!
Lapine Dictionary:
Elil: Enemies (of rabbits). A term that refers to the natural enemies of rabbits (foxes, stoats, badgers, etc.) and also to humans, who are regarded as one of the Thousand Enemies. Its use is similar to use of the word "evil" in the English language. The rabbits also know their enemies as "u embleer hrair", Lapine for "the stinking thousand".
Corva: A crow (plural: Corvil)
Hlessi: A homeless rabbit without a hole to dwell in (plural: Hlessil)
Homba: A fox (plural: Hombil).
Lendri: A badger (plural: Lendril).
Marli: A doe (female rabbit); also means "mother" (figuratively). Literally, a doe.
Pfeffa: A cat (plural: Pfeffil).
Yona: A hedgehog (plural: Yonil).
Bob-stones: The Lapine word is unknown, but Adams translates it as "bob-stones" and calls it a traditional game among rabbits. A "cast" of stones is on the ground, and covered with a forepaw. The opponent must hazard some sort of guess about its nature.
Flay: Food, e. g. grass or other green fodder; particularly-good food is called flayrah, using the suffix -rah, which literally means "food of princes".
Frith: The sun, personified as a god by rabbits. Frithrah! is used as an exclamation and translates to "the lord Sun".
Hlao: Any dimple or depression in the grass, such as that formed by a daisy-plant or thistle, which can hold moisture. Also, the name of a rabbit.
Hrair: Any number greater than four. It is translated to thousand and, less commonly, five. Hrair, combined with elil and the suffix -rah, forms the name Elil-Hrair-Rah: Literally, "the
prince with a thousand enemies", which is shortened to El-ahrairah, the rabbits' mythological champion and messiah. A great many; an uncountable number; any number above
four. U Hrair=The Thousand (enemies).
Hrairoo: "Little Thousand". The name of Fiver in Lapine.
Hraka: Droppings, feces.
Hrududu: An onomatopoeic term that refers to any motor vehicle. A tractor, car, or any motor-vehicle (plural: Hrududil).
Hyzenthlay: Literally, "Shine-Dew-Fur"—fur shining like dew. The name of a doe.
Inlé: The moon; also the idea of darkness, fear, or death (as in the "Black Rabbit of Inlé"). Fu Inlé is used to refer to "after moonrise". Literally, the moon; also moonrise.
Laburnum: Poison-tree, also the name of a rabbit.
Li: Head. Bigwig's name in Lapine is "Thlayli", literally meaning "furhead".
Ni-Frith: Noon.
Rah: A prince or leader or chief-rabbit; usually used as a suffix, e. g. Threarah means "Lord Threar".
Sayn: Groundsel.
Silf: Outside, outdoors
Thethuthinnang: "Movement of leaves". The name of a doe.
Thlay: Fur.
Threar: A rowan-tree, or mountain-ash.
Thrennion: Berries of a rowan-tree, also a rabbit.
Zorn: Destruction or murder; can also denote catastrophe, suffered a catastrophe.
Silflay: A term used for both grass and the act of grazing itself. To go above ground to feed. Literally, to feed outside. Also used as a noun.
Vair: To excrete, to pass droppings.
Embleer: An adjective translated to stinking, specifically refering to the smell of a fox. Stinking, as in the smell of a predator, esp. a fox.
Narn: An adjective denoting nice or pleasant, often in terms of food. Pleasant to eat.
Roo: Used as a suffix to denote a diminutive, e. g. Hrairoo. A diminutive, usually affectionate. Suffixed.
Tharn: Petrified with fear, i. e. "deer in headlights".
The ranks:
Rah (The leader of the Warren): Paco1150 (Me)
Vair-li (Lore experts/Storytellers):
Owsla (Whoever has read both books and is a huge fan) :
Owsla-roo (Fan-fiction writers and fan-art):
Hrairoo (You've read the book before, it's pretty good):
I was kind of excited because I thought this was a thread for role-playing Watership Down characters, but then I realized it wasn't and now I want someone to start a thread for that (not me though, I'm sort of shy, I don't know how, and also I haven't read Watership Down in a while) I wanted to play a sort of wandering Sage character who can count to six, instead of the normal four
I was kind of excited because I thought this was a thread for role-playing Watership Down characters, but then I realized it wasn't and now I want someone to start a thread for that (not me though, I'm sort of shy, I don't know how, and also I haven't read Watership Down in a while) I wanted to play a sort of wandering Sage character who can count to six, instead of the normal four
I was originally thinking 36 but that might be too many
I'm open to making it an rp thread! this probably wouldn't have gone anywhere anyways. also, yeah probably just count to six. I personally have never DMed anything before (or really played DND at all for that matter) but I could try!
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"There are things in the universe that are simply and purely evil.
A warrior does not seek to understand them, or to compromise with them.
Welcome fellow thread-treader, to the Watership Down Club! This warren is a place where all lovers of the wonderful duology can congregate and talk about all things related to Watership Down, whether it be mapping out where the warrens would be in real life or playing bobstones with each other. (If you would like me to add more ranks please PM me.) Also I'm not currently sure if this should be a club or a guild or both, so please give me your comments on that!
The rules:
1. As always, please keep it PG-13. (Seeing as some of Fiver's visions were dark in nature, creepiness will be allowed, and a certain amount of darkness as well, but don't take it too far.
2. Please try not to swear.
3. Don't be mean. This is supposed to be a safe haven.
4. Remember to have fun!
Lapine Dictionary:
The ranks:
Rah (The leader of the Warren): Paco1150 (Me)
Vair-li (Lore experts/Storytellers):
Owsla (Whoever has read both books and is a huge fan) :
Owsla-roo (Fan-fiction writers and fan-art):
Hrairoo (You've read the book before, it's pretty good):
Hlao (New initiates): DrummerBoyDragonSlayer
Hlessi (The people who wander in and out):
Hrair (Everyone who's posted): DrummerBoyDragonSlayer
Elil (Declared enemies of the warren):
"There are things in the universe that are simply and purely evil.
A warrior does not seek to understand them, or to compromise with them.
He seeks only to obliterate them."
Grand Admiral Thrawn
I'd love to join!! I'd also love to play bobstones, if I can cover them with a hand instead of a paw, cause I don't have any of those.
Hey! Kinda all or nothing on the forums lately, please excuse me for being late to most parties.
Come visit the Homebound!
Keep marching to the beat my friends and forum goers 🎺
Alright you're in! you are now a Hlao! you'll move up the ranks once you prove how much you know
"There are things in the universe that are simply and purely evil.
A warrior does not seek to understand them, or to compromise with them.
He seeks only to obliterate them."
Grand Admiral Thrawn
I’ll be a Hlessi. Or maybe a Hrair. Maybe I should go back and read this book again. It was pretty good.
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they.
it is very good, imo. I bestow you the title of Hlessi
"There are things in the universe that are simply and purely evil.
A warrior does not seek to understand them, or to compromise with them.
He seeks only to obliterate them."
Grand Admiral Thrawn
I was kind of excited because I thought this was a thread for role-playing Watership Down characters, but then I realized it wasn't and now I want someone to start a thread for that (not me though, I'm sort of shy, I don't know how, and also I haven't read Watership Down in a while) I wanted to play a sort of wandering Sage character who can count to six, instead of the normal four
hi
mourn the flumph
enter the galaxy! join the planetscape!
yep
bye
link_to_nowhere
I was originally thinking 36 but that might be too many
hi
mourn the flumph
enter the galaxy! join the planetscape!
yep
bye
link_to_nowhere
I'm open to making it an rp thread! this probably wouldn't have gone anywhere anyways. also, yeah probably just count to six. I personally have never DMed anything before (or really played DND at all for that matter) but I could try!
"There are things in the universe that are simply and purely evil.
A warrior does not seek to understand them, or to compromise with them.
He seeks only to obliterate them."
Grand Admiral Thrawn
A rabbit enters. His fur almost seems to resemble a blotchy spiral of black and white, and appears to have some sort of moss on it.
hi
mourn the flumph
enter the galaxy! join the planetscape!
yep
bye
link_to_nowhere
he says hi
hi
mourn the flumph
enter the galaxy! join the planetscape!
yep
bye
link_to_nowhere