Re: Updated conscript

On Monday, November 20, 2000, at 07:50 PM, H. S. Teoh wrote:

> Well, quite honestly, I haven't decided what it's written with yet.
> Probably something like a pen, perhaps brush. As far as the technological
> level... maybe one day I'll put up a more detailed description of the
> conculture surrounding the language (which might need to be written in the
> language itself, as the physics of that universe is quite different, as is
> perception). In a nutshell, the realms were ruled by a monarchy at the
> time, and the Experts, an order of physicist-meet-wizard's that meld
> innate powers with the external elements and wield great powers.
>
> Hmm... you can already see the problem with describing that universe with
> metaphors from our own: the terms "wizard", "elements" and "powers"
> probably carry an archaic connotation when you read that. Not so; in the
> universe of the Ebisedi, what we'd call "magic" is inseparable from what
> we'd consider "science" and "physics".
Well, if "magic" is as much a part of life as science & physics, then the
possible writing implements is almost limitless... :^)  Especially if the
Experts were the rulers and could dictate what was written & how it was
written.

> But for now, I'll spare everybody
> from a long, incomprehensible description, and get back to the conlang
> aspects. :-P
Shucks. :^p

>
> Oh, BTW, if you're really interested... the "K0romoki'", the color writing
> system mentioned on the webpage, is, in fact, normally "written" by
> arranging patterns of color on a plaque. Arranging a string of beads using
> that scheme is more often used for decorative purposes.
>
It seems like I read about a similar system of color-writing somewhere else,
but I can't think of where it was...


Andy

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