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Names

Place Names
Typically place names are named after the area somehow. They will also changed over time, especially if the place is large, old, or important. Every name starts in the name of the language that the locals speak.

Place names almost always start as: Some examples: Names also change over time: Country and kingdom names are a little different. Nation states were not a thing until very recently, so political entities were mostly kingdoms, empires, or tribes. These names were determined by the tribe or people group that ruled them. In turn, tribes usually named themselves after where they lived. For example, England is named after the Anglos, who were originally from Angeln.
 * 1) A natural feature (____ hill)
 * 2) Function (____ farm)
 * 3) Person or Character (Jeb's ____)
 * 4) Existing name (River Exe ____)
 * 5) Additional Modifiers (Red ____)
 * 6) Mix and Match (Jeb's Red Hill Farm on the Exe)
 * New + Castle = Newcastle
 * Botolph's Stone = Boston
 * Escan (River) + Ceaster (Fort) = Exeter
 * 1) People say it in an easier way, taking a lingual shortcut on some form of the word.
 * 2) Accidentally change parts into other place name sounds.
 * 3) Language evolves but the place name does not.
 * 4) Another language comes in, so the name changes with the new language somehow.
 * 5) Extra modifiers to distinguish similar place names.

An endonym is a name people given themselves. An exonym is a name other people give a group of people. An example of this is Germany, which is called Deutschland by the local people. Explorers will name a place whatever they want, usually following their own cultural rules.

To make changes to English words when naming places: Names should not be too obvious and blunt (Mt. Doom). Following the conventions above, "Arachnid" could be twisted in "Suraknit" (Sir-ACK-nit). One can change the root word as much or as little as they like to tinker with how obvious the words. Connotations are powerful, and certain names fit certain places based on words that they sound like.
 * 1) Change the first letter
 * 2) Change the stressed syllable (not the vowel)
 * 3) Play on mispronunciation

Direct words as place names should convey important information. For example, "The Shire" sounds nice and homely.

Technology
Societies are distinguished technologically via a broad level system: These eras intuitively equate to the approximate technological abilities of their relative periods in Earth history. The renaissance age is the most advanced period on Turubai.
 * 1) Stone Age
 * 2) Paleolithic
 * 3) Neolithic
 * 4) Ancient Age
 * 5) Bronze
 * 6) Iron
 * 7) Classical Age
 * 8) Medieval Age
 * 9) Early
 * 10) Middle
 * 11) Late
 * 12) Renaissance Age