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Thursday, 1 September 2022

Mystaran Campaign: The Horse Maidens of Davinia

The Horse Maidens

Amongst the Yoruba Female names (using the Horse dev. Chain) is a selection of women who carry the suffix -io. We can consider this to designate they are daughters of Io. If we then take these as a dialect variation of Ancient Greek Female we get names like Hrena, Orena, and Rena. What we are looking at is basically the foundation for an Amazon myth. A band of warrior-women who rode horses, and were likely refered to as 'Daughters of Io'.


Dialect                                     Linguistic Development. Chain    
Yoruba F                             A   O   E   I   E   B   Y   M   D   U   F   K
The Horse Maidens          A   O   E   L  H   I   S    R   N    K
                                             A   O   E   H  L   I    S   R    N   K
                                             A   O   E   L   H  S   I    R    N   K
                                             A   O   E   H   L  S   I    R    N   K

YorubaF vs. Horse Dialect Variant Names

                                The Horse
YorubaF                 Maidens
1. Alaba                  Alaia, Alasa, Ahaia, Ahasa
2. Abeo                   Aleo, Aseo
3. Abebi                  Aieil, Asesl, Aieih, Asesh
4. Lyabo                  Liaso, Lsaio, Hiaso, Hsaio
5. Bayo                    Iaso, Saio
6. Ayoola                Aioola, Aiooha, Asoola, Asooha
7. Ayo                      Aio, Aso
8. Ama                    Ara
9. Abayomi            Aiasorl, Aiasorh, Asaiorl, Asaiorh
10. Dada                  Iana, sana
11. Bolade               iolane, solane, iohane, sohane
12. Ayodele              Aionele, Asonele, Aionehe, Asonehe
13. Adeola                Ayeola
14. Adebomi            Ayeboui
15. Adebola             Ayebola
16. Abidemi             Abiyeui
17. Olaniyi               Olamini
18. Oianiyi               Oiamini
19. Olubunmi          Oldbdmui
20. Ebun                  Ebdm
21. Bolanile             Bolamile
22. Ayobunmi          Anobdmui
23. Aina                    Aima
24. Olufunmilayo    Oldkdmuilano
25. Olufemi              Oldkeui
26. Monifa               Uonika
27. Folayan              Kolayam
28. Folami                Kolaui
29. Folade                Kolaye
30. Femi                    Keui
31. Fabayo                Kabano


The Horse Maidens

Classes: Fighter (10% worship Io)
Alignment: Any
Weapons, common: Bow & Arrow, Clubs, Spears, Lance
Armour: None

On Adulthood the Horse Maidens must tame a wild horse as their own, They are semi-nomadic, following the wild herds. 10% of the Horse Maidens worship Io (an ancient Traladar Warrior Woman), the majority venerate elder women of the Horse Maidens as a form of Ancestor Worship. They live apart from men, having a hostile relationship, and will take men as required or desired understanding that it requires a Stalion to impregnate a mare if the herd is to have continuity. 

Daughers of Io add an -io suffix to their names.




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