Linguistic Archaeology: The Nine Hells (part 2)

The Nine Hells

1. AVERNUS
2. DIS
3. MINAUROS
4. PHLEGETHOS
5. STYGIA
6. MALBOLGE
7. MALADOMINI
8. CAINA
9. NESSUS


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
6  66%     4 44%      5 55%    4  44%       3    33%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
1  11%     1 11%      2  22%     0   0%        3   33%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
1  11%     0   0%      0    0%     3 33%        3   33%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
5   55%     1 11%      0   0%     2  22%       6   66%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
2  22%     1 11%      0    0%      0    0%       1   11%

Z      %
0   0%


Popularity of use
66% A, S:
55% I, N, A, S:
44% E, O, I, N, A, S:
33% L, M, U, G, E, O, I, N, A, S: NESSUS,
22% T, R, D, L, M, U, G, E, O, I, N, A, S: DIS, MINAUROS, MALADOMINI,
11% V, Y, P, H, B, C, T, R, D, L, M, U, G, E, O, I, N, A, S: PHLEGETHOS, STYGIA, MALBOLGE, CAINA, AVERNUS,
0% Z, X, W, Q, K, J, F,


Conclusion: At 33% the Gloom of Nessus is the earliest of the Nine Hells.


Name
Character
Length             3        5        6        7        8          9          10
Quantity           1       1        2        1         2          0           1

Generating Hell Names
                                     Rank            Available Alphabet
1D8   Name Length     VI    A, S
1       3                           V    I, N, A, S:
2       5                           IV   E, O, I, N, A, S
3-4     6                          III    L, M, U, G, E, O, I, N, A, S
5       7                           II     T, R, D, L, M, U, G, E, O, I, N, A, S
6-7     8                           I     V, Y, P, H, B, C, T, R, D, L, M, U, G, E, O, I, N, A, S
8      10                         Forbidden  Z, X, W, Q, K, J, F,

We note here W, Q, K are forbidden as with Male devil names, but also Z, X, J, F.  If we look at our Stone age vectors,
I/A is from the 18% developmental source... Ai (Japanese Rivers), Ia (Japanese Mountains), or A/I [a place with Eels]
A/S is from the 10% developmental source... As (Sand, Forest, Saturn), Sa, or A/S (Salt).

We find that:
1. The earliest Female Devil is either from Japanese mountains or Japanese Rivers.
2. The earliest Hell is an environment of Sand, Forest, Salt, Coast, River, Ice, Island, Japanese Flowers, and Ghosts (or the Gloomy shitshow on Titan out near Saturn - something that doesnt bode well for Space colonist psychology).
3. The Earliest Male Devil is or A-E (early humans at 28%), or A-R (who are city dwellers) at 15%.

The earliest Devil found l9ve in a She-devil from the Mountains/Rivers of Japan and she went on to be a grandmother. 

Thanks to Ed Greenwood for his Nine Hells (Dragon Magazine 75, 76)

We can be pretty sure Japan was a significant site of human occupation before the iceage between 18%-15%. Possibly with the first city as opposed to the Middle East But it also seems to have become Hell.

Linguistic Archaeology: Devils of the Nine Hells

Male Devil Names

1. Asmodeus
2. Baalzebul
3. Belial
4. Dispater
5. Geryon
6. Mammon
7. Moloch
8. Mephistopheles
9. Tiamat
10. Abigor
11. Adonides
12. Adramelech
13. Agares
14. Alastor
15. Alocer
16. Amduscias
17. Amon
18. Arioch
19. Baalberith
20. Baalzephon
21. Bael
22. Balan
23. Barbas
24. Barbatos
25. Bathym
26. Bel
27. Bele
28. Bethage
29. Biffant
30. Bifrons
31. Bileth
32. Bitru
33. Buer
34. Bune
35. Caarcrinolaas
36. Chamo
37. Fecor
38. Focalor
39. Furcas
40. Gaziel
41. Goap
42. Gorson
43. Herobaal
44. Herodias
45. Hutijin
46. Machalas
47. Malphas
48. Martinet
49. Melchon
50. Merodach
51. Morax
52. Neabaz
53. Nexroth
54. Phongor
55. Rimmon
56. Tartach
57. Titivilus
58. Zaebos
59. Zagum
60. Zapan
61. Zepar
62. Zimimar

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
43 69%   30 48%    21 33%  29 46%      10 16%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
22 35%   14 22%    7  11%     5    8%       8   12%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
20 32%    1   1%      0    0%     22 35%     18 29%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
18 29%    8 12%      0    0%     30 48%      18 29%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
16 25%    1   1%      0     0%     2    3%      2      3%

Z      %
9 14%



Popularity of use
69% A:
48% R, E, A:
46% O, R, E, A:
35% L, B, O, R, E, A: Bael, Bel, Bele,
33% I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Belial,
32% H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Herobaal,
29% S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Balan, Barbas, Rimmon, Mammon, Amon,
25% T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Bileth, Martinet, Barbatos, Tiamat, Alastor, Baalberith,
22% C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Melchon, Tartach, Machalas, Caarcrinolaas, Chamo, Alocer, Arioch, Moloch,
16% U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Bitru, Buer, Bune,
14% Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Zaebos, Zimimar, Neabaz, Baalzebul,
12% P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Zagum, Zapan, Zepar, Phongor, Gaziel, Goap, Gorson, Malphas, Abigor, Agares, Baalzephon, Bethage, Mephistopheles,
11% D, P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Herodias, Merodach, Adonides, Adramelech, Amduscias, Asmodeus, Dispater,
8% F, D, P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Fecor, Focalor, Furcas, Biffant, Bifrons,
3% X, Y, F, D, P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Morax, Nexroth, Geryon, Bathym,
1% V, J, X, Y, F, D, P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A: Hutijin, Titivilus,
0% W, Q, K

The earliest Devils are Bael, Bel and Bele at 35%. Followed by Belial (earliest of the most powerful Devils). Peaking at 12% in the Mephistopheles period, and declining down to 1%.

Name
Character
Length      3       4        5        6        7        8         9          10        13       14
Quantity   1        6       7       15      11       9         2           3           1         1


Generating Male Devil Names
                             Rank  Available Alphabet
                              XIII    L, B, O, R, E, A
                               XiI    I, L, B, O, R, E, A
5D12   Length      XI     H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A:
5              3           X      S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A:
6-11          4          IX     T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
12-18        5        VIII    C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
19-33        6        VII     U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
34-44        7        VI      Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
45-53        8         V      P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
54-55        9        IV      D, P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
56-58       10       III      F, D, P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
59             13       II      X, Y, F, D, P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
60             14       I      V, J, X, Y, F, D, P, G, Z, U, C, T, S, N, M, H, I, L, B, O, R, E, A
                           Forbidden  W, K, Q


Female Devil Names
1. Baalphegor
2. Baftis
3. Bensozia
4. Cozbi
5. Glwa
6. Lilis
7. Lilith
8. Naome


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
5  62%     3 37%     5 62%     4  50%       0     0%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
3  37%     1 12%      0    0%     1  12%       2  25%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
2  25%     0   0%      0    0%     4 50%        1   12%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
2  25%     1 12%      0    0%      1 12%       3   37%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
2  25%     0   0%      1   12%     0    0%       0    0%

Z      %
2 25%



Popularity of use
62% A, I:
50% L, O, A, I:
37% B, E, S, L, O, A, I: Lilis,
25% Z, T, N, H, G, B, E, S, L, O, A, I: Lilith, Bensozia,
12% W, P, R, M, F, C, Z, T, N, H, G, B, E, S, L, O, A, I: Glwa, Baalphegor, Naome, Cozbi, Baftis,
0% J, K, D, Q, V, X, Y


Conclusion: origin indeterminant, female devils are increasingly popular. Beginning at 37% with Lilis and rising to a peak at 12%. Bes (the egyptian cat goddess) would qualify as 37%.



Name
Character
Length             4        5        6        7        8 (4+4)        9          10 (5+5, 4+6)
Quantity           1       3        2        0         1                  0           1

Generating Female Devil Names
1D8   Name Length    Rank            Available Alphabet
1       4                           Ultimate    A, I
2-4     5                          Major         L, O, A, I
5-6     6                          Greater      B, E, S, L, O, A, I
7       8 (4+4)                 Lesser        Z, T, N, H, G, B, E, S, L, O, A, I
8      10 (5+5, 2+6)        Minor        W, P, R, M, F, C, Z, T, N, H, G, B, E, S, L, O, A, I
                                       Forbidden  J, K, D, Q, V, X, Y





Ex.
Name:          IA, The Grandmother, The Name-giver
Rank:            Ultimate 1000pp
She crafts Artifacts from any male or female who challenges her authority, whether that be sewing-needles from their bones, even the most powerful male devils fear her for She names them all. 

Short Fiction: Age of Warp - J'MU'H'RN (Part 1)

J'MU'H'RN

PART ONE: RISA

The Rockhampton Class Colony ship Las Vegas hit planetary atmosphere. Considering the ship had been three light years from Earth on route to Proxima Centauri, and the Chief Engineer was still explaining to the Captain the nature of the anomaly that had occured with the warp core, a planetary atmosphere was the last thing they were expecting.

The Sonic boom of entering the planetary atmosphere at multiples of the speed of sound shook the hull of the Las Vegas and echoed outward across a world that had not experienced an asteroid or comet in living memory let alone a starship.

"Deploying Beacon-Sat." The atmosphere was thick. The reactor powering the ship warp drive scramed. The RCS manouvering thrusters struggled to flip their orientation to upright. The ship had not been designed to make atmospheric entry upside down.

"Entering..." The First officer was able to at least point the Las Vegas at the centre of the gravity Well before pulling the bow of the ship up. "...Planetary atmosphere."

"Commencing Aerobreaking." Aerobreaking deployed along the primary hull taking the pressure off the Warp nacelles and their pylons. First Officer Claire Franklin waited for the ship to respond. It was obvious they were still going to hit hard. "Oh Shit!"

"All Personnel to crash positions." The bow rose just enough to skip the surface if they had forward thrust. "Sixty seconds to ground."

"Engaging breaking thrusters." The Rockhampton class had not been designed to protect its ops crew from the forces Claire Franklin was now being subjected to. Claire Franklin screamed over the Alarm as her spine sheared at the force of impact.

The Las Vegas remained still for a long time. The superstructure had remained intact except for a crack through which swamp water was pouring into the storeage area adjacent to the Warp core.
"Uh..." Chief Engineer Marlow woke face down in oddly foul water as the agony of something biting down on his thigh drew him back to the waking world. A black leech-like creature the size of a snake was feeding on his shattered leg, from which protruded a bone. There was zero pain. What ever the leech was doing to him included a injecting pain killer so he decided to leave it. As his situational awareness kicked in, he realized that above him, out of reach, the still form of Captain Avery Brookes was impaled through the chest on a coolant pipe. "Shit."

"I hope it was quick." Randal Marlow dragged himself toward a ladder and  using a belt harness to hook to the ladder rungs, began his ascent. "Its the sight of familiar faces..."

...

When he awoke, Captain Avery Brookes found he was speared through the chest by a coolant pipe that held him above the floor of the lowest deck. His boots were still out of reach of the swamp water that had been pouring in from outside for quite some time. A small mercy.

"Chief Marlow?" It was painful to even shout the name of the Chief Engineer. Avery could not see the Chief Engineer though he knew the man had to be somewhere nearby given they were both on the gantry that zig-zagged across the starship main hold at the moment of impact. "Is anyone alive?"

"Randal?" Captain Brookes coughed blood that sprayed across the swamp water below his feet causing a sudden and unexpected thrashing of some feeder excited by the scent of food. "Shit."

...

"Doctor?" Chief Marlow dragged himself into medbay, his pet leech still nullifying the pain of a shattered leg, His inquiry went unanswered but sight of the medical team in the wreckage of medical bay meant they had also perished in the crash. There certainly didnt seem to be any other survivors at this point and he looked at his leech. "Guess we are doing this ourselves."

"Pliars and mesh sleeve." Marlow searched around and found what he was looking for. He then proceeded to push the mesh sleeve over the bone. And then the bone back into the flesh of his leg, and after wiping his fingers on the leech for antiseptic slime, followed into the hole with a finger until he was sure the bones were aligned before moving the mesh over the other end of bone. "And now..."

"...the pliars." Chief Marlow activated the mesh with a motion of the pliars and it constricted down on the bone. A glue bandage. He needed to seal the wound so it would heal. And then he needed to get to the flight deck. Glue filled a wound, and he pushed the flesh together applying the bonding agent, "...in so many worn out places, worn out faces."

...

"Claire?" Chief Marlow dragged himself onto the flight deck of the Las Vegas. There he found the First Officer on the floor. She was dead. It definatly looked like he was alone on an alien world. "Damn it."

"Bright and early for their daily races." Having pulled himself into a position where he could at least get into the chair, Marlow activated controls and somewhere the Warp Nacelles unlocked and moved forward along the hull, and then the RCS thrusters kicked in causing the ship to slowly tilt upward, lifting out of the swamp. An adjustment and the flight deck tilted forward down to match the rise, keeping the flight deck level. The flight deck slowly rose above the tree line of the swamp until the ship was a vertical building. The Nacelles began driving down into the mud and once they were as deep as they would penetrate, the RCS thrusters cut out. "Going nowhere, going nowhere."

"It may just be your natural pain killer..." Chief Randal Marlow stared down at the leech clinging to his leg and up again at the view.  "...but the view is beautiful."

Group Writing: Redgarden

 

The Redgarden book cover for a group writing project.

Creature Catalogue: Luminar

Luminar: 6-9HD**, AC 7, MV Fly 30' (10'), AT 6-9 Tentacles + special, DA Paralysis + 1hp per Tentacle per round, NA 1(3-6), SA Fighter 6-9, ML 12, AL Neutral, TT Nil, 725XP-2300XP
Luminar live in swampy forests and Bayjou having the appearance of a glowing white Jellyfish with 6-9 tentacles. Their glow lures victims as a charm person or charm monster spell at up to 100 feet range. They paralyze their victims and feed off them at 1hp per tentacle per round until victims or Luminar is dead.

A different style...

Christmas Movies: Snow Day

 

Who remembers the christmas Classic with Lee Majors? That timeless christmas classic as a retired colonel goes up against terrorists during the holiday season.

Linguistic Archaeology: Byzantine Culture

A. Male Byzantine Names
1. Adralestos
2. Adrian
3. Akronion
4. Alexius
5. Andronicus
6. Bardas
7. Constantius
8. Demetrius
9. Eustratius
10. Guthymius
11. Heraclius
12. Joannaces
13. Justin
14. Leontius
15. Nicephorus
16. Nicetas
17. Phocas
18. Synesios
19. Theodorus
20. Theophilus


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
12 60%    12 60%   15 75%  11 55%      12 60%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
1     5%     7 35%     6  30%     0    0%       1    5%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
6  30%     2 10%      1    5%     5  25%      2   10%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
10 50%    3 15%      0    0%     10 50%      17 85%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
10 50%   0    0%      0    0%      1    5%       2  10%

Z      %
0   0%



Popularity of use
85% S,
75% I, S:
60% U, E, A, I, S:
55% O, U, E, A, I, S:
50% T, R, N, O, U, E, A, I, S: Eustratius,
35% C, T, R, N, O, U, E, A, I, S: Constantius, Nicetas,
30% H, D, C, T, R, N, O, U, E, A, I, S: Adrian, Andronicus, Theodorus,
25% L, H, D, C, T, R, N, O, U, E, A, I, S: Heraclius, Leontius, Adralestos,
15% P, L, H, D, C, T, R, N, O, U, E, A, I, S: Phocas, Theophilus, Nicephorus,
10% Y, M, J, P, L, H, D, C, T, R, N, O, U, E, A, I, S: Joannaces, Justin, Synesios, Demetrius,
5% X, K, G, B, Y, M, J, P, L, H, D, C, T, R, N, O, U, E, A, I, S: Alexius, Guthymius, Bardas, Akronion,
0% Z, V, W, Q, F


Conclusion: originating in the S Linguistic Group;

S group      Sex          %                     Dev. Chain                   Bandgap
Scythian       M         100%                (S; A; U; I, C, H, L, R)   
Roman         M         85%                   (S; U; I; A; L)
Mod. Greek  M         85%                  (S; O; I; A; N; E)
Byzantine     M         85%                 (S; I; U, A, E)
Anc. Greek   M         84%                  (S; O; E; A; I)
(+OS) PIE Animals 75%                   (S; O; K; A; E)
Celt               M         70%                  (S; I; U; A; O)
• Monster         58%                  (S; R; A; N; T, O)
• Secret             52%                  (S; I; A; R; T; M)

The earliest Byzantine Males at 50%, rising to a cultural peak at 10% plateauing through to 5%.


B. Female Byzantine Names
1. Agnes
2. Anastasia
3. Anna
4. Comito
5. Eudocia
6. Euphemia
7. Helena
8. Irene
9. Joannina
10. Justina
11. Lupicina
12. Martina
13. Passara
14. Sittas
15. Sophia
16. Thecla
17. Theodora
18. Theophano
19. Vigilantia
20. Zoe


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
17 85%    9 45%     12 60%   7  35%      4   20%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
0    0%     4 20%      2  10%     0    0%       2   10%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
6  30%     2 10%      0    0%     4 20%       3   15%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
11 55%    5 25%      0    0%     4  20%       6   30%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
9  45%     1   5%      0     0%     0    0%       0    0%

Z      %
1   5%


Popularity of use
85% A:
60% I, A:
55% N, I, A: Anna,
45% T, E, N, I, A:
35% O, T, E, N, I, A:
30% S, H, O, T, E, N, I, A: Sittas, Anastasia,
25% P, S, H, O, T, E, N, I, A: Sophia, Theophano, Passara,
20% R, L, C, U, P, S, H, O, T, E, N, I, A: Helena, Irene, Lupicina, Thecla,
15% M, R, L, C, U, P, S, H, O, T, E, N, I, A: Comito, Euphemia, Martina,
10% J, G, D, M, R, L, C, U, P, S, H, O, T, E, N, I, A: Joannina, Justina, Eudocia, Agnes, Theodora,
5% Z, V, J, G, D, M, R, L, C, U, P, S, H, O, T, E, N, I, A: Vigilantia, Zoe,
0% W, X, Y, K, Q, F, B

Conclusion: Female Byzantine linguistic culture originates in the A-I-N linguistic subgroup;

A-I-N subgroup     Sex     %      Dev. Chain                   Bandgap
Russian                    F     98%    (A; I; N; L; R; E)
Celt                           F     94%    (A; I; N; C; E)                     N
Gypsy                      F      92%    (A; I; N; L; R; Y)
Maori                       F     90%     (A; I; N; H; E)
Hungarian             F       86%    (A; I; N; R; L)                    R
Byzantine              F       85%    (A; I; N; E, T; O)             E, T, O
To bathe                         85%    (A; I; N; E; K, U)
To give birth                  76%     (A; I; N; D; T, E)
African/Oth.        M       73%    (A; I; N; O; M)
To Shelter                       73%    (A; I; N; S; T)
To Teach                        72%    (A; I; N; T; E)
Sumerian           M&F    70%    (A; I; N; H; S)                   H
Darkness                       65%     (A; I; N; R; T, E)
Giant                               64%    (A; I; N; E; G, T)
Spear                              50%    (A; I; N; O; T, H)

The earliest is at 55% with a bandgap from 45%-35%. Recovery at 30% rising to a cultural peak at 10% before declining by 5%.