[Pig Iron]

Best thread ever I didnt get half of those but loved the character anyway.

[D'rek]

While we're at it, from DoD:

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'I know what you done, Nep!'
'Eh? Eggit'way fra meen!' Eh? Get away from me!
'You've been cursin' Kindly, haven't you? Blood blisters on his balls!'
Nep Furrow cackled. 'Black blibbery spoots, hah!' Black blibbery spots, hah!
'Stop it - stop what you're doing, damn you!'
'Too laber! Day doan gee'way!' Too late! They don't go away!
'Maybe he should find out who's behind it-'
'Doan deedat! Pig! Nathii frup pahl! Voo booth voo booth!' Don't do that! Pig! Nathii [insult]! [shaman tongue cursing]!
Mulvan Dreader stared down at the man, uncomprehending. He cast a beseeching glance over at Strap Mull the next cot along. 'What did he just say?'
The other Dal Honese was lying on his back, hands behind his head. 'Hood knows, some shaman tongue, I expect.' And then added, 'Curses, I'd wager.'
THe Nathii glared back down at Nep Furrow. 'Curse me and I'll boil your bones, y'damned prune. Now, leave off Kindly, or I'll tell Badan.'
'Beedan nar'ere, izzee?' Badan's not here, is he?
'When he gets back.'
'Pahl!' [insult]

Anyone got an idea what fup pahl is?

This post has been edited by D'rek: 16 March 2011 - 03:44 AM

[Excellence]

Erikson knows how his accent drives readers crazy. He threw a quick scene in Dust of Dreams where I think it was Sinter having a brief talk with Furrow. He blubbered a few lines and she smoothly replied each time.

He was was teasing us, I'll bet Mario's pet mutt Pookie on that. We don't know half the things he says and along comes Sinter who just talks and understands.

[Ace]

Thanks for posting some of these. I'm not sure if it's just not how my mind processes information or what, but I found myself reading his lines over and over again out loud with no luck at all half the time, so this note is a big help.

[Nefarious Bread]

My interpretation of Nep's part in the Epilogue was that "G'han nered pah vreem!" could be translated as "Gunna never pay for em!"which I took to imply that he meant that whatever money the families were sent would never make up for their loss. Not sure this entirely explains the others' reaction however! Like so much, a mystery we shall never know, unless SE decides his next print will be a Nep->English dictionary

[Cougar]

Like a few others I assumed that final exchange was supposed to be somewhat unintelligible to the reader, because if it was any of the suggestions we've had so far then the reaction of the others doesn't make sense. I thought Steve was just messing with us as a little joke.

[Bonecaster]

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"Nep Furrow, I need a curse."

"Eh? Geen way! Groblet! Coo!"

"Captain Kindly. I was thinking hives, the real itchy kind. No, wait, that'll just make him even meaner. Make him cross-eyed - but not so he notices, just everyone else. Can you do that, Nep?"

"War butt wod i'meen, eh?"

"How about a massage?"

"Kissands?"

"My very own, yes."

"Urble ong eh? Urble ong?"

"Bell to bell, Nep."

"Nikked?"

"Who, you or me?"

"Bat!"

"Fine, but we'll need to rent a room, unless of course you want an audience?"

"Bat!" is maybe the single funniest word in the entire series! LOL!