Achaean Lingo

Below is a list of common terms that are used within Achaea.

A

• Adventurer: A term used to describe a player character in an in character, (or IC,) manner.

B

• Bashing: A term used for a trip taken to fight denizens for experience and/or gold. Example: I am going bashing in Azdun. Would you like to come with me?

G

• Gate Raid: A term used to describe psuedo-raids on a city by a single adventurer or a group of adventurers. They often take place just outside of defendable range of the city, so as to lessen casualties on the raiding force and avoid guards.

H

• Honours Line: A term used to describe a line shown when using Honours <person> that shows they have completed a major quest. Example: When I honours Delphinus, it says that he is a Champion of Caer Witrin.

I

• IC: See In Character.

• In Character: A term used to describe actions that relate directly to the game of Achaea. Staying in character requires that one not mention words such as TV and similar devices that do not exist in Achaea.

O

• OOC: See Out of Character.

• Out of Character: A term used to describe references to real life activities and items that do not relate to Achaea. This is acceptable in some clans, but is otherwise considered forbidden on public channels and can be punished with a loss of credibility.

Q

• Questing: A term used to describe working on various quests in Achaea. Usually involving completing tasks for denizens in hopes of a reward or to achieve an objective, such as gaining an honours line, (see: Honours Line in Achaean Lingo.) Example: I am off to go questing in Blackrock, as I am short on gold.

R

• Raid: A term used to describe an assault on a city by a group of adventurers, or sometimes even a single adventurer. This often involves killing defending citizens, guards, or denizens. See also: Gate Raid.

• Raiding: To raid. The act of raiding.