Arkoshian Sayings

Avor-nain (“Children of the Storm”)
The Avor-nain are a group of bandits and marauders mostly formed from Vethixen refugees. They are led by the maniacal dragonborn Sevren, a renegade warrior from the Flamebrow clan. Sevren and his ilk believe that the destruction of Vethixen was a warning from the gods that the dragonborn have grown too “soft.” The Avor-nain believe the “lesser” races of the empire (like humans and kobolds) must be purged if Arkhosia is to survive and prosper. Bands of Avor-nain wreck havoc across the lands of the empire, especially against isolated communities of non-dragonborn. The imperial legions have tried to hunt down these brutal outlaws but thus far have not succeeded.

Kryxar (“Kindred”)
A kryxar is a military unit in the Arkhosian Empire, composed of about 100 dragonborn warriors. Each kryxar is led by a dargir (“battle lord”) and is usually composed of dragonborn from the same city-state. About twenty kryxar are grouped together to form a legion. Kryxar generally adopt some of the characteristics of their patron dragon: for example, red kryxars usually favor berserker heavy infantry, while green kryxars are renowned for their ambush tactics and wilderness skills. White kryxars serve as the empire’s alpine troops. Often kobold auxiliaries are assigned to a kryxar to serve as scouts and skirmishers. Talon Dur’Kell, before joining the Bahamut’s Breath special forces group, was a dargir and commanded the 9th Red Kryxar of the Legion of the Fiery Crown.

Vash’neeth! (“Go lay an egg!”)
This vulgar expression originated with the kobolds of the empire to insult their dragonborn masters but gradually spread to the other races. Today it is used by anyone towards anyone and has a similar meaning to “go jump off a cliff” or other phrases less genteel. For example, Dorak the dragonborn foreman of the mine, might instruct Yarix, one of his kobold underlings, to work overtime. Yarix (under his breath and behind the dragonborn’s back) might mutter, “Vash’neeth!”