#Aesfrost

[bizarrebeasties]

Frederica from Triangle Strategy.

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Lady Aesfrost

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Languages in Triangle Strategy

Today on “I Think About Triangle Strategy Too Much,” I’ve been putting together some stuff on language in Norzelia!

There isn’t a ton of evidence to go off of concerning language in Triangle Strategy—everyone appears to be speaking the same language, and they never really mention having differing languages between the three main nations. However, what we do know is that Glenbrook, Hyzante, and Aesfrost have been around for a while—long enough that they’ve developed their own industries and cultures. It would make sense that their languages would start diverging at some point as well.

I’m taking that thought and running with it, even though the writers probably just intended to have them all speak the same language and leave it at that, haha.

In any case, here’s my theory on TS language, with a justification under each point.

There’s a common language in Norzelia that most, if not all people know.

This is probably pretty self-explanatory—all the characters seem to have no trouble communicating with each other. Even those with little opportunity or need for formal education (for example, Piccoletta, Rudolph, or Trish), can speak easily with Serenoa and the other lords and ladies.

Glenbrook and Hyzante have their own country-specific languages.

The biggest point in favor of this is, “I want this to be true and as such I’m going to pretend it is.” After all, there’s no evidence in-game that there’s any other language than the common tongue.

But what there IS evidence of is that Glenbrook/Aesfrost, Hyzante, and the Roselle have had enough time and isolation to develop distinct genetic markers (pink hair/darker coloring/etc.). That, and the drastic difference between the cultures in the three different nations, means it seems like intuitively you’d expect them to have different dialects at the very least.

The previously unaffiliated clans have their own mix of languages.

“Unaffiliated clans” in this case is just me referring to the various clans that seem to pop up from time to time. Wolffort, Telliore, and Falkes are all described as having previously been their own clans, which were in turn united by Wolffort’s clan. There’s also an unnamed mountain clan that Aesfrost displaces when they conquer the mountains.

I’m assuming these clans are breakaways of Glenbrook, Hyzante, and potentially any other foreign groups that have settled in Norzelia. They likely all learn the Norzelian common language to get along, but there would be a fair amount of pidgin and foreign languages in the mix.

The unnamed mountain clan in particular I like to think was a split-off from an entirely different region, separate from Glenbrook and Hyzante, who stayed relatively isolated from the other nations and maintained their own language until Aesfrost conquered their clan.

Glenbrook and Aesfrost share a language but differ in dialect.

According to the Notes section of the War Chronicles, Glenbrook and Hyzante were the first countries to settle in Norzelia. Aesfrost was originally a house of Glenbrook, and split off an undefined amount of time ago to establish the duchy. That split happened long enough ago that Aesfrost has had time to build Ironstone at the very least, and seems as if it’s probably been at least a few generations in addition to that, just given the way everyone talks about Norzelia and Aesfrost. I’m loosely thinking something like 200-300 years.

There’s a lot of great resources at this link, but taking into account the relative recentness of that split as well as the geographical/political closeness of Glenbrook and Aesfrost, a separate language might be a little much. However, if we roll with that idea that the unnamed mountain clan had its own language, I think there’s an argument for a new dialect to emerge.

The Roselle have their own language.

The Roselle seem to predate both Glenbrook and Hyzante, given that they knew the true origins of Norzelia (i.e., it being brought up to the surface by natural phenomenon, and the salt drying up beneath the surface). They also lived in a place called Centralia, and that the northern region was derivatively named Norzelia, potentially implying that they were the ones to name both places.

All that said, they live to the distant south, and appear to have lived apart from Norzelia for some time. It seems pretty likely that they had their own language—which could have been part of what made it so easy for Hyzante to suppress their knowledge of salt way back when they first migrated to Norzelia.

The Rosellan language was snuffed out in Norzelia upon their imprisonment by Hyzante.

Bits and pieces of the Rosellan language likely survive, but knowing the Hyzantian government, they would have hated allowing the Rosellans to speak privately amongst themselves. Over generations of slavery, they had recordkeepers like Orlaea who would probably know the old language, but otherwise, it likely died out in terms of casual speech.

On the bright side, it’s probably really unlikely that the entire Rosellan population traveled to Norzelia when they came to teach the nations about the salt crystals. I think it’s probable that there’s still a population of Rosellans living in Centralia who would still speak the language.

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And that’s all I have! It’s all just theory, but it’s a fun thing to think about in terms of world-building. Let me know if I got any facts wrong, or add on anything else you think is interesting!

[three3two22]

What do you do when your local prince is having an emotional breakdown?

[trunswicked]

Scales and tails!

[linderosse]

Frederica Aesfrost my beloved <3

Art from yesterday’s stream! Gonna go all out summoning for her in the CotC collab tomorrow; wish me luck 😇

Twitch | Insta

[pathetic-gamer]

my precious fire princess beloved <333333333 gotta draw her and serenoa together at some point...

[kelbunny]

2nd anniversary TriStrat Art 👀👀👀

[flabbergastedpigeon]

"Let us ease each others burdens"

Started playing Triangle Strategy and I'm in love with these two!!

[mrpuripurin]

Triangle Strategy doodle compilation⚖️🔺

[mirensiart]

The two pieces I did for the @tristratzine 💖

One is a cute serenoa/frederica (or how I like to call them, serenica lol) piece and the other is the first choice you make in-game (:

[randomnameless]

Dragons matter, fuck human supremacy!

Found Zephiel's account lol

All jokes aside, it's very telling how Roy was meme'd as "uwu racist" in FEH because of his skills, when Roy is arguing for coexistence between humans and dragons to Zeph, who wants to get rid of humans.

Roy wants to tell Zeph to still have faith in humanity - and not write it off - so humanity can still live and thrive and prosper alongside dragons!

Usually the other antagonists want to erase or look down on the non human race to prop up humanity - but in FE6, Zeph's reasoning is reversed!

And Roy's solution is the same as every other lord faced with this issue - Fodlan excluded because Fodlan treats this issue as horse piss, only relevant, fittingly, in Tru Piss - it's not X over Y or Y over X, it's X and Y living together.

It's kind of frightening how the newest FE games (bar Engage, so maybe it's just a Kusakihara thing?) completely elude the "live together solution" and end up pushing the "Humanity fuck yeah" answer...

[alien-onyx]

I wish you a very merry TEAM ASANO Holiday Exchange! And Christmas, if applicable.

here's your Frederica and Cordelia! I had a lot of fun drawing them :) I never have done so before as far as I know, and I'm not far in the game yet but I hope you like it regardless.

@cynical-gamer-media

[triangle-strategy-notes]

Marvels of Norzelia, Vol. 8

Up the Norzelia River and past a handful of craggy mountains lies the Aesfrosti capital. Despite the blizzards off swirling about it, the city itself is orderly and well maintained, and the people who swell there spirited and undaunted. But working together, they have managed to thrive in one of the most inhospitable places in the realm. It is this fortitude that has allowed Aesfrost to grow into a nation to be reckoned with.

Aesfrost’s Ironstone was carved out of a rocky mountainside—which is unusual, but fitting for a land with countless iron mines within its borders. It functions as both a castle and an iron factory.

Skilled artisans in the Grand Duchy are brought to the castle, where they mass-produce ironworks and engage in technological research. Thanks to an enormous forge as large and as hot as the mouth of a volcano within the castle, they are able to create huge quantities of ironware and weapons on a daily basis for Aesfrost’s pride and joy, the Blackirons.

Upon the castle’s ramparts is arguably the crowning achievement of Aesfrosti ironworking: a gigantic bell, larger than the largest dragon. I cannot even begin to fathom how they managed to create such a beast. Each day, the bell tolls the time for the people of the capital. It is so loud, it can be heard all throughout the mountains, and it has been been known to trigger avalanches on distant slopes.

[three3two22]

Frederica!!

[roaldseth]

Art trade w/ @pieadvisor

Going into this trade, I told myself I was going to specifically NOT do the Triangle Strategy option, but it said "Dragan" and "mines" so here we are.