ROLEPLAY GUIDE: ELIONI

ELIONI PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Elioni are the “cat-people” of the Garden in the most readable, cosplay-friendly way: cat ears, whiskers, a furred face, and a visible tail, on an otherwise humanoid body. They tend to look built for alertness and agility rather than raw bulk, which is why they’re often described as making good scouts/explorers/hunters. For roleplay, lean into quick head turns, tail tells, and the idea that personal space and personal dignity are real things you notice.

HOME PLANET, HISTORY, AND CULTURE

Elioni come from Rowwsia, where the biggest landmass is overwhelmingly desert and most people historically lived along the coasts. That geography breeds a specific kind of mindset: you don’t get a lot for free, you learn to make your own luck, and you don’t wait around for permission to be yourself. Their culture’s “center of gravity” is independent thought and expression, plus a strong meritocracy streak—people want accomplishment to matter, even if the reality can drift into prestige, gatekeeping, and “prove it” attitudes. They’re also a species that leaned hard into industrial robotics and AI (partly because so much of their world is brutal to work by hand). Even when an Elioni is friendly, there’s often a vibe of: I respect you most when you show me who you are and what you can do.

LANGUAGE, AND HOW TO “SOUND LIKE ONE”

Elioni speech is designed to feel like a drawled, meow/yowl/trill cadence in text: you’ll see lots of stretched sounds written with doubled letters (rr, ww, oww, urr, arr), and it comes off playful, dramatic, or intensely sincere depending on context. The easy RP trick is: avoid contractions (say “do not,” “cannot” instead of “don’t,” “can’t”), keep sentences clean and declarative, and drop in a few signature particles/words when you want to flavor it: ne for “not,” ma for “do it!” commands, and ke to turn something into a question. Also: in Elioni culture, the tail = the self, so tail-related insults land as personal insults—use that for comedy or for serious escalation.

NAMING YOUR AVATAR

To make an Elioni name feel right, make it look like it’s meant to be spoken with a purr: pick something 2–4 syllables, then add the Elioni “drawl” by using rr/ww and the signature endings like -urr / -arr / -oww / -roww (and doubling letters when you want it extra Elioni). Canon-shaped examples look like Dreer Mowurr, Sturrnmarr Krowwm, Phrawer Renurr, Murrr Vower, Timurr Drawermol—notice how they’re readable, but they linger in the mouth. If your name starts looking like a real Earth word, twist a vowel, add an rr, or swap a syllable so it stays alien.

ROLEPLAY TIPS FOR PLAYING AN ELIONI

• Lead with self-direction. You state what you’re doing; you don’t ask unless you must.
• Respect is earned through action. Competence, craft, creativity, follow-through—this is how you impress Elioni.
• Make “be yourself” a principle, not a vibe. Elioni will defend weirdness (including your own) as long as it’s honest.
• Be allergic to “because tradition.” If there’s a rule, you want to know what problem it solves.
• Use tail/body language in emotes. Tail twitch = irritation, tail high = confidence, tail tucked = genuine unease, etc.
• When conflict happens, get direct. Not loud. Direct. An Elioni can be blunt without being crude.
• If you want everyday flavor: coastal comfort foods (often chilled seafood), lots of practical tech/automation talk, pets like ferrets/desert rats/fish, and a taste for showing off achievement.

ELIONI PHRASEBOOK

• Hello / Hey: Purr veyy ti.
• Goodbye: Purrdat yarrweer troww. (“go your own way”)
• Yes: Nurra.
• No: Nerr.
• “Please” (polite request / permission): Mi pravva liva. (“I request permission”)
• “Thanks” vibe (closest common approval): Ri purr-nurra. (“that’s good / agreed / acceptable”)
• I don’t know: Mi ne mewrr.
• I understand: Mi vann.
• I mean no harm: Mi ne ravaw hurra.
• I need help: Mi pravva purrm.
• Follow me: Ma trenn mi.
• It’s dangerous here: Korru inn harru.

• Wait here: Ma kessh inn harru.
• Stop!: Ma stemm!
• Run!: Ma runn!
• I want to trade: Mi ravaw barru.

• Curse: Mreow ckhak! (“Damn it!”)
• Put-down: Growwrurr arrsus troww! (“your tail’s knotted!” / “you messed up!”)
• Quick apology (pardon me): Hiss browroww arr.