Slang

The Lexicon to Come

The Novans have their own dialect of specialized words and phrases. Briarys have a tremendous capacity for double-talk; what they say often means something other than its literal interpretation, or something in addition to its simple meaning. Even in public or around humans, they can often engage in very private conversations about matters that would otherwise be a violation of the Infiltration to discuss in public because of these special words, terms, and phrases.



Certain words have evolved new connotations among those of symbiotic alien descent, while others are unique to Briary and their society. The older Novans, as set in their ways as they are, often loath adopting new manners of speech or slang, and one can often determine a rough estimation of a Briary's age by listening to the individual words she chooses.