Grammar Guide
This is a guide on when to, and when to not capitalize names of races and peoples. It is made to aid others, as well as staff (namely myself) to keep consistency throughout lore posts and in-game. These rules more or less follow real-life grammar rules, but in some places may be set by just us, even if there are more proper ways of doing so. For example, it is proper to say "those Dwarves in the guild," but we are choosing to go instead with "those dwarves in the guild." Why? Because it looks better, I say!
As a reminder, Peoples is what we refer to as our subraces, such as the Imperials, Gales, Sun Elves, Mer, Ironfists, and so on. Races on the other hand, are the 4 races of Volantis, being Luari, Mer, Human and Dwünīr.
Capitalize names when:
| Speaking of the race as a whole as a proper noun | "The Luari; the Elves; the Humans; the Dwarves; the Dwünīr; the Mer." |
| Speaking of the people group |
"The Star Elves like to wear chupas; I am a Gale; they are Imperials, we do not like Ironfists, she is an Estrela'Lurin." |
| In use of an adjective | "An Ironfist axe; these are Galenean lands; a Joagundric warrior." |
Do not capitalize names when:
| Speaking of a specific group of a particular race | "Those luari; those elves; those humans; those dwarves; those dwünīr; those mer." |
| Speaking of the race as a whole as a general noun | "All elves are tall, all dwarves are short." |
| Speaking of an individual by their Race | "I am an elf; They are dwarves, we are mer, he is a human." |
| Speaking of materials | "I need an ingot of emperium; that fulgurum glaive; jhotasite is rare. |
If more examples would help with understanding, do let me know!
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