Codex:
Fighting Tigers of Veda (pg 19)
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Glossary and Pronunciation Guide
I don't speak
Hindi, Sanskrit, or any of the numerous other languages used throughout
India, so this pronunciation guide is not meant to be accurate. Rather,
it's my best guess at how these words and names--some real, some made up--would
be pronounced, and I think it suffices for gaming purposes.
However, if
you are familiar with Hindi and could help correct any mistakes I've made,
please e-mail me and
I'll be more than happy to learn from you and make this guide more accurate.
(AHG-nee): the
Vedic god of fire and the patron deity of Fighting
Tiger Devastator units.
(bah-beer-OOO-sah):
an armored, six-legged, tusked omnivore native to Veda and found throughout
grassy areas and forests; one of the favorite prey of Mahaduyanan tigers.
(BRAH-mahn): the
Vedic name for the Emperor; usually the Vedic people and the Fighting Tigers
refer to him as the Sleeping Emperor Whose Dream Shapes the Universe.
Unlike other
Space Marine Chapters, Fighting Tigers worship the Emperor as a god, served
by the Vedic gods (of which there are thousands). Indeed, the Tigers
believe that everything--the physical universe, the Warp, all of reality
and even time itself--is a long, elaborate dream of the Brahman, a dream
from which someday he shall awaken. When he does, everything except himself
will cease to exist. The Emperor will then fall asleep again, dream again,
and (by dreaming) create a new reality.
(bree-HAASS-pah-tee):
the Vedic god of wisdom and the patron deity of Fighting
Tiger Librarians.
Chandramatie Bahl
(CHAN-drah-MAH-tee BALL): Librarian
and Acting Raja of Ghuyrashtra.
(goo-YAH-raash-TRAH):
the southern continent of Veda; also the name of the jatis stationed there.
Ghuyarashtra is mostly covered by dry grassy areas. It is home to very
swift maneating tigers (the males are a mustard yellow with brown stripes,
the females white with brown stripes) originally cloned from Terran species.
The adjective form is Ghuyarashtran.
(in-DRAH): the
captain of the Vedic gods, who leads their armies into battles against
daemons and monsters; the patron deity of Fighting
Tiger Veterans and Terminators.
(JAH-tis): a caste
or division of the Fighting Tigers of Veda, equivalent to 5 Space Marine
Companies and composed of about 500 Fighting Tigers plus vehicles and attendants.
Because Veda is so large and unsettled, with huge tracts of wilderness,
the Fighting Tigers were initially split in half to adequately patrol its
surface. The plural is also jatis.
Jirbu Ghosh
(JEER-boo
GOSH): Fighting Tiger Captain, and Khandar Madu's heir.
(kah-LEE): the
Vedic goddess of death and the patron deity of Fighting
Tiger Assault units.
(KON-dahr mah-DOO):
current Raja of Mahaduyana.
Raja
Khandar Madu
(kuh-SHAH-tree-AH):
a Fighting Tiger Captain. The plural is kshatriyas. Every kshatriya
is a tanadar (officer), but not all tanadars are kshatriyas.
(mah-HAH-doo-YAH-nah):
the northern continent of Veda; also the name of the jatis stationed there.
Mahaduyana is mostly covered by grassy areas and forests. It is home to
very large, maneating sabretoothed tigers (the males are orange with black
stripes, the females white with black stripes) originally cloned from Terran
species. The adjective form is Mahaduyanan.
(mah-HAH-RAH-jah):
title reserved for Shiva Nagordarika, founder of the Fighting Tigers and
first ruler of Veda.
(POOH-chaan):
the Vedic god of guides and the patron deity of Fighting
Tiger Scout units.
(RAH-jah): ruler
of one of Veda's two continents, its people, and the Space Marines stationed
there. Also co-ruler of the Fighting Tigers.
(rok-SHAH-sa):
Vedic term for daemon. Vedic belief holds that rakshasas are evil, shape-shifting
spirits who exist only to destroy. According to Vedic lore, rakshasas fear
their ultimate dissolution when the Brahman eventually awakens and all
things cease to exist, so they struggle to usurp reality, obliterate the
Brahman, and (they hope) exist forever.
As servants
of the Brahman, the Sleeping Emperor Whose Dream Shapes the Universe, the
Fighting Tigers of Veda are sworn enemies of the rakshasas, no matter what
form they take or which rakshasa-lord (Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh, or Tzeentch)
they serve.
(ROOD-rah): the
Vedic god of battles and the patron deity of Fighting
Tiger Tactical units.
(sah-BAH): an
association of Fighting Tiger Space Marines, grouped together by battlefield
role; thus all Tactical Marines are in one sabha, all Devastator Marines
are in another sabha, and so on, as given below:
|
Sabha
|
Members
|
Patron
Deity
|
Sex
|
|
Tigers
of Rudra
|
Tactical
Space Marines
|
Vedic
god of storms
|
male
|
|
Tigers
of Agni
|
Devastator
Space Marines
|
Vedic
god of fire
|
male
|
|
Tigers
of Kali
|
Assault
Space Marines
|
Vedic
goddess of death
|
female
|
|
Tigers
of Indra
|
Veterans
and Terminators
|
Captain
of the Vedic gods
|
male or
female
|
|
Tigers
of Puchan
|
Space
Marine Scouts
|
Vedic
god of guides
|
male or
female
|
Each jatis
has its own sabhas: thus both Jatis Ghuyarashtra and Jatis Mahaduyana have
their own Tigers of Rudra. The Fighting Tigers of Veda do not use companies
like most other Space Marine Chapters; instead, the sabhas function as
pools for tanadars (officers) to draw units from. Tanaders (Heroes, Librarians,
and Chaplains) are attached to sabhas but venerate their own patron deity
in addition to the sabha's.
(sah-VEE-tree):
the Vedic god of healing and the patron deity of Fighting Tiger Apothecaries.
(shaam-SHEER tahl-AH-trah):
Former Raja of Ghuyarashtra, now leader of the Fearful
Symmetry army.
Shamshir
Talatra
(SHI-kahr): literally,
"hunt," but also means a Fighting Tiger army. The plural is
shikars.
(SHEE-vah NAH-gore-dah-REE-kah):
Fighting Tiger founder and first Chapter Master, given the title Maharaja.
Ruled for over 800 years before being crippled by a Bloodthirster and reincarnated
as the Dreadnought Shiva the Destroyer.
Shiva
the Destroyer
(SHREN-dee vash-TAHR):
former ruler of Ghuyarashtra who, with Surya Ashoka, inherited rule of
the Fighting Tigers after Shiva Nagordarika was crippled by a Bloodthirster.
Vashtar lives on as a Tiger Eternal (Dreadnought).
Shrendi
Vashtar
(sinj): literally,
"tiger warrior," and a term of honor; exceptional Tigers
of Indra may be asked to join a tanadar's Singh
Squad (equivalent to a Space Marine Command Squad).
(sur-YAH ah-SHOCK-ah):
former ruler of Mahaduyana who, with Shrendi Vashtar, inherited rule of
the Fighting Tigers after Shiva Nagordarika was crippled by a Bloodthirster.
Surya lives on as a Tiger Eternal (Dreadnought).
Surya
Ashoka
(tahl-WAHR CHA-krahm):
Formerly the seniormost Tiger of Varuna.
Talwar
Chakram
(TAN-ah-dar):
a Fighting Tiger officer (Chapter Master, Captain,
Librarian, Chaplain, or Master of the Forge). The plural is
tanadars.
(tuh-VAASH-tree):
the Vedic god of artifice and the patron deity of Fighting Tiger Techmarines.
(vah-ROO-nah):
the Vedic god of oaths and the patron deity of Fighting
Tiger Chaplains.
(VAY-dah): ninth
planet in the Regulus Secundus system. Veda is a large, Earth-like planet
with two continents (Mahaduyana and Ghuyarashtra), both in the eastern
hemisphere and connected by narrow land bridges. Rich in natural resources,
Veda is populated by feudal-level humans living in villages and is ruled
by the Fighting Tigers.
(ZAG-nal mar-AH-thah):
seniormost Tiger of Brihaspati, advisor to
Raja Khandar Madu.
Zaghnal
Maratha
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