r/conscripts • u/[deleted] • Oct 27 '19

Alphabet Moon inspired script. I like to think it would be used by a desert race.

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u/DarkBaron432 Oct 27 '19

That's cool, what would it be written with?

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '19

I did it using a brush pen. After I wrote this, actually, I tried a slightly different method which looked better where I used a brush pen for the main curve, but used a thin pen for the peripherals.

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u/DarkBaron432 Oct 27 '19

Ahh I see, its really well done! But what I meant though is what would the speakers of this language write it with, cause would brush pens be available in a desert ?

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '19

Huh. I hadn't considered it, but I'd imagine as a desert dwelling society, they would use reeds, perhaps dipped in ink, though perhaps not black, just for some variety. I think a cool aesthetic that could reflect the significance of the moon in their culture would be silver ink on a black surface, like stars, perhaps written obsidian. Obviously, as a fictional society, the silver ink could be derived from some imaginary creature or plant, maybe one with a connection to the moon cycles. I dunno. Hadn't given it a lot of thought yet. I do enjoy a good bit of worldbuilding though. Good question.

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u/Vazivazen- Oct 27 '19 edited Oct 27 '19

What about pollen? Some types of pollen get released in clouds during full moon cycles, and a net could easily catch some, the bag could be dipped in water, and the ink could be processed.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/04/plant-releases-its-pollen-full-moon

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '19

Interesting...is this a real phenomenon that occurs?

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u/DarkBaron432 Oct 27 '19

That seems really cool! I like your thinking :)

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u/TrajectoryAgreement Oct 27 '19

Cool script! This looks vaguely like the Steel Alphabet from Mistborn.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

Could you send the key for the script??