"Mantras" are a key mechanism by which one employs Yl'Ankharaal in the Shine. The following is a short mantra known as the Vyld Infection Mantra.

In Nytlu Khal:
Nyurin suvag,
Myurin sulag,
Arys neel,
Sharkh rypt,
Nyurin sugav,
Myurin sulag,
Arys drahl,
Glylt sarn. 

Interpreted into English:
​The lake drains
The river breaks
The body bare
The wound takes 
The lake drains 
The river breaks
The body rots
The mind wakes


​When designing Shine Amysgal's universal language, I drew inspiration from Classical Mongolian script, Classical Chinese grammar and Elder Futhark runes. It was much easier to create a phonetic language than a pictographic one (such as Chinese), so I decided to start with Mongolian words and alter them while sprinkling in the occasional Latin roots, suffixes and prefixes. When it came to grammar, I simply couldn't resist imitating Classical Chinese. Finally, in order to give the language a feeling of dark fantasy, it seemed right to go with Elder Futhark runes as the defining visual look to the language. Nytlu Khal is read top-to-bottom, left-to-right. Aside from having no "P' in the language, Nytlu Khal also has a number of other grammatical rules that fall outside of Classical Chinese such as particle-like suffixes and the total omission of conjunctions.

If there's enough interest later on, I'll be happy to produce an entire book on the language. Currently, however, it remains merely an enjoyable bit of spice that I took great pleasure in adding to the narrative. 

 - Luke Joslin

Here's a short snippet from the opening scene of memory file 3, titled "SVC: KHVRM-12840, Index: W(ERR)-4812.1.4.1.11, Ynalt Haal"

“Standby for rip in three–”
The sound of Wright starting the rip countdown always made Rudolph’s stomach turn. It was ever the precursor, the herald of liquefaction and spaghettification. His vision began to warp as the drop suit started to change phase in preparation for the rip.
Cross-Planar Rip was a limited method of near-instantaneous transport between two unobstructed points across the Shine. Though effective, the process was associated with a high level of risk. It worked by differentiating special functions between the interior and exterior of the drop suit. The suit itself would enter and almost liquid phase in which it could safely stretch up to ten thousand kilometers. Inside the suit, the occupant’s body would be temporarily liquefied for up to one Planck second while the gravity rip was in effect. To reanimate the occupant on the receiving end there was a very quick and very painful infusion that the suit would automatically introduce into the occupant at a thousand points all over the body.
Rudolph steeled himself against the pain as his suit whirred with the noise of a thousand motors all working in unison to turn him into human soup. A high-pitched, electric vibration passed through every fiber of his being as it began to tear itself apart at the cellular level. His vision became a water-color painting dropped in a pond as each color seemed to expand, revealing a rainbow of soft hues within. Time slowed to a near halt as he lost consciousness. 

When I'm thinking about technologies in Shine Amysgal, I try to start with good science and then distort the facts as needed. This isn't always the case, but the above is one example of when I feel it went well. 

Stay tuned!

 - ​Luke Joslin

I'm currently working on the last two memories. I'm very pleased with how everything's turned out. My biggest concern is that there are going to be too many dots to connect, leaving the reader a bit lost. In an effort to remedy this, I've created a glossary page. Be assured, the glossary will also be included in the prelude novel (albeit, edited and exclusive to terms present). Soon, I'll be sending out author's manuscripts to a few select readers to get some initial feedback. If I've done my job well, then they will devour it voraciously until finally the stars align in their heads as they finish the last few paragraphs. After this, a few rounds of some serious editing (and probably some further drafts), and I'll be ready to publish the novel. Keep an eye out for more updates! 

"Khavyrym's Memories: Stolen Excerpts" coming winter 2019.

 - Luke Joslin

P.S. I'm still working on the website. Expect to see it evolve as time goes on and the first "Path of the Pilots" novel nears completion. It's going to be a wild ride. :)