Expressions

What follows is a list of common expressions said throughout Trinity, including their source and their meaning.

Expressions

• "Sharpen your ears" — Elven expression, meaning "grow wiser"
• "Watching the spider's web" — Elven expression meaning "focusing on the wrong thing"
• "Arguing with ice" — Coldlander expression meaning "wasting your time"
• "Spring follows winter" — Elven expression meaning "all things pass"
• "And would you strip the bark from a treant?" — Elven expression meaning "Are you crazy?"
• "Ask the winds." — Halfling expression comparable to "Who knows?"
• "Passed through the arch" — Expression of the Order, said of one who has died.
• "Grinned at the skull" — Expression of the Order, said of one who has done something that should not have succeeded or should have resulted in death.
• "Spinning the wheel" — Expression of the Order, meaning "passing the time".
• "Meshing with the gear" — Expression of the Order, said of one who works well with others.
• "Invisible sky angel-demon" — Expression of atheists, said (usually derisively) of a deity or similar supernatural being.