The Wild One Playlist + Glossary

So like I promised, a few extras to go along with The Wild One now that it's all released. Fun fact about the playlist, I've been wanting to come up with one for a story using just one artist for some time and this was my opportunity to finally do that with Empire of the Sun. Sort of like my own band-centric concept album. As for the glossary, I'm pretty sure that's all the crazy made up words that I used throughout the story but if there's one that I missed--or just didn't go into enough detail about--please bring it to my attention and I'll add it into the glossary as soon as I can.

PLAYLIST

1. Standing on the Shore: This one does a good job about conveying the overall feeling of Max and how hopeless she feels in her life. I don't know why, the words don't exactly reflect that but there's a tone to it that's there. Besides, this band is all metaphors anyways.

2. Old Flavours

3. Before

4. Way to Go

5. Awakening: This is sort of the theme song for the roksinatu. Not that the roksinatu is this funky and jamming by nay means, but the words behind it all feel like this lyrical interpretation of Max and Tug coming together as one new entity. 

6. Surround Sound

7. High and Low: Despite the peppy tone to this track, it really conveys that feeling of imminent separation you just can't run away from. I used to love this song and now it just makes me sad because of this story. Thanks a lot Max.

8. Tiger by My Side

9. Disarm" Does a pretty good job of narrating the fight scene at certain parts. There's also this line "Way beyond the clifftops/where it meets the bluest sea/just beyond further still/ where you left me" and I feel that for Tug. Like a lot.

10. ZZZ

11. Welcome to My Life

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tiAV5Mxv29QSs2h3hObx5?si=7f1nnT7jSbeEVlphh36bLA

GLOSSARY

• Ysragaar -- The Living World, where all the mortal races live.
• Risgaar -- The Eternal World, where good souls go to rest.
• Braemor -- a country on the eastern side of the Broken Coast, best known for their mercenaries and war horses.
• Erabus -- a country on the southern edge of the Broken Coast, best known for their trades and exports.
• Fairmont -- a country on the northern edge of the Broken Coast, best known for mining exports.
• Trajost Jungle -- an uncolonized region between Fairmont and Erabus, and west of Braemor. It’s known as ‘The Mother’ to the Matu.
• Targel (Tars) -- the most common race of Ysragaar. They can be found in most every corner of the map.
• Matu -- a race of shapeshifters native to the Trajost Jungle.
• Srycion -- an aquatic race, mostly native to the Broken Coast (west Ysragaar) and the Coast of Denurra (northeast Ysragaar).
• Rualys -- a race native to Thamior, a forest in the south eastern corner of Ysragaar. They have a kinship to the trees they live in and are rarely found outside of them.
• Atruk -- an ancient race with the ability to shift into animals. Mostly nomadic but pockets of their tribes are hidden across Ysragaar. 
• Ysral -- the shared language across Ysragaar, spoken by most races.
• Aquae Novas -- the language of the Srycion, not commonly known throughout Ysragaar.
• Rualysian -- the language of the Rualys, not commonly known throughout Ysragaar.
• A’Pahk Maun -- the first of all languages, obscure to most of Ysragaar except scholars and linguists.
• Re’jit -- a common curse in Ysral, roughly translates to idiot/moron/dumbass, etc.
• Tc’sha -- the Matu equivalent to re’jit essentially
• Rohta -- a more severe Matu curse word, roughly translates to bastard/bitch/fucker
• Momo -- the Matu word for mother
• Affa -- the Matu word for father
• Hasta -- the Matu word for sister
• Boma -- the Matu word for brother
• Braka -- a Matu term of endearment, roughly translates to child, infant, baby
• Narut -- a Matu term to end prayer, roughly translates to ‘let it be’
• Ghinjo Root -- an alchemical/medicinal ingredient. Generally steeped into a tea to help with a variety of sickness.
• Taki Beans -- grows on the caoka tree. Boiled and then mashed into an edible dip.
• Caoka Tree -- where taki beans grow, native fauna of the Trajost jungle
• H’canth Moss -- sturdy moss from the H’canth tree. Very pliable and naturally adhesive to itself.
• Y’Pikon Leaves -- huge, fern like leaves that have a fine coating of red hair across them. Incredibly soft to the touch.
• Roksinatu -- a ritual used to bond two souls together as one. Generally reserved for outsiders wanting to become a part of the Matu.
• Sun Spirit -- a Matu that presents masculine in physical and emotional qualities.
• Moon Spirit -- a Matu that present feminine in physical and emotional qualities.
• Earth Spirit -- a Matu that present in a mixture of masuline and feminine  in physical and emotional qualities.