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What is this website, exactly?

This website is a small project of mine and it combines both information about the Palanteinc, a fictional people from a fictional earth, as well as their language and writing system. It also serves me as a way to document my worldbuilding process.

The Palanteinc originated in an online map game within the Stellaris Community Multiplayer Server – the SCM, for short. The SCM is an online community found on Discord where people who wish to play the 4k strategy empire builder “Stellaris” can meet up, discuss the game and share horrible memes. The “map game” was (and still is, in a way), an asynchronous multiplayer game that is now run on a dedicated server. Originally, a variety of people came together and, thanks to a motivated game master and his home-made rules the game went on for over a year.

Want to learn more about the map game?

What can I find here?

You will find information about language (in general) as well as the Palanteinc language and writing system. There is a lot more to learn about the “little people” as we came to call them, which is why there are separate pages for culture and history. The culture page contains information about the Palanteinc’ culture throughout their history and covers topics such as governance, laws, family and much more. The history page will try and stay as accurate to their (fictional!) history, documenting the rise (and fall?) of this prosperous early human civilisation.

Want to learn more about the Palanteinc culture or history?

Who is the author?

The author of this website and its content – as long as it is not otherwise specified – is me. Ceo!

I’m a 38 year old man hailing from Germany. I’m an ESL speaker and have learned the basics of English in school. The rest? Oh, well, has (un-)fortunately been shaped by my exposure to the internet and various other types of media such as movies and songs. If my English sounds a little off to you, that might be why.

Though I studied to become a teacher (to teach English myself) and even went through parts of the practical training, I did not pursue that career any further. Instead, I trained to become a media designer and have since been working as a technical writer and instructional designer. (Kronk voice: “Oh yeah. it’s all coming together.”)

Source?

Aside from wikipedia, of course, here are some sources as well as programs I have used:

Language

  • “An introduction to grammar for language learners” by Don Ringe, 2018, Cambridge University Press
  • “The Art of Language Creation” by David J. Peterson, 2015, Penguin Books
  • “The Language Construction Kit” by Mark Rosenfelder, 2010, Yonagu Books
  • “The Conlangers Lexipedia” by Mark Rosenfelder, 2013, Yonagu Books
  • List of IPA-symbols with pronounciation examples (2024-07-22)

Culture

  • “Maya cities: placemaking and urbanization” by Andrews, George F., 1975, Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
    Thanks to the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/mayacitiesplacem0000andr/mode/2up
  • “Köpfe, Schlangen, Pyramiden in Lateinamerika – Alte Kulturen von Mexiko bis zur Osterinsel” by Karl zum Winkel, 2001, Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg
  • https://www.marc.ucsb.edu/research/maya (2024-10-07)
  • https://exploringsolutionspast.org (2024-10-07)

Architecture

  • “Architektur der Welt – Maya” by Henri Stierlin, 1963 (?), Benedikt Taschen Verlag Berlin

History

  • “What Happened When in the World” by ?, 2015, DK Children

Worldbuilding

  • “The Planet Construction Kit” by Mark Rosenfelder, 2010, Yonagu Books

Various pictures and other sources

  • Nice looking jungle background? Vectorized version of this beauty.
  • Original Mapgame map designed and maintained by Anthro. Map(s) posted with permission.
  • Illustrations were either drawn by me or Fenya.
  • Picture of Nef’Sheherezed was created by using this picrew.
  • Beautiful photography was done by talented people and aquired by me via istock.

Programs