User:Chrysophylax/De Bello In Perpetuo

Background

There are some common themes in all of Man's faiths and fears. The visions of a heavenly host, the earthly association of man, the assistance of man to the heavens, the perennial battle between a sky deity and a dragon, the importance of a name everlasting. These similarities are not accidental. They are but a reflection of the eternal truth: the war of the heavens continues. We, chosen of our time, give our devotion to the just struggle for the sake of those that remained, those that are, and those that will come. The vault of the heavens stands and we are its keepers. —Rúfronáu Imrátannas pripáti si Lunno, Captain's log of the Redship Undefeat

• rufro < h1reudh- bright
• náu < néh2u- ship
• mrát < melH2- pound, grind, defeat
• i- < n- a-
• Lunno < leuk- + -h3n(?)-
• pri < peri
• páti < potis(?)
• si < so

idea: humans from diverse cultures are regularly uplifted historically by the heavenly host to become troops in the war against the foe, represented by the dragon. Consider the Germanic choosing of slain warriors or the Aztec sacrifices to power the struggle of the Good in heaven against the myriad Evil stars

setting: grimdark space sci-fi but allows the use of extinct languages and cultures to coexist as diverse factions in a stalemated war. Expect: Space PIE, Space Hunnic, Space Sino-Tibetan, Space Northwest Germanic, Space Balto-Slavic, Space Indo-Aryan, Space Uto-Aztec, Space Ugaritic... you get it.