DHE World Guidance Translations, for people who Japan not good Options

[Walrus]

Since PPA's been PPA, we now have access to the World Guidance book and will be working on translating passages of interest. They'll be posted here(in later posts, since keeping them together won't fit).

THE BOOK LIKES TO USE A BUNCH OF WORDS THAT MEAN THE SAME THINGS AS OTHER WORDS AND I'M MORE SURE NOW ABOUT WHAT WORDS I SHOULD BE USING BUT I'M LEAVING THIS SECTION HERE JUST IN CASE ANYONE HAS ANY COMMENTS:

神々-'the gods.' We all know who they are, but for whatever reason, everyone in the games talks about them like they're still alive, even though they died back in Ragnarok(every game takes place after it). If "the gods" shows up in something talking about stuff after Ragnarok, it probably just means the Magi. If it shows up when talking about the people that made the surface worlds and stuff, it's the gods. They're apparently computers.

守護天使-'guardian angel.' The Heaven's Gate entry thinks this is "Archangel," but Kitten used the term once(supposedly).

地上-'above ground,' the plane of existence that the surface worlds(地上世界) exist in, so it's the surface. You could think of it as a big ring/shell that wraps around the underworld(which is infinite...maybe it actually wraps around the heavens :U), with Asgard on the other side.

冥府-directly translates as 'hades' or 'realm of the dead.' By now it's obvious that the games use "the underworld" as its meaning, but it apparently doesn't describe the entire place.

魔界-'demonworld', this is the whole place, but it's rarely spoken about. I'm pretty sure Zolgonark/Hades just owns most of it, so a lot of it falls under his name. I'M GOING TO CALL IT UTGARD BECAUSE IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF SHINKAI/ASGARD

魔神-'demon gods'. The book calls Zorgy one, but I don't think they have a proper title yet in the localized games. I don't think any others have appeared in the series yet.

魔物-'demonthings', seems to fit with what everyone calls "demons." It even mentions Slimes and Skeletons. THOSE ARE TOTALLY DEMONS. This looks like the term they use when referring to tangible ones.

魔族-'demontribes,' shows up when they talk about demons as a species/race/whatever.

Japan loves adding title and whatnot to their names, but English takes up way more space, so the localizations usually drop them unless they're being silly and using extra words. Some of the localized titles are slightly different from what Japan used, but I think I left everything as their English equivalents.

For whatever reason Japan can't stick to just quotations or brackets or parentheses, so I'll be copying whatever they do for the appropriate words/phrases in the translations. Omittableyetstillkindofimportantwords will go in [] brackets inside the sentences, and stuff in parentheses past the period are just my notes on how silly sounding or confusing the passage/sentence was.

[Walrus]

Page 132, Seth-Rah to Balmores

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Seth-Rah, the Holy Demon (聖魔セトラ)

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ゴートの七賢ヘクターと死の精霊セトが融合した、究極の存在。
壮絶なる力を秘めた絶対神。
力関係的にはヘクターよりもセトの方が上位のため、セトラの外見は女性寄りである。

The ultimate existence, a fusion of Hector and Seth[the Sprite of Death].
This absolute god holds sublime[or becoming sublime] power.
Since Seth's power is greater than that of Hector's, Seth-Rah's appearance is that of a girl.

Sprites (精霊)

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神々が作った地上世界の様々な自然物に宿る生命体の総称で、それらとは共生関係にある。
神々が創造した。
地上世界の秩序と安定を保つために、世界を構成するそれぞれの自然物に対して、守護や監視、自浄の目的 で精霊と呼ばれるものを創造したのだとされている。

The gods made the surface world and various natural things and lifeforms, and with them a symbiotic relationship.
They were created by the gods.
To preserve order, organize natural things, guard and protect, and cleaning, the beings called Sprites were created.
(fuck this entry I have no idea what's going on)

Forest of Sprites Elendia　（精霊の森エレンディア）

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精霊たちが暮らす、緑豊かで平和な森。
魔法の研究も盛んに行われている。
中央には長老の家がある。

A peaceful and verdant forest where the Sprites live.
Magic research is enthusiastically pursued.
The elder's house is in the center.

Great Wizard Valois (大魔導師バロイ)

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白薔薇家と黒薔薇家の開祖である偉大なる魔導師。
世界の覇権を左右すると噂された大魔法の完成を前に、志半ばで倒れたと言われている。
そのためヴァーレンヒルズの魔導師たちにとっては、彼の遺志を継ぎ強大な魔力を得ることが悲願となっている。

Great wizard that founded the White and Black Rose houses.
Held great influence with the hegemony of the world and supposedly perfected a powerful magic, it is said his will gave out halfway through.(not really sure what that means, either he gave up on the magic or turned into a vegetable/diedfrompneumonia)
The wizards of Verlaine Hills strive to obtain great magical power to succeed him(as his dying wish?).

Fallen Angel Archangel　（堕天使アークエンジェル）

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インフェルノスのひとり。
元は守護天使であったマリエッタの堕天した姿。
堕天により一度は力を奪われたものの、魔神との契約により復讐の力と憎悪の念を与えられた。

One of the Accursed.
Originally an Archangel, this is Marietta's fallen form.
She fell because her power was stolen long ago, but a contract with a Demon God gave her the power for revenge and a lingering hatred.

Fallen Angel Aries (堕天使アリエス)

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元は告死天使であったアリエスが大罪を犯し、堕天させられた姿。
転生を繰り返して生き延びてきた。
本来の肉体は失楽の地アンカルジアに封印されている。

Originally the Grim Angel Aries who committed a grievous sin, this is his fallen form.
He has survived by reincarnating over and over again.
His true body is sealed within Ancardia.

Surface Worlds (地上)

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神々が創り与えた世界。
時間も空間も独立した世界が平行しており、基本的には相互に干渉することはない。
ただ、神々も知らないひずみがどこかに存在するという未確報告もある。

The gods brought these worlds into existence.
They're adjacent worlds independent of each other in time and space, unable to interact.
There are areas unknown to the gods as well, though little is known about them.

Diviners (ディヴァイン)

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神威を秘めた、告死天使専用の武器。
ディヴァインを操るためには、彼らはそれぞれ何かを犠牲にしなければならない。
また、ディヴァインの呼称は慣例的に、それを操っていた初代の告死天使の名に由来して付けられている。
ただし、人工的に創られたトゥールに関しては、別の事情があるようだ。

Blessed by the will of the gods(not sure what 秘 means), these are the Grim Angels' exclusive weapons.
To wield these Diviners, of them require a sacrifice.
Customarily, the names are taken from the name of their original owner.
In the case of the artificially made Skadi, it seems there were different circumstances.(not sure what the point of that was)

The Angels (天使族)

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神界にのみ存在する天使族の一種。
神々の祝福により資質を与えられた者たちで、天使族は神々にのみ絶対的忠誠を誓うことを義務とされる。
翼を持つ存在で、神界兵と連携してヘヴンズゲートの哨戒にあたっている。
寿命は存在しないが、神界とともにある存在ゆえに、神界消滅＝死となる。
神々は天使を抹消することはできない。
そのため、天使の創造は最重要事項に近いものとなっている。
それゆえ天使に対しての罰としては、力を奪い、神界から追放する「堕天」という断罪が執られる。
ただし、特別な力を有する告死天使や、冥府の力によって倒されることはある。

The Angels exist only in Asgard.
These beings were created by the will of the Gods, so it is their duty to swear absolute loyalty to them.
They possess wings, and coordinate the patrol of Heaven's Gate with the Servants(of Goth?).
They don't have a lifespan, but are linked with Heaven, and would perish should it fall.
The Gods are unable to erase angels.
For that reason, the matter of creating angels comes under close consideration.
Convicted angels receive punishment by being stripped of their powers and exiled from Heaven, called a "fall".(Japan thinks it can just make up words and use them as verbs and nouns and adjectives)
However, Grim Angels have a special attribute that makes them susceptible to the power of the underworld.(I think this just means that they can die...or something)
(Well, the only time we've seen an angel defeated was by the power of the Gran Centurio, which gathered enough power to break the gods' bonds on a fallen angel, so it might be able to kill one too. Grim Angels die left and right at the end of Riviera, so uh...I dunno. The only other angelpunching happened as Marietta's choice in Kitten, probably some kind of exception.)

Transmigragem (転生石)

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ウンディーネ族が転生するために必要な秘宝。
ウンディーネ族は女系種族のため、転生することで生き延びている。
これがなければ転生することができず、彼女たちは滅びてしまう。

The essential artifact the Undine need to transmigrate.
The Undine are a solely female race, so they need to transmigrate to survive.
If they are unable to, they will perish.

Heavenly Wyvern Lindwurm (天竜リンドヴルム)

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インフェルノスのひとり。
巨樹の頂に封印されていた、ネルデ巨樹遺跡の主。
巨大な竜のような姿をしており、冷気ブレスで攻撃してくる。

One of the Accursed.
The head of Nelde, sealed in The Apex.
An enormous dragon-like being, it attacks with Crystal Breath.

Tower(of Mehse?) (塔)

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西の地に二度建てられた、天に届かんばかりの塔。
完成させれば願いが叶うとされるが、神々の怒りに触れたため、建設は二度とも失敗している。

Tower built twice to reach the heavens, located in a western land.
Its completion was supposed to grant their prayers, but the gods reacted with anger, and it was destroyed twice.

Maze of Shadows　（常闇の迷宮）

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ヘクターが創り出した神界のモデル、レデュオン層のこと。
緋のフラウ、碧のエルペ、蒼のソラノの三層がこれにあたる。
ヘクターはこれらの歪四のレイヤーに存在している。

The Reduon Layer, a model of Asgard manufactured by Hector.
The Triple Strata is comprised of Ruby Tier, Emerald Tier and Sapphire Tier.(They call them obscure names for red/green/blue and 'furau'/'erupe'/'sorano', but using the localized names seemed easier)
Hector brought these four distorted layers into existence.

Humans (人間)

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地上における最も一般的な存在。
見た目や思考など、私たち人間とほんとんど変わらない。
感情や欲望を有しているため、稀に魔物に魅入られてしまうものも存在する。

The most common beings in the surface worlds.
They look/think/etc. like us, and don't vary much.(may have missed a word or two)
They are endowed with feelings and desires, and have been known to become possessed by demons on rare occasions.(saying "rarely get possessed by demons" sounded more like denying it than stating it)

Dragon Zombie (ドラゴンゾンビ)

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巨大で邪悪なドラゴンの怨念。
「冥府の鍵」を持っており、ハデスゲートを守っている。
冥王ハーデスの手下。

Enormous wicked dragon.(screw you Japan you don't need that many words)
Holds the "Key to Hell", it protects the Hades Gate.
Subordinate of Hades.

Hades Gate　（ハデスゲート）

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冥府と地上を繋ぐ干渉領域。
このゲートを通って魔物が地上に出現する。
ハデスゲートの構築は魔神をもってしても容易なことではなく、また、このゲートを介することでしか地上に侵攻することはできない。
なお、リヴィエラ世界では「カオスゲート」とも称されている。

The connective areas linking the Underworld to the surface(worlds).
Demons use these gates to travel between surface worlds.
Demon Gods can create Hades Gates rather easily, however, they are only used to invade surface worlds.(that 'easily' might be a 'not easily', and that 'only used' might be a 'not only used'. The negative versions probably make more sense)
Riviera's gate is called a "Chaos Gate".

This post has been edited by Walrus: Aug 12 2012, 01:17 AM