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''Garondish'' and ''Gharu'ndim'' have both been used as the adjective to people and things from or related to Ghar'un. In this article we will evaluate each word that has been used based on the following criteria:<br />
# The number of sources.<br />
# The in-universe sources.<br />
# The in-universe dates.<br />
# The real-world dates.<br />
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== Garondish ==<br />
''Garondish'' only appears in three locations: in beta concept art, in ''The Reign of Alfrega'', and in ''The Glorious Reign of Empress Kou-an''.<br />
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On the [[Zogblaster Archive/Pre-Game Sketches|Sketches]] page of Turbine's beta website, there are two image files, [[:File:Zogblaster garohouse.gif|garohouse.gif]] and [[:File:Zogblaster garostore.gif|garostore.gif]], which have the alt text of ''garondish house corner'' and ''garondish general store''.<br />
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The text ''The Reign of Alfrega'' was written by the Aluvian scholar [[Midistaff the Learned]].<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega>1999/11 [[Release]] - [[The Reign of Alfrega]]</ref> In this text, it is written that Alfrega was dressed in winterblue silks from the Garondish lands.<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega /> It is unknown when this text was written, but given that Midistaff wrote, "[Alfrega] was succeeded by her son, Osric, who would come to be known as the Wise,"<ref name=TheReignOfAlfrega /> it had to be written during or after the reign of Osric - 810 RC or later.<br />
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The text ''The Glorious Reign of Empress Kou-an'' was written by a Sho scholar, who was retelling the words of Kou-an.<ref name=EmpressKou-an>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Ispar Texts/Sho Heritage/The Glorious Reign of Empress Kou-an|The Glorious Reign of Empress Kou-an]]</ref> In this text, Empress Kou-an is said to have written, "The Gharu'ndim, sometimes called the Garondish by outsiders..."<ref name=EmpressKou-an /> Empress Kou-an was the great granddaughter of Emperor Kou,<ref name=EmpressKou-an /> and Emperor Kou was said to have united the Sho under his rule in 1046 RC,<ref name=HistoryOfAubereanVol5>2003/03 [[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]]</ref> So the statement by Kou-an was likely written in the 1100s RC.<br />
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The concept art containing the word Garondish was released during the beta. The word first appears in game in the text ''The Reign of Alfrega''. This text was written by [[Turbine Developers#Chris "Stormwaltz" L'Etoile|Stormwaltz]] during the beta.<ref name=SQOnAluvianRulers>2002/03 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [[Stormwaltz Quotes/On Aluvian Rulers|On Aluvian Rulers]]</ref> The word does not appear again until Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty, when it resurfaces in the text ''The Glorious Reign of Empress Kou-an'' on the [[AC:DM CD Lore]]. ''Garondish'' appears in this text with an in-universe explanation for both ''Garondish'' and ''Gharu'ndim'' being used.<br />
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== Gharu'ndim ==<br />
''Gharu'ndim'' has too many sources to list here. It has been used by many cultures, including the Gharu'ndim themselves, for many years. It first appeared in the Beta and has been used since then.<br />
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== Analysis ==<br />
There is no analysis to do, as ''Gharu'ndim'' wins over ''Garondish'' in every criteria.<br />
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== Conclusion ==<br />
''Gharu'ndim'' is the proper adjective to use. ''Garondish'' seems to be a dated term, having not been used for possibly 200 years, and it appears to only have been used by other cultures.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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