A depiction of +merlan #flirora: a human with pale skin, silver hair, and blue eyes, wearing a light blue tunic, khaki trousers, a pair of dark brown shoes, and a star-shaped hairpin.
nadenva;cenþ’pe+merlan#flirora.

Hi, I’m +merlan #flirora, a conlanger and a computer programmer.

I write code (and occasionally get some money out of it), and my preferred language for programming is Rust. Some things I’ve made include:

  • Caxton, a mod that implements improved TTF and OTF font support for Minecraft: Java Edition
    • fdsm: a pure-Rust implementation of multi-channel signed distance field generation written for Caxton 0.5.0
  • f9i, a program that automatically inflects Ŋarâþ Crîþ v9 words
  • mscz2svp, a plugin for MuseScore that exports a score to a Synthesizer V Studio project
  • Fickle, a game where you guess the title of a ‘fictional language’ song every day

Aside from that, I’ve created a number of constructed languages, with the best known being Ŋarâþ Crîþ.

I also enjoy writing music. I’ve written a few songs in conlangs and voiced them using Synthesizer V Studio.

I’ve also played Minecraft since 2012 and still follow it closely.

Website credits

FAQ

What’s your real name?

+merlan #flirora, pronounced [meɹlan fliɹowa].

The name is from Ŋarâþ Crîþ; the + is called a tor and indicates a surname, while the # is called a carþ and indicates a given name.

No, what’s your legal name?

I prefer not to list it here, as I identify more with the name I gave myself. If you know it, then you know.

Pronouns?

I prefer to be referred with they/them.

Links to elsewhere

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