Quote Originally Posted by Teakwood View Post
Oh, here's one (that may have been answered before, I have tarubrains): the pronunciation of 'leve' itself. I want something to shove down my friend's throat when he pronounces it "levee"- I mean uh, to settle a long running LS dispute!
I'll cover this one in the future as well, but I wanted to reply right away because leve is such a major term.

Here on the team, we've been pronouncing the word 'leave'. In fact, 'leve' is an archaic spelling of the word 'leave' that was used between 13th and 16th centuries.

Why look! Here's an example from Fitzherbert's The Book of Husbandry (1523)

"Seldom doth the housbande thryve withoute the leve of his wyfe."

Preach it Fitzherbert!

The reason behind using this word in the first place can be seen here in the in-game explanation given by leve distributors:

"In a city as large as this one, there will always be those who are looking for someone willing to assist them with their troubles. Instead of doing the searching on their own, they often come to us. We, in turn, document their petitions and then offer them to our clientele―fine men and women such as yourself. These tasks are what we like to call "levequests," and if someone happens to be interested in accepting one, we present them with a guildleve that is used in conjunction with the quest. Guildleves are, in effect, passes which grant their bearers "leave" to perform various actions which might otherwise be prohibited. These actions include, but are not limited to, the collection of forbidden items, the eradication of beasts, the admittance to restricted areas, and more."

I hope this helps!