Alpheg

An Alpheg is a Torribite measure of distance. It is roughly equal to 0.9 feet.

Etymology
The name derives from the Torribite word Alphy (meaning "blue darkness"), and the Ardonian word ''egg. ''The word was first coined by Torrib while on his first pilgrimage towards The Sour Faced Mountain. Legend has it that several Ungli merchants had stopped at his caravan's camp and were offering for sale eggs laid by some unusual blue-feathered bird. When asked how many of these such eggs they should buy for sustenance on their journey, Torrib replied "It is more than 10,000 alphegs from here to the mountain. Trouble not yourselves with such wares."