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The major languages in Creation are: | The major languages in Creation are: | ||
* '''High Realm:''' The language of the Dragon-Blooded nobles and their servitors and the language used for all official business in the Realm. | * '''High Realm:''' The language of the Dragon-Blooded nobles and their servitors and the language used for all official business in the Realm. | ||
* '''Low Realm:''' The speech of the Realm's commoners. | * '''Low Realm (Earthtongue):''' The speech of the Realm's commoners. | ||
* '''Old Realm:''' The language of the Old Realm. This is the language of many oral and written spells, as well as the language of First Age tomes. Characters must have Lore 1 or greater to purchase this language. Old Realm is also the native tongue for spirits, demons and the Fair Folk. | * '''Old Realm:''' The language of the Old Realm. This is the language of many oral and written spells, as well as the language of First Age tomes. Characters must have Lore 1 or greater to purchase this language. Old Realm is also the native tongue for spirits, demons and the Fair Folk. | ||
* '''Riverspeak:''' The language of the Scavenger Lands. Also the common parlance of the Guild. Full of loan words, it is used by almost every trader and merchant in Creation. | * '''Riverspeak:''' The language of the Scavenger Lands. Also the common parlance of the Guild. Full of loan words, it is used by almost every trader and merchant in Creation. | ||
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* '''Guild Cant:''' A secret language spoken only by members of the Guild. (Characters must have Backing [Guild] at 2 or higher to know this language.) | * '''Guild Cant:''' A secret language spoken only by members of the Guild. (Characters must have Backing [Guild] at 2 or higher to know this language.) | ||
* '''Tribal Tongues (various):''' Languages spoken by groups of barbarians. For each dot of Linguistics purchased, a character may know four tribal tongues. | * '''Tribal Tongues (various):''' Languages spoken by groups of barbarians. For each dot of Linguistics purchased, a character may know four tribal tongues. | ||
:''Specialties:'' Individual Dialects: Haltan, Delzahn, Gethamanese, Haslanti | |||
Latest revision as of 19:41, 26 January 2020
The major languages in Creation are:
- High Realm: The language of the Dragon-Blooded nobles and their servitors and the language used for all official business in the Realm.
- Low Realm (Earthtongue): The speech of the Realm's commoners.
- Old Realm: The language of the Old Realm. This is the language of many oral and written spells, as well as the language of First Age tomes. Characters must have Lore 1 or greater to purchase this language. Old Realm is also the native tongue for spirits, demons and the Fair Folk.
- Riverspeak: The language of the Scavenger Lands. Also the common parlance of the Guild. Full of loan words, it is used by almost every trader and merchant in Creation.
- Skytongue: A language family spoken in the Threshold regions of the North.
- Flametongue: A language family spoken in the Threshold regions of the South.
- Seatongue: A language family spoken in the Threshold archipelagoes of the West.
- Forest-tongue: A language family spoken in the Threshold region of the East.
- Guild Cant: A secret language spoken only by members of the Guild. (Characters must have Backing [Guild] at 2 or higher to know this language.)
- Tribal Tongues (various): Languages spoken by groups of barbarians. For each dot of Linguistics purchased, a character may know four tribal tongues.
- Specialties: Individual Dialects: Haltan, Delzahn, Gethamanese, Haslanti