Draconic
Draconic is the oldest known continuously spoken language in Vareth. It developed among dragons long before the emergence of mortal peoples and is shaped as much by dragon physiology as by vocabulary or grammar.
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Languages
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Orcish
Orcish is one of Vareth’s oldest mortal languages. It descends from the same ancient linguistic ancestry as Trollish and Ogrish, though the three have long since become separate languages.
Trollish
Trollish is one of Vareth’s oldest mortal languages and shares ancient ancestry with Orcish and Ogrish.
Ogrish
Ogrish is one of Vareth’s oldest mortal languages and shares ancient ancestry with Orcish and Trollish.
Goblin
Goblin is one of Vareth’s older mortal languages and belongs to the same ancient language family as Tsekesh and Kobold.
Tsekesh
Tsekesh is an old mortal language descended from the same ancestral language as Goblin and Kobold.
Kobold
Kobold is an old mortal language descended from the same ancestral language as Goblin and Tsekesh.
Gnollish
Gnollish is an old mortal language belonging to an independent linguistic lineage. It is strongly shaped by gnoll vocal anatomy and pack life, combining articulated speech with growls, breathy calls, barks, and...
Akkari
Akkari is an old mortal language belonging to an independent linguistic lineage. It is shaped by an aerial people accustomed to communicating through wind, height, and open space.
Ossur
Ossur is an old mortal language belonging to an independent linguistic lineage. It developed among an aquatic and amphibious people and is shaped strongly by communication through water.
Merethi
Merethi is the oldest widely attested human language and the ancestral language from which Common later developed. It originated among early human populations around the central lands and Mereth, then spread westward...
Dwarven
Dwarven is one of the younger major mortal languages, developing among early dwarven populations in the great mountain regions. It is compact, orderly, and strongly articulated, with a large native vocabulary for...
Elven
Elven is one of the younger major mortal languages. It developed among early elven populations and became closely associated with woodland settlement, scholarship, magical study, historical record, and later...
Common
Common is Vareth’s principal shared language. It developed from Trade Merethi as human merchants, travelers, officials, dwarves, and elves increasingly relied on the same speech across roads, ports, settlements,...