Trade Tongue

All the speaking races of Alfaysia have a native tongue that they communicate in. Trade Tongue (Common) is believed to originated with an ancient and widespread human trading empire now forgotten. Its use is limited to simple concepts and things that travelers would discuss, i.e. ordering food, talking about the weather, buying and selling. As such, it is sometimes looked upon with disdain by many elder or non-human races.

Trade Tongue uses the common alphabet that forms the basis for most human and gnome regional languages, but is mainly a spoken language. Since Trade is rarely written, most areas catering to travelers use some form of pictorial advertisement.

The farther one travels away from the bigger towns and cities, and into provincial backwaters, the less likely they are to find someone fluent in Trade Tongue.

Languages and Scripts

• Remnants of The Old Tongue are used throughout the region of the ancient Wensharian Empire, although it is no longer used as a spoken language.

• Humans and gnomes normally speak the prevalent language of their regional area, using the common alphabet (script) that forms the basis for most human and gnome regional languages.

• Demihumans and other races normally speak their racial language, and have their own alphabet.

• Scripts marked with an asterisk may be based on a language other than english

Common Languages

Language	Spoken in…	Script
Anguisian	Anguis Imperium, Principality of Sarin	Common
Arapi	spoken by various nomad clans	Common*
Calendish	Barbary Coast, Kyriea, Sidheon, Valista	Common (cursive)
Dwarven (Dethek)	Dwarves, Korsic Barbarians	Dethek*
Elven (Alfar)	Elves, Eladrin	Alfar*
Giant (Davek)	Giants, Ogres, Fomorians, Goliath, Brutemen	Davek*
Goblin	Goblins, Hobgoblins, Bugbears	local*
Kyriean	a form of High Calendish	Common (cursive)
Wensharian	Varencia, Crondor, Sunaria, Rel Astra, Landfall	Common
Wensharian, Ancient	as Wensharian and Anguisian, nobility, scholars	Common*
Zyngdyshir		*
		* script not based on english

Exotic Languages

Language	Spoken in…	Script
Abyssal	Demons, Gnolls (dialect)	Abyssal
Aquan	water dialect of Primordial	Primordial*
Auran	air dialect of Primordial	Primordial*
Ignan	fire dialect of Primordial	Primordial*
Terran	earth dialect of Primordial	Primordial*
Daedric	Daedra, Elemental and human servants	Daedric*
Draconic	Dragons, Dragonkin, Mystic Creatures	Cuneiform*
Druasian	Elvish dialect spoken by the dark elves	Barazad*
Supernal	Angels, Devils, Gods	Angelic*
Sylvan	Fey and Magical beasts	Sylvan*

Old Languages

Language	Spoken in…	Script
Anglic	semi-lost language from pre-Wenshar	Common*
Gaelic	lost language of the Tar Novan kingdoms	Common
Istian	lost language of the Istian prophets
Primordial	ancient language of the primordials	Primordial*

Secret or Dead Languages

Language	Spoken in…	Script
Alchemy	written	Alchemy*
Alyndyxarian		Theban*
Anarchian	denizens of Limbo	??
Axiom	Modrons	Algrebra
Druidic	secret language of the druids	Druidic*
Deep Speech	Aboleths, Illithids, Gith, Kuo-toa	Atlan*
Pantathian	Spoken by serpent people / Yuan-ti	Senth*
Qualith	written only (Mind Flayers)	Qualith*

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Listed below are the examples of the major scripts used across the world of Alyndrica. Scripts can be independent of language, a draconic phrase could be written in common script, requiring the reader to be familiar with both languages.

Language and Script Examples