Post by Codex on May 15, 2017 4:21:03 GMT
The oldest language of Litharia is the language of the gods, spoken by the Gods themselves and their first children, the Angels. This language is nearly incomprehensible to other races and most Angels will refuse to sully their tongues with the languages of 'lesser' races. The gods rarely speak directly to mortals and when they do it is in a language that mortal will understand.
The Fae language is a bastardization of God's tongue, twisted by years of slang and regional dialects into something new and almost entirely unrecognizable from its origins. Almost all Fae will speak the Fae's tongue since it seems to come as naturally to them as their own magic.
Since the Daemons came from a world of their own they brought their own with a unique grammatical structure and different alphabet. Only those who live among Daemons or those who study fervently will ever be fluent in this language.
Because of the wild differences in forms between the Shifters, they do not have a spoken or written language. Instead they have an incredibly expressive and elaborate sign language. Many slave and rogue type non-shifters will learn the shifter language, as well as the deaf and mute of any species.
When the Humans were created they spoke the same language as the Gods and Angels but after millennia in isolation on a continent of their own the language splintered and twisted into many, only to be reduced back down to two when their continent was destroyed. The first was the language of the far South which has since faded into obscurity and is known only to the highest royalty and scholars and is often called the 'Sun Language'. The other language was the language of the far north and, as most of the survivors came from the north, it has become the standard Human language.
The Shadows have a language native to their own world but much like the Shadows themselves it has a feeling of wrongness. Those who hear it often times won't even be able to make out words over the pounding headache that sets over them and those who see the writing will often be overcome with intense vertigo. This will be lessened over time and by exposure but those untainted by the undying sickness of the Shadow World will never be able to speak it. They will simply find it impossible for their lips and tongues to form the words.
The Common Tongue is what most every creature in Litharia will speak. It was originally a pidgin language originally made up of an amalgamation of Daemon and Fae – picking out the slang and easier rules from both, but when the humans arrived with a bridge language it evolved into more of a creole. It tends to change and evolve rapidly picking up slang from all three languages. If you grow up in any kind of proximity to a member of another species you will almost defiantly learn the common tongue.
Lastly is the Boil Language. It is unusual in that it was originally something of a code used by a group of desert bandits formed at around the time shifters first began to spread across the lands. The Boil had natural barriers that made it hard for people to easily come and go, so the few people who lived there all learned the code. Then as children were born the code was passed on and it evolved becoming a language unto its own, one with a thick and harsh sound that remains to this day difficult for people to learn if they don't learn as children.
The Fae language is a bastardization of God's tongue, twisted by years of slang and regional dialects into something new and almost entirely unrecognizable from its origins. Almost all Fae will speak the Fae's tongue since it seems to come as naturally to them as their own magic.
Since the Daemons came from a world of their own they brought their own with a unique grammatical structure and different alphabet. Only those who live among Daemons or those who study fervently will ever be fluent in this language.
Because of the wild differences in forms between the Shifters, they do not have a spoken or written language. Instead they have an incredibly expressive and elaborate sign language. Many slave and rogue type non-shifters will learn the shifter language, as well as the deaf and mute of any species.
When the Humans were created they spoke the same language as the Gods and Angels but after millennia in isolation on a continent of their own the language splintered and twisted into many, only to be reduced back down to two when their continent was destroyed. The first was the language of the far South which has since faded into obscurity and is known only to the highest royalty and scholars and is often called the 'Sun Language'. The other language was the language of the far north and, as most of the survivors came from the north, it has become the standard Human language.
The Shadows have a language native to their own world but much like the Shadows themselves it has a feeling of wrongness. Those who hear it often times won't even be able to make out words over the pounding headache that sets over them and those who see the writing will often be overcome with intense vertigo. This will be lessened over time and by exposure but those untainted by the undying sickness of the Shadow World will never be able to speak it. They will simply find it impossible for their lips and tongues to form the words.
The Common Tongue is what most every creature in Litharia will speak. It was originally a pidgin language originally made up of an amalgamation of Daemon and Fae – picking out the slang and easier rules from both, but when the humans arrived with a bridge language it evolved into more of a creole. It tends to change and evolve rapidly picking up slang from all three languages. If you grow up in any kind of proximity to a member of another species you will almost defiantly learn the common tongue.
Lastly is the Boil Language. It is unusual in that it was originally something of a code used by a group of desert bandits formed at around the time shifters first began to spread across the lands. The Boil had natural barriers that made it hard for people to easily come and go, so the few people who lived there all learned the code. Then as children were born the code was passed on and it evolved becoming a language unto its own, one with a thick and harsh sound that remains to this day difficult for people to learn if they don't learn as children.