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Many languages are spoken throughout the world. Most races can communicate with each other in Common, a bastardized dialect of Elvish, or Undercommon, a gutteral speech that stems from ancient Draconic. | Many languages are spoken throughout the world. Most races can communicate with each other in Common, a bastardized dialect of Elvish, or Undercommon, a gutteral speech that stems from ancient Draconic. | ||
Just about everyone knows Common, but many people are bilingual in their regional language as well. Scholars often delve into foreign languages or the exotic tongues of goblins and other bestial humanoids, but the truly ancient languages are left mostly to archeralds. | Just about everyone knows Common, but many people are bilingual in their regional language as well. Scholars often delve into foreign languages or the exotic tongues of goblins and other bestial humanoids, but the truly ancient languages are left mostly to [[archeralds]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 8 February 2017
Many languages are spoken throughout the world. Most races can communicate with each other in Common, a bastardized dialect of Elvish, or Undercommon, a gutteral speech that stems from ancient Draconic.
Just about everyone knows Common, but many people are bilingual in their regional language as well. Scholars often delve into foreign languages or the exotic tongues of goblins and other bestial humanoids, but the truly ancient languages are left mostly to archeralds.
| Language | Script | Spoken By |
|---|---|---|
| Widespread | ||
| Common | Elvish | Most surface dwellers |
| Dwarven | Dwarven | Dwarves |
| Undercommon | Draconic | Subterranean dwellers |
| Exotic | ||
| Draconic | Draconic | Reptilian scholars, arcanists. |
| Goblin | Infernal | Tribal Humanoids |
| Sylvan | Elvish | Hael, druids, dryads |
| Elvish | Elvish | Ethasadrili |
| Deep Speech | Draconic | Shadar-Kai |
| Ancient | ||
| Celestial | None | Warlocks |
| Infernal | Infernal | Demons, devils |
| Primordial | Draconic | Ancient Sigil, archeralds. |
