Language

Tessanis is home to a wide variety of native peoples and travelers from other dimensions or planes of existence. Communication, especially with outsiders, can be tricky and lead to interesting or even deadly misunderstandings. Some languages are widely used and others are extremely rare or even technically dead.
All characters start knowing at least on language. You are free to pick any of the languages listed on your character's Race page. It is wise to choose Common as a starting language so that your character can communicate with the widest range of people, but you can choose another language if you desire (or no language at all when applicable).
It is possible for your character to start knowing more than one language if their personal history and circumstances warrant it. For example, a dwarf will start knowing Dwarven, and if they have grown up in a city that is open to travelers it is logical that they know Common as well. However, a dwarf raised in the dragon city of Pyresia will probably know Draconic as well.
Learning new languages happens as your character interacts with the world around them. Points are awarded to your character when they witness people using other languages, and are awarded even more points when they actively try to learn a language. Unless specified by a GM, learning a language includes speaking and writing the language. These points are not related to the rest of the skills system.
5 points (Broken): Can understand basic phrases and speak/write a handful of words in this language. 
15 points (Basic): Can speak and/or write basic phrases and words in this language.
30 points (Fluent): Can read and speak this language without difficulty. Will no longer accrue points in a language after reaching 30.
For every rank your character earns past Novice in a Profession skill, they can pick up an extra language. There is no restriction on what language your character can learn, though it should be something that fits their story.
== Existing Languages ==
This is a list of the languages than can be found on Tessanis and examples of the races and/or civilizations that commonly use them, as well as the alphabet they use when written.
Language 	Typical Speakers 	Alphabet
Abyssal 	Outsiders from the Abyssal Plane 	Fey
Aethereal 	Outsiders from the Aethereal Plane 	Fey
Common 	Humans, halflings, half-humans, Earth Ponies 	Common
Draconic 	Dragons, Dragonkin, Drakkoth, lizardfolk 	Draconic
Drow Sign 	Drow, Other Underdark creatures 	N/A
Dwarven 	Dwarves, Gnomes 	Dwarven
Elemental 	All Elementals, Mages 	Draconic
Elven 	Elves (including Drow) 	Elven
Fey 	Moon Fey, Faeries, Outsiders from the Feywild, Dryads, Treants and other forest folk.	Fey
Giant 	Giants, Trolls, Ogres 	Dwarven
Kvaren 	Kvaren Humans (Screamers) 	Common
Old Goblinoid	Orcs, Goblins, Ogre, Hobgoblins, Bugbears 	Fey
Orcish 	Orcs 	Dwarven