East Cant

East Cant, also called Limba Lupii (Thief-speak) or Vešper (Whisper) in Limba Vrei, was a cant language invented by the Datrian Thieves Guild & The Lusken Empire during the five-year occupation of Datria from 1120-1125 that followed Dead Man's Siege. The need for a coded language was high, as Vhander II's Dzewvreigardts would kill Lusken political leaders and loyalists in the street. 
It ultimately aided in setting up supply lines and played a key role in the re-freeing of the city. 
It spread throughout thieves' guilds and among smugglers and suppliers across The Danderillon and the rest of the world. 
== How to Speak East Cant ==
Here is a table of a more modern cant to be used! The Cant words could vary slightly.
East Cant 	Meaning 	Example 	Example Meaning
Types of People 	Types of People 	Types of People 	Types of People
Family 	Gang, thieves, smugglers 	How's the wife and kids? 	How are your smuggling gang doing?
Older family member 	Higher-up 	Grandpa's been asking to see you 	The boss wants to talk
Similarly aged family member 	Partner, fellow 	I was on the way to see my brother, wanna come? 	I'm going to see my fellow thief
Younger family member 	Lower-down 	How are the kids doing? 	Where are the guys you're in charge of?
Relative 	Someone from same group 	My uncle lives on 32 Stonehouse road 	One of my leaders lives there
Non-relative 	Someone from other group 	My mum's mate was asking for you 	Someone who knows one of my leaders wants you
Insects, bugs* 	Guards 	Steer clear of my house, it's crawling with roaches 	That area is full of guards
Old friend, friend of a friend	Trustworthy contact 	The lass who works the mill is a mate of a mate's 	The girl is a trusted contact
Artist 	Mapmaker, plan-drawer etc	John from number 11 is a great painter 	John draws maps
Mould, mildew, damp 	Traitor 	Jim's warehouse has a bit of a mould problem. 	Jim's warehouse crew has a traitor in it.
Upstanding, heroic, honourable	Anti-thief, stiff, tough 	Heard that the new minister's pretty upstanding 	The new minister is tough on us
Murder and Kidnap 	Murder and Kidnap 	Murder and Kidnap 	Murder and Kidnap
Have a drink 	Poison 	You ought to have a pint with the governor 	You must poison the governor
Shake hands, bump shoulders 	Stab, kill up close 	You should try to bump shoulders with the new duke 	You should stab the duke.
See them, see around 	Kill from afar 	See if you see the new prince around sometime. 	Kill the prince from afar.
Meet and greet 	Kill 	You might wanna go meet and greet to the minister 	You may want to kill the minister
Keep occupied, entertained 	Keep alive 	Try to keep him entertained 	Keep him alive
Have round for dinner 	Kidnap, interrogate 	I reckon you should have him round for tea next week	You should kidnap him by next week
Make an effort, impress 	Make it look accidental 	Put some effort into your outfit when you see him 	Make it look like an accident
Meeting 	Meeting 	Meeting 	Meeting
Invitation to come round 	Timeframe of the job 	You should pop round mine in a few days 	You need to do this within a few days
Pub, café location 	Meeting place 	There's a great pub near the park on 5th 	Meet me at the park on 5th.
Workplace 	Hideout 	I could catch you at work if you'd like? 	Should i come to your hideout?
Goods 	Goods 	Goods 	Goods
Antique, exceptional, etc 	Counterfeit/fake 	The merchant there sells antique silverware 	The merchant sells fake goods
Vegetables 	Silver 	I got a sack of potatoes for it all 	I got a bag of silver
Fruit 	Gold 	Managed to sell it to him for a crate of berries 	I got a box of gold
Grain, flour 	Drugs 	Jim's big in grain exports 	He runs a drug distribution house
Tea, coffee 	Alcohol 	I heard she runs a coffee house 	She runs a distillery or brewery
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
*The use of insects for guards actually comes from the Waterdeep City Watch's heavy steel-toed boots, referred to by Waterdhavian thieves as 'bug-squashers'.
== Examples in Conversation ==
Here's an imaginary back and forth conversation between two Datrian Thieves - Crow and Heinrich - in a public place where secrecy was of the essence.
Phrase 	Important Meanings
Heiney, is that you, you old dog? Crikey, ain't seen you in yonks. How's your grandma? 	How's your boss doing?
She's started her own carrot allotment, in fact. Most exceptional veg this side of the river. 	She's started minting fake silver
Nice, nice. You heard about that new bishop who came from down south? Heard he's pretty upstanding, got one foot in the grain exports, too. Cornering the market apparently. You ought to meet with him sometime.	Your task is to kill the bishop. He's tough on us, and he's involved in the drugs trade
Reckon I'll have a drink or two with him I guess. Doubt I'll see him around, being busy and all. 	I think I'll poison him rather than shoot him.
Fair enough. My dad's coming down in two days, you ought to come by and say hi. There's a great alehouse by the ironworks. And back at ours, he's bringing some apples and fancy food. 	My leader says you have two days to do it. Come find us near the ironworks. Your reward will be in gold.
Oh, I could come say hi at work if you're free, no? 	Should I come to your hideout?
Nah, place is crawling with mould and damp. Dad says to stay out of there for a bit. 	There's a spy in our hideout, leader says don't go.
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