Languages

## Trade Languages

* Asran Tila (Underkyorian) - A relative of Blacktongue that developed and evolved in Westland/Asra, Asran Tila is more akin to Ancient Elven with fewer Abyssal influences.  Although it shares the same root language and much of its vocabulary with Blacktongue, the language has diverged dramatically in grammar, pronunciation, and written language practices from its cousin.
* Blacktongue (Undercommon) - Derived from a blend of Ancient Elven and Abyssal, Undercommon is the trade language of the Coznakk Underworld.
* Common Coznakki - Often just described as “Common” or the Traders’ Tongue, Common Coznakki is the trade language of Coznakk.  Most creatures on Coznakk know or learn Common, as it is virtually guaranteed that intelligent creatures will probably understand the language.  Common uses its own alphabet, with some minor variants based on region.
* Draconic - The language of Dragons and their descendants, Draconic is also commonly seen in works on the topic of magic.  Draconic uses its own alphabet.
* Eecharu - The native tongue of the Eechar, Eecharu is used as a trade language among the peoples of N’Ekar.  Eecharu has its own unique glyphic alphabet formed from small squares and rectangular blocks arranged within square spaces for letters placed on a uniform grid to form words.
* Imperial Kyorian - Often just described as “Kyorian,” Imperial Kyorian is the language of the Dragon Imperium of Westland and widely used as a trade language through Westland, or Asra as the natives refer to it.  Kyorian is a distant cousin from Maena that has evolved over thousands of years in isolation from Coznakk and influenced heavily by Underkyorian.  Kyorian is the official language of the Dragon Imperium and widely spoken across Westland.
* Shakra - Spoken by the reptilian Shakra of Westland and those assimilated into their culture, Shakra has a sharp and fierce sound to it and is unrelated to any known language, though it has some elements similar to Draconic.  Shakra uses a unique runic alphabet.
* Sylvan - Sylvan is the language of the Fey Realm and creatures close to nature.  It is commonly used by Druids and Rangers, and is the only language most Fey creatures will readily speak.  Sylvan, when written, uses the Elven alphabet, though few texts in Sylvan are found on the mortal side of the Fey Veil.

## Nonverbal Languages

* Akeshan Marks [Secret] - A written language used exclusively by Akeshans, Akeshan Marks are complex and subtle ideograms frequently hidden in plain sight in Akeshan enclaves.  Akeshan Marks not only convey information but serve as signs to other Akeshans that they are among others of their kind, and the designs are subtle enough that those unfamiliar with the language mistake them for decorative elements.
* Deepsign - A nonverbal language created by the Durau, Deepsign uses subtler finger motions than most sign languages and has a unique grammar and syntax compared to its parent languages.  Deepsign has a simple ideogram written form as well.

## Racial Languages

* Ashari - The language of Coznakk’s Ashari, Ashari is a distant dialect of Common mixed with Ancient Ashari.  Ashari has a much more stilted speech pattern, and the words and grammar are far enough removed from Common to make it unique.  Ashari uses a scrawling derivative of the Common alphabet.
* Ashrai - The language of Westland’s Ashrai Ashari, Ashrai is distantly related to Ancient Ashari and spoken by the Ashrai tribes of Westland.  Ashrai has no written alphabet, but can be fairly easily transliterated to Common or Ashari.
* Avanae - Describing and understanding the Avana's language is to describe and understand music.  Roughly half of the information carried by Avanae is verbal; the rest is conveyed via musical qualities such as pitch and tone.  Avanae uses the Elven alphabet.
* Bysri - The language of the Bysri is a distant dialect of Draconic most famous for its colorful curses.  The language has a unique alphabet composed of Draconic and Aquan characters.
* Dwarven - The language of the Dwarves is quite uncommon in the world, spoken almost exclusively by Dwarves.  It does, however, find its way into the use of architects and stonemasons across all of Coznakk, for its ability to convey the ideas of construction are unparalleled. Dwarven has its own alphabet.
* Elven - The modern form of the original Tilathian language, Elven is most commonly associated with the Sylvani and Candoran Elves and has its own unique alphabet.
* Gnomish - Gnomish is the favored language of the short, magically-inclined Gnomes. Gnomish is similar to Common in many ways, but has also been heavily influenced by Sylvan vocabulary, Dwarven grammar, and Elven pronunciation. Gnomish uses a derivative of the Dwarven alphabet.
* Goblin - The Goblin language is used almost entirely by Goblins and Hobgoblins. Few members of other races bother to learn their language, which uses a derivative of Dwarven characters in the rare instances something is written in it.
* Golgar (Giant) - Golgar is an uncommon language, spoken almost exclusively by giants, ogres, and trolls. A few unusual texts are written in Golgar, but for the most part it is a purely spoken language. The Giant language uses the written form of the Ancient Dwarven alphabet.
* Gremlin - Gremlins are the primary speakers of this harsh, guttural language, but many N'Ekaran artificers and arcanists learn Gremlin to accurately depict and portray the exotic forces mastered by Gremlin artifice.
* Halfling - Many travelers and nomads learn Halfling, as it is a sort of unofficial language of such wanderers. The fact that Halflings speak it as well also ensures that it is a relatively widespread language in Coznakk. Halfling uses a derivative of the Common alphabet.
* Kalian - The language of the Kalians, Kalian is a unique language that evolved independently of anything else on Seedorus.  Kalian uses its own unique alphabet.
* Maena - The language of the Munan, Maena is an anachronistic version of Common, having changed little in the thousands of years since the emergence of the Munan as a unique race.  Also still used as a scholastic language among Humans.  Maenad uses an ancient version of the Common alphabet.
* Nunda Tila - The language of Nundast's Durau, Nunda Tila shares the same roots in Ancient Tilathian as Blacktongue and Asran Tila, but due to the savagery of Nundast's wildlife Durau civilization never achieved the same level of dominance or spread. Lacking the safety, resources, and leisure and recreation time of other Elves, Nunda Tila evolved into a fast-spoken and harsh language intended to convey information quickly, not artistically.
* Orcish - Orcs speak their own language, a harsh, guttural tongue that pierces through any din and grates on all civilized ears. Used by the boisterous and the argumentative, Orcish is a language that does not lend itself well to civil discourse and conversation.

## Planar Languages

* Abyssal - Abyssal is the foul language employed by non-lawful, non-good outsiders. Among many dark cultists, Abyssal is the language of choice for evil rites. Abyssal uses a derivative version of the Infernal alphabet.
* Aquan - Aquan is the language of creatures with the water subtype, and is often employed as a common language among aquatic races the Multiverse over.  Aquan uses a common alphabet with Auran, Ignan, and Terran.
* Auran - The language of creatures with the air subtype, Auran is a relatively uncommon language among most creatures.  Auran uses a common alphabet with Aquan, Ignan, and Terran.
* Celestial - Celestial is widely considered the holiest language in the Multiverse, and is used by non-evil outsiders. Good creatures frequently use Celestial as their language of choice among those that understand it. Celestial uses its own alphabet, which is also used in many artistic designs in the civilized world.
* High Infernal - High Infernal is used almost exclusively in the politics and schemes of Hell's most powerful denizens, and any that discover writing in High Infernal would be well-advised to not speak it aloud.  High Infernal uses the same character set as Infernal.
* Ignan - The fiery language of creatures with the fire subtype, Ignan is frequently seen in use with creatures that like things hot.  Ignan uses a common alphabet with Aquan, Auran, and Terran.
* Infernal - Infernal is the dark language used by non-chaotic, non-good outsiders. Members of evil organizations often use Infernal to communicate with each other. Infernal uses its own alphabet.
* Shadowtongue - The language of entropy and oblivion, used almost exclusively by neutral evil outsiders and creatures that worship shadow or the mythic Shadowlords. Shadowtongue has its own character set, and common superstition holds that it requires magical inscription to keep intact for any length of time.
* Terran - Terran is the language of creatures with the earth subtype and is commonly found in underground communities such as among the Dwarves or Kobolds.  Terran uses a common alphabet with Aquan, Auran, and Ignan.

## Secret or Dead Languages

* Ancient Ashari [Dead] - The language of the ancient Ashar of Westland and the precursor of the modern Ashari language.
* Ancient Celestial [Dead] - The language of the first Celestials early in the history of Creation and precursor of both Infernal dialects and modern Celestial. Ancient Celestial uses ideograms derived from Primal Celestial in its written form.
* Ancient Infernal [Dead] -
* Ancient Neodari [Dead] - The language of Ekar’s Ancients predating Eechar written history.  Virtually useless with the flight of the Eechar from Ekar, Ancient Neodari is used almost exclusively by N'Ekaran archaeologists and Eechar scholars.  Ancient Neodari uses a unique ideogram character set unlike any other known languages.
* Ancient Sunshai [Secret, Dead] - One of the rarest languages of Seedorus, Ancient Sunshai is the language of the Empire of the Thousand Suns as it existed two thousand years ago, and the very existence of this dead language is a closely guarded secret among the Akeshan people.
* Ancient Talderian [Dead] - One of the oldest Human languages of Coznakk once used in southern Coznakk’s now-extinct Talderian Empire.  The spoken version of Ancient Talderian is a distant relative of and precursor to Maena, but its written form is encoded in a cryptic language of hieroglyphics.
* Ancient Tilathian [Dead] - The language of the ancient Elves of Tilath and the precursor to modern Elven languages.
* Druidic [Secret] - The closely-guarded tongue of both the Old Ways and modern Druidic faiths, Druidic is a unique language with similarities to Sylvan and, to a lesser degree, the elemental languages.
* Modori [Dead] - An ancient tongue used by the long-vanished Modori. Often used in texts concerning the nature of magic and the arcane, Modori is the most widely-known of the dead languages. Modori uses its own unique runic character set, which consists of characters for letters, ideograms, and more esoteric symbols found only in magic.
* Morian [Secret] - The language of necromancers and the dead, Morian is charged with negative energy and learning the language requires special precautions for living creatures.  Morian has its own runic alphabet.
* Muan [Secret] - A code language originally used by Muaran officers during the Gen Occupation, Muan has since evolved into a language used by Witch Knights, spies, and Muaran nobility.  Muan is a lyrical language filled with odd stops and intonations, and few mistake its imperious sounds for anything else even if they cannot speak or understand it.  Muan uses a variant of the Modori alphabet.
* Omnus [Dead] - As a sort of "aftershock" to the birth of Creation, the Words of Creation echoed in the fabric of reality to create an entire language and concept that remained stable for only moments before shattering. This aftershock was the creation of Omnus and the idea of elements, but the perfection of Omnus was so inherently fragile that it disintegrated into aether, air, earth, fire, and water almost instantly. Though Omnus is technically a dead language, its power was imprinted upon the elements themselves, to such a degree that the elemental languages all use fragments of Omnus as their alphabet. Common superstition holds that to fully reassemble the entirety of Omnus into a functional language is to become an elemental deity, but if any have achieved such a feat they have kept the secret very well.
* Primal Celestial [Secret] - A powerful language with power over the fabric of Creation itself, Primal Celestial is dangerous to speak aloud for untrained persons. Those who know Primal Celestial are able to perform various magical feats with an utterance even if they are not spellcasters, but the powers invoked can harm or even kill those who fail to speak it properly. Primal Celestial cannot be transliterated into written form.
* Urian [Dead] - The language of Urnox prior to its apocalyptic end at the will of the Scarlet Queen. Urian itself does not have any magical power on its own, but superstition holds that Urian grants power over life and death, leading to many necromancers studying the language.