Languages

*This page is about general languages in Esria. For Elven languages specifically, click here.*

## Arcadia

### Agarei (Human Language)

Agarei was the first recorded Human language to ever develop on Esria. Born amongst the early communes to form on the island, its widespread adoption was one of the main reasons for the foundation of the Kingdom of Agaroth. After the War of Ashes it fell out of popular use, being replaced by and large with Vandryl-ei.
A vast majority of its native speakers perished in the Fire Ritual of Londorwyn, but those few who had left Arcadia and sailed east retained the language. During the eras to come, it was most often heard on sailing ships and trading routes, amongst the descendants of the surviving population. Although the language adopted and evolved with the centuries spent away from its lost homeland, it largely remained the same, and was passed down between generations, often as a mark of solemn remembrance.

### Yndrei (Human Language)

Yndrei was born in the Kingdom of Yndria as a derivative of Vandryl-ei, which was popular during the height of the Alvyri Vandryl. It was initially considered by Elven historians at the time to be a dialect of the Elf language, but soon grew and evolved to be so different as to be considered a new Human tongue, especially given its near-exclusive usage by the Human population in Yndria. The language survived both the fall of the Empire and the fall of Yndria and went on to be used in certain communities within the Empire of Ivryl.

## Astran Isles

### Vesryne / Esrian Common (Human Language)

The Vesryne language was born from the Humans of the Astran Isles sometime during the Era of Discord. Over time, it came to be known as Esrian Common after it was adopted as a lingua franca for the nations of West Astria.

## West Astria

### Astanién (Human Language)

In the region of Saint-Astan the people spoke Astanién. Developed primarily by the people of Auvis-Chane, it was initially used to cement the idea of a national identity amongst the independent realms of the land. By the Common Era, it had taken on a reputation for being a delicate language.

### Leobische (Human Language)

Known as one of the first Human languages to be officially adopted and written down, Leobische was spoken in the Kingdom of Leoben. The language also followed the Ostgrenzeren on their journey eastwards, and was later adopted as the official language in the Kingdom of Halengard also.

### Medilla (Human Language)

Spoken by the people of Medira, Medilla was the Human language most popular amongst the other mortal races of Esria. It was easy to learn, hard to master, and often soft on the ear. For these reasons, it was freely taught to those in the Arcadian colonies of Medira, where it found solid footing amongst both the Ratfolk and the Catfolk that lived there.

### Narai (Orcish Dialect)

Narai was the language developed by the Orcs of Olkhun after settling in the lands north of Medira. It was shorter than its eastern counterpart and despite prescriptive attempts to keep the language untouched, was influenced by traders from Medira and later, Saint-Astan to the north. As such, it had a softer, shorter tone to it than Kherai.

## East Astria

### Sanya (Sanyar Language)

Sanya developed in the northern tundra of Eastern Astria, spoken by the sparse Sanyar tribes that inhabited them. It was a very practical language, with a comparatively narrow vocabulary for an Esrian language of the time, but grew over time with the introduction of foreign words, mostly adapted for use in trading. Aside from this, however, the language remained mostly the same throughout Esrian history, even after the Sanyar ventured far beyond their borders and encountered many different cultures, races and their own languages.

### Kherai (Orcish Language)

Kherai was the language spoken by the Steppe Orcs of Akhatai. It was known to be harsher than its branching languages, and was often characterised by its usage of longer words when compared to its counterpart in Olkhun, Narai. It also had close relations with the Goblin tongue, which was spoken in the northern regions of Akhatai.

### Goblin Tongue (Orcish Dialect)

Although not strictly Orcish, the Goblin tongue was developed closely alongside Kherai during its formative years. It later diverged from the Orcs and grew on its own amongst the cave dwelling populations of northern Akhatai.

## Eliya

### Deyazi (Human Language)

Deyazi was the language spoken by the native people of the southern continent of Eliya. It originated from El Deya itself, but spread rapidly to become the accepted lingua franca for the continent. It survived well into the Imperial Era as it evolved alongside its homeland. It was often heard on merchant ships trading in Deyazi iron and steel, which was one of the ways which the language spread to continental Western Astria.

### Asevos (Human Language)

The language known as Asevos was born in the blossoming lands of Asevia, east of mainland Eliya. Known for its great fertility, the people of the land soon encountered the Elves of Elyn Vyr, who knew the continent as the blossoming lands, and so called the language of the people Blaudyir-ei. Although the language and its use shifted dramatically during this period, Asevos would go on to be used years after the fall of Elyn Vyr, but with alterations and influence from the language of the Elves.

## Others

### Gyse, Ratfolk and Catfolk

Gyse, Ratfolk and Catfolk were unique in the fact that they did not develop their own languages, instead taking the language of the country they were born in. For Ratfolk, this was mostly due to their nomadic nature and relative ease with learning languages, despite their naivety and good nature.

### Orut (Oruta Language)

Orut was spoken by the Oruta, an isolated race of reptilian humanoids endemic to Atania. It was characterised by the distinctive use of hissing, as well as the use of click consonants to communicate phonemes. It was by and large considered to be difficult to learn by the other races of Esria, though large numbers of native Deyazi speakers, often traders, claimed to find the language easy to pick up. The tongue was considered harsh and barbaric among many modern societies in Esria.