An expanding glossary featuring a variety of languages spoken throughout the narration.
As the story progresses, information on this page will be added.
COMMON TONGUES
Languages that evolved to be spoken among different peoples and across nations.
TEH (TEHSPIC / THELANG)
CONTINENT.
Teh is an informal, comparatively simple language that is widely spoken on the continent. No-one really knows how that came to be.
Archaic records refer to the language as either Tehspic or Thelang. Nowadays, the abbreviation Teh is commonly accepted and preferred as official name. Both alternatives suggest a rather too silly origin, from times where people were still figuring everything out.
“He, strengr! Wea you from? You spik the lengidj?” — “Yehs, I spek the lang!”
“Foreigner, yu want what in me villidj? Speak! Yu cen teh spik?” — “Jah, I can teh spik.”
Representation in the framework of the narration
For your convenience, please imagine that this story is written in the equivalent of Teh. Thus, the regular font used for the story serves as the representation of Teh.
THE LANGUAGES OF WIZARDRY
Wizards employ a variety of languages in equally diverse regional, ancient and modern variations to transcribe their knowledge. Wizards of the three different Spectra, in particular, use different languages to impart the secrets of their individual magic. Then there are languages that are exclusively intended for higher wizardry.
Thus, languages both protect and limit access to the extensive knowledge about the wizardry and the world.
In principle, wizard scripts used letters. They form words by combining letters, much like Teh.
BYRMIR
The most arcane language of higher wizardry.
Taught and used predominantly at Emery Thurm.
Representation in the framework of the narration
Representation in the framework of the narration
Z
𝔄𝔅ℭ𝔇𝔈𝔉𝔊ℌℑ𝔍𝔎𝔏𝔐𝔑𝔒𝔓𝔔ℜ𝔖𝔗𝔘𝔙𝔚𝔛𝔜ℨ
𝔞𝔟𝔠𝔡𝔢𝔣𝔤𝔥𝔦𝔧𝔨𝔩𝔪𝔫𝔬𝔭𝔮𝔯𝔰𝔱𝔲𝔳𝔴𝔵𝔶𝔷Representation in the framework of the narration
THE LANGUAGES OF WITCHCRAFT
While wizards use a variety of languages, witches only speak one, which has been preserved in its original form for centuries.
FARAMYR
The original language of witches, as ancient as their craft. It is used for almost all spells, rites and curses. Unaltered and unspoilt since the day it had been bestowed upon the first witches, Faramyr carries inherent, arcane power.
In writing, it relies solely on runes, whereby each such symbol may represent one or more words. When used for witchcraft, their meanings shift depending on how individual runes are combined, how large they are drawn in comparison, and how they lean into each other. Runexery also takes into account when, where and with what substances a rune is drawn, and which energies exist in the respective surroundings.
“In short, you could not simply read them out, like wizards did with their spells. If it all came down to linguistics, it was right there in the name; wizard magic had spells, because they spelled out their words and scripts. Witches had witchcraft, because in their vexed handywork, anything and everything made a difference.” [B1.C18]
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F̡͖a̦͘ra͙̠̐mỳr so̍ͣu̱̤ṅ̠d̙̔ͭs d͕ĩ̈͡s͋to̓͛rt̹ed̘ͭ a͍͒ͅnͦ̔̐dͤͣͅ t͔̀h̺r͙͛͜ea͖t͙ͮe͠n̹in̓g̰̃ t̬͘õ̮ t̡́̅ẖ͗e̽ hum̤̔anͦ͢o͖iͤ͢d̻͑͢ ẽä́r.
T̖ͧ̔hi̵͔̰̥̺̔͢s̴̶͕̘͗_͒ d̽ͬͅi̹͘͜͝s̻ͧͬ_̽ͦt͕͐́̅ͥ͠ố͝r̿̓͠tͣio͔̾̈́ͫͥ̈ͤn̶̮͖͛͜ a̠͈͓ͤͩ̔pp̠_̫̂͗̃e͒̄̾ar̯͕ͪͤͪ͡s̯̫ iͯ̾n v̝͌a̴̧̡̰̽r̶͉̚ÿ́ͦ̒̈́̕͠iͮ͘ǐ͖n̪ͩ̃͋̈́g̭͙͖͎͆ͯ͜ d̴̢̬̏̄͢e̯ͦ̆ͣͭ͑gr̴̠͓͊̋͟è͓̙e͊̎̒͒ͮͅs̊̏ͬ͛̅.̡̭
.̼̜̻ͣ W̫ͤͭi͖͕̾̾t͌c̛̫ͦͤ̇heͯ̔ș c͍o̹̜̰̦͐̚n͚̝̠s͎͔̎͗̉iḑ̏̓ͬ̕͘e̝̯ͮ̀͆̚r̤̯͒̇ i͓̭̱̲̅t̵̕ ạ̽s̗̪͕ͦ̚ th̴̾̈ĕ̩̻ ļ̶̻̤ͥ͛̉a̷n̢̗̎͋̒̽g̶̤͓̒ṷ̗̲̅a̹͗g̞ͭͦ͊ḙ̛̜̍͌ o͍̯͕̒f͍̑ n͙͉̺̎̏͢͡a͍͞t_uȓȩ͙̿͋.̧̝
Runexery - Glossary
tuhr — transgression barrier
THE LANGUAGES OF INDIVIDUAL PEOPLES
As the story progresses, information on peoples and their languages will be added here.