Language in UNS

There are several languages used on the Continent and in surrounding provinces.

Languages

 * Caspaini, spoken in Caspaine. A rhotic language characterized by a lilting, rhythmic speech pattern that lends itself well to song. Caspaini has no written form.
 * Crowne, spoken Corva and Kyravelle, as secondary language in the Malvaries. Also called The Crown's Tongue, or Crownspeech, due to its connection with the Continental monarchies. The most widely spoken language.
 * Elysian, used in certain places in Corva. A complex and ceremonial language that is uniquely hard to master, with numerous forms used between social circles. Its written form is logographic, and common in scholarly records.
 * Fortish, spoken in Fortana, and Northern Alderon. Also has no written form.
 * Malvarian, spoken in the Malvary Isles. A palatal language, spoken quickly and heavily populated with allusions and jargon. In written form, it is notoriously florid and evasive.
 * Vot (Alderan), a complex form spoken in Alderon. Though largely replaced by Crowne, Alderan Vot is distinctly more wordy than the Riverki form, with a written form comprised of ligatures (compound sound characters).
 * Vot (Riverki), a simplified form spoken in Riverenbeck. Spoken gutturally in short, sharp phrases, and characterized by a descriptive vocabulary. An archaic form of simplified Vot is also spoken in Malvarian Sirys.

Dead Languages

 * Cerres, a scholarly written language specific to Olde Elysia. Used historically in spelltomes and rituals. The language is known by very few, with its many variations making it unintelligible to even the most learned linguists.
 * Highspeech, an archaic precursor to Malvarian. Originally spoken by the Exalted, it was characterized by an abundance of description, honorifics, and rank-dependent forms. The oldest Malvarian texts are written in Highspeech.