The most common language amongst the planes is Dielian. It's a very straightforward, easy to learn language. Not very beautiful or rhythmic, but a very good trade-tongue and widely used.
It was actually invented and promulgated by Lalindiel, before his empire fell, but very few people associate it with the god of Madness and Isolation now. The Lendehar, though... they remember.
There are other languages, though... many are outgrowths of Dielian, and can be interpreted, just with penalties. Others are unrelated and require their own skills to understand.
Sandili is a particularly beautiful tongue used by the blue-skinned folk. It actually grants a minor bonus to attempts to compose song or poetry (or seduction rolls, for that matter) because it's so lyrical. Basically, this language is so beautiful when sung or spoken that even people who don't understand it will tend to find it moving. Perhaps the species should be called the Sandharan?
Posted by Kiz at November 24, 2004 07:26 PMCommentsPost a comment