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! Encountered Language || Pronunciation || Language Of: || Description | ! Encountered Language || Pronunciation || Language Of: || Description | ||
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| Abyssal || ah-bi-sul || Demons || | | Abyssal || ah-bi-sul || Demons || A commanding language, excellent for intimidation. | ||
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| Ackakakl || ak-ah-kak-ul || Greater language of Fire || | | Ackakakl || ak-ah-kak-ul || Greater language of Fire || Similar to Ignan, except the language carries the cadences of pure elemental fire. | ||
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| Aklo || ah-klo || Ancient | | Aklo || ah-klo || Ancient Unterwelt || Far removed from the grammatic and linguistic structures of surface languages, very difficult to learn. | ||
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| Awnsheghlien || ahn-shay-lee || Winter Court Fey || | | Awnsheghlien || ahn-shay-lee || Winter Court Fey || A graceful language spoken by "evil" fey. Shares linguistic roots with Sylvan and other fey languages. | ||
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| Breaght || bray-okt || Low Goodness || | | Breaght || bray-okt || Low Goodness || Created by a church scholar of the goddess Lorraine, used in benedictions and hymns. Brings a sense of peace to the listener and speaker. | ||
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| Boggard || bah-gerd || Low Beast || | | Boggard || bah-gerd || Low Beast || A highly tonal language, suitable for less-evolved larynxes. Shares linguistic roots with Gnoll. | ||
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| Celestial || seh-les-ti-ahl || High | | Celestial || seh-les-ti-ahl || High Outsider || A refined language, with intricate grammar rules and subtle inflections. | ||
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A graceful language spoken by "good" fey. Shares linguistic roots with Sylvan and other fey languages. | |||
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| D'ziriak || jih-ree-uhk || Low Brood || | | D'ziriak || jih-ree-uhk || Low Brood || A language of hive minds and rigorous caste rankings. Extremely painful for humanoid vocal chords. | ||
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| Delimnia || dih-lim-nee-uh || The language of Joy || | | Delimnia || dih-lim-nee-uh || The language of Joy || A peculiarly fluid language, with few rules and little structure. Great for composition of prose and poetry. | ||
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A language of Evil || A harsh-sounding language devised by devils to ease others down a path of darker intentions. | |||
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| Dolmen || dohl-min || Low Stone || | | Dolmen || dohl-min || Low Stone || Linguistically related to Terran. Single words sometimes take several hours to speak, and conversations last days or weeks. | ||
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| Erebral || er-eh-brahl || The language of | | Erebral || er-eh-brahl || The language of Magic || Nearly impossible for non-casters to learn, but highly useful for technical discussions of magical theory. | ||
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| Exaction || ecks-ak-shun || The language of Laws || | | Exaction || ecks-ak-shun || The language of Laws || | ||
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| Kern || kern || A language about languages || | | Kern || kern || A language about languages || | ||
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| Krieg || kreeg || The language of War || | |||
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| Lelnian, Ancient || lehl-nee-in, eyn-shuhnt || Human Lore || | | Lelnian, Ancient || lehl-nee-in, eyn-shuhnt || Human Lore || | ||
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| Reckomp || ray-komp || Bright language of Trade || | | Reckomp || ray-komp || Bright language of Trade || | ||
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| R'luh || | | R'luh || reh-loo || Low Spring Court Fey || | ||
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| Slaugh || sloo- | | Slaugh || sloo-a || a crude fey language || A wetlands and swamplands language, spoken with a twangy drawl. | ||
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| Stilth || stilth || The greater language of Death || | | Stilth || stilth || The greater language of Death || | ||
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| Treant || tree-uhnt || Autumn Court Fey || | | Treant || tree-uhnt || Autumn Court Fey || | ||
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| Umbral || uhm-bruhl || Low Winter Court Fey | | Umbral || uhm-bruhl || Low Winter Court Fey || | ||
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| Urbleburblelou || er-bul-ber-bul-oo || The greater language of Water || | | Urbleburblelou || er-bul-ber-bul-oo || The greater language of Water || | ||
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| Vertigion || | | Vertigion || ver-ti-jee-ahn || Contagious Madness || | ||
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| Womp || | | Womp || womp || A fast language || | ||
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| Xth'tl'ck || sith-til-ick || High Brood || | | Xth'tl'ck || sith-til-ick || High Brood || | ||
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| Yastermine || | | Yastermine || yas-ter-meen || The language of history and lore || | ||
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