(the Tongue of Magick)
Introduction
This language is rumored to be the oldest of
all languages or the one true language from which all others descend, but this
is in all likelihood merely poetic license. Dragons rarely speak but when they
do they use this language. It is used by many mages who consider it a universal
language of magic.
A few Basics
The dragon language uses a phonetic alphabet
which I have tried to translate to an English equivalent. Its runes appear quite
similar in form to the commonly known Futhark Runes. The language specifies the
part of speech for a given root meaning, entirely by use of a suffix. The
dragon language often combines multiple basic word meanings to form new words.
Hence the word for spider might literally translate as many legged weaver.
Dragons can take a long time to say things but when one is virtually immortal it
is more important to be perfectly understood than concise.
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Magically Significant Terms
GorLahkan = Power Weaver
Core menemes which have been at times used in classifying the magics of
Ea...
Abdek |
Law/Order |
Nuglar |
Darkness or Shadow |
Ahn |
Perception Augury and
Detection |
Nilg |
Hydromancy |
Krrez |
Chaos/Change |
Nageg |
Druidry (animal) |
Bal |
Harm/Evil |
Feez |
Druidry (Plant) |
Org |
Necromancy |
Gor |
Magical Power/ Mana pure magic |
Then |
Control |
Ahp |
Aether/Aeromancy |
Mah |
Aid/Enhance |
Trahg |
Flesh/Body |
Kaerr |
Protect or Sheild |
Luv |
Life |
Lus |
Pyromancy |
Strah |
Mind/Mystical |
Glin |
Terramancy |
Serahk |
Soul |
Glar |
light |
Dar |
Person |
Thrag |
Deceptions,illusions and
lies |
Eg |
Food |
actual usage might be something on the order of the following.
Gorabdekser = Magic of law.
Abdekgorser = law magic.
Eyangor = Natural magic
A few more
Gresa = Brother/Comrade
Daragahn = Great/Perceptive People
Suffixes:
- present tense>sahg
- past tense>sig
- indirect objects> a
- objects> ser
- subjects> seth/sith
- edibles> eg
- name> an
- pluralization> t
- emphasis> s (added indiscriminately)
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