Languages

The following languages are spoken in the Standing Lands:
 * Abyssal: A growling, gutteral language spoken by demons and those who worship or summon them.
 * Arcanic: A standardized method of notating spells and arcane rituals developed in the Old World. Characters native to the Old World or the colonies may add this language to their list of bonus languages for high intelligence.
 * Astairan: The native language of the Republic of Astair and its holdings, spoken by most people living in Colonial Astair. Characters native to this area may start with this language for free.
 * Celestial: A musical and melodic tongue used by angels and in ceremonies dedicated to good-aligned deities.
 * Common: The trade language spoken by merchants of the Old World, this tongue is widely spoken in Colonial Estril and Astair, and is beginning to see adoption by some of the races native to Corunda.
 * Draconic: A rich and complex language spoken by dragonfolk, kobolds, and, allegedly, the True Dragons.
 * Druidic: Oddly, this secretive language is shared by druids both from the Old World and Corunda.
 * Edite: A flowing and beautiful tongue with many different regional dialects, spoken by those of Edite descent. Characters native to Edite or with strong family ties to the continent may start with this language for free.
 * Estril: The native tongue of the Kingdom of Estril, this language is spoken by most people living in Colonial Estril. Characters native to this area may start with this language for free.
 * Giant: A stern language with rigid grammatical rules that often frustrate non-native speakers; the preferred tongue of most giants.
 * Goblin: A gutteral-sounding yet surprisingly nuanced tongue with many different regional dialects, spoken by goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears, and some hill giants.
 * Infernal: A sharp, precise language spoken by devils and their servants.
 * Kawra: A soft, slow language spoken by the goatfolk.
 * Naga: The slithering and sinister tongue of the serpentfolk, also commonly used to notate arcane rituals in Corunda.
 * Ocelotl: A complicated language incorporating both words and body language, spoken by the scattered tribes of catfolk.
 * Tlatlacah: An ancient and somewhat clumsy tongue that often incorporates more modern words from other languages, spoken by the lizardfolk of the Steaming Firest.