Vanished Lands
Languages
- Abyssal: used by Chaotic Evil outsiders and many Aberrations (Aboleth, Illithid/Mind Flayers, etc.)
- Alvari: Western Elven common, used by Sylvan Elves, Grugach, and Faldine Halflings in the Waletku kingdom and the Wisalef Forest (resembles later Celtic/Welsh)
- Bamoric: eastern humanoids (Bakemono, Minotaurs, Oni) and Nannuattan (eastern Dark Elves) of the Bamor Mountains and the kingdom of Gokuri
- Barbari: spoken by the Skaevingol, Tsucharim, and Vistani human and Wolven tribes of the Gusorin Confederation on the central Plains of Sathendo
- Celestial: used by Good extraplanar entities, divine casters, and some plane travelers
- Draconic: used by Reptile-kin (including dragons) and arcane spellcasters (resembles Greek)
- Draluk: Mountan Dwarven, Svirfneblin (Deep Gnome), spoken in the Zeda kingdom under the western Ivory Mountains; runic (resembles Slavic)
- Elemental: Aquan (undersea races, Marid), Auran (air elementals, Djinn, Avariel), Ignan (fire/Efreet), Terrian (Earth elementals, some Giants)
- Goblinish/Dubwana: Goblins, Hobgoblins, and Bugbears of the Garku Nasit (resembles Turkic)
- Hifalendorin: human common of the western Plains of Sathendo and much of the “Vanished Lands” (resembles Latin or American English)
- Infernal: used by Lawful Evil outsiders including Devils, some summoners (resembles Latin)
- Kestollan: used by Hill and River Dwarves, Rock and Tinker Gnomes, and Woldan Halflings in the Zeda kingdom in the western Ivory Mountains (resembles Germanic)
- Orgul: spoken by Ogre-kin (Orcs, Ogres, Trolls, some Giants), related to Zuromm
- Quelithan: High Elven/Eladrin and Grey/Valley Elven, often used by arcane spellcasters (resembles Finnish)
- Saganim: spoken by (proto-Celtic) humans on the western Plains of Sathendo (resembles Anglo-Saxon)
- Shengtese: human (Asiatic) common spoken in the Principality of Silado/Tong Sheng on the eastern Plains of Sathendo (resembles Cantonese)
- Suthern: human common of the Halmed Desert, both the Ebir Sheikdom and the Garku Nasit also spoken by the Anpur (Jackal folk), Vanaka (Dune Dwarves), and others (resembles Arabic)
- Sylvan: Used by many Fey, exalted animals, and Druids, related to Alvari (resembles French)
- Therudic: spoken by eastern demihumans (Korubokuru, Nezumi, Shan Sao, Spirit Folk, Tengu, Vanara) in the Zedu kingdom and Therud Forest (resembles Japanese)
- Zarendo: spoken by the various peoples of the Zarendo Islands in the Sea of Nagendwa (resembles Bantu or Swahili)
- Zuromm/Undercommon: Spoken by Drow (western Dark Elves), Duergar, Mad Gnomes, and many Orcs (resembles Klingon)
Contemporary Historical Languages (dialects, location):
- Achaean (Mycenean, Hellene; Ancient Greece)
- Akkadian (Sumerian, Babylonian/Amorite; Mesopotamia; see also Suthern)
- Assyrian/Aramaic (eastern Mediterranean, Mesopotamia)
- Atlantean (Cretan/Minoan/Theran; Ancient Greece)
- Austronesian (Malaysian)
- Balto-Slavic (Eastern Europe; see also Barbari)
- Bantu/Swahili (sub-Saharan Africa)
- Celtic (Gaul, Germany; see also Saganim)
- Chinese (ancient, Shang/Yin, then Zhou dynasties; see also Shengtese)
- Egyptian (Pharonic, Coptic, Hieratic; New Kingdom, Khemet)
- Germanic (Central Europe; similar to Kestollan)
- Hebrew (ancient)
- Hittite (Luwian, Palaic; Asia Minor, Persia)
- Illyrian (Venetic, Italic; Italy)
- Kushite (Nubia, Africa)
- Mittanni (Mesopotamia)
- Olmec (Mesoamerica; similar to Draconic)
- Phoenician/Philistine
- Phrygian (Thracian/Doric, Asia Minor)
- Sanskrit (Vedic, post-Harappan India; similar to Hifalendorin)
- Tyrsenian (Etruscans; Italy)
Writing Systems:
- Cuneiform (pictographic; Akkadian)
- Draconic (runic script)
- Draluk (Dwarven runes; also Kestollan, Terran)
- Hifalendorin (pictographic/script)
- Hieratic (Egyptian script)
- Hieroglyphic (Egyptian pictographic)
- Phoenecian/Greek (alphabet)
- Quelithan (Elven script; also Alvari/Sylvan)
- Saganim (Ogham runes; also Druids)
- Suthern (script)
- Shengtese (pictographic)
- Zuromm (pictographic, Undercommon)