Language command

Language
Change the language you're speaking.
LANGUAGE HELP Displays the help menu. LANGUAGE Displays a list of languages that you know, and highlights the one you are currently speaking LANGUAGE SWITCH {LANGUAGE} Switches to speaking in another language if you know it. LANGUAGE FLUENCY {#} Change how you speak an acquired language. LANGUAGE ACCENT {TYPE} Change your accent when speaking Common.

The LANGUAGE command is used to display which languages a player character can speak, and switch between them.

In addition to Common, every player character also knows a racial language (see below).

New Language Slots

The ability to learn new languages is based on skillset placement of the Lore skillset, as well as Scholarship ranks. The table below indicates when a new slot becomes available.

New Language Slots (Scholarship Ranks)

Lore Primary	Lore Secondary	Lore Tertiary
500 ranks	X	X
1000 ranks	1000 ranks	1000 ranks
1500 ranks	1500 ranks	X

Valid Tongues

Language	Race
Asaran	Merelew (only available to learn during Hollow's Eve)
Common	all
Gamgweth	Human
Gerenshuge	Elothean
Gorbesh	Kaldar and Gnome
Haakish	Dwarf
Ilithic	Elf
Olvi	Halfling
Prydaenese	Prydaen
Rakash	Rakash
S'Kra	S'Kra Mur
Toggish	Gor'Tog

Sample Messaging

• LANGUAGE SWITCH ILITHIC

You switch to speaking in Ilithic.

• LANGUAGE SWITCH COMMON

You switch to speaking in Common.

You say in Ilithic, "Greetings."

Elves see: Isharon says in Ilithic, "Greetings."

Others see: Isharon says something in Ilithic.

Fluency

You can choose from the following fluency options:

     1. broken
     2. fragmented
     3. rudimentary
     4. basic
     5. elementary
     6. simplistic
     7. conversational
     8. functional
     9. passable
    10. proficient
    11. clear
    12. intelligible
    13. fluent
    14. nearly perfect
    15. polished
    16. [no descriptor]
    17. effortless
    18. natural
    19. perfect

Accents

Accent	Type	Requirement
Neutral (No Accent)	neutral	Available to all
Gamgweth	racial	Human
Gerenshuge	racial	Elothean
Gorbesh	racial	Kaldar and Gnome
Haakish	racial	Dwarf
Ilithic	racial	Elf
Olvi	racial	Halfling
Prydaenese	racial	Prydaen
Rakash	racial	Rakash
S'Kra	racial	S'Kra Mur
Toggish	racial	Gor'Tog
Zoluren	citizenship	Citizen of Zoluren
Therengian	citizenship	Citizen of Therengia
Velakan	citizenship	Citizen of Velaka
Ilithian	citizenship	Citizen of Ilithi
Reshalian	citizenship	Citizen of Qi'Reshalia
Rathan	citizenship	Citizen of Ratha
Surlaenisan	citizenship	Citizen of Aesry Surlaenis'a
Rissan	citizenship	Citizen of M'Riss
Forfedhdarian	citizenship	Citizen of Forfedhdar
Acenamacran	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Acenamacra
Arthen	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Arthe Dale
Crossing	regional	Citizenship affiliation with The Crossing
Dirge	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Dirge
Endrus	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Silverclaw Hub, Prydaen
High Mountain	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Sunfall Hub, Prydaen
Harbor	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Ilaya Taipa
Journalai	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Journalai
Kaernan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Kaerna
Knife Clan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Knife Clan, Gor'Tog
Lethian	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Leth Deriel
Middens	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Middens
Mycthengelde	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Tiger Clan, Gor'Tog
Silverclaw Hub	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Silverclaw Hub, Prydaen
Stone Clan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Stone Clan
Sunfall Hub	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Sunfall Hub, Prydaen
Tiger Clan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Tiger Clan, Gor'Tog
Wilderness	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Knife Clan, Gor'Tog
Wildulf	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Wolf Clan, Human
Wolf Clan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Wolf Clan, Human
El'Bainish	regional	Citizenship affiliation with El'Bain's Stop
Arnshalian	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Fornsted
Gemfire	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Gemfire Mountains
Hvaral	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Hvaral
Ker'Leorian	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Ker'Leor
Langen	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Langenfirth
Riverhaven	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Riverhaven
Rossgallan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Rossman's Landing
Siksrajan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Siksraja
Therenbourian	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Therenborough
Imperial	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Throne City
Zaulfunger	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Zaulfung
Haizen Cugis	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Haizen Cugis, Elf
Musparan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Muspar'i
Velakan	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Haizen Cugis, Elf
Blackthorn	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Blackthorn Canyon
Chyolvean	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Chyolvea Tayeu'a
Cove	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Fang Cove
Dragon Spine	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Dragon Spine Mountains
Fayrinese	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Fayrin's Rest
Prairie	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Zaldi Taipa
Shadow's Reach	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Shadow's Reach, Human
Shardian	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Shard
Steelclaw	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Steelclaw Clan
Stormfell	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Shadow's Reach, Human
Undershard	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Undershard
Kreshi	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Mer'Kresh
Taisgath	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Taisgath, Moon Mage
Ghazalian	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Ain Ghazal
Paasvadhik	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Boar Clan
Hibarnhvidarian	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Hibarnhvidar
Himineldaren	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Raven's Point
Steppe	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Arid Steppe
Vela'tohr	regional	Citizenship affiliation with Vela'tohr Valley
bucolic	other	Available to all
clipped	other	Available to all
coarse	other	Available to all
coastal	other	Available to all
cosmopolitan	other	Available to all
courtly	other	Available to all
crisp	other	Available to all
drawling	other	Available to all
eastern	other	Available to all
formal	other	Available to all
highland	other	Available to all
inland	other	Available to all
lilting	other	Available to all
lowland	other	Available to all
melodic	other	Available to all
midland	other	Available to all
nasal	other	Available to all
nautical	other	Available to all
northeastern	other	Available to all
northern	other	Available to all
northwestern	other	Available to all
plainspoken	other	Available to all
polished	other	Available to all
posh	other	Available to all
proper	other	Available to all
refined	other	Available to all
rolling	other	Available to all
rural	other	Available to all
rustic	other	Available to all
southeastern	other	Available to all
southern	other	Available to all
southwestern	other	Available to all
thick	other	Available to all
unrefined	other	Available to all
urban	other	Available to all
urbane	other	Available to all
western	other	Available to all

Learning New Languages

Polyglot Yulna in Asemath Academy is the scholar of languages and may be able to tutor you. You can ASK ABOUT LEARNING <LANGUAGE> to learn a new language and you can ASK ABOUT FORGETTING <LANGUAGE> to forget the language you want. You cannot forget learning Common nor your native language.

You will not be able to learn a new language if you have Aura of Tongues active.

Notes

• The Bardic enchante Aura of Tongues allows the Bard, and those grouped with the bard, to understand (but not speak) other spoken languages, depending on how much mana the bard has alloted for the enchante.

• Certain rare artifacts also allow the understanding of all languages for a limited time.

Bugs

Some players have reported that their characters can speak the language of another race. This is a bug. ASSIST to have a GM fix it.

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See Also

• CHANT
• INTONE
• LECTURE
• RECITE
• SAY
• SING
• YELL
• Category:Languages