Editing Nameless Things (section)

==== Languages ====
Languages are very important, both to the world of Arda and to delvers after ancient lore. What languages you can read or speak, and how well you understand it, can mean the difference between a vital clue and a meaningless mess of gibberish.

All characters start with d8 fluency in the Westron (common) tongue. Dwarves have d8 in Khuzdûl and d6 in Westron. In addition, characters have d6 fluency in a number of languages equal to ½ their Smarts die.

The following languages exist in Middle-earth:

*'''Adûnaic:''' Language of the Edain and downfallen Numenor. A dialect is known to have been used by Black Numenoreans.
*'''Black Speech:''' The language of old Mordor.
*'''Drûadan:''' The guttural, throaty language of the Wild Men, the Drûedain. It is rarely written down and even more rarely taught to others, and shares almost nothing with other Mannish tongues.
*'''Old Entish:''' A long, slow, rumbling language attributed to the legendary tree-herders.
*'''Haradric:''' The people of Harad and the East have many languages, the majority of which are unknown in Western lands. Haradric is the one most used by those who trade with Gondor.
*'''Khuzdûl:''' The secret tongue of the Dwarves, which they do not teach to outsiders.
*'''Orcish:''' A debased form of the Black Speech mixed with Westron words. There are many Orcish dialects, some of which function as separate languages.
*'''Quenya:''' Tongue of the Noldor, the High Elves of the West.
*'''Rohirric:''' Language of the Horse-Lords of Rohan. The Men of the northern land of Dale speak a variant of this tongue.
*'''Silvan Elvish:''' Language of the Wood-elves, derived from the Teleri tongue.
*'''Sindarin:''' Tongue of the Sindar elves.
*'''Valarin:''' Language of legendary Valinor; very obscure
*'''Westron:''' The “common tongue” of the Western lands, with many dialects