Editing Overview of the Vale (section)

== Languages of the Vale ==

{| class="wikitable"
|'''Language'''
|'''Speakers'''
|'''Script'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|Common
|All
|Halfling
|1
|-
|Draconic
|Kobolds, wizards
|Runic
|2
|-
|Gnomish
|Gnomes
|Halfling
|
|-
|Goblin
|Goblins
|Halfling
|
|-
|Druidic
|Druids
|Runic
|3
|-
|Elvish
|Elves
|Elvish
|
|-
|Min
|Horned Folk 
|Runic
|4
|-
|The Old Tongue
|Scholars
|Halfling
|5
|-
|Orcish
|Orcs
|Special
|6
|-
|Sylvan
|Elves, fey
|Elvish
|
|-
|Trade Tongue
|Traders
|Halfling
|7
|}

# The Common Tongue of the Vale is the halfling language; it has become so widespread that the other races use it as a matter of convenience.
# Draconic is traditionally the language of magic, and most arcane tomes and scrolls use this language. Wizards and sorcerers usually speak it.
# Druidic is a secret tongue known only to those who follow the druidic religion and a very few others.
# Min is the language of the Horned Ones who dwell in the Dawnforge Mountains.
# The Old Tongue is the ancestral halfling language, and is very formal and stilted compared to the modern Common tongue. It is primarily a language of scholars and is used in certain formal documents.
# Orcish is a very primitive language spoken by the orcs. It has no true alphabet, but a collection of pictographs are used by the orcs to convey basic concepts, such as “shelter” and “danger.”
# The Trade Tongue is less a true language and more a sort of jargon, primarily Common but incorporating words from Gnomish and Goblin as well. It is spoken by traders and merchants, and is popularly used by thieves as well.