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==Scripts== | ==Scripts== | ||
* '''Alayan''' - The administrative script used by bureaucrats and for formal documents. In truth, it is a Hugaar script and was a gift from the former Saurian masters, but has come to be known as Alayan over the years. Most churches have a copy of ''A Life of Truth'' written in Old Rendish with the Alayan script. | * '''Alayan''' - The administrative script used by bureaucrats and for formal documents. In truth, it is a Hugaar script and was a gift from the former Saurian masters, but has come to be known as Alayan over the years. Most churches have a copy of ''A Life of Truth'' written in Old Rendish with the Alayan script. | ||
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==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
* '''Alayan''' - Although ostensibly an offshoot of Sird, Alayan is heavily influenced by the their former masters, the Saurians. | * '''Alayan''' - Although ostensibly an offshoot of Sird, Alayan is heavily influenced by the their former masters, the Saurians. | ||
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* '''Old Rendish''' - the language of A Life of Truth, in the Stone Library. Spoken in ancient times and usually used in religious proceedings. Most copies of A Life of Truth are in Old Rendish, which few understand. | * '''Old Rendish''' - the language of A Life of Truth, in the Stone Library. Spoken in ancient times and usually used in religious proceedings. Most copies of A Life of Truth are in Old Rendish, which few understand. | ||
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* '''Sirdish''' - The modern descendant of Old Rendish, and the ''lingua franca'' of the Empire. Although there are many regional dialects, people will usually switch to Sird when in the company of foreigners. Some priests conduct their ceremonies in Sirdish, although this is forbidden. | * '''Sirdish''' - The modern descendant of Old Rendish, and the ''lingua franca'' of the Empire. Although there are many regional dialects, people will usually switch to Sird when in the company of foreigners. Some priests conduct their ceremonies in Sirdish, although this is forbidden. | ||
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− | + | * The Heartstone Codex is written in Sirdish using the Alayan script. If widely known, this would be consideredheretical. | |
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=Symbols= | =Symbols= |