The Colourful Language of Lantana

The trade city of Lantana is a mixing pot of cultures. Utter the wrong phrase and you might find yourself floating in the Bay of Merchants. This handy guide will ease you into speaking the language of our city without drawing the wrong kind of attention, or driving away a potential deal. Merchants and travellers alike have brought their own language to the city and it can oft times be difficult to understand the situation you are in without a translator, even though the only language being spoken is common!

Lord Astor's Travel Guide to Lantana

Wary Travellers

It is well known that Lantana is a hotbed for passionate merchants, traders and shoppers who are always trying to bleed the last copper from a deal. The lanugage they use is often in secrets, and the way they twist their words often leaves outsiders unsure of the outcomes of the deal they are trying to strike. To help counter this, interpreters, or as they themselves, Trade Linguists, sell their services to newcomers.
This is not without it's risk, as often they work as shills for shady merchants who offer a cut of the profits to the interpreters for bringing them a fat purse.

Insults

All travellers to the city are recommended to read The Travel Guide to Lantana to have an understanding of the lanugage of the city. One of the most popular sections of the handbook is on insults.

On Trade

One's perception of the tradee has your haggling moreso reduced than that of my profits

You are very bad at bargaining

This deal I'd happily make if you were less dwarvish

You haven't enough money for this deal.

This one will dress in anything!

Often said by a merchant a fellow trader, it means the customer makes poor deals

I hope the rest of your day is as pleasant as you

It has been awful dealing with you

Generic Insults

Nothing twixt your ears

Idiodic

Wit of an Ogre

Lacking Intelligence

You have pockets like a Dwarf

Broke

As strong as a gnome's ale!

Lacking strength

To a troglodyte, you're a wit!

You are an idiot

I'd attempt to insult you, but I see nature has already done the work for me

You are ugly