Tumble King's Ghoul Patter

Handheld Translator Device

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It is not uncommon to come across a ghoul in a Crooked Mile or Bridleborne smuggler tunnel. They prefer to travel in the dark. Not pitch dark like wraiths prefer, but enough dark not to be recognized easily. Over time ghouls who live in the tunnels established a vernacular that fits their interests. Because they realized their semi dark surroundings did them justice, they formed word by word and phrase by phrase in a barely heard indistinct mumble the benefits only them.
On one of his trips to the Tumble Desert Matt Dutton discovered an ancient translator that could be adapted for Crooked Mile tunnels. The translator, made from a durable clay included buttons that could be punched for a word or phrase commonly used for ziggurat basement dwellers. These dead ghouls resembled the ghouls who migrated to Crooked Mile over thousands of years. He suspected the translator would be helpful for human smugglers to use, and he contacted the Spouter Tavern owner to see whether he was interested in selling the thirty worth repairing. The repaired version buttons continued to stick, but each mumble could be clearly heard into the language spoke into the ear piece after being soaked in salt water for a day. The salt water cleaned out the ear wax that accumulated, and left the ear piece open to hear the first words spoken into the piece.
Even Uwig Longears was amazed about the number of very different languages that could be stored into the ear piece, while only 12 languages were hard etched into the base unit. Conveniently, one of the languages, Ghoul Patter, a derivative of the original language coded into the device could be used to make out what the tunnel ghouls were whispering to one another.

Using the Patter Ghoul Patter Translation:

The patter hand-held device can be kept in a pocket or attached by hook to the Unwonton Mailbag. The buttons are old and stick, but after being hovered over three times, translated words can be heard through the earplug.

biz patter tko fspim bivdop krot kept gdi if friksupti vrik attached swo totwu vwud biz unwonton mailbag . biz buttons are hoh swot rimti , fsti mur being hovered wokspi gdis times , translated words bivdop krot heard kstud biz earplug .

The device is dated 7034 BCE. It is the earliest known translator for the near dead, written for Tumble Kings who feared their dead ancestors were colluding behind their backs.

biz fspim is dated 7034 BCE. vzdit is biz earliest known fspim tsu biz vrufdi tropif , written tsu kri pso kings kim feared di tropif ancestors colluded ip di backs .

It is necessary to hold the contraption at least three inches from the abdomen, or stomach churning can interfere. Dangerous outcomes are likely.

vzdit is psih vwud hwu biz contraption ri bot gdis inches ok biz abdomen , vrik hodro churning bivdop sorbri . kstos outcomes are likely .

Ghoul Patter Language

Hand Held Translator w-Ear Piece by ROD w/Midjourney

Valuation by ROD w/Midjourney