Languages

Common Alphabet (Thorass)

Choose your languages from the Standard Languages table, or choose one that is common in your campaign. With your DM’s permission, you can instead choose a language from the Exotic Languages table or a secret language, such as thieves’ cant or the tongue of druids.

Dwarvish Alphabet (Dethek)

Some of these languages are actually families of languages with many dialects. For example, the Primordial language includes the Auran, Aquan, Ignan, and Terran dialects, one for each of the four elemental planes. Creatures that speak different dialects of the same language can communicate with one another.

		Standard Languages
Language	Typical Speakers	Script
Aglorondan	Humans (Chondathan, Damaran, Reshemi)	Espruar
Alzhedo	Humans (Calishite)	Thorass
Chessentan	Humans (Mulan)	Thorass
Chondathan	Humans (Chondathan, Tethyrian)	Thorass
Common	All Cultures	Thorass
Chultan	Human (Chultan, Tashalan)	Thorass
Damaran	Humans (Damaran, Vassan, Nar)	Dethek
Dambrathan	Humans (Arkaiun)	Espruar
Durpari	Humans (Durpari)	Thorass
Guran (Gurri)	Humans (Gur)	Thorass
Halruaan	Humans (Halruaan)	Draconic
Illuskan	Humans (Illuskan)	Thorass
Midani	Humans (Bedine)	Thorass
Mulhorand	Humans (Mulan)	Celestial
Netherese	Humans (Shade)	Draconic
Nexalan	Humans (Maztican)	Draconic
Rashemi	Humans (Rashemi)	Thorass
Roushoum	Humans (Deep Imaskari)	Imaskari
Shaaran	Humans (Shaaran)	Dethek
High Shou	Humans (Shou)	Draconic
Thayan	Humans (Mulan)	Infernal
Tuigan	Humans (Tuigan)	Thorass
Turmic	Humans (Turami)	Thorass
Uluik	Humans (Ulutiun)	Thorass
Waelan	Humans (Ffolk)	Thorass
Untheric	Humans (Mulan)	Dethek
Dwarvish	Dwarves	Dethek
Elvish	Elves	Espruar
Giant	Ogres, giants	Dethek
Gnomish	Gnomes	Dethek
Goblin	Goblinoids	Dethek
Halfling	Halflings	Thorass
Orc	Orcs	Dethek

Elvish Alphabet (Espruar)

		Exotic Languages
Language	Typical Speakers	Script
Aquan	Aquatic Elves, Merfolk, Tritons, Water Elementals	Espruar, Dethek
Auran	Air Genasi, Kenku, Aarakocra	Iokharic, Dethek
Abyssal	Demons	Infernal
Celestial	Celestials	Celestial
Draconic	Dragons, Kobolds	Iokharic
Deep Speech	Mind flayers, Beholders	—
Gnollish	Gnolls	Infernal
Ignan	Fire Elementals	Iokharic, Dethek
Infernal	Devils	Infernal
Primordial	Elementals	Dethek, Barazhad
Sylvan	Fey creatures	Espruar
Terran	Earth Elementals	Dethek
Undercommon	Underworld traders	Espruar

Draconic Alphabet (Iokharic)