Spire Script

Spire Script, also known as Spire Shorthand, refers to the alphabet used by graduates of The Spire for their writings.



Although the alphabet is used to write in Grelandic, it is not a direct substitution cipher, having several phonemes without equivalents, as well as several prefix and suffixes and other mutators which do not exist in Grelandic. There are also complicated rules regarding syntax and grammar. Finally, the composition of extended writings can become complex, with additional clauses and sentences branching from vertices in the script rather than following linearly in paragraphs.

The Alphabet

Grelandic

Spire Script

Ah

Ahh

Ay

B

C

The 'C' is always a hard c. The same phoneme is used for k. Soft c is replaced by either s or sh.

D

Ee

Eh

F

G

The 'G' is always a hard g. Soft g is replaced by j.

H

Ih

Iy

J

L

M

N

Oh

Oo

P

R

S

Sh

T

Th

U

V

W

Y

Common Prefixes, Suffixes, Mutators

Suffix, modifies the preceding word to be an adjective.

Suffix, modifies the preceding word to past-tense.

Suffix, modifies the preceding word to future-tense.

Prefix, implies the speaker's onwership of the following word.

Prefix, implies the listener's onwership of the following word.

Prefix, implies a third party's onwership of the following word.