Guild Vernacular

It was very difficult to follow conversations. I could understand certain words, but they used them strangely, and that accent... Ashtyr help anyone who tries to follow them when they speak fast. I've also noticed that most of the sailor tend to shout when speaking the Vernacular. Not sure if louder volume means something in their culture, but it is an oddity. That said, make sure you find a port agent that speaks proper Theosian, or ensure you have a guildsman from the Merchant Sailor's guild with you at all times. Otherwise negotiations will be even more complex than they already are.

- Imperial merchant warning his ally

Geographical Distribution

Spoken throughout most of the The Guild Islands and in harbors along Reluria where trading happens frequently.

Vocabulary

Guild Vernacular appears to be a mixture of old elvish, old Tyrian, Modern Theosian mixed with time to create a unique vocabulary that sounds familiar and alien all at once. In some cases words have been shortened to or merged together (across languages) to create a new meaning.

Common Phrases

The following are turns of phrase most commonly heard on board a Guild Ship:

• Caw: Exclamation of surprise
• Chummer: Punk or idiot
• Dolk: a bad deal or nasty trick
• Ganda: Look or watch
• Gran-guildy: Upper ranking guildsman/woman
• Hoy: Catching attention of someone, also used as a nonverbal for pondering something.
• Kasta: Sakasta
• Mate: Shipmate, friend, or acquaintance
• Moeza: Naive or wet behind the ears
• Nay: No
• Ol' : Old, usually used attached to the proper name of someone or something - the ol Dread - Sea of Dread
• Prenny: Low ranking guildsman/woman
• Rav-rage: Ravani's Rage - a powerful storm
• Savvy: Usually a question, "do you understand?"
• Toktok: Language or communication
• Vuls: To win big, or get the better end of a deal
• Yaam: "I am..." or "I am called..."
• Ye: You