Rhulic

All dwarves and most northern ogrun speak Rhulic, a language that is not generally well known outside of Rhul. Although some human scholars—particularly those who live in communities with dwarven enclaves—have undertaken its study, dwarves who trade regularly with humans prefer to speak in Cygnaran or Khadoran. Written Rhulic is a complex language consisting of numerous runic combinations of geometric shapes, and its alphabet uses a distinct variant for written correspondence that differs from the angular variant used for inscribing text in stone or metal. Most ogrun who live in Rhul can speak Rhulic fluently, and some can even read and write it as a second language, which is useful whenever they must help Rhulic mercenary companies manage their copious records.

Rhulic contains a variety of minor dialects, with the most distinct used among clans who associate least frequently with outsiders. The miners of Ulgar have a distinct dialect, for example, as do the dwarves of the remote eastern settlement of Farhallow. Miner Rhulic is another dialect, favored in Rhulic communities outside the borders of Rhul. It is a simplified version of the language that employs many loanwords from Cygnaran and Khadoran, especially the more colorful swears and colloquialisms.