Elvish
Elvish is the language and alphabet used by Elves. It is an ancient form of communication that has had a huge impact on the entire region of the eastern portions of the supercontinent of Thrae and has contributed words and names that have lasted for millennia.
Because of the span of time that the Elvish language has been used in this region of Thrae, there are several distinct dialects of the tongue that can be readily recognized. The oldest dialect is the one that gives its name to the entire family of languages: Vytuian. In its purest form, Vytuian Elvish is the closest version still known to the language spoken by the Elves that completed the Great Exodus and settled the lands of Naru nearly 3,000 years earlier. Also called Old Elvish, Vytuian is still seen utilized in formal form at the Court of the Autarch and in many governmental functions. It is also commonly found in the many great libraries and archives of the Realm, filling tomes and books by the tens of thousands. Sometimes referred to as Vetic due to the age of the tongue.
Another growing dialect that has appeared over the last 500 years is called Lothic by Gnomish scholars since it originates along the Naru banks of the Caldar and Arul Rivers. Very subtle but noticeable diction variations have grown between Lothic and Vytuian Elvish.
A more pronounced dialectic change, however, is in the Elvish spoken in the central plains of the country. Rural farmers and ranchers of these grass and scrub covered hills and valleys have seen a distinct and quite noticeable change in syntax, vocabulary and diction develop in their spoken language, and many of those changes have become reflected in how that tongue is written. Gnome linguists refer to this dialect as Fractic, the Vytuian word for broken.
The final dialect to discuss is the Vytuian spoken by Elves outside of the borders of Naru. Prosk'aNara, Vagari and Drowkin all speak dialects of Vytuian that are rapidly progressing into distinct and separate languages.
Writing System
The Elvish alphabet consists of 29 characters that have become the basis for the modern writing systems of Caldarian, Arian, Fangorian, Colian and several Gnomish dialects.
Geographical Distribution
Spoken primarily in the lands of Naru and less commonly in academic and historiographic society, and by smaller communities of Elves that live outside the lands of the Realm.
An example of Elvish script
Family or clan associations are indicated by the suffix 'a placed at its end, indicating an associative relations like "of" or "from". Thus Kel'a Bron is Bron of the Kelii family.
