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As with all languages, variations and dialectsbased on the order or race of the speaker aboundwithin the Draconic tongue. Students of dialects canpotentially discern a dragon’s variety, scales unseen.Though accents are sometimes thick, such variationrarely hampers communication. Languages derivedfrom Supernal are robust enough to resist naturalalternations that would render distant populations ofspeakers unintelligible to each other.Language DetailsThe audible footprint of Draconic grates on the earsof other creatures and includes several hard consonantsand sibilants. It employs sounds that humansdescribe as hissing (sj, ss, and sv), as well as a noisethat sounds like a beast clearing its throat (ach).Draconic words have emphasis on the first syllable.Speakers of Draconic express important ideas byemphasizing the beginnings and the ends of words.Writers who use Iokharic mark important words witha special symbol of five lines radiating outward likethe rays of a star or like the heads of Tiamat. Dragonsmight use this form of emphasis when referring tothemselves, as well as when commanding, threatening,warning, or making a point.Basic VocabularyThis section presents a selection of Common wordsand their Draconic counterparts.LANGUAGECommonaboveafterairandanimalarmorarrowashaxebagbattlebeautifulbronzebeforebehindbelowbesidebigblackbleedbloodbluebowburnbraverybreedbribebutcavecelestialcenturyclericclawcoppercowcowardcrippleddancedangerdayDraconicsvernghentthraevurbaeshralitrixsventvignargarurtwaethvargachvorelaujirghoroszaravhirunsintituralisjvuthavaleijiejirulharvaexvalignatsveargithmaurgdurahsharwaereathearierikcsunathaergixrachrhyvosfaessithurgixvaerikorthkearCommondeaddeitydemondiedragondwarfearthelfenchantedenemyevileyefarfatefemalefewfirefleeflyfoodforforestfortressfriend(ly)gemgivegnomegogoldgoodgreenguthalflinghammerhatehealhomehumanifinDraconicloexurathearkotharloreatdarastrixtundaredarvaecaesinlevexirlymmalsvirsaurivkarifhaurachaesthyrlauthixenosvithustratachthendihkcaesinhurthithurirlkethendmajakteruntgethrisjaurixbensvelkachuakgixustratrauhissjhankdartakirisvokarthelmunthreksjekpersvekCommonironkillleadermagicmanmanymeatmountainnamenearnightnightvisionnonorogreononeororcpeacepillageplatinumrainredrestscrollsecretseeshadowsilverskin (hide)slaughtersmallsmartsosoarsongsorcererspeakspearDraconicusksventmaekrixarcanisssthyrthrodenrhyaexverthichaominakleiriththurkearsverakthricthurghontixshafaerirusvghikmartivirthadarshuxoposscharirssifisvsjirirthosocuirsjachornmolikkurikkosjothokentzyakhysvearmiirikvorastrixrenthisjnerCommonstarsteelstonestopstormstrongstupidswordtaketalkthiefthroughtotomorrowtraveltreasuretoothuglyundeadundervalleyvictorywantwarwaterwewealthweaponwhitewithwizardwoodyearyellowyesyetyouDraconiciskvythternesjpokkepeskversveshpothoccaexclaxukrisvirlymerekessekessearenkossalurrasvimothnurhkaegroonuretharuxvivextuorarytehesjingythnoachlaraekaussirmrithlevethixgrovisveorikcyrevaxunsjeritwuxCHAPTER 1 | Dragon Lore25