common languages
the following lists the common languages and their common users in the campaign
abyssal
is the language of demons and abyssal tieflings
bothii
is spoken by the various races that make up the uthgardt instead of riedran
chthonic
is the language chthonic tieflings
common sign language
is the common sign language, all social checks are at disadvantage
daelkyr
is spoken in the highest circles of civilization
anyone caught in the forbidden city or above that cannot speak daelkyr is tried for trespassing
the punishment is death if found guilty without extenuating circumstances
commoners that speak daelkyr can earn an additional 1/3 by working in the forbidden city
draconic
is the language of the dragons and dragonborn
makes non-speakers hostile
dwarvish
is the language of the dwarves
elvish
is the language of all varieties of elf
giant
is the language of giants and goliath
gnomish
is the language of the forest and rock gnomes
halfling
is is the language of the halfling
infernal
is the language of devils and infernal tieflings
kraul
is the language of the shadowfell and the golgari
marquesian
is the language of civilized people
to not understand marquesian marks you as a savage and turns the encounter hostile if inside a great city
you are not allowed into a great city unless you understand marquesian
orc
is the language of orcs and half-orcs
riedran
is a the language of the uncivilized humans who are hostile to humans that don't speak it
sylvan
is the language of the feywild and is spoken by more races than any other language
uncommon languages
the following lists the uncommon languages and their common users in the campaign
aarakocra
is the language of the aarakocra
aartuk
is the language of the aartuk
aquan
is the language of the water elementals and the marid
blink dog
is the language of the blink dog
bullywug
is the language of the bullywug
celestial
is the language of celestials and aasimar
deep speech
is the language of aberrations and the locathah
makes non-speakers hostile when heard
demodand
is the language of the demodand
dohwar
the language of the dohwar, a spelljamming monster
druidic
is the language of the druids
giant eagle
is the language of the giant eagle
giant elk
is the language of the giant elk
giant owl
is the language of the giant owl
goblin
is the language of the goblin, hobgoblin, and burbear
gibberling
is the language of the gibberling
gnoll
is the language gnoll
grell
is the language of the grell
grippli
is the language of the grippli
grung
is the language of the grung
hook horror
is the language of the hook horror
hadozee
is the language of the hadozee
ice toad
is the language of the ice toad
ignan
is the language of the fire elementals and the efreeti
istarian
is the language of the of the starjammer crews
kruthik
is the language of the kruthik monstrosity
modron
is the language of mechanus and its constructs
netherese
is not spoken by anyone but it is known by a secret society of spellcasters
ogre
is the language of the ogre
otyugh
is the language of the otyugh
primordial
is the language of elementals and tritons
knowing this language allows you to understand and be understood by those that speak its dialects
aquan, auran, ignan, and terran but using it makes the users of those dialects hostile unless they also speak it
you have disadvantage on social tests when using a dialects
sahuagin
is the language of the sahuagin
skitterwidget
is a language of artificers and their constructs
slaad
is the language of the slaad
sphinx
is the language of the sphinx
thayan
is not spoken by anyone but it is known by a secret society of red spellcasters
makes non-speakers hostile that hear it
thieves' cant
this is spoken by the various criminal organizations, you must share a language besides thieves' cant to use thieves' cant
thri-kreen
is the language of the thri-kreen
while the thri-kreen are common their unique way of communicating is hard to learn and use
tlincalli
is the language of the tlincalli monstrosity
troglodyte
is the language of the troglodyte
umber hulk
is the language of the umber hulk
undercommon
is the language of the drow
in a encounter with the civilized speaking undercommon will turn the encounter violent as if the civilized will cause the speaker to be detained, interrogated, and sold as an enemy into indentured servitude for espionage either as a non-combatant or a combatant as the circumstances allow
vegepygmy
is the language of the vegepygmy plant
winter wolf
is the language of the winter wolf
warg
is the language of the warg
yeti
is the language of the yeti
yikaria
is the language of the yolkfolk monstrosity
unknown languages
the following lists the uncommon languages in the campaign
abanasinian
bothii
citlanes
common
djaynaian
ergot
godstongue
halri
ixitxachitl
kharolian
khur
kothian
maynah
naush
nerakese
nordmaarian
n'warian
olman
shankhi
solamnic
tletlahtolli
quirapu
xingyu
zemnian
zabaani
zemnian