Aedyran language

Letters in Eld Aedyran/Aedyran script (top) along with their English counterparts

This article is about the language. For the continent ruled by the Aedyr Empire, see Aedyr.

Aedyran is the language of the Aedyr and is spoken in the Aedyr Empire, the Free Palatinate of Dyrwood, and the Penitential Regency of Readceras. Aedyran is derived from the now archaic dialects Hylspeak and Eld Aedyran.

In Aedyran, the letters j, q, v, and z do not appear in their words and names, though the /v/ sound is found in medial and terminal f. For example, "Wyflan" is pronounced "WEE-vlan".

Aedyran is an evolved holdover from pre-Defiance years, when Dyrwood was under the control of the Aedyr Empire. The language fractured from its old-world roots as a result of increased exposure of overseas trade, the proximity of neighboring settlements, and a frontier culture that blossomed with Dyrwood's expansion. Most casual travelers or explorers to the Free Palatinate are expected to have a fair grasp of Aedyran. Those involved in larger-scale mercantile or military interests will find no lack of Dyrwoodan polyglots and interpreters.

Glossary

Note: Many Aedyran terms are shared with, or have roots in Eld Aedyran

• Duc – elected ruler of the Free Palatinate of Dyrwood.
• Erl – ruler of an erldom in the Aedyr Empire and Free Palatinate of Dyrwood.
• Erldom – a small region in the Aedyr Empire ruled by an Erl.
• Gréf – ruler of a gréfram in the Aedyr Empire, has no direct power over the erls.
• Gréfram – a colony in the Aedyr Empire ruled by a Gréf.
• Gréf palatine – ruler of a palatinate in the Aedyre Empire, helds the authority and legal power over the erls, their holdings, and their titles in his palatinate.
• Haemneg – union, a "marriage" between a married human and elf.
• Hel – The Beyond/The Veiled, i.e. the afterlife, which people associate with going down into the world.'
• Ine Gyrd (IH-nah geerd) – the "pearl sceptre", a symbol of the power of the Aedyran emperor
• Palatinate – a colony in the Aedyr Empire ruled by a Gréf palatine.
• Thayn – nobility title in the Aedyr Empire, that serve under an erl.

Trivia

• Aedyran is, for all practical purposes, similar to English. Hylspeak similar to Scots. Eld Aedyran is similar to early middle ages West Germanic languages like Old English/Anglo-Saxon with elements of Old Frisian, Danish, and Icelandic.

See also

• Aedyran Dialects