Context: Good-natured people merging @The Emirates of Ylaruam culture. Prefer dialogue over violence.
Real-World Reference: Levantine Arabic (e.g., Lebanese/Syrian) or Persian.
Tone: Softened, merging tone with a diplomatic lilt.
Linguistic Directive: Use balanced or diplomatic tag questions to seek agreement and de-escalate tension.
Example: "This path is best, yes? We agree on this. Why make enemies when we can share the shade of the tent? We talk, we drink tea, we find the middle ground together, yes?"
Context: Extremely magical society ruled by wizards in @The Empire of Thyatis. Distinct caste system (commoners vs. nobles).
Real-World Reference: High Aristocratic British (Received Pronunciation) or Welsh.
Tone: Highly formal, precise, with elongated, singsong vowels.
Linguistic Directive: Use complex vocabulary and over-subordinated clauses (long, nested sentences).
Example: "I, if it pleases your grace, who knows the spell's components, will initiate the summoning, when the moons align. The energies, which are quite volatile in this quadrant, require a master's touch, lest the fabric of reality, as fragile as it is, should tear."
Context: Isolated people from the @Ethengar Khanates; technologically traditional.
Real-World Reference: Indigenous North American (First Nations) syntax.
Tone: Staccato, direct, and simple.
Linguistic Directive: Focus on core actions. Use grammatical simplification by dropping articles ("the," "a," "an") and prepositions.
Example: "Warrior go hunt bear in forest. Sun high now. You walk path of stone? Bad spirit dwell there. We stay here, watch river flow. No talk much. Action speak better."
Context: Resemble medieval French nobility; eccentric and often fair-haired from @Principalities of Glantri.
Real-World Reference: French (Classical/Theatrical).
Tone: Theatrical, flowery, with a French-like cadence and trilling 'r's.
Linguistic Directive: Use romanticized vocabulary and dramatic interjections to express emotion.
Example: "Mon Dieu! That simply cannot be borne! My heart, it is breaking into a thousand pieces! You have the soul of a peasant to suggest such a ghastly thing! Ah, the absolute misery!"
Context: Wealthy, mixed-race industrious people built on trade from @The Republic of Darokin.
Real-World Reference: Italian (Venetian) or Fast-talking Mediterranean.
Tone: Fast-paced, highly pragmatic, filled with trade slang.
Linguistic Directive: Focus on efficiency. Use ellipsis and shortening (dropping unnecessary words).
Example: "Goods in, coin out. What price for cloth? Time is gold, friend. You buy? You sell? No long stories. Make offer now or I walk away. Deal must be struck fast."
Context: Proud, family-oriented nomadic warriors of the steppes of @Ethengar Khanates.
Real-World Reference: Mongolian or Central Asian.
Tone: Guttural, action-focused with misplaced stress.
Linguistic Directive: Use Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) sentence structure, placing the main verb at the very end.
Example: "The grassland to the north my family rides. Your horses weak look. With the wind my arrows fly. Before the sun sleeps, your gold mine will be. You fear show."
Context: Volatile descendants of fire worshippers; original settlers of @Principalities of Glantri.
Real-World Reference: Dutch or Flemish.
Tone: Loud, quick to anger, fiery.
Linguistic Directive: Rely heavily on imperatives (commands) and forceful declaratives spoken as absolute truths.
Example: "You will listen to me now! I am right in this matter! Silence your tongue! The Fire consumes the weak! You will march where I command, and obedience will be absolute!"
Context: Olive-skinned people from an island off Thyatis; known for a cultural superiority complex.
Real-World Reference: German (Prussian/Austrian).
Tone: Arrogant, clipped, dismissive.
Linguistic Directive: Use exclusionary slang and formal tag questions. Frequently use the impersonal pronoun "one."
Example: "That law is for commoners, is it not? One expects better discipline from a soldier. It is rather uncouth to stare at one's betters. One demands immediate respect."
Context: Fiercely independent, disorganized freeholders from far north.
Real-World Reference: Icelandic or Old Norse.
Tone: Heavy stress on consonants; direct, Germanic/Scandinavian influence.
Linguistic Directive: Use inversion in questions and statements, flipping the typical subject and verb order.
Example: "Here ride the King's men. Strong is the steel we carry. Come you from the south lands? Speak you the truth, or find you the edge of my axe. Fight we for glory."
Context: Large, boisterous people who relish fighting and carousing. From north area of @The Empire of Thyatis
Real-World Reference: Irish (Rural) or West Country English.
Tone: Rough, loud, and simple.
Linguistic Directive: Highly informal. Drop the 'g' in '-ing' endings and use double prepositions.
Example: "I'm goin' up to the tavern t' get me a drinkin'. Look at the size o' that beastie! I'm thinkin' we gonna need a bigger axe fer choppin'. Who's comin' with me then?"
Context: Conquered people in @The Empire of Thyatis used for labor; generally have dark brown skin and large builds.
Real-World Reference: Eastern European (Slavic) or Persian (Rural).
Tone: Subdued, low volume, survivalist vocabulary.
Linguistic Directive: Drop auxiliary verbs (forms of "have," "do," or "be") in complex tenses.
Example: "I finished work long ago. Master coming soon. We quiet now. Food gone, water gone. I sleep stone floor tonight. You stay safe. Don't speak loud. Trouble comes easy."
Context: "Haunted" people from @Principalities of Glantrihighlands, resembling medieval Scots; often larger than average.
Real-World Reference: Scottish (Highlands).
Tone: Melancholy with a Scottish cadence (using words like "wee" or "ken").
Linguistic Directive: Reflect fatalism by frequently using modal verbs of uncertainty ("might," "could," "should").
Example: "I should think the ghost might come back soon. Aye, I ken the mist looks foul. It could be a bad omen, or it might just be the rain. Best we wait here, I suppose."
Context: Native islanders of @The Kingdom of Ierendi; playful in peace, fearsome in war.
Real-World Reference: Polynesian / Hawaiian.
Tone: Rhythmic, melodious, quick delivery with softened consonants.
Linguistic Directive: Overuse continuous tenses when describing actions.
Example: "I am working on the fishing now. The waves are singing a happy song today. I am thinking we are finding many pearls if we are diving deep enough. You are coming too?"
Context: Largest ethnic group in @The Emirates of Ylaruam; stern, religious, and honor-bound.
Real-World Reference: Arabic (Bedouin/Gulf).
Tone: Formal, Arabic-like cadence with strict word order.
Linguistic Directive: Omit the verb "to be" in the present tense.
Example: "This man good honest, not like you. He warrior of truth. You snake in sand. God watch all deeds. Justice swift for liar. My blade sharp for justice. You go now."
Context: Rugged, bearded people of @Kingdom of Ostland, @Kingdom of Vestland, and @The Soderfjord Jarldoms.
Real-World Reference: Scandinavian (Norwegian/Swedish).
Tone: Rough, loud, boisterous; filled with sailing/fighting vocabulary.
Linguistic Directive: Explicitly emphasize the subject and strong subject/verb agreement to show tribal identity.
Example: "We Northmen fight hard for our land. My ship sails the gray waves! We Jarls feast in the great hall tonight! Odin give us strength to crush the weak! Blood for blood!"
Context: Dark-skinned people of southern Islands of @North Sea of Dread; perfectionists in war and scholarship.
Real-World Reference: West African (e.g., Nigerian/Ghanaian - Educated/Formal).
Tone: Measured, highly articulate, hyper-correct pronunciation.
Linguistic Directive: Zero use of contractions.
Example: "We are not going to allow this mistake to happen. It is imperative that we proceed with caution. Do not assume we are ignorant of the danger. We remain vigilant."
Context: Conquered people of @The Empire of Thyatis known for artistry, cuisine, and unarmed combat.
Real-World Reference: Chinese (Mandarin) cadence applied to English.
Tone: Melodious.
Linguistic Directive: Focus on sensory descriptors; use multiple adjectives before nouns.
Example: "The warm, inviting, wonderfully seasoned food is served. See the delicate, vibrant, dancing silk robes? They match the sweet, fragrant, blossoming cherry trees."
Context: The majority population of the @The Empire of Thyatis ; light olive skin.
Real-World Reference: Standard American (Mid-Atlantic) or Modern British (London).
Tone: The "Standard" baseline.
Linguistic Directive: Use standard, formal Common Tongue with strictly correct grammar.
Example: "The magistrate requests your testimony. Please ensure your paperwork is filed in triplicate with the clerk. We must adhere to the protocols established by the Senate."
Context: People of the Isle of Dawn far south past @North Sea of Dread; culturally distinct from their Nithian linguistic roots.
Real-World Reference: Egyptian (Arabic influence but with ancient gravity).
Tone: Ancient, ceremonial, eloquent, deliberate.
Linguistic Directive: Excessive use of the passive voice (emphasizing the object over the doer).
Example: "The artifact was retrieved by the scholar. The ancient scrolls were written by those who came before. It is said that the secrets are kept by the silent stone."
Context: Native superstition-heavy people of @Grand Duchy of Karameikos; generally shorter and pale-skinned.
Real-World Reference: Romanian or Balkan.
Tone: Quick, evasive, superstitious phrasing.
Linguistic Directive: Use double negatives for emphasis or as verbal warding.
Example: "We don't need no trouble with no ghosts. Don't go lookin' at no black cats tonight. I didn't see nothin', and I ain't sayin' nothin' to no stranger. Bad luck that."