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Chapter Four: Player’s Options Chapter Four Player’s Options Aeliode is a massive and ever changing landscape Its turbulent and war filled history has left indelible marks not only upon the land, but also upon its people Because of this, players have more options available to them when creating characters This chapter reveals a few of these options Languages Most of the languages in Imperiums Campaign Setting are ones you already familiar with; Draconic, Celestial, Sylvan, etc However, there are some languages specific to the setting These languages are the dominant languages of the different nations, kingdoms, and people found in the world of Aeliode Note that there is no “common” in Imperiums When adapting monsters and character sheets to this setting, the common tongue should be replaced by the most prevalent regional tongue (Issilini, Ostyr, Triufir, or Avitian Standard) Avitian Standard serves as a trade tongue throughout the world, so it is hands-down the most useful language for an adventurer to know Drumspeak, Forest Echo, and Legendre are secret languages that function in a manner similar to druidic Their requirements are listed in the description Avitian Standard: This is a human tongue of the Avitian Empire It is spoken in most areas due to the dominance of the empire If there is one language that one can expect most people they encounter to speak, it is Avitian Standard Drumspeak: The dwarves of the Godspine Mountains use rhythms pounded on large drums to communicate to the large numbers of dwarves who once resided in the mountain halls This secret language is dying out due to a consistent effort of the Avitian Empire It is considered illegal for a dwarf to use Drumspeak Fomoire: Native tongue of the Ostmen fomoire Forest Echo: Forest Echo is a secret language of the Tuathan Elves used to send messages over long distances By running wooden rods around the edges of a series of large metal bowls, ringing tones are produced that can be heard by any in within five miles The combination of pitches form the words of the message While messages can be heard from far away, this method of communicating takes a long time Any message takes around 30 seconds for each word to be sounded Huldufólk Elven: This is the language of the elves of the Godspine Mountains While it shares some with the Tuathan Elven, thousands of years has changed most of language’s words and syntax Issilini: This is the native tongue of the Issian Peninsula Legendre: This language is used by soldiers of the Avitian Legions In addition to the spoken form of the language, this also covers a basic sign language as well as communication over distance via flags The spoken version of this language is such that complex instructions can be given by using a fraction of the words needed in other languages Vocabulary is focused on terms and ideas most needed on a battlefield so it is next to impossible to use this language to convey nonmilitary ideas Legendre is a secret language only available to Avitian fighters, paladins, rangers, and warriors Ostyr: Dwarves and humans from the Ostmen Island share this language Triufir: Based off of the Tuathan Elves language, the language spoken by the human population of Tir Ydrail Tuathan Elven: The language of the elves of the Loc Sil Forest, the Tuatha de Danann Races There are many races that call the lands of Aeliode home Several, however, are specific to the Imperiums Campaign Setting Below you will find the new fomoire race from the Ostmen Islands as well as minor modifications a few other races Huldufólk Elves Huldufólk elves were drastically changed by their experiences fleeing their homeland and time spent in the Ightfal Tundra As death stalked their procession, they slowly became skilled at seeing its cold touch upon the living The primitive humans from the tundra mistook this ability as 45