Dethek

Dethek is a kind of dwarven runic script. The word can also be used to refer to the Dwarvish language itself. As of the mid-fourteenth century DR, it is the most commonly used runic script as it translates directly into the common tongue.

No punctuation is shown in Dethek. Sentences are usually separated by cross-lines of script, words are separated by spaces, and capital letters have a line drawn above them. Number which are enclosed in boxes are dates, with the day preceding the year. There are collective symbols of characters for identifying peoples, clans, tribes or races. If any runes are painted, names of beings and places are commonly picked out in red, while the rest of the text is colored black or left as unadorned grooves.

Dethek is used in the written forms of the Gnome language, Goblin language, Giant language, Orc language, and Terran.

Dethek is also the base alphabet for the Damaran language, Shaaran Language, Tashalan Language and Untheric Language of Faerûn.