Druidic was the secret language of druids.[1]
Speakers[]
All druids were taught Druidic, and they were forbidden to teach the language to anyone who was not a druid.[1]
Script[]
Druidic made use of its own alphabetic script.[1]
Sublanguages[]
Druidic was actually a language subgroup composed of two distinct but similar languages. The vast majority of druids spoke Drueidan; those from the Moonshaes spoke a language called Daelic.[2]
History[]
Drueidan was developed by a powerful group of druids who worshiped Silvanus. Silvanus made an agreement with the other nature gods of the Faerûnian pantheon to allow druids all over Faerûn to speak it.[2]
Daelic, on the other hand, was developed by druids who worshiped the Earthmother.[2]
Examples[]
- bakra hispul
- "bear-man of the wood"[3]
Appendix[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 35. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thomas M. Costa (1999). “Speaking in Tongues”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon Annual #4 (TSR, Inc) (4)., p. 28.
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid, Sean K. Reynolds (Nov. 2005). Champions of Valor. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 142–144. ISBN 0-7869-3697-5.