Languages
| Language Name | Example speakers |
|---|---|
| Argon | The nondragons of Argonnessen |
| Deep Speech | Aberrations, Underdark dwellers |
| Draconic | Dragons, Kobolds, academics |
| Druidic | Druids exclusively |
| Dwarven | Dwarves |
| Elven | Elves, Khoravar |
| Giant | Giants |
| Gnomish | Gnomes |
| Goblin | Goblins, Hobgoblins, and Bugbears |
| Halfling | Halflings |
| Human | Humans, everyone |
| Khoravar | Khoravar |
| Orcish | Orcs, Half-orcs |
| Sylvan | The Faerie, Shifters, Eldeen Reaches denizens |
| ⸻ | ⸻ |
| Celestial | Celestials, Couatl, Silver Flame followers |
| Fiendish | Fiends, Rakshasa, denizens of the Demon Wastes |
| Fiernian | Fiernia natives, fire elementals |
| Golubbhan | Golubbh natives, water elementals |
| Irian | Irian natives |
| Mabarran | Mabar natives, sentient undead |
| Ossuran | Ossura natives, earth elementals |
| Risian | Risia natives, frost elementals |
| Syranian | Syrania natives, air elementals |
Argon
The language of humanoids who live on Argonnessen and its lingua franca. Descends from Old Human.
Mainland Argon
Spoken by the denizens of mainland Argonnessen.
Seren Argon
Spoken by the denizens of the Seren Isles. Features loanwords and recent language changes from Khorvaire languages, since the Seren Isles frequently receive castaways from shipwrecks of ships originating from Khorvaire.
Deep Speech
The language of aberrations, and dwellers in the deep of the Underdark. For a seemingly normal person to know this language is a Bad Sign.
Draconic
The language of dragons.
Academic Draconic
Spoken by the academics of Khorvaire and Aerenal. This language is an academic one because many of the foundational texts of modern arcane, philosophical, and scientific study were written in Draconic by actual dragons prior to the coming of humanoids to Khorvaire. It's common for academics to learn Draconic to be able to read these texts in the original language.
This serves as the Latin of the setting for academic study.
Aereni Draconic
Spoken by the Elves of Aerenal. The Aereni consider dragons a national foe and it is learned as a foe language.
Kobold Draconic
Spoken by Kobolds. Simpler than True Draconic and spoken in narrower ranges of pitches.
Seren Draconic
Spoken by the people of the Seren Isles, off the coast of Argonnessen.
True Draconic
Spoken by the true dragons of Argonnessen. By far the most elaborate and challenging dialect to speak, especially for those who don't have a true dragon's vocal ability.
Druidic
The language of druids. It is a secret language; only Druids may learn it. For a druid to teach Druidic to a non-druid is a serious offense.
Dwarven
The language of Dwarves.
Mror Dwarven
Spoken by the Dwarves of the Mror Holds. Also the national language of the nation.
Interior Dwarven
Spoken by the Dwarves of the Five Nations, and elsewhere that Dwarves have assimilated, leaving the Holds behind.
Elven
The language of Elves. Also a language Khoravar tend to know but seldom speak.
Aereni Elven
Spoken by the Elves of Aerenal.
Drow
Spoken by the drow of Xen'drik. More different from other dialects of elven than they are from each other.
Khorvaire Elven
Spoken by Elves of the Five Nations and Elves who have assimilated to Khorvaire culture in general (as distinct from the Valenar).
Valenar Elven
Spoken by Valenar Elves. Since the Valenar only seized control of the region of former Cyre 50 years ago, and elven is not an easy language to learn on a good day, very few non-Valenar-Elves have had the means, motive and opportunity to learn it.
Giant
The language of giants.
Academic Giant
Spoken by the academics of Khorvaire and Aerenal. The reason this language is an academic one is so much arcane and historical knowledge goes back to discoveries in the Xen'drik ruins that it's common for academics to learn Giant to be able to read it without translation. In this respect it is a more recently adopted language than Academic Draconic, since the interest arises from discoveries in Xen'drik which occurred in the last few centuries. Giant is a logographic language like Chinese or Japanese.
Aereni Giant
Spoken by the Elves of Aerenal. The Aereni consider the giants a defeated racial foe and it's learned as a historical language. The fact that it can be used to talk to living Giants is not a major consideration for the Aereni.
Old Giant
Spoken by the original Giants of Xen'drik. This race is extinct or nearly so.
Ruokor Giant
Spoken by the Ruokor. Ruokor Giant is also the lingua franca of the Kapaerian Isles, the homeland of the Ruokor.
Gnomish
The language of Gnomes; gnomish is also the national language of Zilargo.
Goblin
The language of Goblins, Hobgoblins, and Bugbears (collectively, "goblinoids").
Dhakaani Goblin
Spoken by the goblinoids who dwell in the Seawall mountains and the Underdark region beneath it, who carry on the traditions of the old Dhakaani Empire. This is functionally Old Goblin and seems archaic to speakers of other Goblin dialects.
Southern Goblin
Spoken by the Darguul goblinoids, i.e. the surface-dwelling goblinoids of the Darguun area who lived there prior to the founding of the nation and who initiated it.
Western Goblin
Spoken widely in the Western Wilderness region of Khorvaire— i.e. the Eldeen Reaches, the Shadow Marshes, and Droaam. Serves as a lingua franca for the region.
Zil Goblin
The Zil Gnomes trade heavily with the goblinoids of Darguun to their west, and have learned the language as a trade language. It has a somewhat stilted, formalized nature compared to other dialects.
Halfling
The language of Halflings.
City Halfling
Spoken by the Halflings of the Five Nations.
Plains Halfling
Spoken by the Halflings of the Talenta Plains; the original dialect of Halfling.
Human
The language of Humans, citizens of the Five Nations, and citizens of Khorvaire in general. Serves as a lingua franca wherever Human or Khorvaire culture is found.
Khoravar
The language of the Khoravar (half-Elves) of Khorvaire. Shows some signs of heritage from Elven and Human, but includes so many borrowed words, phrases, idioms, and entire syntactic structures from every other language the Khoravar have met that it stands on its own.
Orcish
Eastern Orcish
Spoken by the Orcs of the east coast of Khorvaire, including those who live in the mountains of the Mror Holds (called Jhorash'tar Orcs) and those of the Lhazaar Principalities. Also known as "green Orcs". This dialect has sharply diverged from the western dialects.
'Taal Orcish
A close dialect of western orcish spoken by Half-orcs (who in their tongue are also called the jhorgun'taal, or "children of two peoples").
Western Orcish
Spoken by the Orcs of the western wilderness, and those who have migrated to the Five Nations. Also known as "green Orcs".
Sylvan
The language of the faerie.
Eldeen Sylvan
The unofficial national language of the Eldeen Reaches and a lingua franca of the larger area. Unofficial because the Eldeen Reaches isn't well-organized enough to have an official anything.
Shifter Sylvan
The racial language of Shifters. Also spoken in Shifter-dominant communities in the Eldeen reaches.
True Sylvan
Spoken by the true faerie. This is the most elaborate, circumlocutory dialect.
Planar Languages
Celestial
The language of celestials. Commonly spoken by Couatl and their shulassakar servants. Also used as a holy language by the Church of the Silver Flame, where one would find Latin in the Catholic church of our world.
Fiendish
The language of devils, demons, and fiends in general. Commonly spoken by Rakshasa (tiger-like fiends who rule the Demon Wastes) and Demon Waste denizens in general.
Fiernian
The language of the denizens of Fiernia, the elemental plane of fire. Commonly spoken by Ifrit (fire djinn), the Fiernia djinn'asi they create, and fire elementals in general.
Golubbhan
The language of the denizens of Golubbhan, the elemental plane of water. Commonly spoken by Marid (water djinn), the golubbhan djinn'asi they create, and many aquatic creatures on Eberron; serves as a lingua franca for aquatic creatures in many areas.
Irian
The language of the denizens of Irian, the plane of light and radiant energy. Commonly spoken by Ravid (radiance djinn), the irian djinn'asi they create, and the deathless of Aerenal.
Mabarran
The language of the denizens of Mabar, the plane of shadow and necrotic energy. Commonly spoken by Khiäl (shadow djinn), the mabarran djinn'asi they create, and sentient undead. Is also an uncommon language for people in Karrnath, most often in the military owing to their use of undead soldiers. It's also an occasional language for followers of the Blood of Vol faith, which treats undeath as a higher form of being than being alive.
Ossuran
The language of the denizens of Ossura, the elemental plane of Earth. Commonly spoken by Duav (earth djinn), the ossuran djinn'asi they create, and earth elementals in general.
Risian
The language of the denizens of Risia, the elemental plane of Frost. Commonly spoken by Qorrash (frost djinn), the risian djinn'asi they create, and frost elementals in general.
Syranian
The language of the denizens of Syrania, the elemental plane of Air. Commonly spoken by A'asht djinn, the syranian djinn'asi they create, and air elementals in general.