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Overview

Radiant (Enchiridian, Radiant: Ningyu meaning word of ning), short for Radiant Ningtongue, is the modern language of the orcs of Tonwei Unchained. Its name comes from the the titan Radiant Heaven who heavily influenced orc culture. It is inspired by Mandarin Chinese.

History

Radiant developed out of Orctongue as the dominant language of the orcs during Dark Age, when the titan Radiant Heaven saved the orcs from annihilation at the hands of the freed titans after The Fall. Radiant has been the dominant language ever since the early Dark Age.