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Overview

Commonspeak or Tradespeak (Commonspeak), often shortened to "Common", also Enchridian (Elftongue \ɪnˈkaɪˌrɪdiən\ for in the hand), is named for its supernatural ubiquity. It inspired by real world English and is the language that this Wiki is written in. For localizations of this setting, Common is the language that should be translated into the local language.

History

Common was created by Suentius with help from other Gods of Pattern during the Dark Age as a way to facilitate collaboration between the survivors of The Fall.

Cosmology

Common is a borderline magical language of The Integrum, in that every Mortal of The Integrum is born with an understanding of the language. It was created this way by the Gods of Pattern. While universal, it is a very generalized language, suitable for common concepts, but not as eloquent in any specific cultural context as the native language of that culture.

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 =Overview=
-Enchridian ([[Enchiridian]]), also known as ''Commontongue'' and ''Tradespeak'', is the language created during The [[Dark Age]] by the [[gods of Pattern]]. It is modeled after English and is the language that this Wiki is written in. For localizations of this setting, Enchiridian is the language that should be translated into the local language.
+Commonspeak or Tradespeak ([[Commonspeak]]), often shortened to "Common", also Enchridian {{lang|Elftongue|ɪnˈkaɪˌrɪdiən|\ɪnˈkaɪˌrɪdiən\|in the hand}}, is named for its supernatural ubiquity. It inspired by real world English and is the language that this Wiki is written in. For localizations of this setting, Common is the language that should be translated into the local language.
-It is a very generalized language, suitable for universal concepts, but not as eloquent in any specific cultural context as the native language of that culture.
+=History=
-=History=
+Common was created by [[Suentius]] with help from other [[Gods of Pattern]] during the [[Dark Age]] as a way to facilitate collaboration between the survivors of [[The Fall]].
+=Cosmology=
-Enchiridian was created by the [[gods of Pattern]] during the Dark Age as a way to facilitate collaboration between the survivors of [[The Fall]] in the chaos that followed.
+Common is a borderline magical language of [[The Integrum]], in that every [[Mortal]] of The Integrum is born with an understanding of the language. It was created this way by the Gods of Pattern. While universal, it is a very generalized language, suitable for common concepts, but not as eloquent in any specific cultural context as the native language of that culture.