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Overview

Imperialspeak or Imperial (Commonspeak), also Acrologia (Imperialspeak \ˈækroʊˌloʊɡiə\ for language of Acrolon), was named for its association with The Empire of Acrolon. It is inspired by real world ancient Latin.

History

Imperialspeak was the dominant cultural language of most Mortal species during the last half of the Shattered Age, during the height of the Empire of Acrolon. It fell out of use during the Dark Age, when Darkspeak became the dominant language in Acrolon, Elfspeak returned as the dominant language of Pelithos, Vasharan became the dominant language of Vashar, and Radiant became the dominant language of Tonwei Unchained.

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 =Overview=
-Imperial ([[Enchiridian]], [[Imperial]]: ''Acrologia'', meaning ''language of Acrolon'') was the language spoken by the [[humans]], [[dwarves]], [[fey]], and [[orcs]] of the [[Empire of Acrolon]].
+Imperialspeak or Imperial ([[Commonspeak]]), also Acrologia {{lang|Imperialspeak|ˈækroʊˌloʊɡiə|\ˈækroʊˌloʊɡiə\|language of Acrolon}}, was named for its association with [[The Empire of Acrolon]]. It is inspired by real world ancient Latin.
 =History=
-Imperial was spoken by most of the [[mortal]] races during the last half of the [[Shattered Age]], during the reign of the [[Empire of Acrolon]]. It fell out of use during the [[Dark Age]], when [[Darktongue]] became the dominant language for the humans, [[Feytongue]] returned as the dominant language of the fey, [[Hightongue]] became the dominant language of the dwarves, and [[Radiant]] became the dominant language of the orcs.
+Imperialspeak was the dominant cultural language of most [[Mortal]] species during the last half of the [[Shattered Age]], during the height of the Empire of Acrolon. It fell out of use during the [[Dark Age]], when [[Darkspeak]] became the dominant language in Acrolon, [[Elfspeak]] returned as the dominant language of [[Pelithos]], [[Vasharan]] became the dominant language of [[Vashar]], and [[Radiant]] became the dominant language of [[Tonwei Unchained]].