Languages of Greyhawk

Starting Human Languages and Dialects by Region

The World of Greyhawk setting has a tapestry of human languages and dialects. Despite this, every nation besides the most isolated also speaks Common. Therefore, it makes no sense for a starting Greyhawk character to waste a language choice on a regional dialect they should already know from their own homeland. The lists below give each human character two languages to start; a Common tongue and a secondary dialect. Refer back to regional sources for where your character may originate.

Baklunish West (former Baklunish Empire)

·         Common

·         Ancient Baklunish

or

·         Ancient Baklunish (Ulagha) If from Ull

Bitter North (Blackmoor)

·         Common

·         Flan

or

·         Ancient Baklunish (Ordai) If a Wolf/Tiger Nomad 

Western Nyr Dyv (Furyondy)

·         Common

·         Old Oeridian

or

·         Old Oeridian (Velondi) If from Veluna

Sheldomar Valley (Keoland)

·         Common

·         Old Oeridian (Keolandish)

or

·         Flan

Empire of Iuz (Northern Reaches)

·         Common

·         Flan

Thillonrian Peninsula (Barbarian North)

·         Common

·         Flan

or

·         Ancient Suloise (Cold Tongue) If an Ice, Frost or Snow Barbarian

Old Aerdy West (Nyrond)

·         Common

·         Old Oeridian (Nyrondese)

Old Aerdy East (Great Kingdom)

·         Common

·         Old Oeridian

Isolated Realms

Scarlet Brotherhood

·         Common

·         Ancient Suloise

or

·         Ralat  

Bright Desert

·         Common

·         Ancient Suloise

or

·         Flan

Amedio Jungle

·         Olman

·         Ancient Suloise (Amedi)

Hepmonaland

·         Ralat

·         Ancient Suel (Rasol)

or

·         Olman

or

·         Touv

  

Spindrift (Lendore) Isles

·         Common

·         Ancient Suloise (Lendorian)

Rhennee bargefolk

·         Common

·         Rhopan