Language and Communication

There are two categories of languages that a creature can learn; simple languages and complex languages.

Languages have three components: audible vocabulary, written vocabulary, or somatic components. Any given language may have all three or just a single one.

Simple Languages

A simple language has simple structure and can be learned by virtually any literate creature. There's no special requirements to communicate with a simple language.

Utopian (Common)

Utopian is the most common language used in general. It's taught widely on both Uto and Pia, and serves as a common language between the two bodies. It has no special capabilities in showing emotion or complex thought, and is very simple in nature.

Spawning from #Elvish, Utopian was created as a wide-spread form of communication. Thus, there is a somatic, verbal, and written form of Utopian.

A creature can learn Utopian with proper study material or tutelage by making a TD 10 Language test up to once each day after 3 hours of study. Upon succeeding 8 times, the creature successfully learns Utopian.

Elvish

Elvish is a rather ancient language that has been barely modified over centuries. It was first spoken, and currently is spoken, by elves and several other humanoid species. However, it also serves as a common second language on Pia.

Elvish is one of the first languages and is rather crude in comparison to newer ones. It comes only in verbal and written form.

A creature can learn Elvish with proper study material or tutelage by making a TD 12 test up to once each day after 4 hours of study. Upon succeeding 10 times, the creature successfully learns Elvish.

Dwarvish

The Dwarvish language is an evolved version of Elvish, first derived from ancient crystal dwarves. Its literary features were adapted for ease of learning spellcasting, making it slightly more complicated than Elvish while sacrificing some communication abilities.

Dwarvish is commonly used solely by dwarves, and even then is regularly treated as a second language. Although, some learning spellcasters may take the time to learn it for aid in their studies.

A creature can learn Dwarvish with proper study material or tutelage by making a TD 11 test up to once each day after 4 hours of study. Upon succeeding 8 times, the creature successfully learns Dwarvish.

Apparatus Code (Binary)

Apparatus Code is a language used by much of technology, either on a simplistic level or in a very complicated manner. Beyond this intended use, it can be used to communicate ideas with very limited tools.

All of Apparatus Code is binary, meaning there's only 2 characters that can be used called binits. This allows it to be communicated in multiple ways, including "0" or "1", "red" or "blue", "left" or "right", or any other recognizable pair.

These binits can be used to create characters, and those characters to create words, and so on. Due to it only using 2 binits, it takes a long time to communicate a simple idea, but it can be done somatically, audibly, written, and sometimes even in more ways than that.

A creature can learn Apparatus Code with proper study or tutelage by making a TD 11 Memory test up to once each day after 4 hours of study. Upon succeeding 5 times, the creature successfully learns Apparatus Code.

Complex Languages

Complex languages come with contingencies that are required to communicate with them. These contingencies may include a necessary body part in order to speak it or requiring echolocation receptors in order to understand it in full detail.

Even if a creature cannot fully use a complex language, it's possible for it to somewhat comprehend it. Most often, this comes in the form of being able to understand it but not being able to speak it.

Oxtan

The Oxtan language is one brought from an alien species called the oxtii, each one born naturally knowledgeable of the language, rather enigmatically. Oxtii cannot speak, thus Oxtan has no verbal form.

It is a sign language including a somatic form and written form. Given it's built for oxtii communication, it's more efficient to sign with two hands and three to five fingers, but still possible without.

However, the Oxtan language has special innate features when speaking telepathically. It is capable of communicating direct emotions to the recipient, such as excitement, anger, and hunger. A creature must be able to speak telepathically to use this feature.

A creature can learn Oxtan with proper study material or tutelage by making a TD 15 Language test up to once each day after 5 hours of study. Upon succeeding 12 times, the creature successfully learns Oxtan.

Primordial

Primordial creatures are creatures of mana, intune with the ebb and flow of arcane energy by nature, not by practice. The language these creatures speak natively is barely a language, though its patterns are just strong enough to be studied.

The primordial language is spoken through mana and can express a huge plethora of ideas with few words. For this reason, it cannot be written and non-native speakers must be able to cast Spells in order to communicate with it.

Creatures unable to communicate with the Primordial language may perceive others speaking it as just humming or speaking in a light singing tone.

A creature able to cast spells can learn Primordial with proper study material or tutelage by making a TD 18 Resolve test up to once each day after 6 hours of study. Upon succeeding 12 times, the creature successfully learns Primordial.