@Laserdragon14 @BZRich64 @ShireHime @Tala The group of adventures studied a map of the mines. One of the dwarves had given it to Brock as thanks for a well told tale, and it was already covered in notes, arrows, and drawings.
Windripper tried to make sense of the map, but the markings all over it made it difficult for him. He wearily looked over at others, hoping that they could make sense of it.
@Laserdragon14 The drawings and writings were not all in dwarvish. There were some of Brock's notes--thankfully in the common tongue.
@Laserdragon14 @BZRich64 @ShireHime @Tala "Dwarvish and elven are actually very closely related." Serena explained, engrossed in a conversation with her companions. "So it is believed they were descended from a common language."
"How so?" asked Windripper. "Are there words that are similar or are the symbols look about the same?"
@Laserdragon14 "More than that." Serena replied. "Though elven and dwarvish still have many words in common, they sound very different. Elven tends to sound more melodic, and dwarvish more harsh. This is because elven eliminated a lot of “silent” consonant combinations that dwarvish retained."
"How does this affect the relationships between the Elves and the Dwarves?" asked Windripper with a hint of curiosity.
@Laserdragon14 Contrary to popular belief, they don't fight like Meowths and Growlithes." Serena replied. "They gently acknowledge the popular stereotype, but it's all in good fun."
@Tala "Oh?" Serena is interested. "I don't believe any of the fey languages have ever been documented..."
Ariel didn't really understand what everyone else was talking about. Something about different languages? She didn't even know what that word actually met. She did catch one thing that caught her attention, though. "Fey?" She whispered the word to herself, then looked up at Jamie. "W-wait... are you a fairy, too?"
"I guess its because more like an ancient language. They didnt really use it anymore..however they taught it us at school. I actually spoke it and the elders during my banishment" he gazed down at the memory
"Its like a mix between belgium and Dutch. Only here a mix of fairy and elv. Ib my country we say things differently than our neighbours even though we mean the same thing)
@Tala (I was aiming for elven and dwarven to be similar to the subtle differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, actually. But the main fey dialect could be something else entirely!)
(O okay. It was just an idea) Jamie shook his shoulders when he saw the curious eyes. Seeint sudden the other companion question. "Yes I am. Why?"