House Rule!
In 4E, your character is only supposed to begin play with the Common tongue and one or two other languages listed in your particular Race entry. You can also pick up the Linguist feat (PHB, pg 198) to learn 3 more languages (you can even select the feat multiple times). I want you to know more languages than that. For our game, I'm going to grant additional languages to all 1st level characters, as follows:

• Each character gets the languages as mentioned in their Race entry in the Players Handbook (Common and one or two others).

• Each character also receive a language from the list below based on their selected home region.

• Each character can choose an additional language based on their Intelligence score modifier.

In addition to the languages listed on pae 25 of the Players Handbook, the following human languages are in common usage in civilized lands:

• Aziiri - Spoken in Aziiryan and many of the cities of Azhendor and the Crowded Sea.

• Emerish - A simple language spoken in the Emerald Isles of Arthedain, Cedara, and Emerlene.

• Hraalvic - Spoken in Hraalvar and the Grey Isles; noted for having no word for the concept of "peace"-the closest word translates as "a brief respite from fighting".

• Karvejian - Spoken in Karvejia, the Cutlass Isles, and many of the cities of the Pearl Sea.

• Tradespeak - Tradespeak is a form of pidgin language incapable of expressing complex ideas, but sufficient to secure lodging and make most business transactions. It is primarily a trade tongue, as merchants from far parts of the world use it when exchanging goods. Even with its very limited vocabulary, Tradespeak works because virtually everyone knows it.

• Mendric - A dialect of the Emerish language, heavily influenced by Faelee (see below); spoken in Menderlyne.

• Voldairan - A very sophisticated language (46 letters in its alphabet) spoken in Voldaire and many of the cities of western and northern Lyrrea; it is noted for having 26 different words for the concept of "deception".

• Zhevreni - A dialect of Karvejian spoken by the nomadic Zhevreni.

The following languages are considered "dead" tongues:

• Acherian - Spoken in Acheras (5,900 yrs ago).

• Auld Aziiri (Noble Aziiri) - Spoken in the ancient Aziiryan Empire (400 yrs ago).

• Faelee - Also known as "Greenspeak"; spoken by the enigmatic, fey-touched Green Folk who once ruled the Emerald Isles (8,900 yrs ago). This language may still be in use in parts of Menderlyne.

• High Lemyrian - Spoken in ancient Lemyria (5,900 yrs ago).

• Hyrakani - Spoken in ancient Hyrakania (1,900 yrs ago).

• Turathian - Spoken in ancient Bael Turath (3,200 yrs ago).

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