Netherese is a language spoken in
Netheril of Toril..
Long ago, one of the earliest
Human civilizations on Dierde was actually a large community of
Netheril that were "transported" to this realm in its "early" days. This is not exactly
Common knowledge, but many sages and researchers are aware of the Netherese influence on this realm.
Speakers
Netherese was the primary language of Low
Netheril, but it was also spoken by commoners in High
Netheril. (Loross, its sister language, was spoken by the nobles of High
Netheril.) This segregation of the tongues still applied as they settled in Dierde.
Script
Netherese used the Draconic script known as Iokharic.
History and Legacy
The Netherese language was one of the oldest known
Human languages, dating back to two or three thousand years before the beginning of the Dalereckoning.[9] It was part of the Ulou language family, which also included Ulutiun and Damaran.[3]
The term "Netherese" was also used by scholars to refer to Netherese and those languages derived from it, namely, Halruaan and Ruathlek.
While Halruaan and Ruathlek were the direct linguistic descendents of Netherese, several other
Common languages bore traces of the Netherese tongue, including Chondathan, Damaran, Illuskan, and Tethyrian.
The ruins of Low
Netheril in the Anauroch desert were covered in Netherese writing, and Netherese words were often used as "command words" for magic items.
