Stonespiel

Known in the Common language as "Stonespiel," it is know has "Kakmak-Girch" in theirs. It is a tough, guttural language that is known to cause irritation to novice and untrained speakers. The composition of the writing tends to be in short simple runes. The runes used in the writing are sometimes nebulous as they are taken from inscriptions left behind be the Qalani, and Dwarven scholars try to determine what they mean, and introduce them into the writing system. Many other Kanoia find this practice irksome and more trouble than it's worth, but the Dwarves and even the other Cavernborn see it as a symbol of pride and connection to the Qalani.

Geographical Distribution

The de facto language in The Fangs, also fairly popular in the northern parts of Solanaveldt.

Spoken by

• Duzanteer Dwarves

Common Phrases

"Walking on gold makes you forget the feeling of stone."
"It's only a cave until you have a hearth."

Common Female Names

Female names are not chosen with as much care as their male counterparts, often just being named after minerals, gemstones, or feminized versions of locations.

Common Male Names

Male names will start always start with a familial prefix based on their clan, the exception are bastards and children who are born to mothers who are cast out. Beyond that, a male's name will typically take two or three letters from their father, grandfather, and so on until they run out of ancestors or the name becomes extremely unpractical.

Common Unisex Names

Unisex and name meant for a different are highly taboo in most Cavernborn cultures. Even less conservative speakers tend to avoid even nicknames that could be interpreted as belonging to a different gender.