Language of the Hunters of the Depths Language in The Call of The Tree | World Anvil

Language of the Hunters of the Depths

The Depths layers are a place filled with hundreds of beasts crawling, chirping, squeaking, hissing, rattling, and buzzing, and speaking even one word can direct the attention of all of those beasts towards the speaker.
As such people living in the Depths (People of the Depths) created a simple language that mimics the sounds those creatures make. It won't help to make a conversation but it is used during the hunting and hiding from the beasts.   Some use it so much, they sometimes forget how to speak normally.

Writing System

This language doesn't have its own alphabet, as writing can be done normally in The Depths (if anyone can see it in the total darkness).

Geographical Distribution

This language is mostly used in The Pit. However, if two people, who know it, go to the higher layers, they often use it out of habit during fights, which can scare many people. They sometimes use it to pass the secret message among themselves.
Common Phrases

One short hiss
"Come"
Two short hisses
"Stay there"
Five fast tongue clicks
"Let's go around this"
One short whistle through the teeth
"Danger"
One long whistle through the teeth
"Danger has passed"
Clicking with the tongue on the side of the cheek
"Attack"
Making "trrrr" sound
"Surround it"
Making "khh" sound
"Hide"


Cover image: Call of the Tree by Revyera

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