Draconic is the language of the dragons.[1] It is also considered to be the language of magic.[6] Draconic is spoken by the dragons of Argonnessen, as well as other draconic creatures, including dragonborn, kobolds, lizardfolk, and troglodytes.[1][4]
Description[]
The sj, ss, and sv sounds resemble hissing to humanoid ears, while the ach sound resembles a giant creature clearing its throat.[2][5]
Grammar[]
Modifiers such as adjectives and adverbs are placed before or after the word they are modifying. The most important modifier is placed before the word, and may be repeated after the word for emphasis.[2] In writing, important words are marked with five lines radiating outwards like a star's rays or like the heads of Tiamat.[5]
Objects that a dragon claims possession over begin with veth or vethi. Individuals with a relationship with a dragon receive the prefix er or ethe. Other forms of possessives applied to words receive the ar or ari prefix to the given word.[2][3]
The Iokharic symbols for individual letters and numbers.
Dictionary[]
Below are known Draconic words and their translations:[7][8][9]
A[]
- ar-
- "my" or "mine" (prefix); indicates possession of non-physical objects and other concepts that do not have a close relationship to the speaker or writer; also indicates possession by another[2][3]
- ari-
- "my" or "mine" (prefix); indicates possession of non-physical objects and other concepts that do not have a close relationship to the speaker or writer; also indicates possession by another[2][3]
- Arnaaracaex
- "Arnaarlasha's Sword;" a clan of stone giant sorcerers who serve the gold dragon great wyrm Arnaarlasha[10]
- aussir
- "white"[3]
- abarr'ien
- glidewing dinosaur (pteranodon)[8]
- achthend
- "food"[3][11]
- achuak
- "green"[3]
- aesthyr
- "female"[3]
- arcaniss
- "magic"[3]
- arcath
- spellscale[3]
- arux
- "valley"[3]
- aryte
- "war"[3]
- arytiss
- "warrior"[3]
- athear
- "celestial"[3]
- aujir
- "bronze"[3]
- aurix
- "gold"[3]
- austrat
- "fly"[3]
- axun
- "yes"[3]
B[]
- baeshra
- "animal"[3]
- bejik
- "savior of"[3]
- bensvelk
- "good"[3]
- bolatashi
- "great mothers;" massive bloated lizards created by dragon sorcerers of Argonnessen to spawn reptilian and amphibious creatures found in the Ring of Storms[12]
C[]
- caesin
- "forest"[3]
- caex
- "sword"[3]
- Calemaryx
- "The Chamber;" a faction of dragons interested in studying or shaping theDraconic Prophecy[13]
- charir
- "red"[3]
- clax
- "take"[3]
D[]
- darastrix
- "dragon"[3]
- darastrixethe
- dragonblood[3]
- darasv
- half-dragon[3]
- darss
- draconic creature[3]
- dartak
- "hate"[3]
- Dja'Valarach
- "The Vast;" a territory of Argonnessen where dragons have freedom in ruling domains and have space from other dragons; interpreted as a great void or open space[14]
- durah
- "bribe"[3]
E[]
- earenk
- "tomorrow"[3]
- edar
- "earth"[3]
- ekess
- "to"[3]
- eshka'rhavad'eth
- fleshraker dinosaur[8]
- eth-
- "my" or "mine" (prefix); indicates possession for a relative or friend[2][3]
- ethe-
- "my" or "mine" (prefix); indicates possession for a relative or friend[2][3]
F[]
- faessi
- "coward"[3]
- faestir
- "serve"[3]
- falas'eth
- fastieth dinosaur (leaellynasaura)[8]
- fashekan'eth
- swindlespitter dinosaur[8]
- fintir
- "slayer of"[3]
- frahr
- "breathe"[3]
- frahraek
- breath weapon[3]
G[]
- garurt
- "axe"[3]
- geth
- "quest"[3]
- gethrisj
- "go"[3]
- ghent
- "after"[3]
- ghik
- "orc"[3]
- ghontix
- "ogre"[3]
- ghoros
- "before"[3]
- gix
- "claw"[3]
- gixustrat
- "disembowel"[3]
- grovisv
- "wood"[3]
H[]
- haka'hurak'aan
- giant snapper (archelon)[15]
- haka'paharan'ost
- fintail titan (plesiosaur)[15]
- haka'rhavad'eth
- great carver dinosaur (megaraptor)[8]
- Haka'torvhak
- "Throne of the Holy Dragons;" a ruin from the Age of Demons where the black dragon greatwyrm Rhashaak resides[16][17][18][19][20]
- haurach
- "fate"[3]
- havharag'eth
- swordtooth titan dinosaur (tyrannosaurus)[8]
- hesjing
- "water"[3]
- hurak'eth
- hammertail dinosaur (ankylosaurus)[8]
- hurthi
- "fortress"[3]
- hysvear
- "soar"[3]
I[]
- iejir
- "blood"[3]
- ierikc
- "century"[3]
- ihk
- "for"[3]
- ioth
- "holy"[3]
- ir
- "one"[3]
- iredar
- "ones of earth;" kobolds who trace their ancestry to the progenitor Eberron[21][22]
- irisv
- "heal"[3]
- irlym
- "enemy"[3]
- irsvern
- "ones above;" legendary third subrace of winged kobolds who trace their ancestry to the progenitor Siberys[21][22]
- irthir
- "knowledge"[3]
- irthos
- "secret"[3]
- irvhir
- "ones below;" kobolds who trace their ancestry to the progenitor Khyber[21][22]
- isk
- "star"[3]
- ixen
- "fire"[3]
J[]
- jhank
- "hammer"[3]
K[]
- kaegro
- undead[3]
- ka'khuva'ost
- maultooth (ichthyosaur)[15]
- ka'rhavad'eth
- carver dinosaur (deinonychus)[8]
- karif
- "far"[3]
- kear
- "day"[3]
- kepesk
- "storm"[3]
- kethend
- "gem"[3]
- khomavharag'eth
- battletitan dinosaur[8]
- khotasann'eth
- thunderherder dinosaur (seismosaurus)[8]
- korth
- "danger"[3]
- kosj
- "small"[3]
- kosjth
- "shrink"[3]
- kothar
- demon[3]
- kotikaran'eth
- threehorn dinosaur (triceratops)[8]
- kurash Ourelonastrix
- "Aureon's Folly;" the term used by the Conclave of Argonnessen to refer to the disastrous sharing of magic with the ancient giant progenitors (titans)[23]
- kurik
- "slaughter"[3]
L[]
- laraek
- "weapon"[3]
- lauth
- "few"[3]
- leirith
- "near"[3]
- levethix
- "wizard"[3]
- levex
- "enchanted"[3]
- lex
- "word"[3]
- lexi
- "speaker"[3]
- litrix
- "armor"[3]
- loerchek
- "pain"[3]
- loex
- "dead"[3]
- loreat
- "die"[3]
- lorsvek
- "prophecy;"[3] one of the root words of the Trothlorvsek ("Protectors of the Prophecy") dragonborn tribes of Q'barra[7]
M[]
- maekrix
- "leader"[3]
- majak
- "give"[3]
- malsvir
- "evil"[3]
- martivir
- "peace"[3]
- Masvirik'Uala
- "Cold Sun Federation" in the Draconic dialect of the lizardfolk of Q'barra; a league of lizardfolk tribes that combat of Masvirik, the Cold Sun.[24]
- maurg
- "breed"[3]
- mekikaran'eth
- bloodstriker dinosaur[8]
- miirik
- "song"[3]
- molik
- "skin" (hide)[3]
- mrith
- "with"[3]
- munth
- "normal"[3]
- munthrek
- "human"[3]
N[]
O[]
- ocuir
- "see"[3]
- okarthel
- "home"[3]
- ominak
- "name"[3]
- onureth
- "under"[3]
- oposs
- "rain"[3]
- orn
- "silver"[3]
- ossalur
- "travel"[3]
- osvith
- "flee"[3]
- oth
- "tooth"[3]
- othokent
- "smart"[3]
P[]
- paharan'ost
- fintail (cryptoclidus)[8]
- persvek
- "in"[3]
- petisse
- "kobold"[3]
- pok
- "stop"[3]
- pothoc
- "stupid"[3]
R[]
- rach
- "copper"[3]
- rasvim
- "treasure"[3]
- rauhiss
- "halfling"[3]
- renthisj
- "speak"[3]
- rhavad'eth
- clawfoot dinosaur (velociraptor)[8]
- rhyaex
- "meat"[3]
- rhyisj
- "bleed"[3]
- rhyvos
- "cow"[3]
S[]
- sauriv
- "eye"[3]
- shafaer
- "on"[3]
- shafann'eth
- "spineback dinosaur (spinosaurus)"[8]
- shar
- "but"[3]
- shavath'ien
- "soarwing dinosaur (quetzalcoatlus)"[8]
- sjach
- "shadow"[3]
- sjek
- "if"[3]
- sjerit
- "yet"[3]
- sjir
- "scroll"[3]
- ssearth
- "prolong"[3]
- ssej
- "silent"[3]
- ssifsiv
- "rest"[3]
- ssissth
- "ruler"[3]
- sthyr
- "male"[3]
- strix
- "invigorate"[3]
- sunathear
- "cleric"[3]
- sveargith
- "bravery"[3]
- svent
- "kill"[3]
- sverak
- "darkvision"[3]
- svern
- "above"[3]
T[]
- ternesj
- "stone"[3]
- terunt
- "gnome"[3]
- thadarsh
- "pillage"[3]
- Thir
- "Three;" the name of the most significant dragon religion, Thir[9][25]
- thrae
- "air"[3]
- thric
- "no"[3]
- throden
- "many"[3]
- thul
- "fashionable"[3]
- thur
- "nor"[3]
- thurgix
- "crippled"[3]
- thurirl
- "friend"[3]
- thurkear
- "night"[3]
- tiathar
- "spawn of Tiamat"[3]
- tibur
- "born as"[3]
- toovir
- "adventurer"[3]
- troth
- "protect;"[3] one of the root words of the Trothlorvsek ("Protectors of the Prophecy") dragonborn tribes of Q'barra"[7]
- Trothlorsvek
- "Defenders of the Prophecy;" a dragonborn tribe of Q'barra[7]
- tundar
- "dwarf"[3]
- tuor
- "want"[3]
- turalisj
- "big"[3]
- turasjir
- "book"[3]
U[]
- ukris
- "talk"[3]
- ukristroth
- bards of the Trothlorsvek clans of Ka'rhashan[7]
- ulhar
- "blue"[3]
- unsinti
- "beside"[3]
- urathear
- "deity"[3]
- usk
- "iron"[3]
- usv
- "or"[3]
- ux
- "platinum"[3]
- ux Bahamuti
- "dragonborn of Bahamut"[3]"[26]
V[]
- vaecaesin
- "elf"[3]
- vaeri
- "dance"[3]
- vaess
- "arrow"[3]
- vaeri
- "dance"[3]
- vaex
- "bow"[3]
- valignat
- "burn"[3]
- vargach
- "battle"[3]
- versel
- "powerful"[3]
- versvesh
- "strong"[3]
- verthicha
- "mountain"[3]
- Verthicha'vivex
- "Mountain of Victory;" headquarters of the Soldiers of the Light of Siberys in Argonnessen[27]
- veschik
- "replenish"[3]
- veth-
- "my" or "mine" (prefix); indicates possession for a physical object[2]"[3]
- vethi-
- "my" or "mine" (prefix); indicates possession for a physical object[2]"[3]
- vharag'eth
- bladetooth dinosaur (allosaurus)[8]
- vharag'ost
- sea render (mosasaur)[15]
- vhir
- "below"[3]
- vignar
- "ash"[3]
- virlym
- "thief"[3]
- vivex
- "victory"[3]
- vor
- "learn"[3]
- vorastrix
- "sorcerer"[3]
- vorel
- "beautiful"[3]
- Vorel'arux
- "Valley of Beauty;" the seat of the internal conclave within the Tapestry region of Argonnessen[28]
- vrak
- "child"[3]
- vur
- "and"[3]
- vutha
- "black"[3]
- vyth
- "steel"[3]
W[]
Y[]
Z[]
This article or section is about elements from
This is not considered Eberron canon, but is included for interest and inspiration for your own Eberron games.
- the Eberron novels.
- drakamakki
- dragon-kings[29]
- drakatha
- dragonborn of Argonnessen[29]
- hathandra
- "those who travel;" travelers or pilgrims[29]
- randravekk
- elf (giant-slave)[29]
- takarra
- wings[29]
Appendix[]
Behind the Scenes[]
In 3rd-edition Dungeons & Dragons®, Draconic was the language of the dragons, complete with its own script, also called Draconic. With 4th edition, the script changed to Iokharic, with the debut of the Iokharic script in the sourcebook Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons.
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 47. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Andy Collins, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt (2003). Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 30. ISBN 0-7869-2884-0.
- ↑ 3.000 3.001 3.002 3.003 3.004 3.005 3.006 3.007 3.008 3.009 3.010 3.011 3.012 3.013 3.014 3.015 3.016 3.017 3.018 3.019 3.020 3.021 3.022 3.023 3.024 3.025 3.026 3.027 3.028 3.029 3.030 3.031 3.032 3.033 3.034 3.035 3.036 3.037 3.038 3.039 3.040 3.041 3.042 3.043 3.044 3.045 3.046 3.047 3.048 3.049 3.050 3.051 3.052 3.053 3.054 3.055 3.056 3.057 3.058 3.059 3.060 3.061 3.062 3.063 3.064 3.065 3.066 3.067 3.068 3.069 3.070 3.071 3.072 3.073 3.074 3.075 3.076 3.077 3.078 3.079 3.080 3.081 3.082 3.083 3.084 3.085 3.086 3.087 3.088 3.089 3.090 3.091 3.092 3.093 3.094 3.095 3.096 3.097 3.098 3.099 3.100 3.101 3.102 3.103 3.104 3.105 3.106 3.107 3.108 3.109 3.110 3.111 3.112 3.113 3.114 3.115 3.116 3.117 3.118 3.119 3.120 3.121 3.122 3.123 3.124 3.125 3.126 3.127 3.128 3.129 3.130 3.131 3.132 3.133 3.134 3.135 3.136 3.137 3.138 3.139 3.140 3.141 3.142 3.143 3.144 3.145 3.146 3.147 3.148 3.149 3.150 3.151 3.152 3.153 3.154 3.155 3.156 3.157 3.158 3.159 3.160 3.161 3.162 3.163 3.164 3.165 3.166 3.167 3.168 3.169 3.170 3.171 3.172 3.173 3.174 3.175 3.176 3.177 3.178 3.179 3.180 3.181 3.182 3.183 3.184 3.185 3.186 3.187 3.188 3.189 3.190 3.191 3.192 3.193 3.194 3.195 3.196 3.197 3.198 3.199 Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, and Kolja Raven Liquette (2006). Races of the Dragon. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 147–148. ISBN 0-7869-3913-3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 David Noonan, Ari Marmell, and Robert J. Schwalb (2009). Eberron Player's Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 14. ISBN 0-7869-5100-1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bruce R. Cordell, et al. (November 2008). Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7869-4980-9.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 133. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Keith Baker (December 2010). “Poison Dusk, Black Sun: Explore Q'barra, Part 2” (PDF). Dungeon #185 (Wizards of the Coast) (185)., pp. 65–66.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 280. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ Andy Collins, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt (2003). Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 29–30. ISBN 0-7869-2884-0.
- ↑ Keith Baker (May 2005). “The Ring of Storms”. Dungeon #122 (Paizo Publishing) (122)., p. 78.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 12. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 37. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Richard Baker, Joseph D. Carriker, Jr., Jennifer Clarke Wilkes (August 2005). Stormwrack. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 14. ISBN 07-8692-873-5.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, & James Wyatt (2004). Eberron Campaign Setting. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 196. ISBN 0-7869-3274-0.
- ↑ James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 151. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
- ↑ David Noonan, Rich Burlew, & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 145. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6.
- ↑ James Wyatt, Keith Baker, Luke Johnson, Steven Brown (2006). Player's Guide to Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 45. ISBN 0-7869-3912-5.
- ↑ Logan Bonner and Chris Sims (2008). An Adventurer's Guide to Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 57. ISBN 0-7869-4855-8.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Keith Baker (2005/03/21). The Kobolds of Khorvaire. Dragonshards. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016/11/01. Retrieved on 2021/07/06.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, and Kolja Raven Liquette (2006). Races of the Dragon. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 54. ISBN 0-7869-3913-3.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ Keith Baker (December 2010). “Poison Dusk, Black Sun: Explore Q'barra, Part 2” (PDF). Dungeon #185 (Wizards of the Coast) (185)., p. 67.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 16. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ This refers to the dragonborn of Bahamut template from 3.5 edition, where a humanoid changes into a dragonborn by entering an egg in a ritual of transformation.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 35–36. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 37. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 James Wyatt (2009). Dragon Forge. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-5105-2.
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