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'''The First Tongue''' or ''Uremehir'' is the language of the ''Hisil'', which can be spoken and understood by all spirits sapient enough to comprehend speech. ''Uratha'' gain an instinctive partial understanding of the First Tongue after their First Change which they can quickly develop into full fluency, though they lack the anatomy to fully verbalise the First Tongue in any form except ''gauru'' and must use a bastardised dialect more suited to their mostly-human larynx. Human mystics and occultists can learn the First Tongue with considerable effort but can never be truely fluency without magical assistance. | '''The First Tongue''' or ''Uremehir'' is the language of the ''Hisil'', which can be spoken and understood by all spirits sapient enough to comprehend speech. ''Uratha'' gain an instinctive partial understanding of the First Tongue after their First Change which they can quickly develop into full fluency, though they lack the anatomy to fully verbalise the First Tongue in any form except ''gauru'' and must use a bastardised dialect more suited to their mostly-human larynx. Human mystics and occultists can learn the First Tongue with considerable effort but can never be truely fluency without magical assistance. | ||
=Glossary= | =Glossary of First Tongue Terms= | ||
==N== | ==N== | ||
* '''Nuzusul:''' A werewolf before their First Change, specifically during the chaotic weeks that immediately proceeds the Change. | * '''Nuzusul:''' A werewolf before their First Change, specifically during the chaotic weeks that immediately proceeds the Change. | ||
==U== | ==U== | ||
* '''Uragarum:''' Also called ''wolf-blooded'' or ''kinfolk''. human who has kinship to werewolves, either through blood descent or contamination by experiencing the Lunacy. Some wolf-blooded, especially those caused by the Lunacy, may manifest minor supernatural traits, aggression or other shadows of their uratha blood, but just as many show no outer sign of their heritage beyond an immunity to the Lunacy. | * '''Uragarum:''' Also called ''wolf-blooded'' or ''kinfolk''. human who has kinship to werewolves, either through blood descent or contamination by experiencing the Lunacy. Some wolf-blooded, especially those caused by the Lunacy, may manifest minor supernatural traits, aggression or other shadows of their uratha blood, but just as many show no outer sign of their heritage beyond an immunity to the Lunacy. | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 7 July 2023
The First Tongue or Uremehir is the language of the Hisil, which can be spoken and understood by all spirits sapient enough to comprehend speech. Uratha gain an instinctive partial understanding of the First Tongue after their First Change which they can quickly develop into full fluency, though they lack the anatomy to fully verbalise the First Tongue in any form except gauru and must use a bastardised dialect more suited to their mostly-human larynx. Human mystics and occultists can learn the First Tongue with considerable effort but can never be truely fluency without magical assistance.
Glossary of First Tongue Terms
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- Nuzusul: A werewolf before their First Change, specifically during the chaotic weeks that immediately proceeds the Change.
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- Uragarum: Also called wolf-blooded or kinfolk. human who has kinship to werewolves, either through blood descent or contamination by experiencing the Lunacy. Some wolf-blooded, especially those caused by the Lunacy, may manifest minor supernatural traits, aggression or other shadows of their uratha blood, but just as many show no outer sign of their heritage beyond an immunity to the Lunacy.