Languages of Eberron

The universe of the Eberron Campaign Setting hosts an incredible diversity of creatures, cultures, and planes of existence, many with their own linguistic traditions. Languages are divided into standard, exotic, and planar languages. When you create a character, you automatically gain the languages listed in your race, class, and background. Sometimes you may be allowed to chose a language. You can pick from any category of language listed below, but allow each category’s rarity inform how your character learned this language.

 

STANDARD LANGUAGES
Language	Typical Speakers	Script
Common	Citizens of Khorvaire	Common
Dwarvish	Dwarves	Dwarvish
Elvish	Elves, Half-elves	Sylvan
Goblin	Goblinoids	Goblin
Halfling	Halflings	Goblin
Orc	Half-orcs, Orcs	Goblin

 

EXOTIC LANGUAGES
Language	Typical Speakers	Script
Argon	Natives of Argonessen and the Seren Isles	Draconic
Draconic	Kobolds, lizardfolk, troglodytes, dragons	Draconic
Giant	Ogres, giants, drow	Giant
Gnoll	Gnolls	Goblin
Reidran	Citizens and lower classes of Sarlona	Common
Sahuagin	Sahuagin, sailors	Sahuagin
Undercommon or “Khyber’s Tongue”	Denizens of Khyber, symbionts, tieflings	Daelkyr

 

PLANAR LANGUAGES
Language	Typical Speakers	Script
Abyssal	Demons of Shavarath, tieflings	Infernal
Aquan	Water elementals and other water-based creatures	Draconic
Auran	Air elementals and other air-based creatures	Draconic
Celestial	Archons of Shavarath, couatl, shulassukar	Celestial
Daan	Formians, inevitables, maruts, modrons	Celestial
Daelkyr	Daelkyr, mind flayers, other aberrations, and creatures of Xoriat	Daelkyr
Ignan	Fire elementals and other fire-based creatures	Draconic
Infernal	Devils of Shavarath, tieflings, rakshasa	Infernal
Irial	Deathless, energy beings of Irian	Celestial
Kythric	Slaadi, choatic outsiders of Kythri	Draconic
Mabran	Intelligent undead, creatures of Mabar	Infernal
Quori	Quori, the Inspired, Kalashtar	Quor
Risian	Ice elementals and other ice-based creatures	Draconic
Sylvan	Dryads, eladrin, fey of Thelanis	Sylvan
Syranian	Angels of Syrania, radiant idols	Celestial
Terran	Earth elementals, xorn, and other earth-based creatures	Draconic