Flexio

((The following text is IC and was written by Elvira Naromis, a known half elf that researched, studied, and spoke Flexio. All information written here is based off of Watyll's Language guide and is devoted to him. Furthermore, Flexio is essentially real life latin))

Introduction

Flexio was the first language our ancestors, the four brothers and their earliest children, spoke when they first came to be. Though by now, it goes by many names, one of which being High Imperial. It is known by many as the Language of the Aengudaemons, as the being above were the ones who speak it. The Aengudaemons taught the brothers such language and since them, it has long developed into a range of languages, more specifically common. However, by others, it is referred to as the Language of the Undead, as Iblees Himself and his cursed undead used it as well. However, one should not proclaim a language as such just because a group used it for their own needs. The nation of Oren, especially their church, uses it and believe me, telling them it is the Language of the Dead will just get you hanged or killed on the spot. Instead, one should always know where the language originated from and refer to it by its true purpose. So here Flexio will be referred to as the Language of the Aengudaemons, not the Language of the Undead or the Language of the Canonist church.

Many may state that I am incorrect yet I have seen the Aengudaemons speak in such tongue, such as Gazadriel and Tahariae. There has also been many accounts of the Aengudaemons and our ancestors speaking such language before the languages we know now developed. Plus, the Aengudaemons who I have met and spoken in such language to held quite the surprised relation at a mortal still speaking in this ancient tongue. However, I will warn you now. Flexio is perhaps one of the more difficult of languages to learn. Yes, there are many words you will have to understand, but there is also the concept of how the sentences such be laid out, what endings to use for the different tenses, and so forth. It has taken me countless years to come to fully understand Flexio, although even now my Flexio is not as fluent as my common in this point of time.

History and Development

Flexio was the first language to have been spoken by our ancestors within the realm of Aegis, as it was the language the Aengudaemons spoke and they bestowed such language for the four brothers and their people to speak. However, during the great war with Iblees and his accursed undead, as well as his fall, the language was dropped by elves, orcs, and dwarves who felt as though the language was cursed and they soon developed their own unique languages. However, the humans kept the language, believing it to be a holy language that no evil being could curse. Flexio, sadly, soon died out as a living language through Aegis.

Yet - the language serves as a starting point for some of the many languages that we, as a whole, and a majority of the human nations use. With the migration of the Farfolk people known as Easterners to the Eastern Isles, it slowly merged with their elven language to become Easterner. Whereas within the North of Aegis, it morphed into the Highlander tongue which is known as Old Northeron, which in turn soon developed into Marian, then Old common, before eventually the very common language we speak now - though ironic as the other races seek to not speak Flexio, yet now use the very language that developed from Flexio. Furthermore, with the merging of Northeron and Southeron peoples in Aegis, the language known as Illatian was formed. Aeldin Flexio was formed during the migration of people to the far islands in the Verge, to the continent of Aeldin. Last of all, Auvergnian was formed during the old Kingdom of Auvergne in the Westerlands of Orenian Aegis.

The languages Illatian, Aeldin Flexio, and Auvergnian, are all considered part of the Flexio Family of languages as they originated from Flexio. Of course, Elven, Dwavish, Blah, and one or two other languages did not originate from Flexio, but rather developed in their own ways. However, one does often wondered if there have been hints of inspiration from the Language of the Aengudaemons which has now found its way into these languages. Regardless, Flexio was soon reborn as a living language during the Oren Empire under Emperor Godfrey Horen. Most nobles know it, and a few families speak it as a first language, although there have been a good amount of people who researched the languages and soon taught themselves to speak it, myself included.

To this day, Flexio is now a living language, commonly used within Oren for its religious texts and ceremonies. However, there have been some who use the language for other needs, whenever it be for simple prayers, or perhaps for more ghastly and terrible needs. Regardless, a language is a language, regardless of how it is used.