> > The old RQ2 book stated that "was imported from the regioi=n of
the
> > Hendrikei in the Holy country...and they still speak it there as
> > well. The RQ3 supplement Glorantha Crucible of the Hero Wars
states
> > that Sartarite is also called Heortlander.
> So agreed that at worst they are still very close, and may well be
> virtually identical.
For what it is worth, in the various Seattle Farmer games we have treated Sartarite as being the same language as Heortlander. Sartarites have a a distinct accent (shared by the Volsaxi), more Tarshite loan words, but it is the same language.
> > > Tarsh fits in how? (I see it being close to Sartarite perhaps,
but
> > distant from Esrolian.)
I give Tarshite (and the other Pelorian Theyalan languages) a -10 modifier to be understood or spoken by a Heortling. They had two centuries of no communication (as a result of the Dragonkill) - more than enough time to become largely unintelligible (I also think think that the Winter and Summer Tribes may have been strongly different dialects before Dragonkill with maybe a -5 to mutual intelligibility(.
I give Esrolian a -5 modifier to be understood or spoken by a Heortling. Same with Esvulari. Both originally had the same language as the Heortlings.
I give the various Wenelian Orlanthi tribes a -10 modifier to be understood or spoken by a Heortling.
Jeff
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