WayneSpren he/him Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 We all know about High Imperial; the "eastern street slang" that Spook speaks. But in the Alloy of Law, it seems to be an official style of writing, indeed it is used as a fancy way of sending a message! How was this idea implemented? Did Spook start it or did Harmony tell the people through his books that it is a great language? _________________________________________________________________________________________ Post your ideas below! Also, I like upvotes. 4
Guest Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 My theory is that Spook taught it to his inner circle/children as a way for them to be able to talk "privately" in public, and after his death it became part of his Mythos.
natc Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 When you're the legendary king of everything, whatever you speak is probably going to be an official language in court, high society, etc. The Lord Ruler himself was somewhat of a fashion statement, and the main language in the Final Empire was supposedly a Terris dialect too. 5
yurisses Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 Ising the High Imperial of the still being of awesome. 4
Wolven he/him Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 We all know about High Imperial; the "eastern street slang" that Spook speaks. But in the Alloy of Law, it seems to be an official style of writing, indeed it is used as a fancy way of sending a message! How was this idea implemented? Did Spook start it or did Harmony tell the people through his books that it is a great language? _________________________________________________________________________________________ Post your ideas below! Also, I like upvotes. I think it was a joke on Spook's part. He knew how confusing the language was and might have thought how amusing it would be if people in later generations took it as some kind of fancy official language. 1
Redbird he/him Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 I think it was a joke on Spook's part. He knew how confusing the language was and might have thought how amusing it would be if people in later generations took it as some kind of fancy official language. As if legal contracts were not confusing enough. 2
phantasmagorically she/her Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Does anyone know a good place to learn to speak it?
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