Concept

Farian

CanonOfficial lore from the booksSSGp. 7, 46, 48 MCp. 69, 89, 101, 110, 147

Farian, also written Farrian, is one of the languages spoken in the Lands of Exile. Little is recorded about the language itself beyond those who know it. Jogard Di, leader of the Warmongers, speaks it together with Empirian, Elvish and Undercommon; Merindiel Stargazer and Willford the Hexbreaker each speak it alongside Empirian and Elvish.¹

Commander Gustavius knows Farian as well as Empirian and Lingua Imperium, and Majeek speaks it besides Empirian.²

Farian customs

The name also marks a culture of its own in the realm's tables of food, drink and pastimes, and everything listed under it comes from the sea. The Farian table counts Seaborn Paella, a luxurious dish of rice, shellfish and seaweed cooked with saffron and seawater, and Sunken Spire Ale, a famous salty brew of the coastal towns with hints of kelp and sea foam. Its game is Dreadwaves, played with carved seashells that stand for ships and sea monsters in a contest to claim the richest islands.³

The Farians also keep customs similar to the elves' sea offerings to Aquaron, probably learned from the elves.⁴

Notes

↑BookMercenary Compendium, pp. 89, 110, 147
↑BookMercenary Compendium, pp. 69, 101
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, pp. 46, 48
↑BookLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide, p. 7

Sources

This article draws on:

SSGLands of Exile: Starter Setting Guide(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 7, 46, 48
MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 69, 89, 101, 110, 147

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