Mictlānian

Mictlānian

Script	Infernal
Family	Exotic
Primary speakers	Fiends of Mictlān, Tieflings, Gnolls
Origin	The plane of Mictlān

Overview

Originating in the place called Mictlān, this harsh and guttural language is associated with darkness and despair - though, in truth, nothing about it beyond its origin enforces that perception. It is spoken by tieflings and gnolls, and its written form borrows its harshest strokes from infernal contracts.

Phonology & Script

Mictlānian is guttural and harsh, written in the Infernal script. Its written form draws its sharpest strokes from the infernal contracts of Mictlān, lending even mundane writing a forbidding look.

Speakers

• Fiends of Mictlān - the tongue’s native speakers.
• Tieflings - who inherit it with their fiendish bloodline.
• Gnolls - the cursed children of Yeenoghu.

Appendix

See Also

• Tiefling
• Gnolls

Sources & Attribution

• Primary lore: editions/5e-2014/world/languages.md (Traveler’s Guide, Languages → Mictlānian), author TrueMichato.

Languages

Languages

Languages of Thelemar

Common & Dialects	Common Lexalian Olympian Jaknian Clairnian Hubian Old Common
Exotic Tongues	Skyspeak Mictlānian Jötunn Gob Trunkodon Felis Minotaur Beastspeech
Planar & Ancient	Draconic Sylvan Stygian Primordial Celestial

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