Lore:Celestial
Celestial is an original language contained in the Lays of Althas: Sundered Order.
History
The "Celestial language" is the heavenly tongue, granted by The One, to the Shesethos of Zidromi since before time's beginning.
At Man's creation in the beginning of time, The One gives Man this language so that they can communicate with one another. The Celestial language is what was used in naming the seven Anointed kingdoms. However, it will not be the only language. In 325 MA, the Noralar language is created my Man.
In 345 MA, four of the seven Anointed kingdoms (Driesefair, Lamniemalos, Nosmalos, and Vishethas) abandon their Celestial names, deeming them "meaningless." This creates what is called The Controversy of Tongues, where tension arises between the Kingdoms that keep their original Celestial names and those that take Noralar ones. This is resolved after the Diasair-voseb of this time scolds the Kingdoms holding on to their Celestial names for being prideful.
After the Controversy of Tongues, the Celestial tongue quickly becomes a dead language.
