Isahan

Isahan is the lost language of the Green Makers, a mythical people said to have existed before the time of the desert, when the Eastern Lands were still green. Neither purely spoken nor written, Isahan was a fluid blend of breath, tone, and gesture, each phrase a miniature ritual, each word a spark of layered meaning. Legends claim it was taught to mortals by the earth itself or gifted by the god of nature himself, Aruzar. It was as if the voice of the world was given life to the people who inhabited it, providing them with an understanding of its ways. Despite having faded with the fall of the Green Makers and their knowledge of nature, echoes of Isahan still survive, not in textbooks, but in common idioms and phrases, their origins long forgotten.   “To chase the last wind”: To pursue a hopeless cause (From the Green Maker phrase: ash'karil ven drael, “To ride the wind that has already passed.”)   “Bite the lightning”: To act recklessly or tempt fate (From: zir'ahki, “To taste the sky’s fury.”)   “Hold flame in bare hands” – To take on an impossible task with calm resolve (Rooted in: shel'ara, a Green Maker rite of fire-wielding meditation.)   “Speak with no storm” – To tell the truth plainly (Origin: Eth el-tham, “Windless voice,” meaning speech unshaken by lies or passion.)   “The mountain has ears” – Someone is always listening (A translation of Bur'tan viin, used to warn of the old earth spirits who guarded the Green Makers’ secrets.)   Though no complete texts remain, Isahan has been studied for centuries by scholars, musicians, and spies alike, not only for its lyrical nature, but because many believe its words still carry hidden power. Allowing them to uncover and keep secerts that only they would themselves allow to know. Some have created secretive groups where they only speak the lost tongue to avoid prying ears. Some whisper fragments into the old stones of the desert and used in oath-binding, while others use them in poetry to inspire awe, love, or fear. Some say that if enough of it can be remembered, Isahan will one day be reborn, not merely as language to be spoken, but as the voice of the earth that has long since been silenced.