Galui (Language)

Galui or Wicker is a language used predominantly by the large pagan anarchist groups known collectively as The Wickers. Claimed to be the language of the original pagans of Gilneas prior to their annexation into the Empire of Arathor, Galui is a slowly dying language. It possesses little to no written form outside of runic markings that typically denote either one or multiple words of similar meaning, leading to even further issue with the preservation of the language.

It is spoken by the Wicker clans alongside Common and is taught exclusively by word, typically by the clan's Hierophant or his apprentices whose job it is to preserve their culture and religion. The language is typically used in several verses of prayer to the spirits of the wilds by the most religious of the pagans, and it has bled out into the Reach region of the Headlands among a small population who possess minor Wicker roots and those who wish to revive some of the more ancient customs.

The language's lack of a written form has led to various splinter dialects, though for the most part it keeps to the base and provides a communication line for the pagan peoples. It persists on in the small pagan communities of The Blackwald as well, though it is far less common and the language's meanings are typically lost among the common folk. Runic markings in Galui can be found about the trees of the Blackwald, a few even adorning the roots of the Great Tree Tal'doren.

Due to its rather stunted nature, Galui is not commonly spoken among the greater Gilnean populace, some completely unaware to its existence.