Iylari

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Iylari (Iruaric: "Beauties") was the language of "High Elves" in Shadow World. These were fairly uncommon Elves, considered relatively high born compared to Erlini. There were three sub-races of Iylari: Linaeri (Iruaric: "Singers"), Loari (Iruaric: "Builders"), and Dyari (Iruaric: "Dark Ones") which were the Dark Elves. The Dyari were an off-shoot of the Loari, considered an extreme form of their wish for power. Elvish languages preserved a significant amount of Iruaric within themselves.

Bits and pieces of the language survived the I.C.E. Age, such as the "Ilyan Cloud" or possibly the "Ta'" pre-fixes of the Elven cities. Also spelled "Ilyari", it was the plural of "Ilar." Loari was shifted to "Iolaari" for the town guard Quin Telaren. "Ilvari" was presumably Ilyari before the strange children story, related to the history of the Elven Village near Danjirland, who would have clashed with Iylari of The Iron Wind. These were not written down as translations in any known spot.

Examples of Iylari