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." Iylari was shifted to "Iolaari" for the town guard Quin Telaren.

Examples of Iylari