Celestial (language)

The Celestial language is the oldest language native to Ha'ther, though Primordial (a language originating from outside the universe) is known to be older. Celestial was a construction of the Elder God Tsiskchem (appropriately nicknamed “the Linguist”) and was used by Ysenna to code Ha’ther.

Though also used as a verbal language, Celestial is a programming language at its core. Child languages and derivatives of Celestial tend to be far more communication-oriented.

In creating the universe, an “open dialogue” was set up so that beings within Ha’ther could actively re-work the base coding of the universe. This practice—known by mortals as “Magic” is done through the manipulation of the Celestial language, though this can also be simulated through the use of memetic sigils and staves. (In order for an instance of the Celestial language to be executed as a program, the speaker must have access to the running dialogue.  This may be acquired genetically or otherwise learned; the access must also be requested through a process known as “casting”.)

Due to its inherent tether to the embodiment of the Aether, all planar entities are innately fluent in the language. This has ensured that the language has undergone absolutely no changes since the dawn of Time (though mortal speakers have developed dialects and child languages of the original Celestial).

A modern, artificial revival of Celestial has surfaced as a substitution for magical notation. This language, [name], is used by the vast majority of wizards, alchemists and the like to describe the manipulation of the original Celestial dialogue.

Grammar
Celestial is an object-oriented language.