Glyph writing system

The Glyph writing system was developed during the Basiliscus Dynasty. It is a complex logographic system with thousands of characters: each character represents a word although characters can also be joined together to create compound words or kennings. The Glyph writing system has been superseded by the syllabary writing system developed during the Naja dynasty.

The fall of the Basiliscus Dynasty was succeeded by a period of illiteracy called the Long Dark Age. During the Dark Age knowledge of the writing system was lost save in a few cultural centers. As a result, modern knowledge of the Glyph system is imperfect with the meaning of some characters having been lost.

Despite this imperfect comprehension, the glyph system is used today by scholars, physics and other learned individuals alongside the modern syllabary writing system. Most members of the upper classes have at least some knowledge of the glyph system and make use of a small number of glyphs.