SPoken
"Spoken" is counted among the kingdoms of the Raimdelle Codex, as they are living and Bloodborn; it encompasses all those beings who speak a tongue understandable by those outside their own race. However, a Spoken is decidedly not a beast, neither the Wandering Races, nor those uncharitably dubbed "beastmen", nor dragons. In an era where that distinction has been blurred so as to justify the maltreatment of our neighbors, it were well to treat of the Spoken as is fitting: beautiful beings of word and thought and spirit, for what is speech but the outward sign of these things?
It is my earnest prayer that this humble book will help the people of our star to learn better about one another, and in time, perhaps even add to the mighty chorus of voices that cry out for peace and understanding.
--Ceredan Brooks