Order (The Hold)

Language Name: Hoatak Urtakan

Percentage Complete: 10%

Nature: Structure, permanence, immutability, hierarchy.

Philosophy:
“From the Void and nothing, there was the Unbound Chaos, the destruction of all. And without structure there was no progress and life was impossible, and thus, in the same moment of the creation of the Chaos, the Binding Order was founded. Order and Containment Above All”

Cultural Traits:
Order demands structure and clarity; written laws are absolute.
All members of Order’s society are expected to read and write, but the scripting is kept shrouded, enigmatic, veiled, and surreptitious.
Governed by strict hierarchy and tradition.
Writing System:

Aesthetic:
Logographic system—each symbol represents an entire concept rather than just a sound.
Rigid, blocky structure akin to stone inscriptions.
Highly decorative ideograms with embellishments for important decrees.

Script Direction: Bottom-left to top-right, layering protective sequences like fortification walls.
The ideograms start in the lower left corner and proceed to build one upon the other in layers.
Originally the structure was set to spiral outward from a central ideogram, but over time this was dropped and essentially the only remnant of this is the upper right quadrant of the structure.

Script Direction Visual Representation:
17 18 19 20 21
10 11 12 13 22
5 6 7 14 23
2 3 8 15 24
1 4 9 16 25

Grammar: Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) – Mirrors structured thought.

Phonetics:
Uses ticks, clicks, and sharp consonants to mark structure (T, K, P, Ch).
Avoids consistent use of vibratory consonants.

Monumental stone glyphs:
“For Life, Order.
All life bows to structure; all chaos bends to permanence.
In stone is created permanence defined.”

Application:
In World references are currently limited to passing, but the language is being held for the third book in the series. Chronicles of the Dance RCotD -:- Tome III