My impression is that Eorzean is the common tongue, with the "racial languages" having died off quite a while ago with the possible exception of the beast tribes and rare "lost" villages and societies (i.e., player-created) with no outside contact. Centuries if not millennia of living in close proximity and actively trading and warring would have turned distinct languages into pidgins and eventually into a new language (a creole). As the creole grew increasingly popular, it just became "the language." Because this happened quite a while ago, it's possible that Garlemald experienced the same process pre-Empire (the Empire being pretty recent in that continent's history). Certainly, I would expect all Garleans are forced to speak the same language enforced by Imperial decree.
The Freelance Wizard
Quality RP at low, low prices!
((about me | about L'yhta Mahre | L'yhta's desk | about Mysterium, the Ivory Tower: a heavy RP society of mages))
Quality RP at low, low prices!
((about me | about L'yhta Mahre | L'yhta's desk | about Mysterium, the Ivory Tower: a heavy RP society of mages))
