What does the Demon Tome say?

[Oli!]

I know the game has a special font that it uses to make things appear like another language, even though the words used are all in English. At least from what I've seen in other places.

 

That said, let's see if we can translate the Demon Tome.

 

 

 

 

[Sounsyy]

Eorzean isn't too difficult if the lettering isn't blurry. I'll take a stab at it when I get off work. Interestingly, someone on tumblr just translated the demon tome from Gubal's 2nd boss and the words are in Dragonspeak! I'll try to post that up in a couple hours as well.

 

But yes, even if the book turns out to be in another language, the words are all real words and not just random lettering. Even arcanist books can be read if you squint hard enough.

[Dat Oni]

I imagine the following

 

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Bahamut Dalamud wgah'nagl fhtagn

[Zelmanov]

There were a few questions about it on the official forums, basically it amounts to Gibberish or some sort of demonspeak that is truly ancient.

[Altitis Acquired]

What does the Demon Tome say?

 

RING DING DING DING RING DING DING

RING DING DING DING RING DING DING

RING DING DING DING RING DING DING

 

... Sorry.

[Aysun]

Interestingly this transcription came across my dash today. There's speculation that it may be Dravanian, not just gibberish.

 

For your future reference also.

[Pascaleret]

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[Sounsyy]

Pentetolothys

Athealogicad

 

Ylk'eorz

Tetheth ctuleniacl

 

-Mesca molla nith kol atha

afah on mantha qul ta oka

millh azan thal azan ul.

-Gelli deuz tort'il am all'i

veuol gthal nk'denil ma

Thaeothelphae guil ac'til.

-Nevth'ent noctemas tel

paeth dyl xun tao zin djai

akh mael thisthe qarnic.

-Mor ann mor silvae mor.

-Morn ynn morn silvae morn.

-Tu'l qui jae tzu tao

ghollill demen atymos al

ill fhwil athac teryn.

 

 

-Dillix yn zolol nedzl sef

tolnysor devid. Molh

-Holnix xanla tildylt

usen yn vholl thaela

Li Noctologolae netheg

hyss diem alul morn

unna morn tulwal.

-Mesca molla atymos kol

mor unna mor gwyr

cthol aen dag il on al

Feryne Akyn.

 

Taehlo geomytoric

 

M'lin M'th qitha

Bellenoctol

Sempyr

 

-Benets quin jao azathi chail.

-Atymos'il fhil amdyri ox

Gothin dalam gyllo ud tempa

 

 

 

Known Dravanian words in bold. This text is written in Dragonspeak. Coincidentally, this is also the same text as the book for the 2nd Boss in The Great Gubal Library. Already cross-checked.

 

What does it mean? No clue.

 

There's a lot of talk of death. (Morn = Death? if I remember correctly?)

Atomos is mentioned twice.

 

EDIT: Bunch of folks beat me to it. LOL.

[Kellach Woods]

Reused assets ho!

[Sylentmana]

I thought the Demon Tome would say something like, "Feed me the lost souls of orphaned children...or cookies."

[Kellach Woods]

Or, considering it's a reused asset from the 2nd fight, Fuck Ifrit x 9000