'I wanted to make a group of conlangs for a D&D campaign, and for one of the conlang's writing system I wanted to use the script of the Hollow Knight lore tablets, because I thought they looked really cool. Conlanging is the process of constructing a language that hasn't naturally developed. Most of what I know just comes from watching YouTube videos and reading Wikipedia,' Anand_G told me. 'I've always had a hobby for conlanging, and I find linguistics really interesting. :: The 20 best PS4 games you can play right now And not only have they come up with a written language - in theory, at least - you could actually speak it. Image credit: Anand_Gĭeemed The Hallowscript, the fans designed a language almost completely from scratch - complete with sets of rules on how to write it. Reddit users Anand_G, The_Dialog_Box and ThePawnOfOthers (along with a team of Hollow Knight enthusiasts) took it upon themselves to draw up an entire alphabet inspired by the game's designs. A lore tablet from Greenpath on the left, and Fungal Wastes on the right. These lore tablets can be found all over Hallownest, and their designs can vary greatly from location to location, indicating different dialects for different regions.īut for some Hollow Knight fans, the gibberish just wasn't enough.
There are hints at written language in Hollow Knight as well, in the form of glowing lore tablets.
