Another very useful feature of the game is the shortcut bar. Some shortcuts are already assigned by default, and can also be activated using the number keys from 1 to 0. You can right-click on any empty shortcut slot to set its icon, assign a shortcut key (including mouse keys! a bonus if you have a gaming mouse) and enter a set of commands to be executed when you press the shortcut button.

All commands you can use in the chat window can also be used as part of a shortcut. You can find information on all commands available in PS from the help icon in the game. Two forum threads with ideas for shortcuts to create are here and here, I am sure people can reply with more ideas or links.

So good to see these return, thanks a million Uadjet! 

Wouldn't know about Discord, as I don't personally use it, but it's certainly not due to a lack of activity in the game itself. Events are going as strong as ever, the market is a steady and reliable source of RP, and dev meetings provide a constant stream of updates. I do miss the meeting transcripts though and wish they would return, though admittedly Uadjet is pretty stretched thin with all the things he does.

Perhaps some updates on the things the developers are doing (and a couple of screenshots as well) would also help liven up the forums? I hear development is going strong, many would like a glimpse into the future who don't have access to the UE port.

But then, what you already do is enough and the game is more lively than it was in a long time, despite what the forum activity would imply 

Excellent post, that was the kind of discussion I was hoping to elicit! As for the issues raised, here are my inexpert (and totally deprived of any references) ideas on the subject:

• I believe the common language would have naturally evolved as the common form of communication, at least in spoken form, since the two races (Kran and Lemur) were created together and appear to have been given their language, rather than having to evolve one. Had there been a need to evolve a language however, I would be willing to argue their common history would ensure they would evolve a common language, and would only deviate in the writing system if their physical form was different enough to make it impossible for them to use tools that would allow them a common writing system. My gut feeling is that this is not the case either.
  
  
• I would be willing to argue (again with no backing by any references to existing lore) that the Old Language was one that was separately evolved later in Kadaikos, after the long separation of the Lemur who followed Laanx in the Labyrinth. It would only seem natural for them to seek ways to differentiate their culture as one exclusively devoted to Laanx, and remove any traces of an affinity to Talad. References to that as the Old Language seem to contradict the idea, but as is the way with history, the Common language could be easily forgotten in favor of their own language, which became the "Old Language" when the Octarchy reinstated Common as the sole language in use across Yliacum. To the generations living the change, the language they had to abandon would be the Old Language, as by that time they lacked any recollection of it being their original system of communication.
  

So I would be willing to argue that it makes sense that the Old Language is the Laanx Religion specific language and number system, that it is explicitly specific to the Lemur and unrelated to the Kran, that it evolved in separation in Kadaikos and that, while refered to as "Old", it is really newer than common and only bears the name because the Lemur chose to eradicate all memory of what united them with Talad and the Kran while in exile, and hence chose to pass no record of their shared language to subsequent generations, for which the Common Language would indeed be a new language.

I certainly admit I have no references to back up my assertions, it is only what makes sense to me as a viable way to explain all the references you mentioned. What I must also note is that this seems to necessitate the creation of yet another language project, that of the Old Language.

And here I went and did it, added a word to Gadermara: Family = "efanaĆ ", now all I need is someone to add it to the PS wiki!

As part of a recent RP, a simple book was collaboratively written and an attempt at producing translations in the languages of Yliakum was made. What was apparent by this effort is that most of the Language Projects in the PS Wiki are far from complete.

It is clear these projects have been started many years ago, and have not seen any attention since a very long time. What I feel is needed however is some work to bring these project to a level where basic texts can be translated, to facilitate better RP. I understand that aligning these projects to a state where a full dictionary, grammar and syntax guides are available for all is a daunting task. It could well be possible however to outline a basic set of rules and create a basic vocabulary that are both adequate for daily interactions, and also serve as guidelines to help players invent new words and phrases that will sound consistent, without requiring extensive knowledge of linguistics to do so.

I am not sure if any of the players who initiated these projects are still around in any capacity, and are willing to continue their efforts, but I would like, lacking the skills myself, to ask any players willing to help, to consider making any contribution, big or small, toward expanding these projects.

As a starting point, I will try to provide a rough outline of the current state of what is (and isn't) right now in the PSWiki as far as I could judge, only playing a Dermorian character and not having any linguistic expertise:

• Right now, Enkien is fairly robustly represented with a dictionary, grammar, cardinal numbers table (but no ordinal numbers), a set of examples and a set of useful phrases. Pronunciation and writing are also covered, but the language project could still use some expansion (I personally found ordinals to be the greatest omission, but Migg does not really speak Enkien.)
• Klyran has an extensive page thoroughly describing the language and providing rules on how to create various forms from a common root word, that greatly enhances its usability. Again Migg has not used the project much, but nominal as well as ordinal numbers are included. Pages include a fair vocabulary (which can be vastly extended using the rules set in the language page) and a couple of stub pages that have not been finished. I have seen the resource being used to achieve great results, and believe this could serve as the standard to compare other projects with.
• Nolthir only contains a sparse page, but points to an Elven language resource detailing Quenya, which should prove ample for any translation effort. This could be considered adequate, or an effort to deviate from that external resource could be considered, if anyone feels up to it.
• Pel Perrakithor (Stonebreaker) appears to be fairly well developed, with more than 12 pages devoted to its description. I have not used it in any capacity, but a translation to Pel Perrakithor is due, and that will gauge the project's usability.
• Ylian is sparse, with only a short page and scarcely any words. The language needs to be worked on before even simple phrases can be uttered in it.
• Gadermara (Dermorian) has only one page devoted to it that, while well written and very useful, is in need of great expansion before it becomes truly useful for anything but simple sentences used to spice normal RP. Again I found the lack of ordinal numbers especially limiting in the translation effort, but the vocabulary is also in need of expansion.
• Ignf (Diaboli) is also limited in scope, and contains very few words, though the race is not available for new players and hardly any Diaboli exist in the game, so this may consequently limit its appeal as a project.
• Lemur and Kran of course speak the common language, and therefore do not require much in the way of a language project, though I must note the Lemur have inherited a set of symbols used to write their language from the Xacha, but no mention is made on whether Kran use the same symbols or not.

Perhaps the players who did the Enkien and Klyran translations can post their own views on the subject, and their ideas on what is missing. Still, I hope this post helps spark some renewed interest in these PSWiki pages.

So should we guess these are the mines of Amdeneir, we have heard talk of, or will all mines be converted to be like this?