Polyglots are elves who can speak and understand languages instinctively and can mimic others' voices (with training), though elves with other abilities can learn to mimic as well. Polyglots often have another special ability.
All Polyglots instinctively understand and can speak in any language, including human languages. But more advanced ones can learn the art of mimicking others, as well as speaking to and coercing animals.
Known Polyglots[]
Sophie Foster[]
Sophie first discovered she is a Polyglot when she was in Paris, and she subconsciously spoke French without knowing the language beforehand. This occurred in the first book, Keeper of the Lost Cities.
Keefe Sencen[]
Lady Gisela made Keefe manifest a whole new ability in Legacy. He was in a coma and woke up being able to understand ogre and assumed that he was a polyglot. However, he also manifested a whole new ability in which he can control people based on the intonation of his voice.
Lady Cadence[]
She is Sophie's linguistics mentor at Foxfire and lived with ogres under permission of King Dimitar. She is also a Conjurer.
Lady Gisela[]
Lady Gisela is Keefe's mother and Lord Cassius's wife. She was the leader of the Neverseen until Fintan Pyren took over. She used her ability as a Polyglot to imitate Lord Cassius to make people think he was one of the leaders of the Neverseen. This worked until Keefe knocked her hood off on Mount Everest, revealing that it was her, not Lord Cassius, who was a leader of the Neverseen. This event happened at the end of Everblaze.
Councillor Clarette[]
She can control animals with her voice. She is said to be the most powerful Polyglot the Lost Cities has ever known and has had hundreds of years of practice. She controlled the arthropleura during the attempted rescue of Prentice from Exile in Neverseen.
Mr. Forkle (deceased)[]
- Dormant Genes
He has a few dormant Polyglot genes, but not enough to allow him to fully use the ability.
Quotes[]
“The sound that came out wasn't elvin or human. Sophie wasn't entirely sure it was earthly. The clicks and chatters and flutters sounded like a dolphin crying as a million dragonflies attacked.”
See also[]
Wikipedia's description of the word "polyglot" and its English language usage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism#In_individuals