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Polyglots are elves who can speak languages instinctively just from hearing them and can mimic other peoples' 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 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 turns out he was a polyglot. However, he actually 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.

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 arguably 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.

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.”

—Narration of Councillor Clarette, in Neverseen, page(s) 273, paperback

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-{{Infobox_Special_Ability|title1 = |name_of_manifesters = Polyglots|description = Instinctively speaking all languages, including all intelligent species'.|notable_manifesters = [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie Foster,]] [[Lady Cadence Talle|Lady Cadence,]] [[Lady Gisela|Lady Gisela,]] [[Councillor Clarette]]|image1 = Polyglot.JPG|caption1 = Unofficial fanart of the Polyglot [[Ability Pins|ability pin]]}}{{Spoiler}}A '''Polyglot''' can speak languages instinctively just from hearing them and can [[mimicry|mimic]] other peoples' voices, though [[About the Elves|elves]] with other abilities can learn to [[mimicry|mimic]] as well. Polyglots often have another [[Talents|special ability.]]
+{{Infobox_Special_Ability|title1 = Polyglot|name_of_manifesters = Polyglots|description = Instinctively speaking all languages, including all intelligent species'.|notable_manifesters = [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie Foster,]] [[Lady Cadence Talle|Lady Cadence,]] [[Lady Gisela|Lady Gisela,]] [[Councillor Clarette]], [[Keefe Sencen]]|image1=[[File:Polyglot Ability Pin.png|thumb]]}}
+'''Polyglots''' are elves who can speak languages instinctively just from hearing them and can [[mimicry|mimic]] other peoples' voices (with training), though [[About the Elves|elves]] with other [[abilities]] can learn to [[mimicry|mimic]] as well. Polyglots often have another [[Talents|special ability.]]
-<nowiki> </nowiki>Known Polyglots
+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 and coercing animals.
-* [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|'''Sophie Foster''']]
-[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] first discovered she is a Polyglot when she was in Paris and she spoke French.
+==Known Polyglots==
-* [[Lady Cadence Talle|'''Lady Cadence''']]
-She teaches [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] linguistics at [[Foxfire]] and lived with [[ogres]] under permission of [[King Dimitar|King Dimitar.]]
+*[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|'''Sophie Foster''']]
-* '''[[Lady Gisela]]'''
-[[Lady Gisela]] is [[Keefe Sencen|Keefe's]] mother and [[Lord Cassius|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|Neverseen.]] This worked until [[Keefe Sencen|Keefe]] knocked her hood off on [[Mount Everest|Mount Everest,]] revealing that it was her, not [[Lord Cassius|Lord Cassius,]] who was a leader of the [[Neverseen|Neverseen.]]
+[[Sophie Elizabeth 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: [[Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities|Keeper of the Lost Cities.]]
-* [[Councillor Clarette|'''Councillor Clarette''']]
-She can control animals with her voice. She is arguably the most powerful polyglot the [[Lost Cities]] has ever known and has had hundreds of years of practice. She controls the [[arthropleura]] during the attempted rescue of [[Prentice Endal|Prentice]] from [[Exile]] in [[Book 4: Neverseen|''Neverseen''.]]
+*'''[[Keefe Sencen]]'''
+[[Lady Gisela Minette Sencen|Lady Gisela]] made [[Keefe Sencen|Keefe]] manifest a whole new ability in [[Book 8: Legacy|''Legacy'']]. He was in a coma and woke up being able to understand ogre and turns out he was a polyglot. However, he actually manifested a whole new ability in which he can control people based on the intonation of his voice.
+*[[Lady Cadence Talle|'''Lady Cadence''']]
+She is [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]]'s [[linguistics]] [[mentor]] at [[Foxfire]] and lived with [[ogres]] under permission of [[King Dimitar|King Dimitar.]]
+*'''[[Lady Gisela Minette Sencen|Lady Gisela]]'''
+[[Lady Gisela Minette Sencen|Lady Gisela]] is [[Keefe Sencen|Keefe's]] mother and [[Lord Cassius|Lord Cassius's]] wife. She was the leader of the [[Neverseen]] until [[Fintan Pyren]] took over. She used her [[Abilities|ability]] as a polyglot to imitate [[Lord Cassius]] to make people think he was one of the leaders of the [[Neverseen|Neverseen.]] This worked until [[Keefe Sencen|Keefe]] knocked her hood off on [[Mount Everest|Mount Everest,]] revealing that it was her, not [[Lord Cassius|Lord Cassius,]] who was a leader of the [[Neverseen|Neverseen.]] This event happened at the end of [[Book 3: Everblaze|Everblaze]].
+*[[Councillor Clarette|'''Councillor Clarette''']]
+She can control animals with her voice. She is arguably 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 Endal|Prentice]] from [[Exile]] in [[Book 4: Neverseen|''Neverseen'']].
+==Quotes==
+{{Quote|quote = 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.|speaker = Narration of [[Councillor Clarette]]|book name = [[Book 4: Neverseen|''Neverseen'']]|page number = 273}}
+==See also==
+''Wikipedia's description of the word "polyglot" and its English language usage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism#In_individuals''
+[[fr:Polyglotte]]
 [[Category:Special Abilities]]