Old Dwarven script

The Old Dwarven script was the writing system used for the Old Dwarven language, as well as one of the oldest writing systems on Continental Artograch.

Optional vowel signs
The script had optional vowel signs that one may put on top of a consonant's sign to mark the vowel.

Consonant nature marker
The consonant nature markers were used to mark whether the consonant was light, neutral or dark. It was mandatory, as all the base consonants of the Old Dwarven language had these three variants, and they all contrasted each other (not to mention, the colouring effect they left on surrounding vowels).

Base consonant signs
These signs - except for the last three - were used in conjunction with the consonant nature markers, which were mandatory to use. The last three - the ones that mark semivowels - however are not to be used in conjunction with consonant nature markers.


 * The letters for Y, W and ` were also used as mater lectionis. See below.

Mater lectionis
The Old Dwarven script had mater lectionis - in other word, certain consonantal signs were used to mark vowels. Namely, the signs for the consonants Y, W and ` - normally standing for, and  - were also used for the long vowels ,  and , as well as their short equivalents word-initially and word-finally.