Hi! I need some help with getting my characters of very different races/species to communicate.
Basically, in my WIP a human woman washes up on an island inhabited by giants. She doesn't speak their language and they don't speak hers. I don't want to go the "hand waving approach and give her some universal communication spell.
So here is what I am thinking:
This woman, Bisear, is able to communicate with ghosts (specifically her Mom). The ghost of her mom watches over her and gives her motherly advice (not always wanted haha).
There is a type of giant called Spirit Walker, who can communicate with the feral spirits of the islands, which is how they get their power.
Anyways, I am thinking that spirit walker giants can communicate with Bisear's Mom and Bisear indirectly mentally sending images/pictures but NOT words. This way they can communicate but sometimes the communication can be misinterpreted.
Like Bisear could have her mom show them a picture of a fish (implying she is hungry) and the giants can interpret it as she is saying that she thinks is a fish. I don't know just throwing that one out there.
Thoughts? Would this feel too convent to you as a reader?
Basically, in my WIP a human woman washes up on an island inhabited by giants. She doesn't speak their language and they don't speak hers. I don't want to go the "hand waving approach and give her some universal communication spell.
So here is what I am thinking:
This woman, Bisear, is able to communicate with ghosts (specifically her Mom). The ghost of her mom watches over her and gives her motherly advice (not always wanted haha).
There is a type of giant called Spirit Walker, who can communicate with the feral spirits of the islands, which is how they get their power.
Anyways, I am thinking that spirit walker giants can communicate with Bisear's Mom and Bisear indirectly mentally sending images/pictures but NOT words. This way they can communicate but sometimes the communication can be misinterpreted.
Like Bisear could have her mom show them a picture of a fish (implying she is hungry) and the giants can interpret it as she is saying that she thinks is a fish. I don't know just throwing that one out there.
Thoughts? Would this feel too convent to you as a reader?