How to Say “We Come in Peace” in Every Fictional Language

Elen síla, amin tul elinë síre, mellon. Amin omer law ohta. Nai vanya — nai vanya.

Calm and open-handed — the line for a first meeting that is meant to stay gentle, spoken the moment two strangers realize neither one drew a weapon. Fits an envoy stepping into a clearing or a traveler greeting a watchful village elder.

Gruk look-at brak. Grukaz choppa gorrredyok. Gruk wantz shal-nar, nar waaaagh! WAAAAGH

Blunt and armed — peace offered with a hand still on the hilt, for a scene where nobody trusts anybody yet. Suits a border patrol facing an unknown party or two rival warbands sizing each other up before talks even start.

Zanu, omrak! Mi kel in sharen. Mi vora to be turu omrak.

Bright and eager — first contact played for warmth instead of tension, almost too friendly for the moment. Good for a scout bot greeting a new species or a comic-relief character who has clearly rehearsed this line.

By flame and sky, an kel draineth shal, thalbutuun anur kareth draisar varredyeth. An vorakh nakh krag-thal — under ancient wings.

Weighty and guarded — peace offered by someone powerful enough that the caution reads as respect, not fear. Fits a dragon addressing a knight at a cave mouth or a general meeting an old enemy under a flag of truce.

By the ancient arts, the great conflict is arcane-overeyn. I approach in harmonious accord elder-nowius, conjurer's ally — so it is written.

Measured and relieved — spoken once the fighting has actually stopped, when the words finally mean what they say. Works for a mage lowering their staff after a long siege or a council opening the first talks of a fragile truce.

Nope-nope maze-iz stabby-punch! Me come-come in no-stabby, buddy-buddy. Me wanty-wanty no-stabby, nope-nope stabby-stabby!

Scrappy and overjoyed — a smaller character celebrating that the danger has passed, repeating the point just to be sure it lands. Good for a camp follower after a skirmish ends or a sidekick who was hiding the whole time.