When I was younger (and had a lot more time on my hands), I was obsessed with pronunciation guides and glossaries, maps and timelines. All of my plot hole-ridden books boasted them. But then my level of excellence slipped, so much so that when I handed in my first PDF of Peace Weaver to my formatter, I forgot to add the map, which I had previously forgotten to draw until a couple weeks before then.
I published Peace Weaver...without a pronunciation guide. This would prove to be a slip up I would pay for. So now I proudly present: my pronunciation guide for Peace Weaver!
I tried to add this to my shop as a downloadable PDF, but then I would have to upgrade my website. I am not currently selling enough copies of my book to financially support that. So you get it in a blog post.
Pronunciation Guide for Peace Weaver:
People:
Brylla: BRIL-uh
Cevren: sev-REN
Dalen: DAY-lin
Filibria: fil-ih-BREE-uh
Jarin: jer-IN
Keayn (the dog): KEY-un
Kial: rhymes with “vial”
Tiaeve: TIA-eve
Trinlys: TRIN-liss
Wrestan: wres-tan
Places:
Caryen: CARRY-en (capital city of Eirarin)
Delvaria: DEL-var-ee-uh (a kingdom to the south of Eirarin, borderlining the sea)
Dlegcalgon: DLEG-cal-gon (capital city of Mygin Formhain, on the west side of the continent)
Eiefu: A-ah-foo (the afterworld, where the dead go)
Eirarin: AIR-erin (a kingdom to the north of Delvaria on the east side of Mygin Formhain)
Eldrim: EL-drim (the vast world in which Peace Weaver takes place)
Falendle: FALL-en-dell (the capital of Delvaria)
Mygin Formhain: MY-ghin form-HANE (a continent in the world of Eldrim)
Nyfen: nigh-FEN (the name of the sea along the south of Mygin Formhain, known in places for its sky blue sands and light colored waters)
Relcrios: rel-KREE-oss (a lake to the southeast of Delvaria)
If you have questions on any of the people or places, feel free to message me through email here, or over Instagram. Happy reading!
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