Sceptre Cycle Pronunciation Guide

The following is a pronunciation guide for the characters and locations from the Sceptre Cycle of The Book of All Things

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These pronunciations include people and places from The Claw and the Crowned.

Rhiagains

Calder- Cawl-dur

Carrow- Care-oh

Clarisan- Clare-iss-ahn

Dacian- Day-see-in

Godivah- Guh-dive-uh

Ilynglass- Ill-in-glass

Isdemus- Iz-dee-muss

Lysanor- Lee-san-orr

Mortain- More-tane

Oldwin- Old-winn

Rhiagain- Rye-gain

Torian- Tore-ee-in

Yvaine- Ee-vain

Pronounced as expected: Duncarrow

Noble Houses

Adamina- Ad-uh-meen-uh

Aloysha- Ah-loy-shuh

Alyse- Ah-lease

Dhovaeys- Doh-vae-ss

Drummond- Drum-und

Drushan- Drew-shann

Farrestell- Fair-ess-tell

Fenring- Fenn-ring

Glaisgain- Glass-gain

Imryll- Imm-rull

Luthyas- Looth-yus

Melantha- Mell-ann-thuh

Octavyen- Ock-tave-ee-in

Privaine- Pra-vane

Rahn- Ran

Tasmin- Taz-minn

Teleria- Ta-lair-ee-uh

Tindahl- Tin-dull

Pronounced as expected: N/A

 

Knights of Duncarrow

Drazhan- Dray-zin

Farradyn- Fair-ah-dyn

Tarsten- Tar-stin

Wynter- Winter

Pronounced as expected: Blackfen, Bythesea, Garrick, Iron Hill, Kav, Owen, Rush Rider, Sandycove, Strong, Waters

Whitechurch

Arboriana- Arr-bore-ee-ann-uh

Marcelina- Marr-sill-ee-nuh

Marius- Mare-ee-uss

Oakenwell- Oak-in-well

Quintus- Quinn-tis

 

Pronounced as expected: Francis, Whitechurch

Witchwood Cross

Aesylt- Ee-silt

Castel- Cass-uhl

Darek-Dare-ick

Fezzan- Fezz-ann

Pronounced as expected: Ezra, Fanghelm, Hraz, Summerton