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PRIMARY CHARACTERS
áine Leanbhir (she/her) ~ AWN-ya LAN-iv-EER
Balor (he/him) ~ BAY-lore
Bríghid Leanbhríon (she/her) ~ brEED LAN-iv-REE-un
Brí ~ brEE
Brynhild (she/her) ~ brIN-hild
Bryn ~ brIN
Cianán Achtáil (he/him) ~ KEY-in-ahn AHK-tawl
Dàibhid Leanbhríon (he/him) ~ DAW-vid LAN-iv-REE-un
Liam Cearlann (he/him) ~ LEE-um CAR-lawn
Lou Ferrin (he/they) ~ LOO FARE-in
Maya Ekundayo (she/her) ~ MY-ah eh-KOON-DIE-oh (“eh” like in “meh”)
Morrígan Feighlí (she/her) ~ MOW-ree-gahn FY-lee
Rígan ~ REE-gin (hard g )
Thomas (he/him) ~ TOM-as (long s )
Thom ~ TOM
ADDITIONAL PLAYERS
Calla (she/her) ~ CAL-la
Clara (she/her) ~ CLARE-ah
Colm Leancormac (he/him) ~ COL-um lan-CORE-mac (“ol” like in “olive”)
Decon (he/him) ~ DEE-kun
Eike (he/him) ~ EYE-kuh
Eoin (he/him) ~ OH-in
Farrow (they/them) ~ FARE-oh
Fenton (he/him) ~ FEN-tun
Finn (he/him) ~ FIN
Fiona (she/her) ~ fee-OH-na
Flaherty (she/her) ~ FLA-her-tee
Geordie (he/him) ~ JORE-dee
Landon (he/him) ~ LAN-dun
Nial Rourke (he/him) ~ NEE-ahl ROARK
Pádraig (he/him) ~ PAW-drig
Phearson (he/him) ~ FEER-sun
Ragerty (he/him) ~ RAG-er-tee
Ríos (he/him) ~ REE-us
Ruairi Lochlin (he/him) ~ ROO-ree LOCK-lin
Saoirse Leancormac (she/her) ~ SEER-sha lan-CORE-mac
Sean (he/him) ~ SHAWN
Siobhan Leancormac (she/her) ~ shi-VAWN lan-CORE-mac
Talia (she/her) ~ TAL-ee-ah
Tara (she/her) ~ TAR-ra
Wilhelm (he/him) ~ VIL-helm
Willa (she/her) ~ VIL-lah
RELIGIOUS AND LEGENDARY FIGURES
Allün (Fenwaldan deity, they/them) ~ AL-oon
Danna (legendary Cunlaran queen, she/her) ~ DAN-na
Dérra (Cunlaran goddess of Afterlife, cold, and darkness; she/her) ~ DAY-ra
Ebher (Cunlaran goddess of land and children; she/her) ~ EH-ver (“eh” like in “meh”)
Firla (Cunlaran goddess of rain, rivers, and streams; she/her) ~ FUR-la
Laran (primary Cunlaran deity, goddess of the moon, death, and fertility; she/her) ~ LAR-an
Morrígan (legendary Cunlaran warrior; she/her) ~ MOW-ree-gahn
Soral (primary Cunlaran deity, god of the sun, life, and war; he/him) ~ SOAR-all
Tàlev (Cunlaran god of agriculture; he/him) ~ TAH-lev (“ev” like in “ever”)
Tàs (Cunlaran god of fire, warmth, and light; he/him) ~ TAHS (long s )
ANIMALS
Aonbar ~ AYN-bar
Chestnut ~ CHEST-nut
Coirce ~ KORE-ka
Dove ~ DUHV
PLACES
Corya ~ CORE-ee-ah
Cunlaran ~ cun-LAR-an
Ardanna ~ ar-DAN-na
Aronamara ~ air-OH-na-MAR-ah
Bailanín ~ BALL-eh-NEEN (“eh” like in “meh”)
Cathair Bua ~ KA-her BOO-ah
Garrán na Déithe ~ gar-AWN na DAY-ha
Glaochnamara ~ GLEE-ock-na-MAR-ah*
Fields of Ebher ~ EH-ver (“eh” like in “meh”)
Tàlev ’s Keep ~ TAH-lev (“ev” like in “ever”)
Tàs ~ TAHS (long s )
Tírdorcha ~ teer-DORE-ka*
Doaríc Isle ~ DORE-reek
Fenwald ~ FEN-vald (“val” like “pal”)
Bergspeer ~ BARE-g-sh-peer (hard g )
Hafenstadt ~ HAF-en-sh-TAT
Halkberg ~ HOCK-bare-g (hard g )
Il Birrin ~ ILL BIRR-in
Nibari ~ ni-BAR-ee (“ni” like in “nip”)
Qianhú ~ tchee-AN-hoo
*As with most strictly Cunlaran words, “ch” may be pronounced hard, like a k , or gutturally, like a rough h . Northern Cunlaran dialects favor the hard pronunciation, while southern dialects favor the guttural.