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These pronunciations include people and places from The Altruist and the Assassin and The Belle and the Blackbird.

Riverchapel

Adynara- Add-inn-are-uh

Aurelia- Ah-reel-ee-ah

Delano- Dell-inn-oh

Emrys- Emm-riss

Jemma- Jem-uhh

Jesstin- Jess-tinn

Mathias- Muh-tie-us

Rhiainach- Rhee-inn-auck/Rhee-in

Pronounced as expected: Finola, Revenants, Riverchapel, Riverhelm Citadel, Skylark, Steward, Stewardess, Whitten

The Resplendent Reliquary of the Guardians

Falkirk- Fahl-kirk

Feltram- Fell-trum

Gasparde- Gass-pard

King Karsein- Car-sign

Ludmilla- Lewd-milla

Rikard- Rick-arrd

Tyrilla- Tie-rilla

Pronounced as expected: All Reliquary Titles, Claire, Guardians (in all their iterations), Reliquary, Sacred Texts

Parth

Adeline- Add-uh-line

Fransiska- Fran-siss-kuh

Evert- Evv-errt

Olov- Oh-lawv

Penhallow- Pen-hal-oh

Pernilla- Purr-nil-uh

Rikard- Rick-arrd

Tyreste- Tear-est

Pronounced as expected: Agnes, Parth, Tavern at the Middle of the World

Witchwood Cross

See the Parth section for any Penhallows who originated there

Aleksy- Uh-leck-see

Aloysha- Uh-loy-sha

Anastazja- Awna-stawz-yuh

Arkhady- Arr-kay-dee

Arsenyev- Arr-senn-yev

Barynov- Barry-nawv

Belzykh- Bell-zick

Drago- Dray-go

Drazhan- Dray-zenn

Elyria- Uh-leer-ee-uh

Faustina- Faow-stee-nuh

Feyhan- Fay-han

Francisz- Fran-siss

Glaisgain- Glass-gain

Grigor- Grigg-orr

Imryll- Imm-rull

Ksana- Kss-ah-nuh

Lenik- Lenn-ick

Ludya- Lood-yuh

Magda- Magg-duh

Mishka- Mish-kuh

Nikolaj- Nee-koh-lie

Octavyen- Ock-tay-vyenn

Olek- Oh-leck

Paeris- Pear-iss

Petrovash- Pet-roh-vash

Raelyria- Ray-leer-ee-uh

Raisa- Rye-suh

Stepan- Step-on

Stojan- Stow-yan

Varradyn- Vaer-uh-dyn

Zofia- Zoh-fee-uh

Pronounced as expected- Northerlands, Ravenwood, Witchwood Cross, Wynter

Vjestik Translations

ahen vodah- ah-hen voh-duh

dobranok- doh-brann-uck

dobryzen- dobb-ree-zenn

frata- frah-ta

grimizhna tea- grimm-ish-nah tea

hej- hey

hejka- hey-kuh

hvala-heh-vaul-uh

kahk si- Cock see

koldyna- coal-dee-nuh

kyschun/kyschuna- kai-shoon/kai-shoo-nuh

nien- nyen

Nok Mora- Knock More-uh

onkel- on-kell

opros- oh-pros

ota- oh-tah

pjika- peek-uh

pros- pross

sostra- soss-truh

stranjak- strann-yak

tak- tock

uljez- ool-yezz

vedhma/veduhn- vedd-muh/vedd-oon

Vjestik- Vyess-tick

Vjestikaan- Vjess-tick-ann

volemthe- voe-lemmth

vozhdae- voze-day

vozhd- vozed

Vuk od Varem- Vook odd Vare-um

zolvha- zoll-vuh

zydolny- zill-doe-nee