Pronunciation Guide

[masterdaorin]

Well, they did. In Rjurik, you have the realms of Giantdowns and Realm of the White Witch. In Brechtur you have the cities of Blackgate, Fellport, the province of Cornelius' Landing. In Khinasi you have have the province of Green Mountains (in Suiriene), Fingers of Ayan (in Khourane). And in Vosgaard you have provinces of Akar Bluffs, and the realm of Battle Fens and The Icemarch.

That list is by no means exhaustive- i have no doubt i've missed others. But english does get used elsewhere. And even for the elves and dwarves (Thorn Throne, Fallen Rock, etc). And Anuire may have more specifics than other regions. But Anuire is by no means unique.

Good point.

We should also note that most of these areas were heavily influenced by Anuire, so... those names have probably become traditional.

Perhaps this gives us a clue as to exactly when Anuirean transitioned from "old" to "modern" version... or perhaps, as you argue, it was always like that.

Perhaps, for example, the elves never had a word in their language for their seat of power... perhaps only Anuireans are concerned with such things... Perhaps the Vos don't give a Brecht's butt about what lies above Rovninodensk... so it's left to Anuirean cartographers to label such things... or maybe its the Royal Cartographer's Society in the Imperial City of Anuire that gave us "that map"... questions, questions...

Which shall we go with...?