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Urth Dictionary and Pronunciation Guide

I could never remember all the keys for pronunciation used in every standard dictionary. /ˈfabyələs/ I thought up this method that was easy and clear to me and hopefully others. I started doing this because I would read old notes and I couldn't figure out how I meant to pronounce some word or name. LOL   RULES:
  1. Pronounce only the part of each word that is in CAPS. EXAMPLE: (GUn) pronounced the begining of GUN, "GUH" (BRain+tACK) Rhymes with "TACK"
  2. A +plus sign means those two sounds are a single syllable. A silly example would be FATTEST (For+pAT TEST))
  3. BOLD is the accented or accentuated syllable. Usually slighter louder, higher pitch, or slower. (SUE PERson) vs. (SUE PER+But)
examples:
Lich (LIt+CHair),
tiefling (TEA+For bLING),
Faerûn (FAte RUNE),
Mordenkainen - (MORE DINner CApe N+INN), this one is a bit of a mouthful   It may help if you say each word wholly, then repeat using only the parts in caps.   GEOGRAPHY
  • Urth (EARTH) - the name of the planet.
  • Duunagie (DO NOd GEEzer) - A well-established and civilized orc settlement in the northern mountains.
  • Esquiderra (yES KEY Dam+ERRor ROb) - The largest island in the archipelago ringed around the Maelstrom Sea.
  • Figgy Slavik (FIG GEEk SLOp VICtory)
  • Frommog (FROM M+fOG)
  • Illendy [ILL LEND sEE)
  • Krahnis (CROp tenNIS) - Largest continent, over 14,000 miles east to west and reaches almost 6,000 miles from the north pole.
  • Monz (comMON+Zap) - Large island, south of the Clawspire Trenches.
  • Freejja (FREE GEnre) - Southernmost island nation at 58-66 degrees south.
ASTRONOMY
  • Wruin (ROOm ENd) - Broken moon geosynchronous above the Sea of Tears in the southern hemisphere.
  • Smote (SMOke+Tap) - Fiery moon of smoke and ash which orbits low in the sky between the poles. Said to be the heart of the moon Wruin.
  • Wuudrahn (WOUnd DRy+ON) - Shrouded moon with an orbit of 55 days; god of mystery and magic.
  • Eldarr (yELL DARk) - The innermost planet.
DIVINITIES
  • Ahgressi (blAH reGREt SEE) - God of the Willful Wind. Change Maker.
  • Adelfhi (blAH DELL FIber) - The Trickster of the Road
  • Avalean (At VOlume LEAN) - Choices, Compromise & Consequences, Rewards & Punishment)
  • Baschiun Baschiun (BASH sEE gUN) - Protection, Defense, Walled Cities)
  • Bazagazeal] {Trade, Commerce, Markets, Bazaars, Fairs, Festivals} (BOg ZOd GOd ZEAL)
  • Boddayaga (BODy DOne YAhoo GOd)
  • Eldarr (yELL DARk) - The judge and lawmaker of the gods.
  • Epochian the Timekeeper (sEE POCKet sEE ENd)
  • Eskendrell the Adventuress Eskendrell (dESK CAN DRy+yELL)- Goddess of the adventure.
  • Fattum Fatum (FAt TUMble) - Fate, Destiny, Prophecy
  • Forchuna (FOR CHOOse NOt) Luck, Fortune, Chance
  • Ghyenie (GEEks ENd KNEE) - The Filth Monger
  • Hospitika (HOp SPIt TIp CUp) - The Mender
  • Jeonn (JEEp cON) - The Farmer
  • Kah (COp)- The Unchanging
  • Mezlo (MEZZanine LOW) - God of Abundance, Empires, and Wealth.
  • Progenitor (PRObe GENder It TORn) - The First
  • Rageenah (ROb GEEk NOt) - The Renewed
  • Sangquishum (SANG Gun+WISH sUM) (Sanctuary, Shelter, the Hidden, Protecting the Weak)
  • Scienna (SIGH ENter NOb) - Mother of Natures
  • Scharune (SHUt RUNE) - Charity
  • Wuudrahn (WOUnd DRy+ON) - Magician of the Gods. Also a moon.
  I will continue add words as I include them in articles.

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