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Erisocia:

The world from
'A Fate Forged in Fire'

Fire
Designed by: Dewi Hargreaves
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Pronunciation

​Many words used within this story are either inspired by, derived from, or direct translations of Scottish Gaelic. There may be a variation in word choice and pronunciation due to different local dialects. There are unique sounds in Gaelic which are difficult to mimic using English phonetics. Therefore, it is recommended that readers access an online Scottish Gaelic dictionary to hear sound files of these words for accurate pronunciation and further learning.

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Listen to the pronunciation guide here.

Pronunciation GuideHazel McBride
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Locations within Erisocia:

Territories:

Tìr Teine

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Tìr Sgàile

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Tìr Ùir

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Tìr Uisge 

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Tìr Adhair​

Cheer Chey nuh  

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Cheer Skal-uh

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Cheer Oor    

                

Cheer oosh guh

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Cheer ah air

Reader note: To be completely correct in Scottish Gaelic the addition of ‘an’ or ‘na’ should be used here. i.e. Tìr an Teine/ Tìr na Sgàile

Place Names:

Reader note: To be completely correct in Scottish Gaelic the Àird would change Lasair to Lasrach and Caolas to a’Chaolais

Àird Lasair

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Àird Caolas     

Arsht Lass air

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Arsht Coo liss

Penryth

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Truvo

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Saiphir Sea

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Smàrag Sea

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Deàrr Mountains

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Beinn Deataiche

Pen rith

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True voh

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Saf fire sea

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S mah rak sea

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Jah-r Mountains

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Bine Je tach

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