Difference between revisions of "Glyphs"

[[Stormwarden]]s must perform calculations and a great deal of research to determine the coming of future [[highstorm]]s. As men are permitted to become Stormwardens, their books and notes are written with glyphs.{{book ref|twok|60}} While this extensive writing and prediction is generally considered taboo in Vorin nations, the skill is too valuable for the practice to be forbidden. Few are aware of how this system of writing works because of the secretive nature of the Stormwardens and the surrounding controversy. When no suitable glyphs exist to convey a certain word, Stormwarden script combines the pronunciation of multiple glyphs to phonetically reproduce the desired word. This phonetic usage is indicated by underlining the component glyphs.{{book ref|wor|52}}