Hello!

[Liesel]

Hi.  I've just joined, though I've read as a guest on and off for quite a while.
I'm calling myself Liesel, here, as a nod to a character I'd love to see more of -- Rhysel.
I have loved these books since I first saw one, more than 30 years ago.

[Bynw]

welcome aboard Liesel!

lots to read here even if you've been lurking for a while. join in on the conversation.
sunday night is our online chat with Katherine

[Laurna]

Good Welcome to you, Liesel.
I always loved that name and character. she was a pivotal person in the scheme of the story and a very pivotal person in the genealogy trees.
Glad to see you officially have joined us.

[Liesel]

Thanks for the warm welcome.
Always nice to meet another Rhysel fan!
Of course, I'm a fan of a lot of the characters....

[DoctorM]

Welcome aboard!

Hi.  I've just joined, though I've read as a guest on and off for quite a while.
I'm calling myself Liesel, here, as a nod to a character I'd love to see more of -- Rhysel.
I have loved these books since I first saw one, more than 30 years ago.

[Liesel]

One more thing I meant to mention in my first, 'hello' post:

I really appreciate the pronunciation guide for names and places that I found somewhere n the site.  That is a real help.
Only problem is finding it so many years after first reading the books, I can't shake the pronunciations I made up myself :-)

[DoctorM]

I know that feeling about pronunciations!

[DerynifanK]

Where did you find the pronounciations?

[DesertRose]

Here:  https://www.rhemuthcastle.com/index.php/topic,1925.0.html

[revanne]

Hi Liesel,

welcome to this lovely forum. And yes, Rhysel is such an interesting character isn't she.

[DerynifanK]

Thanks DR

[Laurna]

I agree about the pronunciations. I have used the wrong way of saying several words for more than 30 years and it is hard to say them the way KK says them. but I am trying.
I fear my biggest error comes from the word Deryni. I just can not find myself saying Der-enny(all soft e ) I have always said Der-in-i ( hard i at the end).  Not sure when the day will come when I pronounce it KK's way. On zoom chat I supposed I will need to get it right. LOL

[Liesel]

I see I'm not alone :-)

And I've got in my head: Rhys == Riss  (like 'miss' or 'bliss')

The pronunciation guide says "Rees".  Is that like in Reese's pieces?

I think he'll always be "Riss" to me, no matter how hard I try to convince myself differently....

[Laurna]

I named a dog of mine Healers Song of Rhys.  And I call him Reese. My sister always calls him Reese's Pieces.  However she insisted I spelled it wrong, for Rhys should be Pronounced as Rice. We still disagree.

The other one I messed up is Alaric. For years I said: A- lar- ic.  but now I am finally saying his name KK's way: Al-a-Ric.  KK's way flows better with Kel-ric and Ken-ric(oops Kenric is fanfic) But you understand.

[Gilreth]

Hello and welcome.... I am mainly a lurker but am managing to make Zoom chat when i can - UK based so only one I can make. As to pronunciation - I mainly seem to have been pronouncing as expected  Probably helps I am British - with a mixture of Welsh & English ancestry so the listed ways are 90% like I would naturally pronounce anyway.