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Hiyas:

I've always wondered if there's a right way to pronounce kaer?

Is it akin to "KAH-err"? Or more like "KERR" (silent "a")?



Thanks!
L

Not sure, but I pronounce it Kerr, Kair or Care (all sound the same (ish)).

The Welsh language has the word Caer which means Fortress, which is where I always imagined the word Kaer comes from, but that could just be a coincidence. Caer is pronounced Kay-yer.

I pronounce it as Flowswithdrek noted last: Kay-yer

There's no official pronunciation in the books, however.

I've pronounced it as Flowswithdrek does. The word also seems to be related to 'cairn' (from the same root).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambered_cairn

Check out the pictures of the entrances, interior spaces, and layered construction. Now imagine that each rock in that "pile" has a ward to distract/trap a horror's attention. Then, in the center of the chamber - a warded magical lift, hidden stairway, etc leading to further habitation space (like the city of Derinkuyu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu ).

I like to think this was the stock Theran 'template' sold to communities, maybe scaled up sometimes depending on the magic and tech the community could afford.

Hey - thanks for all that info guys/gals! Really opened my eyes to stuff!


L

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