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Now, we can turn our attention to Moriyah’s first name. While her family ties<br />
are certainly important to her, Moriyah is aware that her skill and achievements<br />
are her own. Her first name will therefore be placed next to her family<br />
name, rather than below it (which would imply that her lineage was more<br />
important than her individual accomplishments) or above it (which would<br />
imply that she was ranked above the rest of her house).<br />
It is usual when constructing sigils entirely from pho<strong>net</strong>ic runes to begin<br />
with the most distinctive or prominent elements, which are usually the consonants,<br />
fitting the less prominent elements (generally vowels) around<br />
them. In the name Moriyah, the m and r elements are the most pho<strong>net</strong>ically<br />
prominent. The runes mu and ru are therefore rendered larger than the<br />
other runes and are formed into a frame on which the other runes can be<br />
hung. The other prominent part of the name is the iyah sound at the end, not a common<br />
construction in the Drukh-Eltharin language. The runes that make up this part of the name,<br />
dhy and akh, are superimposed and used as a single element joined to the lower hook of<br />
Putting the two parts of the name together gives:<br />
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