#edhellen

The fact that in Rings of Power the female Elf who is Brimby's apprentice is literally named Jewel-Smith-ia... (Sindarin mírdan means jewel smith and her name is Mirdania)

Incidentally, iâ means void/abyss among other things, but I'm thinking that's just a coincidence... Although "-ia" is not a common female name ending in any of the Elvish languages or dialects that I know, so... Maybe she's named "Jewel Smith Emptiness" after all.

In case anyone is interested btw:

S. mîr n.: "jewel, treasure"

S. tân n.: "wright, smith, builder"

Compound words cause mutation of the second component (and vowel shortening in this case), i.e., tân > -dan

Extra fun fact: the name Círdan literally means "Ship Builder" (from cair "ship" and tân). We see you JRRT 👀

Also, if they had wanted to do it correctly, they might have named her Mírdaneth. At least that's formally a plausible Sindarin name.

Tales of Eldelórne by Karleigh Bon IS SO DARK, PROOF READERS REFUSED TO GO ON "They are delaying the release of this novel," Bon explained. "There is a part in my dark fantasy where the cult leaders have to deal with the "god" they summoned forth, and it is more than they bargained for. In utter terror the lead speaker's bladder lets go. He's also face down on his knees in it. I don't even think this is the most graphic part of the story. I don't know what their problem is." The proof readers refused to go on unless the author re-writes this part of the book. After a discussion on the phone sighting several other books and movies, Jurassic Park for one, where this same fear reaction has happened, the readers begrudgingly got back on the job. The novel, Tales of Eldelórne: Book One, is scheduled to be released on Amazon, November 12 barring any further delays.

Well, I have finally done it. I’ve been threatening to podcast my first novel for a while now, and here is the first episode hot off the press. This is only the prologue. It makes for a very short, less than 10 minute, episode. Since it is an ominous glimpse into the middle of the story you’ll have to wait to find out how it all eventually pans out.

We find Then’diel suffering because she has allowed herself to fade too far in the human realm. Her soliloquy is one of an empath who is lived her whole life among sentient trees, whom she loves so dearly, and of her young sons that she is forced to leave behind. There’s not much more I can tell you that would not be a spoiler, so you’ll just have to listen to it. If you don't think it's too annoying, come back next week and listen to chapter one. I promise... I'll get better.

It is on Spotify and Anchor at the moment, but it has been distributed to apple and a couple other places. It’s just waiting for approval so keep your eyes open for it on the podcast app of your choice.