Also wondered why Aelliana's last name, "Caylon" didn't have an introductory syllable-apostrophe thing, like "yos'Galan" or "dea'Gauss"
It might have something to do with Aelliana's clan being one of the smaller and less important ones, not one of the big families that can trace their histories back to Solcintra. (Though, having said that, I suppose all Liaden families must have histories that go back to Solcintra one way or another.)
It says in one of the Crystal books (probably the second one) that in the society that Solcintra was part of, the introductory syllables indicate something about what business the family is in - yos' is explicitly stated to attach to families of Pilots, if memory serves. I don't believe dea' is similarly explained, though looking at the examples of dea'Gauss and dea'Judan suggests a general idea.
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Date: 2012-08-25 05:54 pm (UTC)It might have something to do with Aelliana's clan being one of the smaller and less important ones, not one of the big families that can trace their histories back to Solcintra. (Though, having said that, I suppose all Liaden families must have histories that go back to Solcintra one way or another.)
It says in one of the Crystal books (probably the second one) that in the society that Solcintra was part of, the introductory syllables indicate something about what business the family is in - yos' is explicitly stated to attach to families of Pilots, if memory serves. I don't believe dea' is similarly explained, though looking at the examples of dea'Gauss and dea'Judan suggests a general idea.