The Chronicles of Prydain: The Book of Three
Dshewvo for Dallben
This character is over 300 years old. An enchanter, with a voice that denotes wisdom, power, and authority. He's old, but should not sound like he's at death's door. Often testy, but with warm overtones. Diction that indicates intelligence and education with a pace that is calculated and dignified (but not halting). A man of this age has learned that speaking faster doesn't necessarily make things happen faster.
Note: Prydain is pronounced Prih-DANE, with a light roll on the "r".
Taran is "TAH-ran", or literally like the word "tar" and then "un"
I am not angry. I am…troubled by your eagerness to put yourself in peril. I do have a certain responsibility to see you reach manhood in one piece, and you seem determined to thwart it.
(QUIET, HE IS WRITING THOUGHTFULLY, NOT SPEAKING) Something is coming. I feel it - like a twist in the thread of destiny’s loom. Some great change…and I can only watch and wait. For three hundred years I have waited, and Prydain has been at peace. Yet now, I fear there may be bloodshed. Soon.
(TESTILY) It has become completely impossible to conduct any sort of meditation whatsoever. What is all this commotion? Taran! I warned you—
