How the symbols work and how the author uses them as Diluvian Runes

To use the Shavian Alphabet (Diluvian Runes AKA Flood Runes) to write a word you must follow three steps.

1. Convert the word to its phonetic pronunciation. Example: “Àthêre” becomes “uh-thear”.

2. Convert to IPA. Example: “uh-thear” becomes “əˈθɪər”.

3. Convert to Delavian Runes. Example:  “əˈθɪər” becomes “𐑩𐑝𐑴𐑛𐑺𐑵𐑴𐑟”.

Although the original use of the Shavian Alphabet is intended for English words it can be used for any words an English speaker can pronounce which includes made up words of made up languages. This is how the author uses it as Diluvian Runes, since the same word can be written in the symbols endless ways if the phonetic pronunciation of the word changes between made up languages.

Continuing with our example: The name Àthêre is the Natheterin pronunciation of the Great Wolf’s name, but in Sohkatôa it is Ádünaŕë, and in Lahtaynia it is Tanari, and in Gesemeron it is Ùghdar.

Thus the Great Wolf’s name can be written in Diluvian Runes four different ways to reflect each languages proper pronunciation. (Actually countless ways since there are more than four Evynlore languages, but I’m only including the four main languages in this example).

1. Natheterin: Àthêre = 𐑩𐑝𐑴𐑛𐑺𐑵𐑴𐑟

2. Sohkatôin: Ádünaŕë = 𐑋𐑟𐑴𐑵𐑝𐑴𐑻

3. Lahtaynian: Tanari = 𐑋𐑝𐑴𐑵𐑋𐑖

4. Gesemerin: Ùghdar = 𐑬𐑟𐑼𐑴𐑑

Although each language does have its own alphabet of symbols, the Diluvian Runes are the universal writing alphabet between languages.