
Faye came from a noble family. Her parents were both literate, and she had tutors to teach her and plenty of time to learn as well as read for leisure. She's very well-educated in general. The same goes for Aelius.
Unmei's mother was semi-literate and taught her the basics. From there, Mei discovered a love for reading, read voraciously and taught herself. She can read well even though she talks like a backwoods Seeker.
Shadiyah's family was literate, being a semi-respected Keeper clan, and taught her to read. She read a lot in her young adult years and honed her skills a little more.
C'therin learned little more than the basic alphabet in her tribe. From there, she's self-taught, and as such her spelling is atrocious, she struggles with large and unfamiliar words, her grammar is very imperfect, and her spoken language is pretty bad. She can read well enough to understand the point and jot down notes that probably only she can easily understand.
Unmei's mother was semi-literate and taught her the basics. From there, Mei discovered a love for reading, read voraciously and taught herself. She can read well even though she talks like a backwoods Seeker.
Shadiyah's family was literate, being a semi-respected Keeper clan, and taught her to read. She read a lot in her young adult years and honed her skills a little more.
C'therin learned little more than the basic alphabet in her tribe. From there, she's self-taught, and as such her spelling is atrocious, she struggles with large and unfamiliar words, her grammar is very imperfect, and her spoken language is pretty bad. She can read well enough to understand the point and jot down notes that probably only she can easily understand.