Phonologist

A phonologist (音職人, Oto Shokunin or 音楽家 ,Ongakuka) is a vocation in the Suikoden series. It describes people who can change and manipulate sounds.

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Phonologists are craftsmen with special skills related to the study and enriching of people's lives through the use of sound. Different from musicians, phonologists are able to manipulate various sounds by using items called Sound Sets. These were sometimes used in conjunction with a Sound Rune.

It is said that there is a specialized institution for training such phonologists in the Holy Kingdom of Harmonia. Both Connell and Melodye were Sound Rune-bearing phonologists.