Fangshi
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On the issue of names:
Well I do have a book of Myth names taken from the game, the names tend to be short and to the point for the Bruig while the Beserks tend to have more ornate names, some examples:
Bruig Names:
Bowmen names tend to be simple and to the point, largely French or English derived:
Jean, Cale, Denis, Matthieu, Guibert, Luis, Roger, Gobain, Philip, Otto, Thomas, Garin, Aubry, Clement, Alvar, Simone, Petrarch, Piers, Francis, Wyclif, Cipolla, John, Jerome, Jaques, Edward, Bartholomew, Walter, Gibouin, Leo, Marie, Victor,
Sell Swords tend to use aliases which have a definite Black Company vibe:
Gape, Lug, Hook, Mook, Punch, Widdy, Rip, Creep, Jape, Jeer, Skite, Rake, Churl, Snipe and so on
It is the magic users that tend to take on slightly more outlandish names, some examples from the book:
Ceannard, Malairt, Admillin, Caithim, Aibistear, Abharsair, Braman, Beitthir, Mairtrighim, Lollard, Gonim
The soldiers of the Legion have more varied names again from the book:
Mauriac, Adalard, Aethelwulf, Curran, Derek, Monago, Ewan, Bran, Edmee, Brawen, Owen, Alyce, Sloan, Nola,Naram maybe not that one, Tristram, Isolde, Gareth
The Beserks/Northerners tend to have names that directly speak to the attributes of the person, from the book we have:
Bran of the Iron Skin, Hervard of the Bloody Stump, Angtyr the Sword Lover, Thyrm of the Mighty Blows, or Thrend Atop the Piled Dead
So those are the basic naming conventions, Northern European or Celtic names with a few other options thrown in, feel free to draw traditional names from any of these areas or browse the Black Company or Conan books for a name or alias. I am willing to let the name vote go on for a while till there is some consensus. So don't worry to much, the early updates simply won't mention the character's name is all.
Ok this is now officially a skill, as for the rest, looks good will add it to the list.
Well I do have a book of Myth names taken from the game, the names tend to be short and to the point for the Bruig while the Beserks tend to have more ornate names, some examples:
Bruig Names:
Bowmen names tend to be simple and to the point, largely French or English derived:
Jean, Cale, Denis, Matthieu, Guibert, Luis, Roger, Gobain, Philip, Otto, Thomas, Garin, Aubry, Clement, Alvar, Simone, Petrarch, Piers, Francis, Wyclif, Cipolla, John, Jerome, Jaques, Edward, Bartholomew, Walter, Gibouin, Leo, Marie, Victor,
Sell Swords tend to use aliases which have a definite Black Company vibe:
Gape, Lug, Hook, Mook, Punch, Widdy, Rip, Creep, Jape, Jeer, Skite, Rake, Churl, Snipe and so on
It is the magic users that tend to take on slightly more outlandish names, some examples from the book:
Ceannard, Malairt, Admillin, Caithim, Aibistear, Abharsair, Braman, Beitthir, Mairtrighim, Lollard, Gonim
The soldiers of the Legion have more varied names again from the book:
Mauriac, Adalard, Aethelwulf, Curran, Derek, Monago, Ewan, Bran, Edmee, Brawen, Owen, Alyce, Sloan, Nola,
The Beserks/Northerners tend to have names that directly speak to the attributes of the person, from the book we have:
Bran of the Iron Skin, Hervard of the Bloody Stump, Angtyr the Sword Lover, Thyrm of the Mighty Blows, or Thrend Atop the Piled Dead
So those are the basic naming conventions, Northern European or Celtic names with a few other options thrown in, feel free to draw traditional names from any of these areas or browse the Black Company or Conan books for a name or alias. I am willing to let the name vote go on for a while till there is some consensus. So don't worry to much, the early updates simply won't mention the character's name is all.
treave said:
Ok this is now officially a skill, as for the rest, looks good will add it to the list.
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