tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523671.post1460592657563362626..comments2023-10-25T03:40:43.931-07:00Comments on Ne Cresin so Arthaey: Help with Story Names and TermsArthaey Angosiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107174886837969594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523671.post-22038927553250035052008-11-17T17:32:00.000-08:002008-11-17T17:32:00.000-08:00Heh, yesterday I went through and named all the gu...Heh, yesterday I went through and named all the guilds that still had placeholder names. I came up with <I>Memorist</I> for the mind-controller spirits. When I came back here to update the post, I realized that this was exactly what John had already suggested! D'oh.<BR/><BR/>Must be the right name, in that case. :)Arthaey Angosiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107174886837969594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523671.post-19689903026492912762008-11-17T17:29:00.000-08:002008-11-17T17:29:00.000-08:00Very true. But with the point of view being third-...Very true. But with the point of view being third-person distant, he still needs a name for when we're more "omnisciently" observing what he does, or when some other character addresses him by title + name.<BR/><BR/>I'm going with "Rordechin" for now, although I'm only marginally happy with it.Arthaey Angosiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107174886837969594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523671.post-1277338896066100742008-11-17T17:12:00.000-08:002008-11-17T17:12:00.000-08:00I was thinking that referring to a relative as "G...I was thinking that referring to a relative as "Grandfather" is rather distancing already, being a formal form and all. My wife calls her parents "Mother" and "Daddy", reflecting who she's close to (or used to be close to, more accurately).<BR/><BR/>There are lots of cultures (Japan for one) in which you <I>never</I> call anyone by name unless you have known them intimately as children. For everyone else, you <I>always</I> use a title.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523671.post-82758479922981065962008-11-06T15:24:00.000-08:002008-11-06T15:24:00.000-08:00Grandfather needs a first name, because the story'...<I>Grandfather</I> needs a first name, because the story's in third-person POV, not first. Also, Our Heroine isn't particularly close to her grandfather, so it might even make sense for her to think of his my first name rather than familial title. (Of course, my boyfriend refers to his parents by first name and he has no problems with them, so that doesn't necessarily imply anything about the relationship...)<BR/><BR/>I was resistant to using <I>cremation</I> because I thought the practice was more recent. Wow was I wrong -- Stone Age people did cremation! So it can stay, though <I>crematorium</I> still sounds a little funny in a low-tech fantasy context. <I>Crematory</I> works a bit better for me, so maybe I'll go with that.<BR/><BR/>For the binding tokens, one of my friends suggested that they be made similarly to the "soul gems," which are synthetic diamonds made (probably via magic, since this <I>is</I> low-tech fantasy) from cremains of regular people who die but don't do the Sacrifice thing. This would even make sense, since after a Sacrifice you've got the now-spirit's old body lying around, effectively "dead." So... maybe <I>binding gem</I> as opposed to soul gem? Or <I>spirit gem</I>? Oo, that second one doesn't sound half bad.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your other comments! I'll mull over what to do about the names still needing coining.Arthaey Angosiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107174886837969594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523671.post-4480360679999650072008-11-06T14:38:00.000-08:002008-11-06T14:38:00.000-08:00Quick thoughts:Try a one-syllable surname ending i...Quick thoughts:<BR/><BR/>Try a one-syllable surname ending in a vowel.<BR/><BR/>Taverns are often named after nobles or famous people, or things that are easy to draw.<BR/><BR/>I think just calling him simply <I>Grandfather</I> would be reasonable.<BR/><BR/>Nothing wrong with <I>Guild Leader</I> either.<BR/><BR/>I think <I>cremation</I> and friends are fine. <BR/><BR/><I>Mana</I> is a good word for magical energy, if it doesn't make you think too much of Larry Niven.<BR/><BR/>How about <I>donor</I>?<BR/><BR/><I>Memorist</I> means someone or something who prompts your memory.<BR/><BR/>I think just <I>the Sacrifice</I> is pretty reasonable.<BR/><BR/><I>Priest</I> and <I>priestess</I> are fine.<BR/><BR/>What shape are binding tokens? <I>Amulet</I> might be good, or <I>periapt</I>, though the latter smells of Donaldson.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523671.post-54284330663049590242008-11-06T14:01:00.000-08:002008-11-06T14:01:00.000-08:00Lunchtime == no-naming-creativity time. I just wro...Lunchtime == no-naming-creativity time. I just wrote a paragraph about "SpiritX." :)Arthaey Angosiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107174886837969594noreply@blogger.com