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( ̄□ ̄;)oh gawd...

First posts always get me somehow.
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@LitCabbit It's such an amazing post, I love it!
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usually i take the personality/idea of the character and think of a consonant that relates to it. wit humans i just fuckin pick a name but with fantasy characters i use the other method. for example coming up with Kaezira's name i thought of Z's and K's cus those sounds in names sound sort of "high up" to me, like a rich person, or someone of power, like an arch-mage. then after i made his name i started thinking of the naming devices his race would use. i imagined them using two-in-a-row vowels for most of the names. T's sound strong to me and i had an idea of a big mighty leader for his dad so i used Tauzin, and his mom i thought of Helgen from skyrim for some reason so i created something similar.

also i fucking love J.R.R. Tolkien
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usually i take the personality/idea of the character and think of a consonant that relates to it. wit humans i just fuckin pick a name but with fantasy characters i use the other method. for example coming up with Kaezira's name i thought of Z's and K's cus those sounds in names sound sort of "high up" to me, like a rich person, or someone of power, like an arch-mage. then after i made his name i started thinking of the naming devices his race would use. i imagined them using two-in-a-row vowels for most of the names. T's sound strong to me and i had an idea of a big mighty leader for his dad so i used Tauzin, and his mom i thought of Helgen from skyrim for some reason so i created something similar.

also i fucking love J.R.R. Tolkien


I have a similar thinking process, except I prefer to focus even more on the culture and race they originate from. You have no control over the name you are given, so it doesn't necessarily fit your personality. I have a friend named Kevin- a sharp, quick name which is often associated with "coolness". But unlike his name would suggest, he's a fucking wimp who's probs gonna shoot up a school one day. However, the name is a common Caucasian name that is popular in cultures like Australia and America and England, and wouldn't you know, he's an American who's grandparents are from Australia... and he's white.

It's all about the culture, baby, all about the culture.

As a result, I base the name of a person off of what type of culture/religion/species they originate from.

Centaurs: I imagine them as proud, herbivorous but aggressive, and social. They probably have a strong sense of rhythm, to be capable of running so fast without tripping up their legs.

So I want a proud, mildly aggressive name that rolls well off the tongue (because of their rhythm). Not overly complicated, however, because Windleaf comes from a tribal people that would have needed to remember these names without writing them down.

Then I thought of their accents. I imagined they would use a lot of U, A, and long R's (I have a reason for making their accents the way I did, but I don't want to bore you)

Now, finally, I have a species/culture that would use proud, mildly aggressive, rolling names filled with U, A, and R.

Sutagara fits the bill!

P.S. Fair warning: until you post so Arkaotic can post so I can post, I'll have nothing to do except bother you all with centaur naming conventions.
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P.S. Fair warning: until you post so Arkaotic can post so I can post, I'll have nothing to do except bother you all with centaur naming conventions.


tell me all about your centuar naming conventions
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tell me all about your centuar naming conventions


I mean, I could literally write several pages on this, so don't even jokingly tempt me.
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I mean, I could literally write several pages on this, so don't even jokingly tempt me.


im not joking though, i generally want to hear about this, its very interesting to me

edit: that sounds sarcastic but im dead serious legit
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@Soragoku But you still need to post. :P
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ok writing a post right now young padawans

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im not joking though, i generally want to hear about this, its very interesting to me

edit: that sounds sarcastic but im dead serious legit


Very well.

After you have posted, I shall grant you all my bullshit naming wisdom.
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Very well.

After you have posted, I shall grant you all my bullshit naming wisdom.


hypuu
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Dislike(s): Overly disagreeable Nephilims, the cold and winds,


Dislike(s): just fucking Kaezira what a prick
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I swear I was just staring at you CS's height and picture when making mine

BUT THEN I TOOK A LOOK AND oh my god
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No but

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Fire Magics and Fire Elementals.
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Way to be direct
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No but

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Way to be direct


idk man he hates fire, and what more is there to hate about fire than the embodiment of fire themselves

edit: ok he doesnt hate fire but he hates like offensive fire
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Shertul just hates you both.
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Well being a traveler does expose Analise to all sorts of weather...

I can already see the deathmatch

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Shertul just hates you both.


He still loves Sophia, right? D:
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Analise just want's to steal your hearts for her queen mother, pls
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