germanicus
Junior Strategist
No jokes round ear...
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Post by germanicus on Jun 8, 2018 4:01:27 GMT
Well, not really, but you get what I mean...
Our Myrmidons are all named from (mostly Greek) mythological creatures or deities (Imperatus notwithstanding, being Latin... I want to say first person present tense plural for 'command'?)... Elara & Rahn must feel left out, being the only casters without a 'y' in their given name (well, not if you count 'Shyeel' and Elara's former rank of 'Tyro') Likewise for Narn, the only available character solo (Elara already mentioned) without a 'y' in his name (And that includes the Blighted Nyss' names, too, Farilor notwithstanding, but it really should've been Farylor, right...?!) And most of the ranks/titles sort of follow the pattern of either being based on real-world equivalents or in-universe stylised.
But I've been scratching my head about this for a while... where on earth did 'Destor(s)' come from?
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tarnium
Baby's First Wargame
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Post by tarnium on Jun 8, 2018 8:48:48 GMT
Maybe from destriers?
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bluebeard
Junior Strategist
crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women
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Etymology
Jun 8, 2018 10:01:18 GMT
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Post by bluebeard on Jun 8, 2018 10:01:18 GMT
This most likely is the inspiration for the name. I would liked to have seen them on something more...mythical. Being that they are elves after all. Maybe griffons or an ostrich-type yellow bird...hehehe.
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