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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Ziblink [2014-08-02 19:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Fuckin' smug ass lions...They think they're BETTER than everyone just because they help maintain the food chain in the Serengeti and make cute protagonists for children's films...Tigers can totally kick their asses, they just don't wanna' fess up to it- they think they're safe as long as all the striped big cats stay in Russia and Asia

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Ziblink In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-08-03 03:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Of course if they don't we get ligers...

Now let's have a movie about THEM!

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Ziblink [2014-08-03 15:01:56 +0000 UTC]

Hell yea!

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Ziblink In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-08-03 21:27:29 +0000 UTC]

'So the confused young lion starts actually *talking* to the hyenas which of course just makes everyone *more* angry at him. Things are setting up for a big clash of cultures, a war of worldviews.

Then the liger's all like "STFU" and eats everyone.'

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to ZombieFighter116 [2014-07-31 22:19:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

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ZombieFighter116 In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-07-31 23:15:19 +0000 UTC]

Yea I like her scars

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Aegris [2014-07-30 22:17:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! <3 Typically, the names of my TLKOCs are chosen at random (I tend to go with names I like or think suits the character, regardless of meaning) and then a story is built around the meaning of that name- a composition is the combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole, so I may use this as a reference to her unique appearance or any interesting personality traits I give her or maybe even her resemblance to her parents or relatives (since she shares physical traits of theirs combined into one individual)

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Aegris In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-07-31 16:44:27 +0000 UTC]

No problem.
Oh, I see! You pick pretty/interesting names and then backpedal. I think we're all guilty of that.
And that's a very smart way to justify her name. She seems like a very interesting character, I wish I could see her in action.
Sometimes in fact, you might not even need to mention the meaning of the names of some of your characters, or at least, not in-story. And if anyone translates the names they'll have a lot of fun trying to figure out why you gave them that name.

Swahili is a good language to use. I mean, I know using Swahili names is a TLK fan tradition, sort of, but it's also just generally good to use. More obvious languages like Latin tend to give the meaning away right away and have little subtlety. Like, Latin for "death" is "mortua." Good luck trying to hide the obvious designated evil villain in your story with a name like that.

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Aegris [2014-08-01 17:22:00 +0000 UTC]

Yep! That's what I love about certain names, sometimes they can describe the character without telling their story (Mohatu's name meaning "Beloved", and then he's described in the story as being a beloved king)

That's why I've mostly been using Czech words for my "Gryphon's Blood" characters, when I'm not coming up with confusing portmanteaus or nonsense words to use as names (Astrumazeichyra's name is supposed to have originated from the Latin word "Astra", Moranaja's name was derived from the word "Naja" part of the scientific name for the Indian Cobra)

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Aegris In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-08-01 18:17:01 +0000 UTC]

Haha, yea, that's awesome! One of the things I find particularly interesting is when the name has a meaning, but there's no obvious indication as to why they have it. Because then you're trying to search for one or make up fan theories as to their past and all.

Czech's definitely another good language to use. ^^ I don't think I could ever use it though because I'm not comfortable with it; I don't understand it well enough (that is, at all! XD) Doesn't it have a set of pronunciation rules that are pretty unique? 

One thing I often do is give significant characters names that are seemingly mundane, and I feel that if I succeed as a writer, then the character himself/herself will give meaning to the name, rather than the other way around. I love doing this with my human characters, especially.
For example, Albus is a bad dude. Crazy and more than a little pathetic, to boot. But his name simply means "white" in Latin, cause his fur is white. I mean, I doubt his mother would have named him something like "insanus" unless she was just plain mean. (And "Caligula" who he's supposed to sort of resemble, is too obvious to anyone who's a history lover, like me xD) So I gave him a name that's supposed to be common, in-story, something that nobody would think anything of. But I hope that if I write him well enough, that by the end of the story, the readers will think of the prospect of one of the characters naming her new son "Albus" as insane. 
The bottom line is, I LOVE playing with these name tropes. 

I think those "nonsense" names are pretty good; you hid the meanings well enough but didn't completely bury them.  
although, I would really like to ask, can you please assist me in pronouncing Astrumazeichyra's name? I'm afraid I'm at a loss. 

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Aegris [2014-08-02 00:45:40 +0000 UTC]

Her name is pronounced "azz-troo-mah-zay-hye-rah", the "ch" is suppose to be pronounced like the "h" in Hanukkah, the "r"s are rolled, and the one "s" is pronounced as a "z" sound XD even I occasionally get tongue-tied saying her name, especially with the emphasis on the "ch" part

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Aegris In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-08-02 02:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow. I think after about...50 tries, I might get it right.
I'm just too hardwired for English.
So I take it that she also has the longest name of all of your little thought-children?

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Aegris [2014-08-02 20:11:54 +0000 UTC]

Believe it or not, she doesn't XD the one with the longest name would be the allegedly immortal white lion, Yeyambalikukunyo (yay-ahm-ball-ee-koo-koo-neo), which is a portmanteau of "Yeye ambaye alikuwa kuzaliwa kutoka nyota" meaning "He who was birthed from the stars" in Swahili (however, he features in a different original story, not "The Gryphon's Blood")

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Aegris In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-08-04 04:19:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! That's a gold-metal name right there. I think you win. The longest of my thought-children's names is Mayor Ronald Sloat III. He's got like seven middle names and then that fancy little "the third" added on there. But it's so much easier when his friends just call him "Abner," and everyone else just calls him "Mayor."

Yeyambalikukunyo.
Imagine trying to fit that on a name tag. Is there a shortened version. You know, a call-name?

What original story of yours is he from?

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Aegris [2014-08-04 14:26:23 +0000 UTC]

Within the story itself, he is always addressed by his full name due to his God-like status, when he's not mentioned by name, he is referred to simply as "The Spirit", however I've grown to calling him "Kunyo"
He's a supporting character in an old story I'd kinda' abandoned called "Timbavati" child-of-hades.deviantart.com/… < Fail pic, but all that really matters is the story

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Aegris In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-08-06 19:54:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh ok, cool.
Huh, that actually sounds like a really cool concept. Especially how you've woven the superstitions regarding albinos into it. 

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Aegris [2014-08-06 20:49:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^ it was something I cooked up after reading about various feral children as well as reports of hate crimes against albinos in Tanzania, at that time I had also been studying the Skinwalkers of Native American legend and other mythological Shapeshifters
It's kinda' a long story, how about we discuss it in notes? :3

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Aegris In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-08-06 20:55:19 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing! ^^

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to KashimusPrime [2014-07-30 22:06:20 +0000 UTC]

Really? I don't think I've ever seen any of her art before :3

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KashimusPrime In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-07-30 22:10:49 +0000 UTC]

The shape of the head and face reminds me of her Amara. 

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to KashimusPrime [2014-07-30 22:29:03 +0000 UTC]

Neato :3 got a link?

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KashimusPrime In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-07-30 22:36:15 +0000 UTC]

hydracarina.deviantart.com/art…

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to KashimusPrime [2014-07-30 23:41:12 +0000 UTC]

Hey, there is quite a bit of resemblance!

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KashimusPrime In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-07-31 01:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Btw, you can't just say you've never heard of her. Curiously, I looked into your favorites, and you have a few of her deviations in there. I'm sorry, but I just have a hard time buying the "I've never heard of them before!" card. It's not you, it's me. 

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to KashimusPrime [2014-07-31 22:19:19 +0000 UTC]

Yeeea, trust me, I thought back on that comment and realized I'd seen some of her art before but I'd just never really looked at the username ^^" sorry, that's what I get for blindly skimming through TLK fanart

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KashimusPrime In reply to Child-Of-Hades [2014-07-31 23:46:32 +0000 UTC]

Ah, okay that makes more sense. Because I was confused. 

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to KashimusPrime [2014-08-01 17:24:21 +0000 UTC]

I don't blame you XD that would've been like me saying I have no idea who Rinja is when she's literally one of my friends

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Child-Of-Hades In reply to Nightscurse [2014-07-30 22:06:36 +0000 UTC]

Me, too

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