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Ekco · #31 02-03-2023, 04:38 PM

HEDS is the only surname a high elf should have. also lol at it taking nearly a page before someone pointed out literal 23 year old info about elf names.

Trexller · #32 02-03-2023, 10:47 PM

had an RL friend on live, iksar monk, his surname was "Do`Vassir" for years and years

yes, he named his surname after the vulak gloves

Sckrilla · #33 02-06-2023, 08:40 PM

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HEDS is the only surname a high elf should have. also lol at it taking nearly a page before someone pointed out literal 23 year old info about elf names.

HIGH ELF DEATH SQUAD, MOUNT UP!

TheBlob · #34 02-08-2023, 01:01 PM

I had a similar experience when I wanted "McClerf" as a surname for my Dwarf Cleric. The guide answered that all names must be elvish-themed. I made my case that the world isn't only populated by elves and that brawny NPCs like barbarians often had "McWhatever" in their surname. After a bit of back and forth, the guide accepted my arguments and granted me my surname.

Now, I can't find it again, but some time after I recall seeing somewhere in the wiki that one of the rules for naming PCs was that "all names must be elvish themed". I believe this could be the source of the problem, since guides only apply rules.

If we could find where this is written, perhaps we could make our case that "fantasy themed" would be better fitting than "elvish themed", considering we can play other races than elves. Do any of you know who has the power to change this rule and if there is a way to contact him/her to suggest the change?

Encroaching Death · #35 02-08-2023, 04:33 PM

Elven privilege....

We need to dismantle this system of Elven Supremacy.

Toxigen · #36 02-09-2023, 02:11 PM

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Elven privilege....

We need to dismantle this system of Elven Supremacy.

Let's subvert the high elf public schools and slowly indoctrinate their low levels into accepting social equity.

Max cha high elf enchanters have been successful for too long! Eat the rich.

loramin · #37 02-09-2023, 04:55 PM

I wonder if the command "only elf-themed names" came from someone who was thinking along the lines of "EQ is an 'elf sim', so we only want fantasy names when people are actually trying to 'sim an elf' (ie. have a fantasy character name)" ... but then it got taken literally as "only elfs get fancy names".

pink grapefruit · #38 02-09-2023, 05:11 PM

Elves are simply better than all other races, and one of the ways this cultural superiority becomes apparent is in their languages and naming conventions.

Ghost of Starman · #39 02-09-2023, 06:39 PM

Looking forward to Ogre names like "Glurg" being banned, after all, they aren't elfish. We need big smelly ogres named "Lathanderial Pureleaf" otherwise its not classic.

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Xulia · #40 02-10-2023, 04:04 PM

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Elves are simply better than all other races, and one of the ways this cultural superiority becomes apparent is in their languages and naming conventions.

How's dealing with that Orc incursion on your borders going? You know, the one that's being underwritten by the evil versions of yourselves when your god decided that you weren't purple enough? The one that's been going on for quite a while and you don't seem to be making any headway on?

Better go set up another outpost on a continent you're not welcome in. That will show them for sure.