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Celebcalen 
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Joined: 18 May 2011
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 Posted: 20 Nov 2011 at 16:01 |
 uhmm....I have an idea.... Why not have GMLuna pose another exciting community initiative by opening a thread calling on the community to suggest a suitable name for the server taking into account ; 1. meaning of the name; 2. It relevance to The Illyriad Codex The GM's can decide on and announce the winner and then present a prize
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Tinuviel's Voice
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Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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Points: 37
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011 at 08:30 |
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Pangea: Pan (entire, whole, everything) + Gaia (Earth, land)
So Pan-gea=One Earth/Land
Elgea: El (hELios, the Sun) + Gaia (Earth, land)
So El-gea=Earth/Land of the Sun
Hope it helps!
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Createure
Postmaster General
Joined: 07 Apr 2010
Location: uk
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Points: 1191
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011 at 04:34 |
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*burp*
I enjoy ingesting brandnewness in all its various guises.
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Mandarins31
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Joined: 05 Jun 2010
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Points: 418
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011 at 00:49 |
Can't wait to see the result!
Just be aware that one day, if Illyriad is again getting too crowd, instead of making new continents, just allow people to have a subaquatical life :)
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Kumomoto
Postmaster General
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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Points: 2224
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011 at 00:40 |
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Hmmm. Methinks SC's explanation doth explain too much...
After some sleuthing, I came up with, what I think, was the origin of the name...
We all know that SC is a history buff. So... "El" was a very old Canaanite word for a god, commonly represented by bulls. Now what are bulls well known for?
and Gea... well it took me a while, but I think I pegged it!
Perhaps Mr. SC was feeling proverbially "bullish" about Gea (I mean, cmon, she won America's first ever Ms. National Fitness Championship
in 1986!):
http://www.geajohnson.com/spokesperson.asp
(or maybe I'm wrong... has been known to happen on rare occasions...) ;)
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Lashka
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Joined: 29 Sep 2011
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Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 23:58 |
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I knew a lass named Vertical Moira once... ;)
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GM Stormcrow
Moderator Group
GM
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
Location: Illyria
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Points: 3820
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Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 23:44 |
 Silent/Steadfast wrote:
Actually, just the right amount, thanks!
I love to see GMs that pick a name based on actual etymological significance, it makes the game so much more in depth. Also, I'm sadly devoid of any knowledge in the subject, which makes it all the more fascinating. |
Why, thank you!
beauhindman wrote:
Stormcrow is a WORD NERD! Get 'em!! WORD NERD!
hehe :)
Beau |
Alas, and with a verisimilitude of torpid dolor, you postulate a verdical moira 
SC
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beauhindman
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Joined: 03 Apr 2011
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 22:12 |
Stormcrow is a WORD NERD! Get 'em!! WORD NERD!
hehe :)
Beau
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Silent/Steadfast
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Joined: 03 Jun 2011
Location: Pacific County
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Points: 553
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Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 21:25 |
Actually, just the right amount, thanks!
I love to see GMs that pick a name based on actual etymological significance, it makes the game so much more in depth. Also, I'm sadly devoid of any knowledge in the subject, which makes it all the more fascinating.
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"Semantics are no protection from a 50 Megaton Thermonuclear Stormcrow."-Yggdrassil (June 21, 2011 6:48 PM)
"SCROLL ya donut!" Urgorr The Old (September 1, 2011 4:08 PM)
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Tordenkaffen
Postmaster
Joined: 16 Oct 2010
Location: Denmark
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Points: 821
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Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 16:00 |
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You certainly do your homework! Bravo sir!
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