A Name for the Continent [Archive] - Wizards Community

A Name for the Continent [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Caterane
02-16-06, 07:47 AM This is a public poll to find a name for the continent where the City of Gladius is on.

Since this is a community poll, only those who are Elders, are actively pitlording/questlording/campaignlording, or have at least one active character in the coco may vote. Active is defined as having fought within the last 4 weeks. Votes that do not fulfill one of these requirements will be ignored so don't bother making new accounts.

You can vote for more than one name!

The names have been picked from this (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=580850) thread where you proposed your ideas. If we later find out that your proposal already exists somewhere, the second placed proposal takes its place.

Note that there will be another poll coming soon that helps us to find a name for the planet so you have about a week to post additional ideas about the world.

Let's name the continent, guys!

Poll closes on wednesday, 22 February!
Zevox
02-16-06, 07:59 AM Had to go for my own submission - Ingara. To pull my note out of the other thread, for those insterested, its a derivation of Quenya Elvish - a hodgepodge of "Ingolë", which means "deep lore" or "magic", and "aranië", which means "kingdoms".

I do like some of the others though - particularly Terisia, Verysia, and Vathan.

Edit: Woops, missed Cat's "can vote for more than one name" note. That'll teach me to read the first post of a poll before voting :embarrass . Ah well, no big deal.

Zevox
Vathelokai
02-16-06, 08:28 AM Hmmm... Vathan. Like the sound of that. ;)
Caterane
02-16-06, 09:03 AM @Zevox: I hope it's better now :)
Zevox
02-16-06, 09:15 AM @Zevox: I hope it's better now :)
*chuckles* That had more to do with me jumping the gun and voting before even looking at your post than anything else - it stood out like a sore thumb once I scrolled down to see it. Like I said, no big deal though, I still voted for my favorite nonetheless. :)

Zevox
Snommelp
02-16-06, 09:41 AM There's quite the list of names there, and a lot end in "ia." I've voted for four names of the bunch, and only one ends in "ia."
Caterane
02-16-06, 09:52 AM Forgot to say that the poll closes next wednesday.
LLMadCow
02-16-06, 11:18 AM I was unaware this was going to vote so soon. My nomination would have been:

Othala

Perfectly good name, I assure you.

LLMC

I'll vote soon.
Caterane
02-16-06, 12:34 PM Well, you can still participate with that name for the world next week. Make sure you post it in the thread.
MindWandererB
02-16-06, 01:37 PM I voted for everything that had a meaning of some sort behind it. So: Ingara, Viceria, Dimica, and Latronis.

Some of the proposals don't seem to have come from the proposals thread--like everything from Hatacia on. Where did they come from?

Edit: I thought I'd do some research to see if I could find any of those names elsewhere. Note that many of these are incredibly obscure and not necessarily grounds for invalidation. I'm including only major references, with an emphasis on geographical, fantasy, and sci-fi references.

Terisia is an online Magic: the Gathering fantasy city on the plane of Dominia.

Talas is a small town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, part of the former USSR. It also appears to be a community in Arizona. And I don't know about the rest of you, but to me it sounds a lot like "Taladas," a continent name which I think most of you will recognise.

Ingara is a kingdom, the "Realm of Lost Glory," in the world of Inzeladun, the Dungeons and Dragons world of Vincent N. Darlage, created in 1981.

Viceria is the world of Rook Hawkins' work in progress, "The Rangers of Galan'dil." It is also the name of a professional wrestler.

Atlan is the name of Perry Rhodan's sidekick, from a popular German sci-fi series.

Orphus appears to be a Folk Rock duo from Denver.

Dimicia is a proper name from some South or Latin American origin. Nobody noteworthy.

Latronis isn't anything aside from the Latin for "mercenary," as I intended.

Kalania is a university in Sri Lanka. It's also the last name of a father-son team of internationally-known Feng Sui experts.

Therenia appears to be an extinct plant of some kind.

None of the others (Vathan, Tretarium, Cocotian, Hatacia, Enthisia, Lerasia, Belusia, Tasolia, Verysia, or Cheosia) seem to be much of anything.
LLMadCow
02-16-06, 04:10 PM Well, you can still participate with that name for the world next week. Make sure you post it in the thread.

I did not select that name for the world name. I selected the name SPECIFICALLY for the continent name.

DO NOT ENTER THAT NAME FOR THE WORLD NAME VOTE.

LLMC
Ayrynthyn
02-16-06, 04:27 PM Im a bit disappointed that "Ayrynthynland" didnt make the cut... :shifty:

looks like ill have to go make my choices
Gonbow
02-16-06, 04:34 PM Terisia is an online Magic: the Gathering fantasy city on the plane of Dominia.

It is? Odd. I googled the name after I came up with it and this didn't pop up. May I ask what engine you used to research these? Sounds fairly... exhaustive.

In retrospect, I wouldn't have used the name anyways, as just about every single name ends in 'ia' O.o to my defense at least, I was the first to do it ^_^

Oh and btw, props for helping with the polymorph stuff. Your name is mentioned on the article on the errata.
Zevox
02-16-06, 04:44 PM Ingara is a kingdom, the "Realm of Lost Glory," in the world of Inzeladun, the Dungeons and Dragons world of Vincent N. Darlage, created in 1981.
Really? Now that is odd. From taking two words of Quenya and combining them I managed to come up with a name that somebody else had already made up. Huh.

Zevox
MindWandererB
02-16-06, 06:15 PM It is? Odd. I googled the name after I came up with it and this didn't pop up. May I ask what engine you used to research these? Sounds fairly... exhaustive.

In retrospect, I wouldn't have used the name anyways, as just about every single name ends in 'ia' O.o to my defense at least, I was the first to do it ^_^

Oh and btw, props for helping with the polymorph stuff. Your name is mentioned on the article on the errata.I used plain ol' Yahoo. It's sometimes a little less discriminating than Google. Here's (http://boards1.wizards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&forumid=281&x=20&y=14) a link, and here's (http://www.geocities.com/precat02/) another. Since the first of those two links is a scant three clicks away from here (Wizards.COMmunity->Games: Message Board->Terisia City and Fan Fiction), that's probably the most problematic of all the names.

And thanks for noticing. :cool: Andy Collins put up a call for help on his personal message board, and I helped with it. Oriental Adventures and the Manual of the Planes errata are all me, although there were several self-altering creatures I mentioned that didn't get changed, for some reason. I haven't bothered checking each and every one to see why not.

@Zevox: Here's Ingara (http://www.enworld.org/Inzeladun/inzeladun/realms/Ingara.htm), in case you're curious. That one's pretty obscure, though, so it's probably okay to use.
Luni
02-16-06, 11:09 PM I created Talas, and I've never been to Kryzgstan, and I"ve never read any of the Krynn books, so the similarity to Taladas is just a concidence. :) The same concidence as there being a country of Georgia, and a state in the U.S. called Georgia.
MysticMonk2005
02-17-06, 02:13 AM Atlan and Orphus cause they sound cool
Caterane
02-18-06, 06:57 AM Hm, this is a very close poll. Slight change: we'll make a second poll with the top candidates and you can only vote once then. I think that's more appropriate than picking a name that only won by one user voice. After all, we'll have to stick with that name.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Caterane 02-16-06, 07:47 AM	This is a public poll to find a name for the continent where the City of Gladius is on. Since this is a community poll, only those who are Elders, are actively pitlording/questlording/campaignlording, or have at least one active character in the coco may vote. Active is defined as having fought within the last 4 weeks. Votes that do not fulfill one of these requirements will be ignored so don't bother making new accounts. You can vote for more than one name! The names have been picked from this (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=580850) thread where you proposed your ideas. If we later find out that your proposal already exists somewhere, the second placed proposal takes its place. Note that there will be another poll coming soon that helps us to find a name for the planet so you have about a week to post additional ideas about the world. Let's name the continent, guys! Poll closes on wednesday, 22 February!
Zevox 02-16-06, 07:59 AM	Had to go for my own submission - Ingara. To pull my note out of the other thread, for those insterested, its a derivation of Quenya Elvish - a hodgepodge of "Ingolë", which means "deep lore" or "magic", and "aranië", which means "kingdoms". I do like some of the others though - particularly Terisia, Verysia, and Vathan. Edit: Woops, missed Cat's "can vote for more than one name" note. That'll teach me to read the first post of a poll before voting :embarrass . Ah well, no big deal. Zevox
Vathelokai 02-16-06, 08:28 AM	Hmmm... Vathan. Like the sound of that. ;)
Caterane 02-16-06, 09:03 AM	@Zevox: I hope it's better now :)
Zevox 02-16-06, 09:15 AM	@Zevox: I hope it's better now :) chuckles That had more to do with me jumping the gun and voting before even looking at your post than anything else - it stood out like a sore thumb once I scrolled down to see it. Like I said, no big deal though, I still voted for my favorite nonetheless. :) Zevox
Snommelp 02-16-06, 09:41 AM	There's quite the list of names there, and a lot end in "ia." I've voted for four names of the bunch, and only one ends in "ia."
Caterane 02-16-06, 09:52 AM	Forgot to say that the poll closes next wednesday.
LLMadCow 02-16-06, 11:18 AM	I was unaware this was going to vote so soon. My nomination would have been: Othala Perfectly good name, I assure you. LLMC I'll vote soon.
Caterane 02-16-06, 12:34 PM	Well, you can still participate with that name for the world next week. Make sure you post it in the thread.
MindWandererB 02-16-06, 01:37 PM	I voted for everything that had a meaning of some sort behind it. So: Ingara, Viceria, Dimica, and Latronis. Some of the proposals don't seem to have come from the proposals thread--like everything from Hatacia on. Where did they come from? Edit: I thought I'd do some research to see if I could find any of those names elsewhere. Note that many of these are incredibly obscure and not necessarily grounds for invalidation. I'm including only major references, with an emphasis on geographical, fantasy, and sci-fi references. Terisia is an online Magic: the Gathering fantasy city on the plane of Dominia. Talas is a small town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, part of the former USSR. It also appears to be a community in Arizona. And I don't know about the rest of you, but to me it sounds a lot like "Taladas," a continent name which I think most of you will recognise. Ingara is a kingdom, the "Realm of Lost Glory," in the world of Inzeladun, the Dungeons and Dragons world of Vincent N. Darlage, created in 1981. Viceria is the world of Rook Hawkins' work in progress, "The Rangers of Galan'dil." It is also the name of a professional wrestler. Atlan is the name of Perry Rhodan's sidekick, from a popular German sci-fi series. Orphus appears to be a Folk Rock duo from Denver. Dimicia is a proper name from some South or Latin American origin. Nobody noteworthy. Latronis isn't anything aside from the Latin for "mercenary," as I intended. Kalania is a university in Sri Lanka. It's also the last name of a father-son team of internationally-known Feng Sui experts. Therenia appears to be an extinct plant of some kind. None of the others (Vathan, Tretarium, Cocotian, Hatacia, Enthisia, Lerasia, Belusia, Tasolia, Verysia, or Cheosia) seem to be much of anything.
LLMadCow 02-16-06, 04:10 PM	Well, you can still participate with that name for the world next week. Make sure you post it in the thread. I did not select that name for the world name. I selected the name SPECIFICALLY for the continent name. DO NOT ENTER THAT NAME FOR THE WORLD NAME VOTE. LLMC
Ayrynthyn 02-16-06, 04:27 PM	Im a bit disappointed that "Ayrynthynland" didnt make the cut... :shifty: looks like ill have to go make my choices
Gonbow 02-16-06, 04:34 PM	Terisia is an online Magic: the Gathering fantasy city on the plane of Dominia. It is? Odd. I googled the name after I came up with it and this didn't pop up. May I ask what engine you used to research these? Sounds fairly... exhaustive. In retrospect, I wouldn't have used the name anyways, as just about every single name ends in 'ia' O.o to my defense at least, I was the first to do it ^_^ Oh and btw, props for helping with the polymorph stuff. Your name is mentioned on the article on the errata.
Zevox 02-16-06, 04:44 PM	Ingara is a kingdom, the "Realm of Lost Glory," in the world of Inzeladun, the Dungeons and Dragons world of Vincent N. Darlage, created in 1981. Really? Now that is odd. From taking two words of Quenya and combining them I managed to come up with a name that somebody else had already made up. Huh. Zevox
MindWandererB 02-16-06, 06:15 PM	It is? Odd. I googled the name after I came up with it and this didn't pop up. May I ask what engine you used to research these? Sounds fairly... exhaustive. In retrospect, I wouldn't have used the name anyways, as just about every single name ends in 'ia' O.o to my defense at least, I was the first to do it ^_^ Oh and btw, props for helping with the polymorph stuff. Your name is mentioned on the article on the errata.I used plain ol' Yahoo. It's sometimes a little less discriminating than Google. Here's (http://boards1.wizards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&forumid=281&x=20&y=14) a link, and here's (http://www.geocities.com/precat02/) another. Since the first of those two links is a scant three clicks away from here (Wizards.COMmunity->Games: Message Board->Terisia City and Fan Fiction), that's probably the most problematic of all the names. And thanks for noticing. :cool: Andy Collins put up a call for help on his personal message board, and I helped with it. Oriental Adventures and the Manual of the Planes errata are all me, although there were several self-altering creatures I mentioned that didn't get changed, for some reason. I haven't bothered checking each and every one to see why not. @Zevox: Here's Ingara (http://www.enworld.org/Inzeladun/inzeladun/realms/Ingara.htm), in case you're curious. That one's pretty obscure, though, so it's probably okay to use.
Luni 02-16-06, 11:09 PM	I created Talas, and I've never been to Kryzgstan, and I"ve never read any of the Krynn books, so the similarity to Taladas is just a concidence. :) The same concidence as there being a country of Georgia, and a state in the U.S. called Georgia.
MysticMonk2005 02-17-06, 02:13 AM	Atlan and Orphus cause they sound cool
Caterane 02-18-06, 06:57 AM	Hm, this is a very close poll. Slight change: we'll make a second poll with the top candidates and you can only vote once then. I think that's more appropriate than picking a name that only won by one user voice. After all, we'll have to stick with that name.