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#1 vencyn Aug 04, 2009 21:35:50	Let me preface this with the following: I am a total culture snob...and a canon snob...and a "feel" snob. OCD? I just prefer that my pieces fit as much as possible. Call it a character flaw... *shrug* That said, with the introduction of the Five Nations sourcebook we were given a peek at the naming conventions for each of the four "living" nations. With the exception of Breland (which is really kind of a hodge podge in my mind, and fitting nonetheless) all seem to follow a relatively discernable pattern (Aundair has a country French feel, Karranth is very harsh eastern European, etc). Obviously, we have nothing for Cyre outside of what we are able to gather from NPC's throughout the various sourcebooks. Has anyone put together a similar list for Cyre? Or have any particular insight as to their source of inspiration so that I may create my own? The names I have gathered from canon material don't seem to follow a particular pattern (maybe this is a trait of one of Khorvaire's most forward thinking countries?) so any help or points in right direction would be greatly greatly appreciated. =) Thanks in advance! -Vencyn
#2 angelus_obscura Aug 04, 2009 22:35:38	I thought Aundair was more English and Cyre was French with Breland being American. I remember reading about the type of accents each nation uses somewhere in the forums way back.
#3 ShadowStar42 Aug 05, 2009 6:14:54	With their propensity for red hair and fiery adventurous spirit (at least as described in the novels) I've always played Cyran's as pretty much Irish. Names like Patrick, Shannon, and Liam being common.