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#1
justicarkandler
Mar 14, 2008 23:45:48 Greetings, fellows. I have a bit of a semantic question. I am currently reading "Voyage of the Mourning Dawn" by Rich Wulf. In the book, from what I have been able to glean, Ashrem d'Cannith named his three airships. And, Ashrem was presumed killed in the Day of Mourning event that took place in Cyre. Now, I have not completed the book or trilogy yet, and perhaps this questions will be answered as I read further, but my question is this:

If Ashrem died in the day of Mourning, then how or why would have have named his own ship the "Mourning Dawn"? Or, was it named something else up until the Day of Mourning, and then subsequently renamed by Dalan d'Cannith?

Sorry if this is a newb-sounding question. Just didn't make sense to me. Thanks to anyone who can explain this little knot.
#2
imal
Mar 15, 2008 11:47:48 I read the trilogy myself and I can't honestly recall how he got around to naming his ships. It's been a while and I've read a couple other series, but still. Something like that should pop out.
#3
fabius_maximus
Mar 15, 2008 16:52:28 All of the ships were named after the same motif: the rising and setting of moon and sun. The other ship's names are Seventh Moon and Dying Sun.

Dying Sun -> Seventh Moon -> Mourning Dawn. I bet that's the order they were built.
#4
elrodian
Apr 26, 2008 7:37:00 i think it was the Seventh Moon becaues it is the bigest and then i think it would be the Mourning Dawn becaues i believe he made it for his lover and then i think the drying sun. i have not finish it becaues i have been wait for the second book to come in the mail and now i have it
#5
cloud_divider
Apr 28, 2008 10:50:07
All of the ships were named after the same motif: the rising and setting of moon and sun. The other ship's names are Seventh Moon and Dying Sun.

Dying Sun -> Seventh Moon -> Mourning Dawn. I bet that's the order they were built.

I think this about as good an answer as any.

All of the names happen to take rather a bit of creative license in their naming. The Mourning Dawn just happened to get a coincidentally prophetic one.

Or perhaps it was genuinely prophetic - Ashrem was touched by the Draconic Prophecy after all. And while Ashrem himself may not have been aware of the Day of Mourning, his names for the ships could be indicative of some subtle inspiration and manifestation of that aspect of the Prophecy.

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#1 justicarkandler Mar 14, 2008 23:45:48	Greetings, fellows. I have a bit of a semantic question. I am currently reading "Voyage of the Mourning Dawn" by Rich Wulf. In the book, from what I have been able to glean, Ashrem d'Cannith named his three airships. And, Ashrem was presumed killed in the Day of Mourning event that took place in Cyre. Now, I have not completed the book or trilogy yet, and perhaps this questions will be answered as I read further, but my question is this: If Ashrem died in the day of Mourning, then how or why would have have named his own ship the "Mourning Dawn"? Or, was it named something else up until the Day of Mourning, and then subsequently renamed by Dalan d'Cannith? Sorry if this is a newb-sounding question. Just didn't make sense to me. Thanks to anyone who can explain this little knot.
#2 imal Mar 15, 2008 11:47:48	I read the trilogy myself and I can't honestly recall how he got around to naming his ships. It's been a while and I've read a couple other series, but still. Something like that should pop out.
#3 fabius_maximus Mar 15, 2008 16:52:28	All of the ships were named after the same motif: the rising and setting of moon and sun. The other ship's names are Seventh Moon and Dying Sun. Dying Sun -> Seventh Moon -> Mourning Dawn. I bet that's the order they were built.
#4 elrodian Apr 26, 2008 7:37:00	i think it was the Seventh Moon becaues it is the bigest and then i think it would be the Mourning Dawn becaues i believe he made it for his lover and then i think the drying sun. i have not finish it becaues i have been wait for the second book to come in the mail and now i have it
#5 cloud_divider Apr 28, 2008 10:50:07	All of the ships were named after the same motif: the rising and setting of moon and sun. The other ship's names are Seventh Moon and Dying Sun. Dying Sun -> Seventh Moon -> Mourning Dawn. I bet that's the order they were built. I think this about as good an answer as any. All of the names happen to take rather a bit of creative license in their naming. The Mourning Dawn just happened to get a coincidentally prophetic one. Or perhaps it was genuinely prophetic - Ashrem was touched by the Draconic Prophecy after all. And while Ashrem himself may not have been aware of the Day of Mourning, his names for the ships could be indicative of some subtle inspiration and manifestation of that aspect of the Prophecy.