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Kindling

#15
January 29, 2007, 07:51:11 AM
Your welcome Phoenix. :D

Seeing as you're not directly using any of my suggestions I think I'll reserve "Faelen" for my personal use, if I end up putting a feline species into my world.
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#16
January 29, 2007, 04:00:27 PM
Quote from: redAnimalistic humanoids might be called:[/color] beast-marked, beastfolk, enocs, or gnolls.

Aquatic humanoids might be called: merfolk, locathahs, or piscine.

(See the original post for details on the reasoning going into these various names.)

Any more thoughts on these races that have yet to be named?
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#17
January 29, 2007, 04:27:45 PM
After reading your info about beast-marked being literally marked, I'd go with that name, at least in what other races call them.  Perhaps they call themselves enoc (but that's a variant spelling of Enoch, so where did you find it?)

I kind of like piscine for aquatic-folk.  It seems in keeping with your other race names.  Although, I do have merfolk and use that term (I'll probably keep it, since it's from mythology, or close), so make of it what you will.
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#18
January 29, 2007, 04:31:12 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Knight(but that's a variant spelling of Enoch, so where did you find it?)
You'd have ask SilvercatMoonpaw, who contributed the name, where it came from.
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#19
January 31, 2007, 04:42:13 PM
I'm still seeking aid on what to call certain subspecies, namely the following:

Felid subspecies:
Cheetahfolk
Jaguarfolk
Leopardfolk
Lionfolk
Ouncefolk
Pumafolk
Tigerfolk

Anuran subspecies:
Frogman (or is this okay?  technically they're all frogmen)
Hulk

Saurian subspecies:
Chameleonfolk
Gatorfolk
Geckofolk
Horned Saurians
Vanarfolk

I don't want to simply call something like tigerfolk tigers, because the real cat tiger is still present in the world.  So I'm kind of uncertain what a good name for these are.  I don't want to just make up random words, either, though.

So, I could
1) Add the suffix -id
2) Add the suffix -oid
3) Keep the "folk" description, though I agree with Meepo in not really liking it
4) Use a variant of the scientific name
5) Some other option I'm missing?

I see the obvious con of "-oid" as being it could silly.  "Cheetoid" sounds like a snack food, and "tigroid" just sounds painful.  I don't know how much better "-id" will be.  "Lionid" sounds okay, I guess.

Some scientific names would work well, e.g. "leos" for lions, while others are not recognizable (is this a problem?), e.g. Acinonyx jubatus for cheetahs.

So, some votes would be helpful.
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snakefing

#20
January 31, 2007, 05:21:47 PM
For frog types, you could use a variant of batrachia, which is the root for the various suborders of Anura. One game system I played in used Batrag as the name for a frog-like race, based on this source.

In fact, a lot of the scientific names could probably be used with only minor modifications like that for various types. Some of them are fairly recognizable, like Panthera tigris and Panthera leo. Others are broader and give lots of choices - chameleon is a family Chamaeleonidae with genera like Furcifer and Rhampholeon. Wikipedia really is your friend here if you want to go this route.

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January 31, 2007, 05:51:22 PM
Quote from: snakefingFor frog types, you could use a variant of batrachia, which is the root for the various suborders of Anura. One game system I played in used Batrag as the name for a frog-like race, based on this source.

In fact, a lot of the scientific names could probably be used with only minor modifications like that for various types. Some of them are fairly recognizable, like Panthera tigris and Panthera leo. Others are broader and give lots of choices - chameleon is a family Chamaeleonidae with genera like Furcifer and Rhampholeon. Wikipedia really is your friend here if you want to go this route.
I like batrag.  Thanks, this is very helpful.  That's how I got a few names, like vanar-folk in the first place.  Maybe I can modify it a bit.  I was never thrilled with that name, because it sounds too much like vanara from Hindu myth (important in myth setting).
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#22
January 31, 2007, 06:11:24 PM
Using Snakefing's suggestion, I'm looking at the following:

Felid subspecies:
Cheetahfolk - jubats
Jaguarfolk - oncas
Leopardfolk - pardids
Lionfolk - leos or leonids
Ouncefolk - uncias
Pumafolk - concols
Tigerfolk - tigrids

Anuran subspecies:
Frogman - batracs
Hulk

Saurian subspecies:
Chameleonfolk - chamelids or possibly rhamphids
Gatorfolk - crocidians
Geckofolk - gekonids
Horned Saurians - phrynos
Varanfolk - varanids
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