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Using your name for your characters name?

  • vamp_emily
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    In the beginning I just wanted to be a cool gamer :) ESO was my first game and I really didn't know what I was getting into.

    My first character name was "Emily Dragonslayer" I guess I thought that was a cool name. I wanted to keep Emily in the name so my friend knew who I was.

    When I got in the game I was shocked at all the people that were playing and I wanted cool names like theirs :) Not sure if these are cool names, but I thought they were cool a little over a year ago:

    Totally Insane
    Heart Ripper
    The Soul Crusher
    Sky Demon
    Emily Dragonslayer
    Lord Emily
    Vampire Emily
    Death Shado
    Shado Blade
    Shado Runner
    Shazy
    Shado Walkr
    Shado Fighter
    Vampie
    Shado Warrior
    Tebella

    Some reason I liked the name 'Shado', I think the worst name I created was 'Lord Emily' what was I thinking? That sure does not sound cool.

    Well after I started playing PvP, I wanted to make sure my friends all knew it was me. So now all my characters have my name in it. ( see my signature )

    The sad thing is, I have been spending time leveling 'Drama Queen Emly' and last night I found out I spelled my name wrong :( I had "Emly" instead of "Emily". I have to delete it :(

    My newest character is 'Beast Mode Emily', I was fighting a group of players and one of them called me 'Beast Mode'. I laughed a little but knew that was going to be my next name :)




    Edited by vamp_emily on October 17, 2016 4:26PM

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  • Davor
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    I tried using my real name. Davor. Was shocked it was taken so had to think of something new. So in most games I use HsojVvad. But I wanted to really have my name when starting a new character so I use Davorine. Davor and the ending of Neravarine for those who don't know Morrowind. I was going to use Davorkinn but wanted something from Morrowind days. :)
    Not my quote but I love this saying

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  • Danikat
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    runagate wrote: »
    Just wondering if im the only one. I'm usually terrible at finding names for MMO's so I use a varation of my real name and add a random MMO'ish surname like Blackrose. Do you use your name or how did you come up with your character's name?

    I can't think of anything that will make people roll their eyes at you more than using your actual name for a character. Even if you're not good at thinking up names you certainly know some other names that aren't yours. How about Mildred? That's a frikkin' dope name.

    Unless they know you in real life how would they know it's your real name? They may recognise it as something that can be a name in real life, but it seems like a bit of a jump to go from that to assuming it's the players real name.
    ListerJMC wrote: »
    I like looking at the UESP page of names and mixing and matching until I find a lore-friendly combination I like.

    I will bend the rules a little though if I'm really attached to a name (e.g. female Altmer names have never had an F before 'aa' before, only T, D, Y, R, L, or N; but I really liked the name Faarawae for my Dragonknight because I wanted a name that sounded like something in English so I let that slide :p. In the games before ESO only D and T came before 'aa', so my excuse is that I'm adding to the list of new letters they started!).

    OP, for Redguards I like to look at names and words from the Arabic language. If the name you want is taken adding a surname like al-[town name here] might get the name through.

    I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.
    Edit: This one she forgot Spiny Tim - Argonian - frail little orphan lizard child who khajiit took in to help with housework and murders.

    It's not often something makes me genuinely laugh out loud, but that did it.
    Ps4 good names are as rare as billion dollar lottery winners

    Everyone is swag, 420, blunt, reefer, pot, tokes
    And so so many involving some form of child murder or abuse like eats euthanizes or slapping punching children or babies etc its like da hell man ?

    And a s#@$ ton of XxXxnameXxX and they variety of the above to make names for characters... argonianblunts, tokes the orc

    Its like ffs... and drizzt drizz't dr'izzt drizzztttt

    On PC I have seen every variation Drizzt Do'Urden possible. Damn lot of DnD players out there

    Someone on another game's forum started one of those topics complaining that every single possible name had been taken and the only options left were random combinations of letters. Which of course came down to "the one specific name I want is taken".

    He spent ages insisting that no he wasn't trying to call a character Legolas, he would never use anything that obvious. It was an extremely obscure, very original name and it didn't matter exactly what it was because no one there would know it anyway. No it wasn't from a movie, ok it was from a book but it's not a well known one and probably most of the people on the forum weren't born when it was published so we'd never have heard of the character and there's no way someone else could have heard of it. (In spite of the fact that they obviously had because they'd taken the name.)

    When he finally admitted he'd been trying to get Drizzt he was just about laughed off the internet.

    The funny thing is I actually kind of like it when a name I think is obscure is taken. I tried to get Alleria Windrunner in another game, back before DOTA came out when she was just a character from a (then) 10 year old expansion pack with a couple of brief mentions in WoW and I was mildly surprised to find it was taken. It was annoying (although I got Alleria Wildrunner, which probably suits the character better) but it was kind of cool to know I wasn't the only one who liked her enough to name a character after her. (And no, this wasn't in WoW.)

    I was really surprised when I tried to use Royal Mystic Zanthia and not only was that taken, so was every other variation I could think of. I have a hard time finding anyone who's even heard of the Kyrandia series, and here are other people using the names for their own characters!
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  • failkiwib16_ESO
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    I sometimes use my name in games, but often it's just something I find cute/funny or feel in the mood to play, or think is fitting for my char. I play mainly single-player games, so it's not an issue :p

    I've never named my characters anything lore-friendly in any game, and I can't bring myself to do that ever... lore-friendly names would feel immersive but at the same time detached from me.
  • Vyle_Byte
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    No, never use my real name in game. I dont use lore friendly names either, I like clever/fun names, personally. About half of my characters are Bytes. That just started one day 2 yrs ago bc I decided to make my first vamp.. and this vamp was goin to give away free bytes every week (this was back when no one did that, bites were like 20k lol) so I made Ivana Byte. Well I just loved the hell outta that so it progressed lol!

    Lunari, my very first character, was the name of a race for a mod in skyrim.
    Haan Zolo... speaks for himself. :D

    Most of my other alts atm are Dragon Age based characters... just bc I can lol! Thought it would be fun to bring a little of that world, which I love, into this world that I love. :) So I did a Sneaky Witch Thief, Ashabellanar and Andraste.

    I just like my names to be fun, its purely entertainment for me.
    Edited by Vyle_Byte on October 17, 2016 4:55PM
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  • geonsocal
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    Too funny...I must be the biggest tool on the forums...

    all my characters have my name...worse than that - they all use a possessive form for names: Geo's "something or another"...

    I've been naming my game save files like that before a lot of you were even born :p

    rationale being - all my characters are simply an extension of my Id (as in the whole ego/super ego thing)...

    not to mention - they all closely resemble me physically - tall, attractive, extremely fit...did I mention attractive yet...yeah, just like me B)
    Edited by geonsocal on October 17, 2016 8:12PM
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  • UrQuan
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    Every character name in every game I play is always lore-friendly, and my real name isn't lore-friendly for most games, so I never use it. Well, except when I play Sid Meier's Pirates! I happen to share a last name with a British privateer captain (we may or may not actually be related), so my character in Pirates! is always him.

    Oh, and there was that one time when I created a character for Baldur's Gate called "Bad*** ***kicker" because I thought it would be funny to have the NPCs call me something as ridiculous as that. Boy that got old fast.

    So yeah, every game I like to go with lore-friendly names for my characters.

    Edited because the forums profanity filters didn't filter out what I thought they would...
    Edited by UrQuan on October 17, 2016 5:11PM
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  • starkerealm
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    ListerJMC wrote: »
    I like looking at the UESP page of names and mixing and matching until I find a lore-friendly combination I like.

    I will bend the rules a little though if I'm really attached to a name (e.g. female Altmer names have never had an F before 'aa' before, only T, D, Y, R, L, or N; but I really liked the name Faarawae for my Dragonknight because I wanted a name that sounded like something in English so I let that slide :p. In the games before ESO only D and T came before 'aa', so my excuse is that I'm adding to the list of new letters they started!).

    OP, for Redguards I like to look at names and words from the Arabic language. If the name you want is taken adding a surname like al-[town name here] might get the name through.

    With the no-surnames races, once you get a large enough sample, you start seeing how to kludge things. Which is how I ended up with an Altmer named Karinaire.
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    vamp_emily wrote: »
    The sad thing is, I have been spending time leveling 'Drama Queen Emly' and last night I found out I spelled my name wrong :( I had "Emly" instead of "Emily". I have to delete it :(
    @vamp_emily
    Emly sounds more befitting of a fantasy game. It sounds like something from Game of Thrones-
    Lady Emly of House Quar-rel :p
  • Pheefs
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    One of my characters is a variation of my real name, yes!
    B)

    One named after a pet, a couple are named after my characters from other games...
    & I will adjust them a little to make it more lore friendly, like Aurelia became Aurelianwe.
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    Pheefs wrote: »
    & I will adjust them a little to make it more lore friendly, like Aurelia became Aurelianwe.
    They're both lore-friendly, the first is just Imperial and the second Altmer.
  • KingYogi415
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    Most of characters are from the Game of Thrones universe. Arya Stark was perfect for playing dark brotherhood.

    I don't roleplay but I find names and themes important.

    My guild is The Night's Watch with my imperial Templar John Snow as the Lord Commander.

    Cheers!
    Edited by KingYogi415 on October 17, 2016 6:24PM
  • Hallothiel
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    On PS4 and (perhaps sadly) all my characters have names that fit (or at least attempt to) with their race. I can take a stupidly long time working out decent names.

    And then all that gets shown is my ps4 name. Which is the same as here and elvish in origin.
    Edited by Hallothiel on October 17, 2016 6:12PM
  • Elmour0Fudd
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    love the "OP" 's start, Yes I use a Toon name with the zero (0) , but my email tells you who I am and where my link is so take the few seconds to click on the poster's name so they know they are being read " :) ",

    reason I use the name facebook games.. illness stopped that ...... but found teso happy grey Briton Badger (learning slowly... PVP die fast cause others to die cause I go bang not good),

    but there are a lot of US players that might know it lol plus the fact it's a lot better visually than the first version of PC Morrowwind lol
    as a streamed game
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  • ListerJMC
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    Danikat wrote: »
    I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.

    I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something :D. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!
    With the no-surnames races, once you get a large enough sample, you start seeing how to kludge things. Which is how I ended up with an Altmer named Karinaire.

    I'm glad ESO has added so many new Altmer names to get more of a sample to mix and match with. I ended up making another Altmer recently, and named him by smashing the names "Orthorn" and "Rulorn" together to get "Orlorn". Looks like that name could also work for a male Bosmer interestingly enough.
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  • Ravena
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    My own name had the advantage of sounding like an Imperial Templar, I suppose. Or Breton.

    It's the first time I ever use my name in a game ~

    My templar's name is an Imperial who goes by Alexia Artoria. The surname's made up, though. Thought it sounded imperial-ish enough, and reminds of Artorias from Dark Souls.
    Edited by Ravena on October 18, 2016 1:50AM
  • LadyNalcarya
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    I'm not a roleplayer, but I'm trying to find a lore-friendly name for every character I make. For example, my dunmer dk is called Ervyna Sarethi (well, I wanted to name her Ervyna, but that name was already taken, so I added "Sarethi" - a random ancestral tomb name from Morrowind), my khajiit's name is Siorani (well, I just though it sounds like a khajiit name XD), and my altmer sorc is called Sunnariele, which is a made-up name that supposedly means "blessed beauty" in ayleid language.
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  • Abeille
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    Ravena wrote: »
    My own name had the advantage of sounding like an Imperial Templar, I suppose. Or Breton.

    It's the first time I ever use my name in a game ~

    My templar's name is an Imperial who goes by Alexia Artoria. The surname's made up, though. Thought it sounded imperial-ish enough, and reminds of Artorias from Dark Souls.

    It does sound Imperial, though I don't think I'm the best to talk about Imperial names. For my Imperial's surname, I opted for "Valerius" as it is a common Imperial surname (there are multiple Imperial characters with this surname across the games). For first name, I opted for Ellaria, which is the first name of a minor ASOIAF character. Okay, before rolling your eyes, I picked it not because I care for the character in any way (and my character is nothing like the ASOIAF character), I picked it because I think it sounds good and it sounded to me like a corruption of the name "Helena" back then, which would fit an Imperial (Elena, Ella and Elaina are all variations of Helena, so Ellaria isn't too far off, right?).
    Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.

    Meet my characters:
    Command: Do the thing.

    Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
    Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
    Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
    Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
    Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
    Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
    Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
    Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
    Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
    Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.
  • FriedEggSandwich
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    My real name is welsh so not very lore-friendly. Then again my gamertag is pretty lore-unfriendly too. I guess I didn't use my real name for anonymity reasons, that and I'm not especially proud of my real name because I don't identify with being welsh. Games are all about escaping reality, right?
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  • heystreethawk
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    I Josh early and often and I retcon all my backstories in accordance with IRL lore
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  • Grymmoire
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    Most of characters are from the Game of Thrones universe. Arya Stark was perfect for playing dark brotherhood.

    I don't roleplay but I find names and themes important.

    My guild is The Night's Watch with my imperial Templar John Snow as the Lord Commander.

    Cheers!

    Well, since Jon is no longer Lord Commander, will you also be stepping down? ;)
  • Abeille
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    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Danikat wrote: »
    I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.

    I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something :D. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!

    That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.

    When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.

    (Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)

    (Edited a few times to add more information)
    Edited by Abeille on October 18, 2016 10:15AM
    Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.

    Meet my characters:
    Command: Do the thing.

    Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
    Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
    Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
    Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
    Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
    Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
    Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
    Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
    Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
    Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.
  • ListerJMC
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    Abeille wrote: »
    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Danikat wrote: »
    I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.

    I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something :D. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!

    That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.

    When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.

    (Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)

    (Edited a few times to add more information)

    Yes I remember that line because the name she said, Wirande, sounded no different to any other Altmer name I'd heard and yet it was "old fashioned" :D. Made me wonder if I was using old-fashioned names for my characters, or if some of the older Altmer in the game had old-fashioned names too (Trechtus, Vanus, Iachesis, Verandis, Mannimarco, Vingalmo, etc.).

    As I said like most things in that text I think the numbered naming practice is false propaganda (it'd be nice if an Altmer actually responded to the claims but anyway), it's just always in the back of my mind when making an Altmer.
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  • Magicka_DK
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    Yes, my name is totally vayvron and my last name is subjugator
  • Abeille
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    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Abeille wrote: »
    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Danikat wrote: »
    I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.

    I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something :D. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!

    That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.

    When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.

    (Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)

    (Edited a few times to add more information)

    Yes I remember that line because the name she said, Wirande, sounded no different to any other Altmer name I'd heard and yet it was "old fashioned" :D. Made me wonder if I was using old-fashioned names for my characters, or if some of the older Altmer in the game had old-fashioned names too (Trechtus, Vanus, Iachesis, Verandis, Mannimarco, Vingalmo, etc.).

    As I said like most things in that text I think the numbered naming practice is false propaganda (it'd be nice if an Altmer actually responded to the claims but anyway), it's just always in the back of my mind when making an Altmer.

    The child wasn't her oldest one, so I think it is not a matter of just being older.

    But, let's face it, we could use a single player TES in the Dominion. The last three TES games, which were the ones that built most of the lore, were all in places of historical enemies of the Altmer. Besides, there is revolution brewing in Alinor after years of the repressive Thalmor government that attacked their own people.

    Sorry, went on a tangent there. Anyways, I want the Altmer to respond to those claims too. Even if it is on a meta joke, like "Where did you hear that? Did you come straight from Skyrim?".
    Edited by Abeille on October 18, 2016 12:10PM
    Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.

    Meet my characters:
    Command: Do the thing.

    Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
    Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
    Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
    Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
    Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
    Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
    Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
    Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
    Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
    Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.
  • Digiman
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    I come up with variation of names from my family and friends.
  • Izaki
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    There are so many funny names on ESO. Its great.
    @ Izaki #PCEU
    #FrenchKiss #GoneFor2YearsAndMyGuildDoesn'tRaidAnymore
    #MoreDPSthanYou
    #Stamblade
  • ListerJMC
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    Abeille wrote: »
    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Abeille wrote: »
    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Danikat wrote: »
    I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.

    I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something :D. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!

    That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.

    When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.

    (Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)

    (Edited a few times to add more information)

    Yes I remember that line because the name she said, Wirande, sounded no different to any other Altmer name I'd heard and yet it was "old fashioned" :D. Made me wonder if I was using old-fashioned names for my characters, or if some of the older Altmer in the game had old-fashioned names too (Trechtus, Vanus, Iachesis, Verandis, Mannimarco, Vingalmo, etc.).

    As I said like most things in that text I think the numbered naming practice is false propaganda (it'd be nice if an Altmer actually responded to the claims but anyway), it's just always in the back of my mind when making an Altmer.

    The child wasn't her oldest one, so I think it is not a matter of just being older.

    But, let's face it, we could use a single player TES in the Dominion. The last three TES games, which were the ones that built most of the lore, were all in places of historical enemies of the Altmer. Besides, there is revolution brewing in Alinor after years of the repressive Thalmor government that attacked their own people.

    Sorry, went on a tangent there. Anyways, I want the Altmer to respond to those claims too. Even if it is on a meta joke, like "Where did you hear that? Did you come straight from Skyrim?".

    Wirande was named after his grandfather, so I was thinking of Altmer who would have been born several generations back. This was the dialogue:
    You: Wirande, that's an unusual name.
    Ancalin: I know, so old fashioned. I named him after my father. My first boy. I knew what name he'd have. And he made me so proud.

    I want an Elder Scrolls game in the Isles so badly, then hopefully they can talk about some of those claims and whether they're true/false/discontinued/only practiced by a minority etc. Also because Altmer are my favourite and I want to see more of their homeland, customs, and history :).
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  • hellcatlizzieb16_ESO
    For my first character I have a combo of my name and gamer tag/psn. I know it's lame but I've had that character name since morrowind and have played it through oblivion, skyrin and eso and like to think of it as one characters journey so didn't want to change it. For secondary characters however I have been more creative and tried to have something more in fitting with the setting/race/class.
  • Abeille
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    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Abeille wrote: »
    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Abeille wrote: »
    ListerJMC wrote: »
    Danikat wrote: »
    I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.

    I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something :D. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!

    That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.

    When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.

    (Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)

    (Edited a few times to add more information)

    Yes I remember that line because the name she said, Wirande, sounded no different to any other Altmer name I'd heard and yet it was "old fashioned" :D. Made me wonder if I was using old-fashioned names for my characters, or if some of the older Altmer in the game had old-fashioned names too (Trechtus, Vanus, Iachesis, Verandis, Mannimarco, Vingalmo, etc.).

    As I said like most things in that text I think the numbered naming practice is false propaganda (it'd be nice if an Altmer actually responded to the claims but anyway), it's just always in the back of my mind when making an Altmer.

    The child wasn't her oldest one, so I think it is not a matter of just being older.

    But, let's face it, we could use a single player TES in the Dominion. The last three TES games, which were the ones that built most of the lore, were all in places of historical enemies of the Altmer. Besides, there is revolution brewing in Alinor after years of the repressive Thalmor government that attacked their own people.

    Sorry, went on a tangent there. Anyways, I want the Altmer to respond to those claims too. Even if it is on a meta joke, like "Where did you hear that? Did you come straight from Skyrim?".

    Wirande was named after his grandfather, so I was thinking of Altmer who would have been born several generations back. This was the dialogue:
    You: Wirande, that's an unusual name.
    Ancalin: I know, so old fashioned. I named him after my father. My first boy. I knew what name he'd have. And he made me so proud.

    I want an Elder Scrolls game in the Isles so badly, then hopefully they can talk about some of those claims and whether they're true/false/discontinued/only practiced by a minority etc. Also because Altmer are my favourite and I want to see more of their homeland, customs, and history :).

    Ohh I see what you mean, yeah. That dialogue pretty much rules out the possibility of their names being numbers, unless they name them in any order they like and with no regards to it being unique (and on that case, why use numbers at all if it doesn't help with organization and "branding"?).

    I'm kinda defending my own case here. My Altmer and main character is named Aerindel, which is a mix and match of a bunch of common syllables found in Altmeri names in the games xD

    (Also, about a game in the Isles, it could open an opportunity to add more lore on the Maormer too, which would be nice)
    Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.

    Meet my characters:
    Command: Do the thing.

    Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
    Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
    Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
    Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
    Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
    Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
    Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
    Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
    Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
    Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.
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