Realms named after characters

[Chenier]

But still illegal for duchies, at least if you name it after you - word of Tom.

(See this post to read the discussion: http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,3306.msg77448.html#msg77448)

Which is one more reason why it makes absolutely no sense for it to be allowed for realms, when it isn't even allowed for duchies.

[Tom]

As a matter of fact, there are a few near examples and even one perfect hit in the real world:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country-name_etymologies

Saudi-Arabia is named after the ruling dynasty, the Saud.


Nevertheless, this should not become common practice. As with all rules, there is probably a really good exception somewhere, but if you even have to think about it, then the particular case in question probably isn't it.

[Gustav Kuriga]

Apparently our realm has the misfortune of having a name very similar to a temperature measurement... one that is named after a rl person. D:

[Vessol]

Well, if anything, he probably was saner than Allison :D.

[Indirik]

Apparently our realm has the misfortune of having a name very similar to a temperature measurement... one that is named after a rl person. D: very embarrassing typo in its name.

...ftfy

[Penchant]

...ftfy

+1

[Stabbity]

Rome, Romania. Two very prominent examples. One named after Rome, which heralds to Romulus. If you follow the myth at all, that is.

[NoblesseChevaleresque]

The fact the Provincia di Fiorenza, Fiorenza being an archaic Italian noun for Florence, was founded by a noble called Florence in her Florentine City-State is completely a coincidence, that aside it was also completely intentional and thus not a coincidence. I would at least like to think Provincia di Fiorenza, based of the former Italian Republic and City state and headed by a woman who shares it's name is a bit more tasteful than "Kabrinskia" and "Solaria". It's also something of an in game reference as I think the former Madinian's always equated themselves to the Republic of Venice, for some reason, and Mendicant promised Florence a Republic since he sort of... destroyed her Madinian Republic.

Besides, cool rulers don't name realms after themselves, that's just crass, they name entire continents after their majesty, such as Mendicant has done. It's not Dwilight, it's Anhangaphalia. It's not the Madinian Isles, its the Mendicontinent.

[Nosferatus]

It's not Dwilight, it's Anhangaphalia. It's not the Madinian Isles, its the Mendicontinent.

hahaha omg my day cant get any better

[Vellos]

Besides, cool rulers don't name realms after themselves, that's just crass, they name entire continents after their majesty, such as Mendicant has done. It's not Dwilight, it's Anhangaphalia. It's not the Madinian Isles, its the Mendicontinent.

You Orvandeux do really have a unique flare to your arrogance, I'll grant that.

[Solari]

http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Aurvandil/Imperial_Cartographique_Institution

[NoblesseChevaleresque]

You Orvandeux do really have a unique flare to your arrogance, I'll grant that.

What can I say? Mendicant's got swag.

[vonGenf]

name very similar to a temperature measurement... D: very embarrassing typo in its name....ftfy

I was so focused on the Farronite part, I only just saw it.... wow.

[Gustav Kuriga]

I'd hate to be the player of Khari right now. ^_^

[NoblesseChevaleresque]

To be honest, it's better as Farronite Republic. Why? Farrow means a litter of pigs, Farron however in Gaelic means thunder/lightning (One of the two). Golden Farrow is just a golden litter of pigs taken literally. (A fitting equation for the Astroist's?).