tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post6408660598413451132..comments2023-09-29T00:18:58.055-07:00Comments on Marshall Ryan Maresca: Fantasy Tropes: The Noble WarriorMarshall Ryan Marescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-52200141286032772242012-01-25T11:56:59.161-08:002012-01-25T11:56:59.161-08:00Good ideas, all. I especially like WordGeek's...Good ideas, all. I especially like WordGeek's suggestion here. That's something I might hang the solution on.Marshall Ryan Marescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-20418146680885688392012-01-24T11:01:36.612-08:002012-01-24T11:01:36.612-08:00You could split the difference and have a flamboya...You could split the difference and have a flamboyant naming scheme that got shortened to a "nickname" over time. "The Most Holy Order of the Sacred Ash Tree" becomes "Ashers" over 200 years. Or the "Benevolent and Militant Order of St. Cuthbert" becomes simply "Cuthberts" in time. Naturally, the orders in question will still have those members who insist on the full and lengthy name, but most of the commoners, and if the interval is long enough, even the members of the orders themselves, will be more likely to use the short name.Word Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18417370018017757132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-75233042644042030332012-01-24T09:23:26.864-08:002012-01-24T09:23:26.864-08:00I think the previous comment is right on the money...I think the previous comment is right on the money, but (being a semi-insider to this topic), I would add the following:<br /><br />1) Being secular orders, the names should avoid being over-wrought. However, we always did assume a sort of quasi-philosophical brotherhood aspect to them. The orders originally came together for a purpose. Now, have you done more work on that? Who (specifically) originally founded the orders? <br /><br />2) I do remember that the orders in question trace their origins back to the struggle for liberation from the Kieran Empire. For that reason, taking (at least in part) the name of the founders would make sense. And the names would then reflect the history of the orders in their role as liberators.<br /><br />But I would agree that "warlord" and "vanguard" worked at the time, but don't now. Also, "vanguard" has modern political and social connotations that some people find unsavory. (That term is so deeply tied in with Communism, particularly Marxist-Leninism, that some people will be too biased to see past the association.)Daniel Fawcetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395151162014685343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-91871040518650191592012-01-24T05:51:54.005-08:002012-01-24T05:51:54.005-08:00Are they holy orders of warriors or are they secul...Are they holy orders of warriors or are they secular? <br /><br />I think that for religious orders, you can get a little more flamboyant in your naming scheme. <br />"Order of the Most Holy Defensive Buckler of our Lord."<br />"St. Michael's Wrath"<br /><br />Secular orders might just be descriptive or simply ordinal.<br />"212th Attack Brigade" (serving under Obi Wan Kenobi, but still secular)<br />"Seal Team Six"<br /><br />Foot soldiers or mounted (and if mounted, on horses or on something else?)<br />Foot soldiers might identify with their weapon, armor, or uniform (musketeers or Redcoats).<br />Mounted cavalry are probably going to identify with their animals more than other trappings. If you ride woolly rhinos into battle, nobody gives a damn if you're carrying a scimitar, spear, or sword. You're in the Rhino Riders.dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.com