L'yhta feels names are quite important since she was trained by the Wizards' Choir; names and what they represent (how people see you, a tether to a previous life, a representation of who you truly are) factor strongly into the mythology of the Ivory Tower. There's a whole ceremony for Naming wherein a prospective Wizard declares a new name for themselves (their Illuminated name) as a way of asserting their new life as a Wizard and rejecting the control of those who gave them their "mundane name." The symbolism is that, by taking a new name of your choice, you declare yourself as an independent, free being, capable of making your own choices and asserting your will upon the world. The Illuminated name is traditionally kept secret except from other Wizards, as revealing it is a sign of trust (as a name, written, is a geometry, and there was fear in the Tower's history that such things could be used through arcanima as a means of attack or control). In general, L'yhta only gives her full formal name ("Master Yhta Mahre, Thaumaturge, Arcanist, Conjurer; by Aether illuminated, Seeker of Destinies") in formal meetings of the Tower. Less formally in meetings, she'll accept being called Master Yhta or Master L'yhta, but she strongly dislikes being called Master Mahre, because she feels that minimizes her in favor of her old family.
Outside of the Tower, L'yhta typically uses a simplified version of her name, Lyta, around non-miqo'te since she got tired of them butchering her actual name. She prefers other miqo'te use her real name, and she usually introduces herself with her real name first. Like other Seekers, she'll drop her tribe prefix around very close friends and go by Yhta.
With regards to other people, she tries not to make assumptions about people based on their names, since she's met a lot of people with "weird" names for their race, clan, and gender. She'll call people by whatever they'd like to be called, but she eschews titles unless she feels the person has earned it (in her estimation). Those who claim nobility often find that the only time she'll use "lord" or "lady" is with a sarcastic sneer. Beyond that, when she gets very close to someone, she'll also often come up with a nickname for them as an inside joke.
Outside of the Tower, L'yhta typically uses a simplified version of her name, Lyta, around non-miqo'te since she got tired of them butchering her actual name. She prefers other miqo'te use her real name, and she usually introduces herself with her real name first. Like other Seekers, she'll drop her tribe prefix around very close friends and go by Yhta.
With regards to other people, she tries not to make assumptions about people based on their names, since she's met a lot of people with "weird" names for their race, clan, and gender. She'll call people by whatever they'd like to be called, but she eschews titles unless she feels the person has earned it (in her estimation). Those who claim nobility often find that the only time she'll use "lord" or "lady" is with a sarcastic sneer. Beyond that, when she gets very close to someone, she'll also often come up with a nickname for them as an inside joke.
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