Every single name I use in every game is related to the sky in a way or another and Ilwe'ran isn't an exception to this.
Ilweran is the quenya word for Rainbow (or more litteraly "Bridge of Heaven"). Ilwe'ran's name isn't fitting totaly to the Lore conventions as he would need to be named Ilwe'ra.
At the same time, his name is completely out of the Lore as his Mother's name is Antë.
My opinion on names is that people should pick the one they want and they can always build a story around it. I mean, you're logging everyday with your character, you have to like this name, after all, that's how people will call you in most of situation.
So, in Ilwe's case it wasn't that hard to come up for a reason as he's coming from another land and his Clan has slightly differents traditions :
- Children are given a name taken out of the precious book which hold all the knowledge of the Family (In my character case -> Ilwe'ran).
- If the child is a male, he's also given the traditional name but it's considered as rude to call a male this way (In my character case -> Antë'ra)
- A "core" name is given to the young adult once he has made his proof and passed his "ceremony of an age" (I'm unsure how you would call it in english). This name is supposed to refer on the person character and traits. This name is used only by people really close or during ceremonies (In my character case -> Ara.. Which mean "light of dawn").
Hlaiwa is actually a hint related to Ilwe's background. Hlaiwa means sick / ill and a whole part of Ilwe's background is linked to one sickness which completely changed his whole life twice, leading him to be given to the Tribe (kinda his clan's ennemies) as he was still a child then leading him to leave his homeland with the ones who survived to the plague.
Hlaiwa sounds definitely like a stranger name when I read the ones I see in game. I liked the sonority and the meaning behind it that 99.9% of people will not get as really personal.
In a way, I think that being creative to find a reason why your char name doesn't fit to the Lore is giving you a lot of opportunity to enrich your character and his personality.
Of course, that's only my opinion and some people might frown a lot while reading what I wrote. But what count for me is I like Ilwe'ran's name, it's close to what Lore would expect me to come with and, in the end, as long as I'm happy with it, it's enough to me
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Ilweran is the quenya word for Rainbow (or more litteraly "Bridge of Heaven"). Ilwe'ran's name isn't fitting totaly to the Lore conventions as he would need to be named Ilwe'ra.
At the same time, his name is completely out of the Lore as his Mother's name is Antë.
My opinion on names is that people should pick the one they want and they can always build a story around it. I mean, you're logging everyday with your character, you have to like this name, after all, that's how people will call you in most of situation.
So, in Ilwe's case it wasn't that hard to come up for a reason as he's coming from another land and his Clan has slightly differents traditions :
- Children are given a name taken out of the precious book which hold all the knowledge of the Family (In my character case -> Ilwe'ran).
- If the child is a male, he's also given the traditional name but it's considered as rude to call a male this way (In my character case -> Antë'ra)
- A "core" name is given to the young adult once he has made his proof and passed his "ceremony of an age" (I'm unsure how you would call it in english). This name is supposed to refer on the person character and traits. This name is used only by people really close or during ceremonies (In my character case -> Ara.. Which mean "light of dawn").
Hlaiwa is actually a hint related to Ilwe's background. Hlaiwa means sick / ill and a whole part of Ilwe's background is linked to one sickness which completely changed his whole life twice, leading him to be given to the Tribe (kinda his clan's ennemies) as he was still a child then leading him to leave his homeland with the ones who survived to the plague.
Hlaiwa sounds definitely like a stranger name when I read the ones I see in game. I liked the sonority and the meaning behind it that 99.9% of people will not get as really personal.
In a way, I think that being creative to find a reason why your char name doesn't fit to the Lore is giving you a lot of opportunity to enrich your character and his personality.
Of course, that's only my opinion and some people might frown a lot while reading what I wrote. But what count for me is I like Ilwe'ran's name, it's close to what Lore would expect me to come with and, in the end, as long as I'm happy with it, it's enough to me
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