Ooooo. These are fun threads. Thanks for making it!
Yssen Van -Â
Halfway intersting, maybe. Yssen's name is a shortened and slightly shifted take on the name Ysengrim one of the folkloric names for The Wolf. Most well known in the stories of Gunnerkrigg Court and Reynard the Fox. It also came to be used as a fill in for other wolves in folk lore and stories, including but not limited to Red Riding Hood, Peter and the Wolf, and Aesop's Fables. Other permutations include Ysengrin, Isengrin, and the latinized Ysengrimus.Â
The origins of the name seem to come from Germanic and Slavic roots, but it also has some roots in the Occitan language, as well. Which is sorta similar to the naming conventions used for the Elezen. Wheee!
The fun did not just stop with the name, either. Yssen's eye, skin, and hair color were all picked to bring the origin of the name to mind. Bright golden eyes, Blue skin, Indigo hair. All inspired by the same concept. Among other things.
Oh, and Van? Used as a bit of a joke. Van usually means from, and would be followed by a place. This is intentionally left blank as a nod to Yssen's usual extreme secretiveness and as a nod to his patron, Oschon. Heh.
Yssen Van -Â
Halfway intersting, maybe. Yssen's name is a shortened and slightly shifted take on the name Ysengrim one of the folkloric names for The Wolf. Most well known in the stories of Gunnerkrigg Court and Reynard the Fox. It also came to be used as a fill in for other wolves in folk lore and stories, including but not limited to Red Riding Hood, Peter and the Wolf, and Aesop's Fables. Other permutations include Ysengrin, Isengrin, and the latinized Ysengrimus.Â
The origins of the name seem to come from Germanic and Slavic roots, but it also has some roots in the Occitan language, as well. Which is sorta similar to the naming conventions used for the Elezen. Wheee!
The fun did not just stop with the name, either. Yssen's eye, skin, and hair color were all picked to bring the origin of the name to mind. Bright golden eyes, Blue skin, Indigo hair. All inspired by the same concept. Among other things.
Oh, and Van? Used as a bit of a joke. Van usually means from, and would be followed by a place. This is intentionally left blank as a nod to Yssen's usual extreme secretiveness and as a nod to his patron, Oschon. Heh.
