Dogberry is the name of one of my favorite Shakespearean characters. He was the inept constable in Much Ado About Nothing who constantly used the wrong words for what he was trying to say. He's a great comedic character, and I wanted to put that kind of lightheartedness into the character. It's a silly name, unbecoming of a hulking Roegadyn, but with his personality, he totally owns it.
His last name Himalspyr(syn)--the syn is silent-- is Roegadyn for "Heaven Spear", which is a name passed around among Dogberry's bloodline. The story of the name is that one of Dogberry's ancestors threw a spear so high it flew into the heavens and got stuck. Also, it kind of implies that Dogberry has a Dragoon ancestor somewhere in there maybe.
Iskierka's (Pronounced Iss-Key-Air-Ka) name came from one of my favorite books, "Black Powder War" by Naomi Novik, which is part of her "Temeraire" series about dragons fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. In the books, Iskierka is a Polish dragon that is given over to England in order to help them breed firebreathing dragons. She had other plans. Iskierka is my favorite dragon in the series because she's so headstrong. She acts exactly the way you'd imagine a fire breathing dragon would act. Her name even means "Little Spark". I wanted this character to have a name the belied just how much of a fighter she is. Plus, I think it's just a gorgeous name.
Stormspeaker just seemed like a perfect name for a mage. She speaks, and creates a storm. Or she speaks to storms and they do her bidding. Or her words themselves are the storm. It works several ways.
His last name Himalspyr(syn)--the syn is silent-- is Roegadyn for "Heaven Spear", which is a name passed around among Dogberry's bloodline. The story of the name is that one of Dogberry's ancestors threw a spear so high it flew into the heavens and got stuck. Also, it kind of implies that Dogberry has a Dragoon ancestor somewhere in there maybe.
Iskierka's (Pronounced Iss-Key-Air-Ka) name came from one of my favorite books, "Black Powder War" by Naomi Novik, which is part of her "Temeraire" series about dragons fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. In the books, Iskierka is a Polish dragon that is given over to England in order to help them breed firebreathing dragons. She had other plans. Iskierka is my favorite dragon in the series because she's so headstrong. She acts exactly the way you'd imagine a fire breathing dragon would act. Her name even means "Little Spark". I wanted this character to have a name the belied just how much of a fighter she is. Plus, I think it's just a gorgeous name.
Stormspeaker just seemed like a perfect name for a mage. She speaks, and creates a storm. Or she speaks to storms and they do her bidding. Or her words themselves are the storm. It works several ways.
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No Gods and Precious Few Heroes
