Oh, in terms of last names:Â
This really depends on what you wish your origin to be. Â Elezen are known for their HUGE emphasis on family lineage and heritage, if you have a traceable family, take a lore accurate last name.
Same with Hyur, you have an established family line (not necessarily noble) take a lore accurate last name (try to avoid doman last names, IE anything japanese.)
HOWEVER, if you wish to be an orphan of unknown origin.(instantly puts you in the baseborn category), your last name can be more of a title than anything.
Estinien, Azure Dragoon, is an orphan of Ferndale and for either reasons of him not knowing his parents or choosing to shirk his heritage entirely, he is now known as Estinien Wyrmblood (Edgy, to the max)Â
My ASSUMPTION is that since that last name is not at all honh honh honh frenchy french name, it is a title/nom de guerre/moniker born from being the Azure Dragoon and not indeed his last name
This is MUCH in the same fashion as others such as Joye of the 9 faces in the MCH class or Haurchefant of the Silver Fuller (since he is a bastard son)
This is not at all uncommon and falls in line with classic Medieval naming conventions, last names as we know them are VERY VERY recent. Only go 500 years back and you have Leonardo da Vinci, his last name isn't Da Vinci, that's where he is from. He is "That specific Leonardo that comes from Vinci, don't confuse him with Leonardo da Firenze or Leonardo da Venezia). There is a reason why Aragorn introduces himself as Aragorn son of Arathorn.Â
Last names really only belonged to nobility and when last names became mandatory for the sake of government, most took on the name of their occupation or lineage, which is why we have last names like Baker, Smith, Johnson and also why we can have many people named smith and not be related at all until far enough back.
So last names in Ishgard can be pretty free form, especially for baseborn/orphans. Just stay away from the big names, such as the noble houses.
We do NOT know the last names of any of the previous Azure Dragoons, or notable dragoons, except for maybe possibly Kain Highwind, who is only a dragoon of legend (may not exist) and the minion makes no mention of Highwind being his last name (it is just assumed because well, its freaking Kain Highwind)
This really depends on what you wish your origin to be. Â Elezen are known for their HUGE emphasis on family lineage and heritage, if you have a traceable family, take a lore accurate last name.
Same with Hyur, you have an established family line (not necessarily noble) take a lore accurate last name (try to avoid doman last names, IE anything japanese.)
HOWEVER, if you wish to be an orphan of unknown origin.(instantly puts you in the baseborn category), your last name can be more of a title than anything.
Estinien, Azure Dragoon, is an orphan of Ferndale and for either reasons of him not knowing his parents or choosing to shirk his heritage entirely, he is now known as Estinien Wyrmblood (Edgy, to the max)Â
My ASSUMPTION is that since that last name is not at all honh honh honh frenchy french name, it is a title/nom de guerre/moniker born from being the Azure Dragoon and not indeed his last name
This is MUCH in the same fashion as others such as Joye of the 9 faces in the MCH class or Haurchefant of the Silver Fuller (since he is a bastard son)
This is not at all uncommon and falls in line with classic Medieval naming conventions, last names as we know them are VERY VERY recent. Only go 500 years back and you have Leonardo da Vinci, his last name isn't Da Vinci, that's where he is from. He is "That specific Leonardo that comes from Vinci, don't confuse him with Leonardo da Firenze or Leonardo da Venezia). There is a reason why Aragorn introduces himself as Aragorn son of Arathorn.Â
Last names really only belonged to nobility and when last names became mandatory for the sake of government, most took on the name of their occupation or lineage, which is why we have last names like Baker, Smith, Johnson and also why we can have many people named smith and not be related at all until far enough back.
So last names in Ishgard can be pretty free form, especially for baseborn/orphans. Just stay away from the big names, such as the noble houses.
We do NOT know the last names of any of the previous Azure Dragoons, or notable dragoons, except for maybe possibly Kain Highwind, who is only a dragoon of legend (may not exist) and the minion makes no mention of Highwind being his last name (it is just assumed because well, its freaking Kain Highwind)
