(10-29-2015, 01:52 PM)Arcian Wrote: To the best of my knowledge, martel is an archaic French word for hammer, and Martell is the Germanic variant.Martel was Frankish for 'Hammer'! And a wonderfully evocative word. Malleus Garlearum (we can only hope!)
Arcian is someone who leaders point at things (or people) who need to be beaten down; a blunt instrument.
A hammer, if you will.
Highlanders often carry epithets, and Aya is no exception. 'Foxheart' is not a surname, but is one that was given to her (by 'Wolves') for who she is