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RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Threndual - 08-23-2013
Tell you what, i`ll add three more tommorow then?
I say tommorow because for me its midnight at the moment <- Welsh / British, so i`m mighty tired and my head feels like its screwed on backwards, damn time zones being all differentÂ
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Gideon Aryeh - 08-23-2013
(08-23-2013, 01:36 PM)Ashren Snow Wrote: To me, Magic Sword sounds of kind... tacky? I couldn't imagine L'yhta, Garryson, and Ashren sitting down to hold some kind of official meeting going "Now that everyone is here, this begins the first meeting of Magic Sword."
Unless we plan on holding our secret meetings in a tree house.
As in Operation Magic Sword? Am I the only one into Tom Clancy? Or ex military?
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Sinner2000 - 08-23-2013
XI:7
Mysterium
Blades of Nald'thal
7 Blades of Myst
Icon: Twin swords crossing to form an X on a backdrop of an Ivory tower.. 5 other blades surrounding, pointing outwards like rays from the sun in the BoN icon.
This opens up a RP element that you could have 7 overseers (or swords) for the grand company leaders, two representatives from each company, and one grand overseer to consolidate power. If you so wish..
hope that helps!
edit: reading through the descriptions the LS sound really interesting, wondering if I could join in perhaps..? My toon is a Duskwight archer so might fit with the Blades...
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Kismet - 08-23-2013
When I saw this thread, I instantly thought of the Fates from Greek mythology.Â
There's Clotho, the spinner, who spins the thread of life... Lachesis, the measurer, who chooses the lot in life one will have and measures off how long it is to be... And finally Atropos, she who cannot be turned, who cuts the thread of life with her shears. I think the Fates are like XI:7, the Mysterium, and the Blades respectively. I can't come up with an actual name based on this allusion, but perhaps it will be nice creative fuel to add to the flames for someone else!
I really like the symbolism behind Magic Sword, but the name itself is too corny for my tastes. Eorzean/Hydaelyn Hearts is also rather waist-deep in cheese sauce territory... Sorry, but that's just my two cents. :S
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Random Encounter - 08-23-2013
(08-23-2013, 08:40 PM)Kismet Wrote: When I saw this thread, I instantly thought of the Fates from Greek mythology.ÂThats actually a pretty cool concept...now if only we had a name born of that...
There's Clotho, the spinner, who spins the thread of life... Lachesis, the measurer, who chooses the lot in life one will have and measures off how long it is to be... And finally Atropos, she who cannot be turned, who cuts the thread of life with her shears. I think the Fates are like XI:7, the Mysterium, and the Blades respectively. I can't come up with an actual name based on this allusion, but perhaps it will be nice creative fuel to add to the flames for someone else!
I really like the symbolism behind Magic Sword, but the name itself is too corny for my tastes. Eorzean/Hydaelyn Hearts is also rather waist-deep in cheese sauce territory... Sorry, but that's just my two cents. :S
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Goodeburger - 08-23-2013
Being a history buff and such I'd say: The Triple Entente!Â
But don't listen to me, I'm hyped up on Monster.
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Ashren Dotharl - 08-23-2013
The only name I could come up with is way too long. The Consortium of Merchants, Mercenaries, and Mages. CoM³
It's even longer when it's typed out then when it was in my head...
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Goodeburger - 08-23-2013
(08-23-2013, 09:24 PM)Ashren Snow Wrote: The only name I could come up with is way too long. The Consortium of Merchants, Mercenaries, and Mages. CoM³I think it looks well, even if long. It seems people shorten a lot of things regardless of length.Â
It's even longer when it's typed out then when it was in my head...
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Momoji Momochi - 08-23-2013
Arcana Machina is something that just came out of my head. Runic Concord?
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Raccoon - 08-23-2013
(08-23-2013, 08:40 PM)Kismet Wrote: When I saw this thread, I instantly thought of the Fates from Greek mythology.Â
There's Clotho, the spinner, who spins the thread of life... Lachesis, the measurer, who chooses the lot in life one will have and measures off how long it is to be... And finally Atropos, she who cannot be turned, who cuts the thread of life with her shears. I think the Fates are like XI:7, the Mysterium, and the Blades respectively. I can't come up with an actual name based on this allusion, but perhaps it will be nice creative fuel to add to the flames for someone else!
I really like the symbolism behind Magic Sword, but the name itself is too corny for my tastes. Eorzean/Hydaelyn Hearts is also rather waist-deep in cheese sauce territory... Sorry, but that's just my two cents. :S
Architects of Fate? Or something along those lines.
RE: Help Us Name Our Alliance! - Threndual - 08-24-2013
As I said I would, three more suggestions even if they arent that good:
The Eorzean Free Company Alliance - T.E.F.C.A.
Underground Research And Defense - U.R.A.D.
The Eorzean Discovery and Protection Ops - T.E.D.A.P.O
And just for the sake of it one more:
Modern Research, Serve and Defend Operations- M.R. Â S.A.D Operations
The last one I think is kinda cool, I mean nobody would have any idea what your talking about if you referred to your alliance as "Mr sad" in conversation so you could keep it secret if you didnt particulerly want it to become common knowledge, they may assume your talking about a charity or something! Though I still like my earlier idea of D.A.R.C. better