NIN questline NPCs:
Oboro Moonrise - Oboro could have multiple meanings but ultimately means obscured, dimmed or darkened (by mist, clouds or smoke) Karasu makes a play on words and calls him dim as in stupid.
Tsubame Sunrise- Tsubame= swallow (as in the bird)
Karasu Redbeak- Karasu= crow
Gekkai The Blind-
The other half of their names seem more like titles than surnames. Gekkai's is definitely a title. Is Karasu's an allusion to the blood on his hands due to his role in selling out Doma or does he come from a line of bloody and violent ninjas? Did Oboro and Tsubame take those titles upon their partnership or have their families been long-time allies and partners, hence the complimentary surnames?
Other NPCs
Higiri- Morning Mist
Koharu- open to having multiple meanings, little springtime/heart of spring being the most likely
Shiun- I've nothing on this name
Homei, father of Hozan, father of Yozan- I wonder if is is a tradition in their family to have the son's name similar to that of the father or if that is something commonplace in Doman naming convention. Homei>Hozan and Hozan>Yozan
On Raen 'surnames'
The lore states that they are they are solitary, so they may not have family names. 'Mistwalker' may possibly a term used for Raen Au Ra since they originate from mist-obscured valleys. That is just speculation on my part. I look forward to seeing the naming conventions for both Raen and Xaela.
Oboro Moonrise - Oboro could have multiple meanings but ultimately means obscured, dimmed or darkened (by mist, clouds or smoke) Karasu makes a play on words and calls him dim as in stupid.
Tsubame Sunrise- Tsubame= swallow (as in the bird)
Karasu Redbeak- Karasu= crow
Gekkai The Blind-
The other half of their names seem more like titles than surnames. Gekkai's is definitely a title. Is Karasu's an allusion to the blood on his hands due to his role in selling out Doma or does he come from a line of bloody and violent ninjas? Did Oboro and Tsubame take those titles upon their partnership or have their families been long-time allies and partners, hence the complimentary surnames?
Other NPCs
Higiri- Morning Mist
Koharu- open to having multiple meanings, little springtime/heart of spring being the most likely
Shiun- I've nothing on this name
Homei, father of Hozan, father of Yozan- I wonder if is is a tradition in their family to have the son's name similar to that of the father or if that is something commonplace in Doman naming convention. Homei>Hozan and Hozan>Yozan
On Raen 'surnames'
The lore states that they are they are solitary, so they may not have family names. 'Mistwalker' may possibly a term used for Raen Au Ra since they originate from mist-obscured valleys. That is just speculation on my part. I look forward to seeing the naming conventions for both Raen and Xaela.
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