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| Neo2151 |
Posted - 06 Apr 2018 : 13:31:00
Alea Dahast
Amedahast
Thanderahast
Jorunhast
Vangerdahast
Ganrahast
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Is there a story behind the naming tradition for the High Wizards of Corymr? |
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| Thauramarth |
Posted - 10 Apr 2018 : 07:10:34
quote:
Originally posted by BlackAce
Now that I think about it, Alea (Latin for a Die) and D[u] Hast, (German for "You have") could be interpreted as "You got Dice."
Of course, it could also mean « You Hate » (spelled differently, but pronounced identically), which then becomes « You hate dice. » Probably a player’s subconscious message  |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 10 Apr 2018 : 03:27:07
quote:
Originally posted by TomCosta
I'd swear Ed gave an answer to this question at one time, but I can't recall for sure and where I would have placed it if I did.
I thought so, too, but I've not been able to find it. |
| BlackAce |
Posted - 10 Apr 2018 : 01:44:09
Now that I think about it, Alea (Latin for a Die) and D[u] Hast, (German for "You have") could be interpreted as "You got Dice." |
| TomCosta |
Posted - 09 Apr 2018 : 22:53:52
I'd swear Ed gave an answer to this question at one time, but I can't recall for sure and where I would have placed it if I did. |
| sleyvas |
Posted - 09 Apr 2018 : 12:10:36
I just figured Ed was having fun. |
| Markustay |
Posted - 07 Apr 2018 : 21:10:43
Wasn't the first one an elf? My thoughts here is that that's the human spelling - its really "Alea D'Ahast". with 'Ahast' meaning 'magical might' in some ancient elven dialect. Thus, the name means (in Elven) - "Alea, of great magical might".
And the rest just kept the moniker, adding it into their names. |
| BlackAce |
Posted - 06 Apr 2018 : 17:08:39
I assumed it was like Caesar; A nickname that became a title or, in this case, a surname that became a cognomen. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 06 Apr 2018 : 15:59:12
I'm not sure that it's been confirmed, but I had assumed they were all descended from Alea Dahast, and the name just changed over time.
It's also possible that "hast" is a honorific that becomes part of them.
Or that, like some real-world monarchs or the Pope, they assume a new name upon ascension to office (or even selection for it) and have the "hast" on there as a kind of connection to their predecessors. |
