Some easter egg in RL

[Kraken(rpgworld)]

«Barovia» - easter egg from «Bavaria»
«Bluetspur» - easter egg from «Blue Sprout»
«Darkon» - easter egg from english «dark» and russian «drakon» (dragon)
«Dementlieu - easter egg from French «Dement lieu (demented place)
«Tepest - easter egg from Irish proverb «thee banes of witches: summon tempest, laying The Pest, poisons the pets»
«Richemulot – easter egg from French «Riche mulot («rich mouse»)
«Verbrek – easter egg from Slavic «werewolf»
«Har`Akir – easter egg from «hara-kiri»
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku
«Timor» - easter egg from obsolete Italian «Timore» ("flight" or "panic")
«Odiar» – easter egg from obsolete Italian «Odiare» ("kiddy" or "little one")
«Paridon» - easter egg from «Paris» + «London»
«Cavitus» - easter egg from «Covetous»

[HuManBing]

I thought "Bluetspur" refers to 'Blüt Spur', "trail of blood".


"St. Ronges" is another pun - "ronge" being the French expression for gnawing or biting something.

The various islands names in Rokushima Taiyoo also are realworld Japanese names of other countries, including China and Russia.

Mordent and Lamordia both have fairly obvious roots in the word "Death". Mordentshire is a weird case of the "shire" referring to a city or town rather than the surrounding county (in Britain it's usually the other way round, e.g. York is the city, Yorkshire is the outlying rural area).

I've always wondered about the etymology of Levkarest, in Borca. Given the darklord's amorous nature, it could conceivably derive from "Love-caressed".

Additionally, part of me suspects the original names of the two feuding nations were going to be Darkovnia and Falkon, but they got swapped around later on. This may be completely false, of course.

[Brandi]

Invidia is Latin for "envy".

Which makes one wonder about the people who named the nVidia computer graphics company.

[alhoon]

And we have so many Tristens, Tristessas, Tristenorias and other references to sorrow.

[Catman Jim]

The Kargatane website had many of these names & meanings, here is what I grabbed from the Wayback:

Name Language Meaning
Abber English Could be a play on jabber.
Abd-al-Mamat Arabic "Servant of death"
Aerie English An eagle's nest.
Ankhtepot Anc. Egyptian Derived from anhk + tep + ut: "life upon the sarcophagus".
Arak Latin Likely a play on Arachne.
Arbora Latin From arbor, meaning both "tree" and "gallows".
Avernus Latin "Birdless"; in Roman myth, Lake Avernus is also said to be the entrance to the underworld.
Blaustein German "Blue stone"
Bluetspur German Could be "blood track"
Brujamonte Spanish "Witch forest"
Bussengeist German "Atoning ghost"
Chateaufaux French "False castle" or "place of falseness".
Corvus Latin "Raven"
Degravo English Probably derived from "degrade".
Delanuit French "From the night"
Dementlieu French "Place of madness", or "place of dementia".
Dervich Turkish A dervish is a member of one of several Moslem sects.
Ermordenung German Ermorden means "to assassinate" or "to murder".
Faerhaaven English Possibly a play on "fair haven".
G'Henna Greek, Hebrew Derived from Gr. Geena, Heb. Gehinnom; the valley of Hinnom, a place of ancient sacrifice which has become synonymous with Hell.
Graben German "Dig"; derived from grab, meaning "grave".
Guignol, Marcel French Guignol refers to a Punch and Judy show.
Mt Grysl English Likely a play on "grisly".
Haki Shinpi Japanese "Mysterious tomb" or "tomb of mystery".
Hazlik German From häßlich, meaning "ugly".
Hebi-No-Onna Japanese "Snake woman/maiden"
Hiregaard English Likely a play on "high regard".
Il Aluk English Possibly a play on "ill luck".
Invidia Latin "Envy"
Juste, Lemot Sediam Latin/French Lemot: possibly derived from lemma, meaning "theme"; Sediam: derived from sedeo, "to judge"; juste: "justly". Thus, possibly "I judged the theme justly". Alternatively, in French "le mot juste" means "the right word".
Kantora English Possibly a play on canter, the equine equivalent of a fast jog.
Kharkov Russian A city in the Ukraine.
Kirchenheim German "Church home"
Kriegvogel German "Warbird"
Lebentod German "Living dead"
Lile de la Tempete French "Island of the storm"
Ludendorf German From laden + dorf, with various possible meanings including "inviting village", "wretched village" and "angry village"!
Maligno Spanish "Evil one"
Maison de la Détresse French "House of distress"
Mt Makab English Possibly a play on "macabre".
Malbus Arabic "Frenzied, in a fanatical rage"
Mt Malcredo Latin "Wrong belief"
Maligno Italian "Evil"
Malocchio Italian "Evil eye" or "curse"
Malus Sceleris Latin "Evil wicked"
Marais d'Tarascon French "Tarascon's swamp"
Meerdorf German "Sea village"
Metus Latin "Fear"
Misericordia Italian/Spanish "Mercy"
Misroi French "Evil king"
Mordenheim German "House of murder" or "slaughterhouse".
Mordent Italian Mordente is derived from mordere, meaning "to bite". The English word mordant, from the same Latin root, means "caustic".
Nebligtode German "Misty death"
Neblus Latin From nebulus, meaning "mist, fog, cloud, darkness, obscurity".
Necropolis Greek "City of the dead"
Neufurchtenburg German "Be afraid of the new city" or "New fear city".
Noisette French "Hazelnut"
Nosos Greek "Disease"
Odiare Italian "To hate"
Paridon English Could be a combination of Paris and London.
Pont-a-Museau French May be "bridge to the muzzle".
Port-a-Lucine French Possible link with pronunciation - "Port-a-Lucine" becomes "Port Hallucine", as in hallucinations.
Quevari French "Those who transform"
Renier French "to repudiate", "to renounce"
Richemulot French "Rich field mouse"
Rivalis Latin Dual meaning: "one who uses the same stream," meaning "neighbor," or "one who uses the same mistress," meaning "rival".
Rokushima Taiyoo Japanese Could be "six island ocean" or "adventure of six crypts".
Sanguinia English Derived from sanguine, referring to the colour of blood.
Scaena Latin "Stage"
Seeheim German "Sea home"
Senmet Anc Egyptian Derived from sen met: can be "equally dead", "second-most damned", or any combination of the two.
Silbervas German, Latin Silber + vas, meaning "silver tray".
Stangengrad German/Russian "Pole city"
Ste Ronges French Possibly derived from rongeur, so "saint rodent".
Sturben German Possibly from sterben, meaning "to die".
Tempe Latin Tempe is a valley in Thessaly between Mt. Olympus & Mt. Ossa.
Teufeldorf German "Devil's village"
Tepest Romanian May be derived from tepes, meaning "impaler".
Timor Latin "Fear" or "dread".
Todstein German "Death stone"
Tristenoira French Can be "eve of sorrows" (as per the Castle Forlorn book), or "black Tristen".
Tristepas French "Sorrowful step"
Tristessa French Tristesse means "sadness".
Vechor Latin From vecors, meaning "insane".
Vecna English Anagram of "vance," as in Jack Vance, the fantasy author. Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson based D&D's magic system on Vance's writings.
Verbrek German From verbrechen, meaning "crime".
Vesanis Latin From vesania, meaning "madness".

[Wiccy of the Fraternity]

I'm still scratching my head over how those are Easter eggs, lol.

Jim, good to see that old list again mate!

As for Tepest, I've always been partial to the idea that the 3 Hags are based on those from Shakespeare's works and that the domains' name is a play on The Tempest.

[High Priest Mikhal]

I'm still scratching my head over how those are Easter eggs, lol.

Jim, good to see that old list again mate!

As for Tepest, I've always been partial to the idea that the 3 Hags are based on those from Shakespeare's works and that the domains' name is a play on The Tempest.

Which works, exactly? While I'm fond of the Bard, I find it hard to transliterate much of the metaphor he used.

[Catman Jim]

I'm still scratching my head over how those are Easter eggs, lol.

Jim, good to see that old list again mate!

As for Tepest, I've always been partial to the idea that the 3 Hags are based on those from Shakespeare's works and that the domains' name is a play on The Tempest.

Which works, exactly? While I'm fond of the Bard, I find it hard to transliterate much of the metaphor he used.

The Tempest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest

and the three witches figure prominently in Macbeth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth

[Wiccy of the Fraternity]

Yep, I've always regarded Tepest to those two works

As for the Tepestani Inquisition, they can be drawn from countless reference points, both in fiction and real life history.

[High Priest Mikhal]

Yep, I've always regarded Tepest to those two works

As for the Tepestani Inquisition, they can be drawn from countless reference points, both in fiction and real life history.

Wyan's book on the fey reminds me of the Malleus Maleficarum ("Hammer of (female) Witches," the masculine/gender-inclusive would be Maleficorum which seems to fit Wyan's book better; neither sex is above suspicion).

[Nathan of the FoS]

For Abber--I am pretty sure this is a derivative of "Aborigine", since their culture has obvious similarities to Australian Aborigines, and the Aborigines have been referred to in Australian slang as "Abos".

I am pretty sure that that is now considering jaw-droppingly rude, maybe even as bad as "n----r" in America, but there you have it.

[Rudolf Weathermay]

I thought "Bluetspur" refers to 'Blüt Spur', "trail of blood".

That's right

[Wiccy of the Fraternity]

Yep, I've always regarded Tepest to those two works

As for the Tepestani Inquisition, they can be drawn from countless reference points, both in fiction and real life history.

Wyan's book on the fey reminds me of the Malleus Maleficarum ("Hammer of (female) Witches," the masculine/gender-inclusive would be Maleficorum which seems to fit Wyan's book better; neither sex is above suspicion).

I believe Wyan's book is deliberately based upon the Maleficarum. However, the Malleus Maleficarum refers internally to witches being both male and female (though mostly female), it's a very interesting read if you can get your hands on it. I picked mine up at a car boot sale many years ago. I do find things in the strangest of places, lol.

[Zettaijin]

I find myself disappointed by the absence of Easter egg talk in this thread. Very misleading thread title, if I do say so myself. No killer were-hares, no stories of blood red eggs as omen, no morbid games involving the hunt for eggs wherein the participants are allowed to use deadly force, and certainly no chocolate. That last one hurt the most.

[HuManBing]

Oocide!