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Pretty plz help?
Jul. 28th, 2008 08:30 am5,000 words in! \o/ I managed to write this weekend. And it's not kittens. (facefault) But maybe this will get me rolling on that again. The Rikus are surprisingly similar. Sans pointy ends, at least. Or maybe not so much sans pointy ends. Riku is so weird.
I... have a problem. Two, really. (scratches her head) Yes, it's utterly senseless, but here I am.
I need dragon names. o.o; But at the same time, I don't want to give away all the riders. Some of the riders are obvious (wave to S'ora guys), but I'm deluding myself into thinking that a few will be surprises. Also, I'd like a full selection of people on the Hatching grounds—if I don't use them, they can always populate other Weyrs and Holds. They might only be names dropped in passing, but that's the way you create a world. (Someone has to die in Threadfall.) Anyone currently on the Hatching grounds needs to be 12-13 for the boys and 15-16 for the girls, or age-able that way with their contemporaries. There's only one queen egg and I already know who's going to get her, but I need some female riders (Weyrwoman, Queens Wing, etc). It needs to go by normal Pern rules—dragon names end in "th"—and I'd prefer for them to have a vague relation to their rider. There's a lot of leeway, of course.
I also need some older riders (adults) and some mid-ranged teens (14-16) at least one of which will die if there's a sequel, all boys. (Yes, Weyrs are sexist, I know, but unless I jump back to Second Pass or forwards to Ninth it's just going to have to stay that way. I'm not bending history people.) Because there's a gigantic world being populated here, I'm also open to FF characters who don't appear in KH. I'd rather avoid most Disney, but I'm open to it.
M'key's dragon? Anyone? Bueller?
So here's the part where I beg. I need characters and dragon names for those characters. If you can think of a way to modify their names so that it'll shorten easily, so much the better. You don't really need to know Pern for this—they're pretty simple.
1) Dragon names end in "th". ALWAYS.
2) Male rider names are shortened into an honorific form. "Lytol" becomes "L'tol". So Sora's name, in order to shorten to "S'ora" would have to start out with an extra syllable, such as "Saora".
Suggestion for original names for characters I've already listed would be nice. Really nice. Think "Saora" sounds bad? A pre-rider form for R'oxas is killing me, but his name is going to stay an anagram of Sora+x. It hurts. Do better. Please. If I use it, I'll give you credit in the notes. I might not use it though—a few are already in use and I like them too much to change.
So... any ideas? Don't make me think on my own!
Also, because I'm shameless...( Fic WiP spoiler Below )
( And now for whining )
ETA2: Riku's name = pain.
ETA3: I snapped a pic of that image and have uploaded it to Photobucket. This is from page 35 of the Dragonlover's Guide to Pern -- printed in 1989. The caption (if you can't read it) is Relative size: A bronze rider, his dragon, and a queen egg.
( For the pic )
Point made, y/y?
I... have a problem. Two, really. (scratches her head) Yes, it's utterly senseless, but here I am.
I need dragon names. o.o; But at the same time, I don't want to give away all the riders. Some of the riders are obvious (wave to S'ora guys), but I'm deluding myself into thinking that a few will be surprises. Also, I'd like a full selection of people on the Hatching grounds—if I don't use them, they can always populate other Weyrs and Holds. They might only be names dropped in passing, but that's the way you create a world. (Someone has to die in Threadfall.) Anyone currently on the Hatching grounds needs to be 12-13 for the boys and 15-16 for the girls, or age-able that way with their contemporaries. There's only one queen egg and I already know who's going to get her, but I need some female riders (Weyrwoman, Queens Wing, etc). It needs to go by normal Pern rules—dragon names end in "th"—and I'd prefer for them to have a vague relation to their rider. There's a lot of leeway, of course.
I also need some older riders (adults) and some mid-ranged teens (14-16) at least one of which will die if there's a sequel, all boys. (Yes, Weyrs are sexist, I know, but unless I jump back to Second Pass or forwards to Ninth it's just going to have to stay that way. I'm not bending history people.) Because there's a gigantic world being populated here, I'm also open to FF characters who don't appear in KH. I'd rather avoid most Disney, but I'm open to it.
M'key's dragon? Anyone? Bueller?
So here's the part where I beg. I need characters and dragon names for those characters. If you can think of a way to modify their names so that it'll shorten easily, so much the better. You don't really need to know Pern for this—they're pretty simple.
1) Dragon names end in "th". ALWAYS.
2) Male rider names are shortened into an honorific form. "Lytol" becomes "L'tol". So Sora's name, in order to shorten to "S'ora" would have to start out with an extra syllable, such as "Saora".
Suggestion for original names for characters I've already listed would be nice. Really nice. Think "Saora" sounds bad? A pre-rider form for R'oxas is killing me, but his name is going to stay an anagram of Sora+x. It hurts. Do better. Please. If I use it, I'll give you credit in the notes. I might not use it though—a few are already in use and I like them too much to change.
So... any ideas? Don't make me think on my own!
Also, because I'm shameless...( Fic WiP spoiler Below )
( And now for whining )
ETA2: Riku's name = pain.
ETA3: I snapped a pic of that image and have uploaded it to Photobucket. This is from page 35 of the Dragonlover's Guide to Pern -- printed in 1989. The caption (if you can't read it) is Relative size: A bronze rider, his dragon, and a queen egg.
( For the pic )
Point made, y/y?
