Who are you?

[fable]

Fable--simply because I'm a writer, and some of my shorter fiction has taken the form of worldly fables not unlike those told (far, far better) by James Thurber. Had I known a game would be released using Fable as its title several years after I'd donned the moniker, I would never have chosen it.

[Chanak]

@Mah: Heh, I imagine you weren't expecting some American to pipe up about your name, eh?

However, having lived in the Philippines as a kid, I instantly recognized Maharlika. Yep - Mag Beer Muna Tayo.

Chanak (pronounced Ka-knock) is the English equivalent of a Hebrew word that means to initiate. It also means focused, and narrow. It's the root of Hannukah, the festival of the dedication of the lights at the Temple. Why did I pick it? Hmmm, dunno, it seemed fitting at the time.

[Bloodstalker]

My name? Aye, that be a tale long in the tellin'. *clears throat*

It happened many a year ago, whilst I was wandering deep in the wilderness of the net in punishment for some vile sin or another. The actualy sin eludes my memory at the moment, but I seem to recall vaguelly something about a 30 foot rope, two 2x4's and a Mexican sombrero perched on nightstand. Ah, but I digress.

So there I was, wandering forsaken in the wildernes when lo, a voice spake unto me and informed me that I must choose a new name. This brassed me off right good and proper, cause I was used to my old name by then, but the voiace wasn't having any of it. A severe smackdown was laid upon me ( I never figured out how a voice could give me a wedgie, but there you go) and again the voice told me to change my name. It promised that I would garner unto myself the powers of any name I chose, so that I should choose wisely. I thought about it, and quickly discarded the names Duckstalker and Bloodwound for obvious reasons. The voice became impatient, and suddenly on the edge of yet another wedgie I was siezed by inspiration.

I settled on the name Bloodstalker. It sounded dark and foreboding, mysterious even, in fact downright creepy in a bad horror flick kinda way if I want to belabor the point. But it had a definate ring to it, and I could see myself reigning havoc wherever I went with my dark powers that such a name would surely imbue me with. Not to mention, I figured the dark, blood thing was kinda vampirish and would get me chicks.

So I swept into the board confident and proud of my new identity, but alas, all was not to be as I thought. For I had forgotten that forum members are lazy, and will always look to abreiviate a name. I went through several incarnations at the hands of my fellow members, including being called Blood for a while which made me feel like a pimp in a 70's cop show. Eventually I was dubbed "BS" which of course is short hand for anpther. less savory expression. In time, it became assumed I was full of BS, and my reputation suffered. I lamented this turn of events, but could do nothing as I watched my dream of being a dangerous studmuffin dwindle into being that of an eccentric but slightly harmless perv.(Figures the stalker part would be the part to stick)

And on the day I realised my fate, I cried loudly to the heavens, but was drowned out by the chuckling voice.

The alternate, more accepted version of how I got my name was that Bloodstalker is what you get when you sit me down half loaded and listening to Judas Priest tunes all night and tell me to pick a name. Night crawler was taken, night stalker was taken, Bloodstone was taken, so somehow they merged. Of course, this is much harder to believe IMO.

[Magrus]

Originally Posted by Avane

I wanted to be Athena on GB, godess of war and wisdom, but the name, not surprisingly was taken. Great name, great pedigree...So what does your name mean to you?

You just reminded me, I was supposed to call her like...umm...a very, very long time ago. Last year at some point.

As far as my name? It has a religious significance. Since I am almost positive no one here has any clue as to the religion or the significance, I really won't bother to get into it. However, I do tend to get upset when I see others using it, as it does have a religious basis to me, and is just a "cool name" to most of those who I have found using it instead. Something along the lines of an alternative to the "magus" or "magnus" line of names is what I've encountered for reasons of choosing it.

[Tricky]

Wasn't there a Chrono Trigger boss/NPC names Magrus? I could be wrong here.

[Fiberfar]

Originally Posted by Tricky

Wasn't there a Chrono Trigger boss/NPC names Magrus? I could be wrong here.

There's a Dungeon Siege II NPC called Magrus

[Maharlika]

Originally Posted by Chanak

@Mah: Heh, I imagine you weren't expecting some American to pipe up about your name, eh?

However, having lived in the Philippines as a kid, I instantly recognized Maharlika. Yep - Mag Beer Muna Tayo.

Chanak (pronounced Ka-knock) is the English equivalent of a Hebrew word that means to initiate. It also means focused, and narrow. It's the root of Hannukah, the festival of the dedication of the lights at the Temple. Why did I pick it? Hmmm, dunno, it seemed fitting at the time.

Hehehe... Mag Beer Muna Tayo! (Let's have beer for awhile!)

So that's how you pronounce your name. I thought back then, living in the P.I. for a time that you got your handle from this Philippine folklore creature, the Tsanak --- a vile creature disguised as a baby apparently abandoned in the forest. When the good samaritan tries to take the baby home it would transform into the monster that it is and eat up the surprised victim!

@BS: Sensei, somehow your name mutated into that of a perennially drunken perv hermit.

But still cool nonetheless.

@Cuch: I think that mach and chi blast would go well in conjunction with a deadly sayonatsi.

[Gilliatt]

Gilliatt is a Victor Hugo character from the novel Les Travailleurs de la mer (The Toilers of the See). I used to be pretty much like him with women years ago, but I have changed, fortunately. On top of this, he his a true romantic hero, meaning that he does not fit in the society he lives in. In that aspect, I am still very much like him.

[Avane]

It has been really interesting finding out about how everyone came about their names; actually that doesn't express it at all well. What I meant was, it is fascinating to see what makes everyone 'tick', why you chose the name you did and what it means to you. I now see posts on the site, and think, oh yeah that's so-and-so. In my original post I mentioned that I have different names for different types of games, so essentially I have 4 alter-egos. Hmmn, does that show schizoid tendencies?

[QuenGalad]

Well, it's always hard to make up your mind, isn't it? You could always choose something else, you could show off, I thought about picking up Nikashi, which is a name of a sumerean goddess of BEER (no kidding! ) - I could boast about knowing about her People do that quite often - naming themselves "Abdul Allzarhed" or something, and just waiting for a thread like this... Luckily it's not Game Banshee case.

Oh, and just to laugh... my father (who is a stupid louse) wanted to comment on some text on the internet. So he wrote an insulting and highly misogynist remark, and, feeling a need of being annonymous, as you can in the net, he signed it with a female name...

[Avane]

Sorry to push the point, QuenGalad, But do you play games using only that name? Or is this purely a website [GB] name?

Or [more importantly] do you have a name for certain games? This is where I am going with this post.

Or is it that you always use the the QG name ? (which I remember was given to you by your infatuated admirer whom you decided was not for you ). [sorry about your father and the misogynistic posting...icky]

Your beer godess sounds like a winner!!

Okay back to my main point:
You see... I have to tweak my name and my character to the game storyline. It's complicated. It is my fulfillment of the game world that I am in. If there is a prophesy involved (and when is there not? Very Greek tragedy in that respect) , then that is another 'tweak'. Like in Morrowind I am Avane de Morrow (you played the game? you'll know why; and in BG series I am Athena (goddess [of course] ofwarrior and wisdom and daughter of a god) and in this scenario last name is Bloodmist (daddy was not a nice guy! Assume you know that game too)... good weekend. Hope to hear from you soon. A.

PS: Anyone else out therev have multiple personalities??? Let me know. Starting to save up for therapy...

[BlueSky]

Ahh, Avane, game names and not just GB handle. I see.
Already explained my GB name, for games though, I tend to tailor the name to the character, for example a Morrowind character I had was a Bosmer female named Jocasta, the male Khajit thief was named Lightfinger....
most characters almost name themselves as I seem to always have their backstory in mind and their names seem to come along with the story.
Although years ago I tended to play the BG series, with the same name for any male character I played no matter what class.

[Gilliatt]

Originally Posted by Avane

Okay back to my main point:
You see... I have to tweak my name and my character to the game storyline. It's complicated. It is my fulfillment of the game world that I am in. If there is a prophesy involved (and when is there not? Very Greek tragedy in that respect) , then that is another 'tweak'. Like in Morrowind I am Avane de Morrow (you played the game? you'll know why; and in BG series I am Athena (goddess [of course] ofwarrior and wisdom and daughter of a god) and in this scenario last name is Bloodmist (daddy was not a nice guy! Assume you know that game too)... good weekend. Hope to hear from you soon. A.

PS: Anyone else out therev have multiple personalities??? Let me know. Starting to save up for therapy...

When you play a game, you play a role, you are not yourself. So it is ok to adjust your character depending on the role you have to play. I don't see it as multiple personnalities. I do it also.

[Avane]

Hey, kit-cat would put your picture in here if I knew how.

To BlueSky: A Tribute: For Understanding.

[I]Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing,
It dont worry bout where its going, no, no.
Dont fly, mister blue bird, Im just walking down the road,
Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know
Youre my blue sky, youre my sunny day.
Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way,
Turn your love my way, yeah.
Allman Brothers. Duane the main man my thoughts.... [/i]

Thanks BlueSky, I totally loved it when you said 'Ah, Avane, game handles and not just GB names'. Thank you for understanding me. Big hugs.
Can I tickle your ears, kitty? A.

[BlueSky]

Originally Posted by Avane

Hey, kit-cat would put your picture in here if I knew how.

To BlueSky: A Tribute: For Understanding.

[I]Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing,
It dont worry bout where its going, no, no.
Dont fly, mister blue bird, Im just walking down the road,
Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know
Youre my blue sky, youre my sunny day.
Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way,
Turn your love my way, yeah.
Allman Brothers. Duane the main man my thoughts.... [/i]

Thanks BlueSky, I totally loved it when you said 'Ah, Avane, game handles and not just GB names'. Thank you for understanding me. Big hugs.
Can I tickle your ears, kitty? A.

I think I love you!