Tol-in-Gaurhoth (Isle of Werewolves) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the guy who be short · 06-16-2005, 09:27 AM

The Seer will remain the Seer.
The Hunter will remain the Hunter.
The Guardian will be called the Ranger.
The Masons will be called the Shirriffs.
The Cursed Villager will probably not be called Turin.

Honestly, a Turin in every village would probably bring Middle-Earth crashing down.

Anguirel · 06-16-2005, 09:33 AM

It could be a new phrase. "Somewhere a village is missing its Turin!"

Esgallhugwen · 06-16-2005, 10:27 AM

How about calling the Cursed Villager a Wight or Draug Bait. I believe Draug means wolf.

Just suggestions.

the guy who be short · 06-16-2005, 11:09 AM

I'd be quite glad if my village was missing its Turin, really

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I've had a quick look at some Quenya dictionaries, and from the limited Quenya I know: Colindo Nwalyaron, which I believe is "Bearer of Torment."
Erm... bit cumbersome.

What about Hecilo/Hecile, "Forsaken by Friends"? Doesn't really work, seeing as the Cursed forsakes his/her friends rather than vice versa.

Uherenya, "Unfortunate"?

Marta, "Fated," though I believe that's usually an adjective?

Uvalin, "Unhappy"?

Well, what can I say, Quenya dictionaries are simply oodles of fun.

Any of these tickle anybody's pickle? I like Uvalin, though I'm sure somebody can come up with something much better.

Lalaith · 06-16-2005, 11:40 AM

I can see why you wouldn't want Turin, but what about one of his pseudonyms?
Agarwaen (the bloodstained) or Neithan (the wronged).
I quite like Neithan. After all, the poor cursed villager has been wronged by fate, hasn't he?

Anguirel · 06-16-2005, 11:45 AM

I love Uvalin, Agarwaen, and Neithan. I think Uvalin sounds most wolfy though.

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 06-16-2005, 11:50 AM

Why can't the cursed villager be called the "Cursed Villager"? I think it's the most characteristic name for him/her. Yes, yes, I'm just being so boring but at least it's much less a mouthful than Colindo Nwalyaron, for example.

If you wan't to rename some roles, how about if the Hunter was called Wolver?

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-16-2005, 12:04 PM

I find myself in agreement with you, Spawn. While I'm all for renaming the Guardian "Ranger", I can't help but think that we are needlessly complicating the only part of the game that shouldn't be that way.

I've got to admit though... the Phan-Feas just makes me laugh.

mormegil · 06-16-2005, 12:18 PM

I don't think the point is to needlessly complicate things, rather it's to set our environment a bit more in accord with Tolkien's world and by renaming we are capturing that a bit.

06-16-2005, 09:33 AM	#2
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	It could be a new phrase. "Somewhere a village is missing its Turin!" __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

06-16-2005, 10:27 AM	#3
Esgallhugwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Where the Moon cries against the snow Posts: 526	How about calling the Cursed Villager a Wight or Draug Bait. I believe Draug means wolf. Just suggestions. __________________ "...for the sin of the idolater is not that he worships stone, but that he worships one stone over others. -8:9:4 The Witness of Fane"

06-16-2005, 11:40 AM	#5
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	I can see why you wouldn't want Turin, but what about one of his pseudonyms? Agarwaen (the bloodstained) or Neithan (the wronged). I quite like Neithan. After all, the poor cursed villager has been wronged by fate, hasn't he? __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

06-16-2005, 11:45 AM	#6
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	I love Uvalin, Agarwaen, and Neithan. I think Uvalin sounds most wolfy though. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

06-16-2005, 11:50 AM	#7
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	Why can't the cursed villager be called the "Cursed Villager"? I think it's the most characteristic name for him/her. Yes, yes, I'm just being so boring but at least it's much less a mouthful than Colindo Nwalyaron, for example. If you wan't to rename some roles, how about if the Hunter was called Wolver? __________________ Fenris Wolf

06-16-2005, 09:27 AM	#1
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	The Seer will remain the Seer. The Hunter will remain the Hunter. The Guardian will be called the Ranger. The Masons will be called the Shirriffs. The Cursed Villager will probably not be called Turin. Honestly, a Turin in every village would probably bring Middle-Earth crashing down.

06-16-2005, 11:09 AM	#4
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	I'd be quite glad if my village was missing its Turin, really . I've had a quick look at some Quenya dictionaries, and from the limited Quenya I know: Colindo Nwalyaron, which I believe is "Bearer of Torment." Erm... bit cumbersome. What about Hecilo/Hecile, "Forsaken by Friends"? Doesn't really work, seeing as the Cursed forsakes his/her friends rather than vice versa. Uherenya, "Unfortunate"? Marta, "Fated," though I believe that's usually an adjective? Uvalin, "Unhappy"? Well, what can I say, Quenya dictionaries are simply oodles of fun. Any of these tickle anybody's pickle? I like Uvalin, though I'm sure somebody can come up with something much better.

06-16-2005, 12:04 PM	#8
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I find myself in agreement with you, Spawn. While I'm all for renaming the Guardian "Ranger", I can't help but think that we are needlessly complicating the only part of the game that shouldn't be that way. I've got to admit though... the Phan-Feas just makes me laugh. __________________ peace

06-16-2005, 12:18 PM	#9
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	I don't think the point is to needlessly complicate things, rather it's to set our environment a bit more in accord with Tolkien's world and by renaming we are capturing that a bit. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”