I know Kaz, but I'm curious if his name is actually longer and if he's regarded as a hero or not.
I also have Amboetin (sp?), the first Emperor of the League.
Past that, nothing.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking to generate some flavor text, and need the ten names to fill it out. I can always make up any gaps on my own, but I was hoping to find names that would carry a little more weight.
Ganthirogani de-Orilg, or Ganth, Kaz's father, a famous ship captain.
Hestrith de-Orilg, once clan Orilg's patriarch.
Bestet the One-armed, a warrior from ancient wars against elves.
Tariki, a famous ship captain.
Makel Ogrebane, a hero of the war of independence against the ogres.
Helati de-Kaz, the wife of Kaz.
Toron Griffonrider, the brother of Kaz.
Kyris de-Kaz, the son Kaz.
All Ansalonian minotaurs from times before the Cataclysm.
For the purposes of this list, I need to group the minotaurs by family. I didn't think making heroes out of Kaz's family was such a cottage industry, otherwise I would have mentioned it earlier. That means my list so far is:
Kaziganthi de-Orilg, or Kaz
Hestrith de-Orilg, once clan Orilg's patriarch
Bestet the One-armed, a warrior from ancient wars against elves
Tariki, a famous ship captain
Makel Ogrebane, a hero of the war of independence against the ogres
Ambouetin, victorious general in the war against the ogres
The idea here is to come up with a name that will represent a hero and general ancestor of the minotaur race - this name will then be incorporated as the name for a class feature of the minotaur Monk PrC I'm developing (working title: Master of Horn and Fist). The general concept is that the PrC will be designed to replace the last 10 levels of Monk with abilities that are more Minotaur-esque, and I'm drawing on the minotaur exaltation of ancestors and their mighty deeds to give the class the flavor I'm going for.
Like, say, "Bestet's Grim Resolve" - The Master of Horn and Fist can grant himself the use of the Diehard feat for one round by using one of his Stunning Attack uses. This ability can be used at any time, regardless of the Master's condition.
As you can see, the basic concept is to utilize the names of the heroes in the ability descriptors, but to make sure that no family is over-represented (like, say, Kaz's) I'd like to limit each family to one great hero.
Thanks in advance for any more help you can offer. Like I said, I'm perfectly willing to create 'fake' names to make up any slack in the list but if the names are out there and recognizable, I'd like to use them. Plus, I can then add flavor text to each ability entry past the simple mechanics.
He, well brutaly, concured the humans of Styrilia and the Empire was born. He also created the first arena on the continent to face challengers to his government. Haha, a human vs. a seasoned Minotaur soldier now that sounds fare.
Oh, ML Im really looking forward to your PrC. Im sure it will be well balanced but very physical,hehe. I WILL use it for sure.
Bos of the Blood, famous warrior (doesn't say what he was famous for though).
Jarisi Longarm, a female archer from an ancient war against dwarves.
Now, since each of the minotaur clan names comes from the name of the founder of that clan, and since only worthy minotaurs would get a clan of their own, you could use the founders of some of the famous clans. So:
de-Orilg, Orilg.
Es-Kalin, Kalin.
Es-Istian, Istian.
Sorjian (doesn't say whether it's a de- or Es- or something else entirely), Sorjian.
de-Teskos, Teskos.
Again, thanks for the help. When I'm done tweaking the PrC I'll post it here (on a different thread).
Now I know that this does not make it "official" but Knaak is usually the one we default to on the minotaurs.
es = from the island of Mithas
de = from the island of Kothas
Bos of the Blood (Bosigarni Es-Mithas) set up the temple to Sargas and then created the supreme circle. He was also the emperor after the second Dragonwar.
You also have the Gladiator Emperor Makel (Ogrebane) who slew the grand khan. He also created Nethosak.
Jarisi, a female archer, was emperor around 2335. She expanded sea exploration and founded the first osland colony named Jari-Nyos.
Tremoc was a minotaur who crossed the Ansalon four times looking for his mate's killer. When he entered the ring to challenger for emperorship, he was unopposed. He was killed most "Caesar" like. Dagger to the chest in his sleep.
Mitos defeated the army from Istar under general Hymdall. Mitos became emperor.
Toroth was the emperor shortly after the Cataclysm.
Also we cannot forget the followers of Kaz the Kazelathi. THey live on a far-off uncharted island.
Hope this helps.
Originally posted by darthsylver
Richard Knaak is explaining a few things in his book "Night of Blood."
Now I know that this does not make it "official" but Knaak is usually the one we default to on the minotaurs.
Actually, that does make it "official".
Doesn't help explain Bas ohn-Koraf, though. Maquesta's minotaur crewmate. Where's he from?
Cheers,
Cam
Originally posted by Cam Banks
Doesn't help explain Bas ohn-Koraf, though. Maquesta's minotaur crewmate. Where's he from?
Weren't you paying attention? He is not from Kothas or Mithas.
Or rather, his clan isn't.
Originally posted by darthsylver
es = from the island of Mithas
de = from the island of Kothas
Totally official. Repeated in the DLCS. But that does raise the question of where the other Ansalonian minotaur colonies are and/or what the various surname prefixes mean.
Originally posted by mean_liar
Totally official. Repeated in the DLCS. But that does raise the question of where the other Ansalonian minotaur colonies are and/or what the various surname prefixes mean.
Well the other clans could still be in Kothas or Mithas. They just wouldn't be from there originally. Some might have moved there after the Cataclysm broke the mainland apart (or rather, tore the islands away from the mainland).