Targossas, the Dawnspear

Tvistor

Bro, everything is better than Shallame.

Sothantos

It's the double s. Targosas reads better.

I always figured it would just be the name for the islands, not the city itself, though. It still strikes me as really awkward, but I can live with it.

Edit: Goddamn it there was a thread open for 20 minutes on changing the name and we blew it? Argh.

Tvistor

Rich motes of lucent clarity suffuse the skies as the Lightbringer evokes, "Refugees. We have decided to call it Targosas -- that's with a single 's' before the 'a' at the end -- because it's more aesthetically pleasing."

Sherazad

Can think of lots of stuff when I read Targossas. Just not this. 

12:38:50 PM Sherazad: also the new shallam is named Targossas

12:40:01 PM ex-*shallamese: that

12:40:03 PM ex-*shallamese: is a terrible name

12:40:10 PM ex-*shallamese: it sounds like turtle poo

Grats on the cone-shaped city tho.

Blujixapug

Targossas sounds like colossus. Targosas sounds like samosas. The name doesn't really matter, some people were gonna think it was silly no matter what, and it will grow on people no matter what. The main thing is that it doesn't rhyme with anything egregiously hilarious bad, like buck, punt, or glass bowl. Gotta make people work for their terms of derision.

Sothantos

It's still possible to name the city something else from the islands, isn't it? Something like... I dunno, just throwing an example out there, Targos, the city on the islands of Targossas or something. It looks like the poll thread, despite being closed, is still open -- there's a majority of dislikes there right now.

My concern is that the name is too long and not strong/monolithic enough compared to the other city names: Ashtan, Hashan, Mhaldor, Hashan, Cyrene. It doesn't fit in with the style, and it also isn't reminiscent of Light or Good or anything. It reminds me of something vaguely Polynesian or pirate.

Normally I wouldn't want to complain, but this is something that's going to be stuck with us for pretty much forever, and I'm worried that it'll be worse after the honeymoon phase wears off.

Veldrin

I have waaay to many OOC associations with that name to ever be able to take it seriously

that being majorly Targossas but also Targos I guess

Sothantos

I was just raising an example as to how the city name might be different from the island name. I don't really care about Targos.

Hhaos

Achilles said:

Ruth said:

Reminds me of Tortuga from PotC. Also yay, a city to raid! Am glad no more safe room.

This applies to Mhaldor and Hashan but you guys seriously think you can outraid us?

Wishing I had a challenge accepted gif/ people that could raid

Iocun

Veldrin said:

I have waaay to many OOC associations with that name to ever be able to take it seriously

that being majorly Targossas but also Targos I guess

All the other cities evoke tons of OOC associations too though, some of the ridiculously strong (I mean, "Mhaldor", come on...), but we still manage to look past them. Targossas is way more unique than most of the current city names.

Veldrin

The uniqueness is actually the problem, it stands out where all the others sorta mesh together, call it uh Avalon(?) instead, heck ditching Targossas and just leaving it with 'the Dawnspear' is better

Iocun

I'm not sure why that would be a problem. Why do they have to be all similar?

Sothantos

It's like Bob, Lisa, Joe, Dan, and Yuddhisthiradachishiroulderasethi.

Veldrin

Because Achaea has a theme, standing out from that theme isn't good.

and

Targossas > Targos > Icewind Dale > Forgotten Realms > Every single book and game ever done about that setting.

Targossas > Tarecgosa > World of Warcraft > Lousy crap

All that stuff passes through my head -every single time- I see that god damn name, don't freaking call the new city that.

Iocun

It's probably almost impossible to have a name that doesn't remind anyone of anything.

Sothantos said:

It's like Bob, Lisa, Joe, Dan, and Yuddhisthiradachishiroulderasethi.

I honestly don't see any issue with that, other than that this last name is insanely long and hard to remember, which isn't the case for Targossas.

Veldrin

Right, but in most cases it's tolerable (Like when it's just the name of the area), just not when it's a FREAKING CITY that's most likely gonna be heard about QUITE a bit.

Call it Brighthold, it's the island where the government district is supposedly gonna be placed.

Tvistor

Do not look a gift city in the mouth.

Sherazad

Brighthold reminds me of Winterhold.

Silas

Yeah, I mean, I'd hate if established cities didn't fit in with the two syllable naming convention. That'd suck balls.

Iocun

Not too fond of Brighthold, tbh. I like Targossas far more. But that's just my personal taste!

Blujixapug

Actually if you could add an apostrophe, that'd be good. We don't have any cities with apostrophes.

Tar'gosas. T'argosas. Targ'os'as.

Iocun

Ugh, noooo, make it stop

Random apostrophes are the worst fantasy stereotype ever.

Tahquil

Accent or underscore would be better.

Silas

Targiho_sho'ssasGoodbye.

Tvistor

I hope Hirst pits you.

Velyse

If we're breaking naming convention, I like 'The Dawnspear.' Citizens of the Spear, Children of the Dawn, Refugees of the Eastern Shore, Inhabitants of the Sacred Isles, Dawnese, Dawnites, etc.

PSA: Don't forum without a good night's sleep!

Antonius

Why would we call ourselves "Refugees" of anything when we have a city?

Tvistor

Okay, listen here.

It's updating me on whenever this thread gets posted in. I can't figure out why but I demand everyone stops posting, because I have like 15 notifications, and none of them are telling me an attractive girl has messaged me (or Cooper, who is close enough). This is unacceptable.

Thanks.

Shirszae

Dawnwalkers?    :-?

Tvistor

Mother-