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Old February 22nd, 2007, 12:17 PM
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Adjectival madness -- What to call Generals' troops

Adjectives and group nouns from place or loyalty nouns are tricky. America has Americans. Germany has Germans. The Republican Party has Republicans, but the Democratic Party has Democrats. France has French. England has English. Mexico has Mexicanos or Mexicans or Chicanos or Hispanics.

So what about our HeroScape Generals?

Jandar's followers are what?? Jandish, Jardarites, Jandarians??
Utgars? Utgarish?
Vydars? Vydaristas?
Einars? Einarazi?
Ullars? Ullarizarians?

What do you call them? What should we call them?
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Old February 22nd, 2007, 12:20 PM
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I'm for using the -ians ending but I do like Ullarites for some reason.

So I propose the followings:

Jandarians
Utgarians
Vydarans (notice no 'i')
Einarians
Ullarites

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Old February 22nd, 2007, 12:21 PM
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Re: Adjectival madness

Utgars? Utters (or gars)
Vydars? Vyds (sweedish accent: yah oon you are a Vydir Hider)
Einars? Eins (or Einer forty nineers)
Ullars? Lers (Skullers)
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Old February 22nd, 2007, 12:24 PM
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I always called them:
Jandarians
Utgarians
Vydarians
Ullarians
Einarians.

That just seems natural. Although I do like Ullarites.

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Old February 22nd, 2007, 12:25 PM
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Don't know about the others but Einar should have Eineese

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Old February 22nd, 2007, 12:40 PM
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I like LittleNewbie's Ullarites. Vydarites would work nice that way too.

Jandarian sounds good and noble.

Einarian is good.

I like Utgards. Sounds more evil than Utgarians.

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I tend to go with the -ian ending
Jandarians, Utgarians, Ullarians, Einarians, Vydarians (but I do Like Newb's Vydarans)

To me it only makes sense since in Latin (which much of English is derived from) the suffix -ian (or -iani) means "belonging to ________". So a Jandarian basically--> One belonging to Jandar, much the same as a word that was originally meant as an insult "Christian" --> One belonging to Christ.

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I just call them by the general's name. For example:

Raelin is Jandar; Grimnak is Utgar.
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I agree with Johnny. Taelord is Utgar, Raelin is Jandar. I use the term as the general's name and as their "nationality."
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I say Raelin is good. Taelord is bad.


But if I had to vote I'd go with these:

Jandar - Jandinavian
Ullar - Ullpudlians
Vydar - Vycunians
Einar - Einese (that was perfect darth_stalker)
Utgar - Utite
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I say Raelin is good. Taelord is bad.


But if I had to vote I'd go with these:

Jandar - Jandinavian
Ullar - Ullpudlians
Vydar - Vycunians
Einar - Einese (that was perfect darth_stalker)
Utgar - Utite
Seriously, where do you come up with names like that? hey are good, but completely random.

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Quote:
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I say Raelin is good. Taelord is bad.


But if I had to vote I'd go with these:

Jandar - Jandinavian
Ullar - Ullpudlians
Vydar - Vycunians
Einar - Einese (that was perfect darth_stalker)
Utgar - Utite
Seriously, where do you come up with names like that? hey are good, but completely random.
Taelord... why do you cost so much?

I just... I don't know... I just wanted to say it too.
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