Items and Their Namesakes

[Loronar]

With a fair amount of items now present in the Mists database, named weapons and armor with other interesting descriptions are starting to appear. Many of these are references to real world things of Asian origin, so this is a list of identifiable items with their likely namesakes.

When I said hunter gear, I really meant "hunter gear", which of course means any and all gear!

Armor

• Dagger of the Seven Stars (The Stone Guard, Mogu'Shan Vaults): Big Dipper, also called "Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper" in oriental cultures, "Seven Great Sages" in Hindu astronomy, and "Seven Gods" in Mongolia.
• Subetai's Pillaging Leggings (The Spirit Kings, Mogu'Shan Vaults): Subutai, Mongol general who led successful campaigns under Genghis Khan and Ogedei Khan. Mongols are well-known horseback riders who are skilled in the bow and arrow and often hunt for food because they are nomads.
• Terracotta Fragment (Jonn-Dar, Valley of the Four Winds): Terracotta Army, a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.

Weapons

• Gao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector (Tsulong, Terrace of Endless Spring): Ga-Rei manga series, which features a dragon-like beast spirit which also becomes possessed by evil like Tsulong does.
• Screaming Tiger, Qiang's Unbreakable Polearm (The Spirit Kings, Mogu'Shan Vaults): Qiang, the Chinese spear, one of the four major weapons in pre-modern China, dubbed the "King of Weapons".

Quest Items

• Qiang's "The Science of War": Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Sun Tzu himself was only a general and never a king as is indicated of Qiang in the flavor text. The quote used here also does not exist in The Art of War.
• Subetai's Bow of the Swift: Subutai, Mongol general (see above).

Other

• Pearl Milk Tea (Cooking): Bubble tea

Unidentified, of note

• Fang Kung, Spark of Titans (Will of the Emperor, Mogu'Shan Vaults)
• Taoren, the Soul Burner (Lei Shi, Terrace of Endless Spring)

I will add to the list if I figure out more. If you think you've identified something, let me know, and I will update the list as well.

[Wain]

Very interesting! Thanks This could be a good thread

[GormanGhaste]

I love bubble tea! I can totally see my character spending way too much gold at the local tea shop

[Loronar]

I wish they pushed beta through the other regions at the same time. It would be a lot easier to find connections through the Chinese names of these items.