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Now that Casandrau is an aspiring archaeologist, I've decided to get some new pets for her. Therefore, I'm seeking names for four different pets.

(There are actually five pets total, but Tito has already been named.)

The Tracker

Finding artifacts can be tricky, so this runed dog is called upon to detect any familiar smalls that could indicate the presence of an artifact. Depending on the terrain, this runed dog can even dig up some artifacts.

The Miner

After searching long and hard for an artifact, the last thing Casandrau wants to stop her is a layer of rock. Stolen from the Defias, this monkey is trained with a pickaxe and is able to dig through stone to get to artifacts that Casandrau cannot gather herself. Also comes in handy for fighting more... intelligent opponents.

Tito: The Bruiser

While searching for archaeological fossils and artifacts, Casandrau leaves herself vulnerable. Therefore, she employs this Devilsaur to be a physically imposing figure that discourages and intimidates any who wish to steal from her or attack her during her work.

The Defender

Needless to say, field work in archaeology is quite dangerous nowadays. Once a particularly nasty threat rears its head, Casandrau needs a sturdy pet that can take a lot of punishment. That's where this pet comes in. This beetle's job is to distract tough enemies so that Casandrau can safely dispatch them.

Saffron: The Ripper

There are some cases in which Casandrau will be working with fighters that can take a lot of punishment. In these cases, Casandrau substitutes her beetle for this lynx to help defeat the enemy as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

So... fire away with all your beetle/dog/lynx/monkey names.

My favorite pet to take with me on digs is my beetle Tektite--beetles just seem to be the perfect archaeology pet, to me!

For the lynx, I thought, simply...

Sphinx.

Simple, and both of them are ferocious creatures (The sphinx is predominantly feline, as well...) that rip apart their foes. Plus, Sphinx rhymes with lynx and matches a desert-y, egyptian theme.

Dog: Anubis. To follow an egyptian, desert theme...The jackal-headed god.

I dunno... names that are directly taken from mythology don't mesh well with the WoW universe, in my opinion.

I decided to go with Saffron for my lynx, but the remaining three still seek names.

Actually, the wow universe uses names taken from mythology all the time--usually just spelled a little creatively.

If you don't like mythological names, is there some other theme that would interest you?

You could name your runed mage hunter Indiana--after all, "We named the Dog Indiana."

gormanghaste wrote:Actually, the wow universe uses names taken from mythology all the time--usually just spelled a little creatively.

If you don't like mythological names, is there some other theme that would interest you?

You could name your runed mage hunter Indiana--after all, "We named the Dog Indiana."

My problem was more specifically with using the actual names of mythological figures in the WoW universe. I'm aware of the name-warping used for counterparts to mythological figures/places/etc.