Naming Ziarre's Nuramoc
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:20 pm
Not long ago, I acquired The Razza after hearing of his impending model change. Something worried me, however--did I actually like the Outland chimaera model? I hadn't had many good experiences with them in the wild, having fled from battle more than once because one dropped from the sky to say 'hello' while I was already in combat. Coupled with those somewhat traumatic memories was the fact that I found the yellow and green Outland chimaera loathsome in appearance, so they were hardly a fair standard by which to measure the model.
Thus I found myself in Netherstorm yesterday, doing flybys every hour or two in an attempt to track down Nuramoc. For being in such a deserted area, he was remarkably elusive. I went to bed with little success, and nearly had a heart attack when waking as I flew over Ever-core. An hour after I came in from my feeding rounds and--oh my god, I've found him, he's alive...where is he? I rapidly lost target as I whirled around, searching for that raid marker...and just barely caught sight of him fading out, at the edge of viewing range--he'd been flying in the opposite direction of my patrol! I quickly caught up, skimming the ground until my Tame Beast was in range, and made Nuramoc mine.
After hearthing to Stormwind, I found myself admiring him rather more than I'd expected. He was a creature of vicious grace, the grey-blue pairing surprisingly well with the purple. I had thought that I might like him, but this? Now I wonder which I will favor, when patch 4.0.6 hits...the blue and purple, or the blue and white.
My new companion and I go fishing.
He wasn't quite sure what to make of all this water.
...That guard looks just a little startled.
Yet for all of this, I was at a loss for a name. A friend suggested 'Fluffy,' but...but...so undignified! I've tried Ashan (meaning 'sword' in the Old Tongue) on for size, yet...I'm not so sure if it fits. I'm looking for a masculine non-English name, possibly meaning something along the lines of 'soft,' 'fluffy,' or maybe 'edge,' 'blade.' I'll consider any language, fictional or not.
Thus I found myself in Netherstorm yesterday, doing flybys every hour or two in an attempt to track down Nuramoc. For being in such a deserted area, he was remarkably elusive. I went to bed with little success, and nearly had a heart attack when waking as I flew over Ever-core. An hour after I came in from my feeding rounds and--oh my god, I've found him, he's alive...where is he? I rapidly lost target as I whirled around, searching for that raid marker...and just barely caught sight of him fading out, at the edge of viewing range--he'd been flying in the opposite direction of my patrol! I quickly caught up, skimming the ground until my Tame Beast was in range, and made Nuramoc mine.
After hearthing to Stormwind, I found myself admiring him rather more than I'd expected. He was a creature of vicious grace, the grey-blue pairing surprisingly well with the purple. I had thought that I might like him, but this? Now I wonder which I will favor, when patch 4.0.6 hits...the blue and purple, or the blue and white.
My new companion and I go fishing.
He wasn't quite sure what to make of all this water.
...That guard looks just a little startled.
Yet for all of this, I was at a loss for a name. A friend suggested 'Fluffy,' but...but...so undignified! I've tried Ashan (meaning 'sword' in the Old Tongue) on for size, yet...I'm not so sure if it fits. I'm looking for a masculine non-English name, possibly meaning something along the lines of 'soft,' 'fluffy,' or maybe 'edge,' 'blade.' I'll consider any language, fictional or not.