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    Journal, "Why Did It Have to Be Snakes" -- Text -- Incorrect Name Used

    When the player is in the Adders' Nest in Gridania, speaks to Fulke to complete the "Why Did It Have to Be Snakes" questline, and observes the Journal archive for this quest, the following text appears on the last line of the entry:

    "
    Serpent Sergeant First Class Haurtelle.
    "

    This is incorrect for two reasons:
    1. Fulke referred the player to "Sorainne", not "Haurtelle".
    2. As described in a previous issue, NPCs throughout this game are referred to by their first names, not their last names. It is inconsistent to see this particular NPC referred to by "Haurtelle" instead of "Sorainne".

    Please fix this issue by replacing "Haurtelle" with "Sorainne".

    The corrected text would appear in the Journal as follows:

    "
    Serpent Sergeant First Class Sorainne.
    "

    Steps to Reproduce:
    Complete the "Why Did It Have to Be Snakes" questline in the Adders' Nest in Gridania.
    Open the Journal archive for this questline through the Main Menu.
    Observe the text that appears.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mermentia View Post
    As described in a previous issue, NPCs throughout this game are referred to by their first names, not their last names. It is inconsistent to see this particular NPC referred to by "Haurtelle" instead of "Sorainne".

    Please fix this issue by replacing "Haurtelle" with "Sorainne".
    Actually, the bug here is that Fulke referred to her as Serpent Sergeant First Class Sorainne, and not as Serpent Sergeant First Class Haurtelle.

    In the English version, we decided to give all NPCs ranked within the Grand Companies both first and last names. The reason for doing this was so that we could use the last names when referring to players with titles. This is an attempt to keep with the militaristic nature of the organizations, as calling an individual by their title followed by their first name just seemed a bit off to us.

    For example, Fulke, too, is the last name of First Serpent Lieutenant Syro Fulke. Again, this is just a very minor detail that would almost certainly go unnoticed in all instances, were it not for this bug of Fulke referring to Haurtelle by her first name.

    Of course, there are certain contexts in which using the first and/or full names is entirely appropriate, be it for emphasis, a formal introduction, etc., and we reserve the right to do so! But this was not one of them.

    And so this bug has been fixed (Fulke now calls her Haurtellle), and will be reflected in 1.18a. Thanks!
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    Well now that that is settled, is no one going to comment on the great "Indiana Jones" reference here?
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    Explanation very much appreciated, as usual. Thank you for making the Fulke text consistent with these rules.
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