Named mob... Fernehalwes?

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Theres other mobs arround with staff member name? lol

Ferne is kind of awesome like that, yeah. Though it bears mentioning this is a "bounty" mob that appears only in certain Northern Thanalan levequests, so it's pretty much an easter egg. I have yet to see any others myself, though who knows, perhaps when expansion hits we'll be trying out the new leves only to stumble on the message:

"Wanted target Bayohne found! Slay the target and collect the bounty!"

I wonder if Ferne borrowed the name from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. One line is, "To ferne halwes, kowethe in sondry londes" where 'ferne halwes' means 'distant shrines.'

You can read the whole prologue at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sourc...olog-para.html

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Originally Posted by Velox

I wonder if Ferne borrowed the name from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. One line is, "To ferne halwes, kowethe in sondry londes" where 'ferne halwes' means 'distant shrines.'

You can read the whole prologue at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sourc...olog-para.html

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Based on his response to this way back in the 1.0 forums, I'm gonna say yes. . .

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

Based on his response to this way back in the 1.0 forums, I'm gonna say yes. . .

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Ah OK. Sorry I only played 1.0 for 2 weeks before quitting (got boring and decided to revisit LotRO instead) so I am unaware of anything from the 1.0 forums.

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Originally Posted by Velox

One line is, "To ferne halwes, kowethe in sondry londes" where 'ferne halwes' means 'distant shrines.'

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The Ahriman Bookshelf makes reference to this, as well. (Emphasis mine.)

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Originally Posted by Ahriman Bookshelf

A wide-eyed and winged bookshelf designed in an ahriman motif. Comes complete with a compendium of knowledge from distant shrines.

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