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    Quote Originally Posted by KamiyaJace View Post
    So, I think I figured out the naming conventions in most of Tural pretty easily and can follow the ideas behind naming for all of the groups (Hhetsarro, Xbr'aal, Shentona, Tonawata).

    But one thing I can't figure out is the naming conventions for Alexandrians.

    Most of the Lalafell (Milalla) have names that are palindromes, and the Viera, Hyur and Elezen seem to have a few options which range from fairly typical-looking names, types of gems/rocks/Earth like Sphene and Geode, and then feelings or emotions like Nostalgia.

    For the latter few races, I'm wondering who gets what and why. Why do some people get named after a gem and others get the emotions?

    I haven't noticed a pattern really. The first things came to mind is that it may be a class or caste system sort of thing going on?

    I know it's too early to get that information probably from any official source--I say as I stare at the pinned naming convention posts--but, perhaps someone has noticed something I didn't?
    When you get the sightseeing log for the mosaic in solution 9 it reads the following: This popular café is found in Solution Nine's commerce sector. The races of Alexandria are named after stones, and calling the shop “Mosaic” was in acknowledgment of the colorful work of art that is created when the people gather together.

    So it seems to be very much based on rocks and gems, at least for the elezen and sphene.

    The other names, like Nostalgia, I can only guess are based on what you might have on a moodring and that would be connected to rocks.
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    Last edited by Chasingstars; 07-18-2024 at 12:52 AM.