I named my character as close to my screen name as possible while staying within Xalea lore. I couldn't find the Mongolian word for "obsidian", so I went with the color of the rock. Khara (qara) means black. Gal means fire. So yes, my character has one of the most cliche "cool" names ever. It fits given she is primarily a summoner though...

I went with the Meirqid tribe as I like hotter climates and their thing of burying their supplies instead of taking them with them like everyone else is interesting. How do they find them again and how to they keep the other tribes from finding out or getting into them? It seemed like the kind of tribe that would be just as interested in magic as in martial prowess.