Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
I think you're being too eager to apply an unproven idea to a character who has no reason for us to assume is part of it. We don't know for certain why Wawlika and Nitowikwe have Tonawawtan names and they're not a big enough sample size to say that it's because there are Xbr'aal mixed in with the Tonawawta population. There are no others in the towns, and the one other Xbr'aal we encounter in Xak Tural (Br'uk Vaw from the Serpentlord FATE chain) has a standard Xbr'aal name.
Agreed on all counts. I think we're just looking at Wawlika and Nitowikwe and recognizing those definitely aren't Xbr'aal names, and trying to square that circle. And Koana's just a big ol' mystery, for exactly the reason you say; he doesn't fit any of the really overt naming schemes in Tural. I'd love to know what his name means or where it's from, but all we have is a pile of 'well it's not THAT'.