I have had the nick Deathstix (in one word actually, but in FF XIV I split it in two so it became Death Stix) ever since I had internet (maybe back in 1996). It was a "name" given by someone to a musical instrument that I sometimes play on, the piccolo. For those of you who know this, a piccolo in the wrong hands.... can kill! LOL. Kill your ears that is, hence the "deathstick", I changed it to "deathstix" because back in the old days of IRC (Internet Relay Chat) your nickname was limited to only 9 characters.

An unintended consequence from this is... sometimes ingame others address me by my first name... Death... when really it should be "Stix" if you wanna cut it short. So imagine this...

*prepares to take on Batraal*
<A> What happens if we stand over there?
<B> Death awaits you.
<C> death come here please.
<C> DEATH!!!!!!
<Death Stix> ohhh you mean me???? soweeeeee...(hurries over to stand by C's side)