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<blockquote data-quote="fuzzlewump" data-source="post: 4990193" data-attributes="member: 63214">1. For me, it's a problem with the naming convention. I think it would have been more interesting have real names for the places, like an Eladrin name for the Feywild, like for example a Tolkien-type name &quot;Lothruin&quot; and underneath would say &quot;colloquially known as Fae, the Wild Beyond, or the Feywild.&quot; As it stands, you imagine Eladrin calling their homeworld the &quot;feywild&quot; because it's wild and has fey in it! It's one thing to have a human town named like that, for instance &quot;Willowbrook&quot; that has willow trees and is situated next to a river, but an entire enchanted world full of various life and legends and heroes etc called the &quot;Feywild?&quot; Thankfully, this is very easily house ruled, but it still bugs me how often I have to see this magical realm referenced as &quot;Feywild.&quot;Shadowfell, of course, has the same issue. Like Penny Arcade pointed out, it's really just &quot;Darkbad.&quot; It's akin to have a realm called &quot;Grimdark.&quot; I mean, it may be a good descriptor, but a good name? I don't think so.&quot;Margonoth, as it known to the Shadar-Kai, or colloquially known as the Plane of Shadow, the Dark World, or the Shadowfell...&quot; I would much prefer. Of course, it may be more annoying to have to deal with a bad made-up name versus a bad name that at least describes the idea.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fuzzlewump, post: 4990193, member: 63214"] 1. For me, it's a problem with the naming convention. I think it would have been more interesting have real names for the places, like an Eladrin name for the Feywild, like for example a Tolkien-type name "Lothruin" and underneath would say "colloquially known as Fae, the Wild Beyond, or the Feywild." As it stands, you imagine Eladrin calling their homeworld the "feywild" because it's wild and has fey in it! It's one thing to have a human town named like that, for instance "Willowbrook" that has willow trees and is situated next to a river, but an entire enchanted world full of various life and legends and heroes etc called the "Feywild?" Thankfully, this is very easily house ruled, but it still bugs me how often I have to see this magical realm referenced as "Feywild." Shadowfell, of course, has the same issue. Like Penny Arcade pointed out, it's really just "Darkbad." It's akin to have a realm called "Grimdark." I mean, it may be a good descriptor, but a good name? I don't think so. "Margonoth, as it known to the Shadar-Kai, or colloquially known as the Plane of Shadow, the Dark World, or the Shadowfell..." I would much prefer. Of course, it may be more annoying to have to deal with a bad made-up name versus a bad name that at least describes the idea. [/QUOTE]

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