Dear WotC - You suck at names.

[Arkham]

Feywild bugs me.
I think Shadowfell is ok, but would be better inverted.
Entering the Fellshadow sounds more intimidating than the Shadowfell. The first sounds like 'evil darkness', the second sounds like 'burnt out bulbs'.

 

[avr]

The problem with some of these names is that they're really similar to some which have been well and truly used. Shadowfell? Shadowdale & the Shadowlands' are already mentioned, Shadowmarch is a book by Tad Williams, Shadow's Fall is a book by Simon Green I think, and there must be a hundred other fantasy locations with a similar name. Compare to "the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie ... " - still evocative, but distinctive. Feywild sounds like a two-syllable version of the Wyld (White Wolf). Emerald Frost isn't actually a bad name IMO provided there are no associated cities.

 

[GSHamster]

I like Faerie and Shadow.

May as well go back to the classics.

 

[Belorin]

So far I like the names Wizards has come up with, they are evocative without being sappy.
Feywild, Shadowfell, even the Wizards traditions like Emerald Frost & Iron Sigil, much better than Positve or Negative Material, the Plane of Shadow or even the Fugue Plain from FR.
Remember, if you don't like, you can always change it.

Bel

 

[Reaper Steve]

I like Faerie and Shadow.

May as well go back to the classics.

I previously posted that I've accepted Feywild. But after stewing on it a few more hours...I haven't.

I agree with you...call them Faerie and Shadow.

A rift in the material world that joins to Shadow could be called a Shadowfell. (Because I do like the term, and would like to keep the first module's name intact.)

 

[Desdichado]

Remember, if you don't like, you can always change it.

So simple and yet so elegant! What a great idea!

 

[Irda Ranger]

"The Shadowfell" is a great name. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to study up on their Middle English / Old Norse.

Some Definitions:
* Dire; sinister: by some fell chance.
* A thin membrane directly beneath the hide.
* An upland stretch of open country; a moor.
* A barren or stony hill.

My favorite is "the thin membrane directly beneath the hide." I like to think of the Shadowfell as a thin membrane directly beneath the world, separating this world from wherever it is the dead finally go ...

"The Feywild" isn't quite as good, but I can't offer anything better right now, so I won't criticize (unlike some). I like the idea of the Feywild, but calling it "the world of faerie" or "seelie" is too Irish (I want some other choices, like Shinto spirits). I also don't want to limit it to "green" themes, such as The Green or Arboria ... I like the idea of the Fomorian King in the Feywild Underdark, or the Goblyn Kings on the mountains ...

I'm going to use the word Elemental "Maelstrom." Definitely the best of the lot ..

Some other thoughts ...

* The Abyss is not a cosmological "drain", it's already been established that it was created when Tharzidun threw "the seed of evil" into the Elemental Tempest; and the Abyss grew from that. It's a growth of evil; it's not going anywhere. The real question is, how far will it grow?

* Sigil is the nexus of the Astral Sea, where all the threads of Astral Travelers pass through the center of the ring into the Prime Material. It's not the center though, just the Nexus.

 

[Doug McCrae]

Shadowfell is pretty good, Feywild is okay.

My suggestions:
Eternal Wild
Old Wood
Land of Lies
Glamourweald

 

[Ry]

I certainly prefer Dolurrh (sp?) over Shadowfell - the word sounds like something from a dirge.

I actually really like the Fugue Plain as a name as well.

 

[Intrope]

Sig'd.

Except for beer.

Fun fact: in additional to the mythological unicorn-like creature, "kirin" is also Japanese for giraffe.

You know, giraffe would be an excellent fantasy name if it wasn't taken...

Actually, the giraffe would make a decent fantasy creature: just tart it up a bit (it already has reach, how about adding an acid tongue attack?)

It's not nearly as bozo as some of the existing monsters...

On the whole, I like the planar name scheme. Feywild is a kind of weak link, but I truly can't think of a better name.