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Message: <blockquote data-quote="redrover" data-source="post: 4397706" data-attributes="member: 70799">Claw feats: Like them all!     Naming (Hereditary Senses): I’’ll think about it...     Naming Minotaurs: While I like your list generally, it’s for a homebrew campaign. I thought it might be fun to put together a more generic version, based on the literature. I’ve been unable to turn up Ashes of the Sun yet (which as I recall had a fair number of female names), but the following are from various other sources:     Male: Azak 3, Crespos 3, Eunostos 1, Grom 2, Hotak 3, Kalel 3, Kolot 3, Lothan 3, Tinos 2, Rahm 3, Scurn 2, Zhanrax 6.                          Female: Azia 4, Bekka 4, Furah 5, Ghaji 5, Helati 2, Kalia 4, Maritia 3, Makela 4, Nephera 3, Noori 5, Valuna 4, Zyri 3.     1 Day of the Minotaur  2 Kaz the Minotaur  3 Minotaur War trilogy  4 Inspired by male names from the Minotaur War trilogy.  5 Inspired by male names from Slayers Guide to Minotaurs.  6 Ashes of the Sun; found a review with this name     Other Notes: The female name “Bekka” is not derived from “Bakka” (a general), but from “Bek”, another male minotaur mentioned in these books.      The most evocative minotaur names,  are perhaps those that either suggest the Grecian heritage (e.g.:“Knossos”) or create a lowing or bellowing sound effect (which is why “Noori” and “Valuna” are my favorites on the female list). A name that doesn’t sound solid and impressive in baritone is probably not optimal.     As the party gnome put it: “Why name minotaurs?...Just “be-cows…”  (We did kill him for that, by the way.)  Q: "How does a winged bull attack?"A: "Tauran feathers."(We killed him for this one, too.)  More Book Notes:  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DL,      Knaak, R: Land of the Minotaurs      (Lost Histories #04, ’96)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As I recall, Kaz first shows up in The Legend of Huma (Heroes #03)</li> </ul>     <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Swan,      T.B.: Two prequels to Day of the      Minotaur:</li> </ul>  [FONT=&quot]o[/FONT]Cry Silver Bells (1st)  [FONT=&quot]o[/FONT]The Forest of Forever (2nd)    <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In      the Warhammer fanatasy series, the orc Thrall runs into a peaceful Tauran      culture (still checking on specific titles).</li> </ul>     <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tamora      Pierce (juv fic) stories set in Tortall have a minotaur-like creature called      a Taurus (I may get to these if I have time; thanks, wiki).</li> </ul>    Side Note: Your use of the word “argument” a few times in your last post is a little outside my comfort zone. Perhaps “point” would be more precise?  “Argument” has a subtext of contention, and this discussion strikes me as a process of creation, not conflict. Just sayin'...     En-Wiki: Yes I’ve noticed the site has been a bit twitchy. Took me a while to get there the first time, and I haven’t been able to get back recently.     Quote of the day:  ”The minotaurs prided themselves on the fact that, of all the races save perhaps the elves, they were the most literate.  While physical strength was the final arbiter in their society, knowledge was the tool that honed that strength.”  — Kaz, the Minotaur, Chapter 1.   Ta-ta!</blockquote>

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