What does your ENWorld name mean?

The name of my first large and in charge NPC; now a deity of my setting. The character is a particularly poignant representation of myself (as all of them are to some extent) and stands for essentially the same principles that I do.
 

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It means that I'm auld and grumpy?

Actually, it a nickname that got hung on a Seelie redcap knight that I played in a Changeling LARP, and it stuck.

The Auld Grump, who, of course, is Auld and Grumpy
 

Erac's Cousin was written up in the original Rogue's Gallery book. I don't have my copy handy, but I think he was played by one of Gary Gygax's kids. The character never revealed his real name--and there was never anyone named "Erac" other. It seemed like a good concept for a username.

Yep...and despite my desire to always use something along those lines for a PC of my own, I never have.
 

"weem" is the mis-pronouncing of the first part of my last name.

The first part of my last name (Wiemholt) is pronounced like the word "why"but many pronounce it "weem"holt. My friends called me "Weem"holt intentionally for a while and it eventually became "weem".

And so, my website (theWeem.com) is based on it as well ;)
 

while I was into karate, aikido and zen, i practiced concentrating on the kikai-tanden, i. e. the middle of your body, just below your belly button. kikai is the ocean of energy (ki).
 

"weem" is the mis-pronouncing of the first part of my last name.

The first part of my last name (Wiemholt) is pronounced like the word "why"but many pronounce it "weem"holt. My friends called me "Weem"holt intentionally for a while and it eventually became "weem".

Your last name appears to be German, so it's not actually wrong to say "weem".
(Compare with the pronounciation of tiefling, for example. Of course, Americans can't pronounce that correctly. :p ;))
 


Mine is of a relatively straightforward genesis. At about the time that the notion of an online identity became a reality, I was really massively into Star Wars, looking forward to the Special Editions and so-forth.

"wedge", unfortunately, was taken on whatever board I first tried it, so I did what I always do... added a bit of faux-Russian into the mix. :)
 

You can blame G-Force (the anime, NOT the guinea pig movie) for my username. G-Force was an old Japanese cartoon featuring a group of five people protecting the earth and stuff (kind of like the Power Rangers, but less campy).
I remember the American version: Battle of the Planets. There were always huge arguments in the schoolyard over who would get to be Jason and who 'had' to be Mark. I'd give you xp for the memories, but apparently I must spread first. 7-Zark-7 FTW!
 

while I was into karate, aikido and zen, i practiced concentrating on the kikai-tanden, i. e. the middle of your body, just below your belly button. kikai is the ocean of energy (ki).

Do you know which chinese characters it uses? 丹田/tanden does mean the point just below the navel, but kikai could be written a few ways. Yours is probably 気界, which means "spirit world." To be honest, though, when I hear "kikai", I think of 機会 (chance, opportunity) or 機械 (machine, apparatus), which are much more common expressions, as you might imagine. Here's what Google turns up on 気界丹田/kikai-tanden:

渡辺俊一 said:
「丹田気界」という表現は何か生命の源というか、元気の海という風にとらえられていたということが分りました。

"The expression 'tanden kikai' is something that is the origin of life, or perhaps I should say that I understand it could be perceived as the sea of stamina."

There's also a Zen poem that refers to the 気海丹田/ki-umi tanden, which more directly means "spirit sea in the point beneath the navel."

Which is a long way of saying that your name means "machine" or "opportunity" to me, but your interpretation is pretty close, too. :)
 

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