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McAnally's (The Community Pub) => Author Craft => Topic started by: Nickeris86 on July 29, 2010, 05:52:01 PM
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in my urban fantasy book the Fremont troll in seattle is actually a real live troll. but he is not the big nasty mean kind of troll that harasses goats on bridges, no he is a rather pleasant fellow who kinda likes to pretend to be nasty but is not very good at it.
i wanted to give him a name that would be utterly ridicules for a troll, like Fred or bob or ted or something like that. any suggestions.
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Well when you think troll you think Ug or something similar so why not a name like Cornelius or Reginald?
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i'd think it would depend on how you want his character to be, and his background.
really a nice guy with proper manners? yeah, i'd go for reginald, cornelius, etc. maybe his parents are like that, idk.
if you're going for a more generic, all around nice guy, you could name him, yeah, fred, bob, ted, tom, john, etc...
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Bridger?
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Winston Thurgood Marshall, Esquire. (Winny for short?)
Bilbo or Beowulf. (For irony's sake)
Tristain, Chad, Laurence, Shayne.
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Thudbucket :D
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Thudbucket :D
ha funny.
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how 'bout the almighty/terrible/bridgebuster/etc.
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how 'bout the almighty/terrible/bridgebuster/etc.
"but my friends call me Ted"
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IMO make his real name something mean and vicious, but the nickname from that name harmless. For example:
My real name is Montreglesh, but I like to go by Monty for short.
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My real name is Montreglesh, but I like to go by Monty for short.
If that's the case, then he needs a real posh British accent and invites the character over for tea and crumpets with preserves.
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hmmm would he have a monocle
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hmmm would he have a monocle
And a bowler hat! But only when having tea.
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Monty: Hello there chap! I'd love to have you over for dinner.
Bridge crosser: You want to eat me for dinner?
Monty: Oh heavens no! I'm a second hand vegetarian!
Bridge crosser: Second hand?
Monty: Why yes! Of course? I only eat vegetarians, my dear boy.
Bridge crosser: Oh, good. I'm an avid meat eater.
Monty: We could have a spot of tea as well. I do hope you like Earl Grey. He drank a lot of tea. He should be absolutely delectable!
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Monty: Hello there chap! I'd love to have you over for dinner.
Bridge crosser: You want to eat me for dinner?
Monty: Oh heavens no! I'm a second hand vegetarian!
Bridge crosser: Second hand?
Monty: Why yes! Of course? I only eat vegetarians, my dear boy.
Bridge crosser: Oh, good. I'm an avid meat eater.
Monty: We could have a spot of tea as well. I do hope you like Earl Grey. He drank a lot of tea. He should be absolutely delectable!
instead of a club he has a fine gentlments cane.
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There you go. A troll is born.
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Sounds perfect ;D
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lol just thought of something funny, what if the reason he attacks people is because he is nearsighted and has to wear glasses, but hates them because they are so untroll like (though has no complaints of holding his pinky up when sipping his tea.)
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lol just thought of something funny, what if the reason he attacks people is because he is nearsighted and has to wear glasses, but hates them because they are so untroll like
...and they laugh at him because he has to stare at things for a long time to figure out what they are?
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It would be his sense of smell that would help him track vegetarian prey IMO. That way he could weed out the vegetarians from the meat eaters.
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*wants only onion-fed livers*