This has a bit of a ring to it, I think. As others have pointed out, sometimes in their efforts to get us to prove we're not robots, Google comes up with a goodie.
Odatink is a character waiting to happen. I am starting to see him. A slightly querulous dabbler. A mage of some kind - it's not a name that screams "I have biceps and I'm not afraid to use them" - although I suppose he might be.
"My parents gave me this stupid name and I've spent my whole life proving I'm packed with testosterone in response."
Who or what is Odatink?
Yes - I am procrastinating as I work out the opening scenes of Odysseus.
I've also had occasion to notice some very excellent potential character names with the word verification. Though I have to say, some blogs have far more creative WVs than others? I'm so glad someon else thinks as I do regarding this :)
ReplyDeleteDo check out Black Vulmea's post linked below. He has a beautiful list of names.
DeleteHaha :) I never noticed the word verifications before really but I'll look out for it now!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment :) It must be lovely to live in North Yorkshire? I feel the same about my childhood home. I grew up in Surrey and do find myself longing for that place. I think it's more about the time, sometimes it would be nice to be 9 years old again :D
Really? I grew up in Surrey as well. Oddly enough in the other Richmond (we live in the North Yorks version now).
DeleteI'm keeping a list on a post-it of captchas that would make great names for my game.
ReplyDeleteI drew the line at Etheala Meopube, however.
That is a special name indeed. I can see her, face twisted with drugged smoke fumes as she speaks in tongues to an audience of entraptured halflings.
DeleteYes, agreed, that name would be good for a female halfling, but she'd be running a brothel with a name like that... Or a nun.
DeleteThat was the thought I was trying to put out of my mind :D
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