Weldun Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I'm currently toying with a build for a character. The concept is a normal human who is the living prison for a daemon. Basically he's a mystically themed brick whose skin is etched with seraphic wards from the neck down. He has a problem in the hour of the wolf (3am to 4am) where the daemon struggles against the wards and occasionally asserts control. The problem is that I'm completely stumped for a name. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Jakabok Botch. (It's a demon character in a book I just started, thought it was a great name.) or Scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero William Bane vs Daemon Bane Cheers QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Signum Animus (Sealed Spirit in badly translated Latin.) or Pupillus (Ward in badly translated Latin) ... also, Damocles, eluding to the struggle to keep balance between the man and the daemon trapped inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero I vote for it being a chick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Pandemonium (I think it loosely means Abode of Demons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero I vote for it being a chick. Then you could play the whole demon seed schtick. That could be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Then you could play the whole demon seed schtick. That could be interesting. Yeah, I just like the feel of it better. Hot, tatted up, and her 'male' demon persona breaking free at times, seemed to have a weighter, more dramatic feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestnik Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero I wrote up a character almost exactly like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Did he take this burden up willingly or was this a curse from his own previously "less than moral" actions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roter Baron Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Abyss - like in Nietsche's quote: "If you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Abyss - like in Nietsche's quote: "If you look into the abyss' date=' the abyss also looks into you."[/quote'] For the win. Perfect. I'm totally stealing this. Female demonic brick named Abyss. Yes. Holy crap I like this idea. Yoinkth, and away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldun Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Did he take this burden up willingly or was this a curse from his own previously "less than moral" actions?He bears the burden willingly. As long as this particular demon is bound, the legions of hell cannot invade the mortal world. As a side note, some of the research that I have been doing has revealed the difference between a dæmon and a demon. A dæmon refers to "good or malevolent supernatural beings between mortals and gods, such as inferior divinities and ghosts of dead heroes" and a "spiritual being of a lowly order that is largely evil" of Greek Mythology. Strange how I never came across this for my Nephilim character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Well, if he's being used as a sacred container of sorts, how about "Ark"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero I'm currently toying with a build for a character. The concept is a normal human who is the living prison for a daemon. Basically he's a mystically themed brick whose skin is etched with seraphic wards from the neck down. He has a problem in the hour of the wolf (3am to 4am) where the daemon struggles against the wards and occasionally asserts control. The problem is that I'm completely stumped for a name. Suggestions? He's a brick who's a prison for a demon. How about something that sounds both brick-like and prison-like? Brig Slammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Tom Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero As this character sounds a lot like Boone (the main character in Nightbreed), how about the following name: Kaballus (derived from "Cabal", the Clive Barker story that was the basis for Nightbreed). Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Wolftrap Warden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustytomes Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero keep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Jeff Howard. (I'm firmly of the opinion that not every super needs a stage name, especially if one doesn't just jump out at you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualplayer Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Phil Lacktree Gaoler/Jailer Pariah Crucible and a second on Pandemonium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero How about some German suggestions? Der Besessene (The Possessed) : doesn't really fit the description Abgrund (Abyss) : sounds diabolical enough Zwei Seelen (Two Souls) : considered the demon counts as a soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roter Baron Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero For the win. Perfect. I'm totally stealing this. Female demonic brick named Abyss. Yes. Holy crap I like this idea. Yoinkth, and away! He ... HEY! Wait ..ya can't ... THIEF! STOP THE THIEF! Simon! Lord Liaden, Death Tribble! Someone! This bully is yoinking my idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero Haven't you been around here long enough to know you can't just leave ideas out in the open without a lock and chain? You're practically begging to be ripped off. Ah, well. Go to Dan Simon's desk and fill out a report. You'll be notified if anyone turns your idea in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero As a side note, some of the research that I have been doing has revealed the difference between a dæmon and a demon. A dæmon refers to "good or malevolent supernatural beings between mortals and gods, such as inferior divinities and ghosts of dead heroes" and a "spiritual being of a lowly order that is largely evil" of Greek Mythology. Yes. In fact, "daemon" was the word chosen by early writers of the Bible when they translated the Hebrew word for angel into Greek. Naga were daemons who guarded temples or holy places, servants of higher powers. Since angels were the servants of God, this seemed like a good fit. The word is still used today. A daemon is a program that performs some task for you, like a servant. The mail daemon is good example, it delivers your mail. I believe some Bibles still use the spelling "daemon" in some parts of the Old Testament for angels in some places, though I can't scare up any quotes right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comic Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Name Help: Daemonic Hero "Seventh" Or any number 1st-6th. You know, for the apocalyptic crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.