For those that know a little of my writing (are there any?) you might know that I have quite the serious streak in it, and falter in doing anything comedic. I've done it before, after all, and I wager - though it's only a guess - that I've done more of this sort of thing than most here, and have written in legendary style even regarding Zeal - it's my most dear style, after all. It's fine line difficult to describe which, as I've said, I'm unable to accomplish at the moment, but will probably return to me in a few weeks time. I've come to find that myth and legend has nothing to do with using the old pronouns thee and thou and all that sort of thing - which seems most people do - but is more apparent in a very formal style and syntax. If nothing else, I could - I think, at least - make it sound stylistically so. The objective here is to make something relatively simple and fitting to each era and civilization.Īs I said, if you need help, I may be able to aid you, if I'm feeling up to it. Keep in mind that these will pop in dialogue, but the lengthy explanations will be kept in the Chrono Compendium in Chronopolis. Lastly, Guardia would also have some concept of the Frozen Flame, since they'll beat everyone else with it and unite the other tribes. has the legends of Cyrus and Glenn (said by many in Chrono Trigger, and considered the nation's guardians). I say this because Dorino is also known as San Dorino, making it seem like a very holy city (it has a nun), and Choras is a strong ally of Guardia (based on the theory that the Northern Ruins was a seat of government at one time). Guardia, Dorino, and Choras need to share a common root in a holy mother of some kind, shown in Manoria Cathedral. The others die out, so they may be of little regard. These eventually scatter once the land warms, and form basic tribes. After Zeal falls, we have a new race of people, the combined Earthbound/Zeal survivors. PF/SSC are shown in Crimson Echoes in the five ruins of 11998 B.C. The Flame would radically alter mythology, somewhat, but it'd be more in a force rather than the flame itself, as the Flame is supposed to be Zeal's ultimate secret (deals with CE plot too). The Iokans would societally become the Earthbound, while the Larubans would become Zealians. The standards of good fantasy writing, basically. I'd council then making up a good name, and giving it a meaning in context of some greater Zeal history or language, connecting it to other meanings, and giving it mythical identification. It would be odd to anyone that actually knew the things. Anything such as Fenris or Loki are just faint connections and, in my opinion, not near enough to warrant using the name. However, on hearing that description, there does not appear to be anything that is close enough in myth. Moreover, Loki is a very ancient god, of giant-kin, and of about the same age as Odin himself (who held him to be a blood-brother, before his treacherous turn.) Thus, for connections, I would council Loki, if anything. He bore Sleipnir in the shape of a mare, was captured by a troll when he flew about as a hawk, and took many other forms, even flies. And yet again, if you wish him more beastlike. Moreover, I've seen several depections of him with a blue body. The groaning of the earth is his pained cry. He is enchanied at a cave at the end of the world, with the venom of a snake perpetually dripping on him, in punishment for his slaying of Baldur the Beautiful. Personally, I think that sounds more akin to a troll, so perhaps Geriodurr the Troll King? He lives in caves.Īctually, Loki might even be better. That said, I think Norse is the only myths with something like this. Well, if that is the case, then I would think that the Fenris Wolf does not work all that well: the Wolf has hair, and is not blue, and neither is he of caves: he is enchanined upon in island in Asgard.
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