Received Applications

[Kenner]

Heh....  Hot is right.   

I think Nanny Ogg and Greebo are my favorites.  Vlad though....  he was just... scrumptious.

[The Jerk]

Vlad is about the hawtest vampire EVAR.  I just wanted to eat him all up.  *joins the line of fangirls*

[creepy pine marten girl]

same, saffy. same. :(

[Wolverine]

Well, well. The list has been edited to include three more.

Cyrus, Weylan Thomas, and Whiver Bean.

Cyrus and Weylan go in the "people names" category, although I should add a tad of non-plussedness for using "Thomas" as a last name. I know it's Biblical, and therefore old, but it seems so... peopleish.

Whiver Bean, however... I really would like to see how this one came about, actually.

[saffy]

Cyrus. Cyrus. Cyrus.

Oh dear.

That was the name I was going to give to my character. Luckily, I changed it. -whew-

[Balmafula]

Cricket, I know you wondering about Eilat, and that is a city in Israel... but I don't recall what it means in Hebrew, or even if his/her author had any idea of that. 

's pretty, though.

[Airan]

Whiver Bean, however... I really would like to see how this one came about, actually

That name makes me think of a hare.
Maybe, I could be stupid.

[Balmafula]

ALSO

For the names that are "human/normal" (Simon, Sasha, Eliza), please keep in mind that one of the most important characters in the series is named Martin.  That's a pretty "normal" name, and still perfectly canon.  And I do believe there actually was a Simon in the books. 

[Dozystoat]

There wos. He wos um. Wait. I mentioned he'd been in two books - but I'm thinking of Dandin's friend. Simon was the Abbot in Mariel of Redwall ... but not Bellmaker. Izzat right?

Whiver Bean I LIKE. Whyever "Bean" indeed? XD I hope it's a dibbun who's a brilliant tactician and has some major growth spurts throughout the story...

[Zaran]

And I do believe there actually was a Simon in the books. 

Yes, he was a blind mouse in Mariel of Redwall and The Bellmaker. I think he was the Abbot's friend, then became the Abbot.

[Jarrtail]

Nah, Simon was the herbalist. Saxus became the Abbot.

[Cricket Argyll]

Cyrus: The Greek form of a Persian name meaning "far-sighted" and "young", or sometimes "lord". I'm  thinking a badger or some other powerful woodlander. Possibly and otter.

Weylan Thomas: Closest thing on BtN was Weylon, which is a varient of Wieland meaning "war land". I now want to listen to Weylon Jennings. Guessing a woodlander of some sort by the surname. Sounds too 'people-ish' (thank you for the word, Wolverine) for my tastes.

Whiver Bean: This sounds like a comical hare character. I like it. Silly. Like hares. And perilous? We'll see.

[saffy]

Um, um, um... When I sent my app in, it only showed the first few lines of it on the "submission page"! What should I do? Do you have the full application?  :(

[PotentialContestant]

Shorey: I realize that the Disney movie has nothing to do with the myth (Heck, they showed Hera has Herc's mother). However, Megara is in the Hercules myth -- at least the original Heracles myth. She is his first wife -- a princess that was 'given' to him as a reward -- who he killed, along with his two children in a drunken rage.

EDIT: Well, in some myths. In others, he killed them and she died of a "broken heart". 'S all muddled, of course.

[Wolverine]

Nah, Simon was the herbalist. Saxus became the Abbot.

*raises a nerdy paw*

Er, I believe his name was SimEon, actually...

Balmafula makes an excellent point with the whole Martin thing, actually. I think that certain people names are totally acceptable, as long as they're not so human as to be ridiculous. ("Eugene" is right out.) But giving them a people-ish last name as well, to me, kind of seems like a cop-out.