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King DZA

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At Last, a Named Weapon!
« on: January 31, 2012, 01:38:54 am »
After many a month of DF play, I finally have it! My very first named weapon!

Spoiler: Anir Nanir (click to show/hide)

As much as I would love to create a thread solely for gloating about my own achievements, there's something that I find slightly perplexing...

Lokum, the owner of the steel axe, is a relatively new soldier compared to some of the fortress veterans. He came with the king, so couldn't have been around more than 1-3 years, and though his kill count is admirable, it is far from the highest in the fort. Because they were already legendary upon arrival, I have their squad train year round, as opposed to the alternating half year schedule the other squads have. But surely 1-3 years of year round training cannot add up to more than 10+ years of half year training. Makes me think randomness may play a bigger part in the naming process than I thought...

Anyway, just making sure this exceptional landmark in my Dwarf Fortress history is immortalized within the confines of this forum.
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2012, 01:43:15 am »
At first I thought the dwarfs name was the Mortified Insight of Bearding
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 02:55:31 am »
Congrats!

And i was thrilled to have thrwarte my first few sieges that did not result in the demise of my civiliztion lol
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2012, 02:58:09 am »
Killing FBs usually name weapons for me (not every time though)
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2012, 03:12:33 am »
I had a one dwarf squad that had the biggest badarse ever. After a while of tearing Bronze Colossi to pieces with a candy short sword like tissue paper, he named it "Something The risky Virginity"
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2012, 10:35:25 am »
I like that its name means "Sister of Rhyming" and its name is indeed a rhyme.
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2012, 10:49:20 am »
Not only that, but he is Lokum Archfocus the Mortified Insight of Bearing Anir Nanir.  I guess he's quite a bit embarrassed to be the one wielding the named weapon?
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2012, 11:50:42 am »
I find it very fitting that "Anir Nanir" means "The Sister of Rhymes"!
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2012, 02:13:25 pm »
Quote from: zombie urist on January 31, 2012, 01:43:15 am
At first I thought the dwarfs name was the Mortified Insight of Bearding

No I'm pretty certain it said beardi-

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My mind is full of Dorf.
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2012, 02:42:55 pm »
Congrats

Especially for getting a good named weapon, my first named weapon was a copper crossbow that had been used to bludgeon a forgotten beast to death as well as a few dozen goblins.
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2012, 03:36:58 pm »
Heh, the two words that make up its name, which translate to "The Sister of Rhymes", rhyme! X3
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Re: At Last, a Named Weapon!
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2012, 04:17:51 pm »
Quote from: King DZA on January 31, 2012, 01:38:54 am
Lokum
This is where i started snickering madly, because it is the Danish word for "loo". So for all i know, you have a legendary toilet in your fort that bestowed an awesome name upon an axe. This really can't get much better. :'D (also Archfocus takes on a new hilarious meaning in that context)
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