Revision as of 18:06, 7 November 2010

I suggest adding a few more tidbits of information to help roleplayers researching lore in the game:

Names

Matis names are much like latin names. With personal names like Liccio, Sergio, Lini, and Chiaro one might think they were in the Mediterranean rather than a world-sized tree. Family names also ring with a latin flavor; Chialdo, Chiacco, Antori, Lildo, and Sinia are a few examples.

Housing, crafting, and general lifestyle of the Matis may bring up visions of elves. Their height and fair skin contribute, and their attitude is very similar to haughty elves. They don't have pointy ears, nor are they highly inclined toward magic (though they are quite capable with it, as they are in all of their endeavors), but a definite elven flavor exists among them.

On the names, I would rather say it is Italian than Latin, Latin names mostly ended in -a, -us or a stem that ended in a consonant (and males usually had three names, distinguishing them by a personal name, their clan name and family name), eg Quintus Horatius Flaccus (masc name) or Cornelia Cinna (fem name). Another reason why I say Italian rather than Latin, is because classical Latin pronunciation didnt really have the [ʃ] and [tʃ] sounds in it where Italian is rife with these sounds. Nonetheless, it is a good observation, but remember we're talking about the game here, so mentions within the page should relate to that. Though it is never a bad idea to have a trivia or RL related section explaining and pointing out real world instances and/or inspirations for such things. An example of such a trivia section would be M.O.X page on GW wiki. Also check the Mateis page if you havent already :)

Ok now, for the elves references, Im guessing they can be reminiscent to elves, but we already stated that they are more tech inclined than elves and then dont have pointy ears, also in most of the books Ive read elves are usually described as fair and not as pale as vamps :P At most the Matis archetype mightve been based on the elven archetype, but there are as many similarities as there are differences. At the very least the Matis might be a reference to traditional Tolkien Elves, but I dont think there are any strong enough or concrete connections or references that it warrants explicit mentioning.

Anyway, these are just my opinions :) its probably been mentioned a million times before, but i'll just say it here too, this isnt our wiki, this is everyone's. If you feel something needs adding just add it and we'll all help trim it, jumble it about or just let grow from there :) --Deadelf 17:06, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

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