<![CDATA[The less obvious meanings/references in hero names]]>I've come to gather that all hero names in FaB are either a literal pun or are referencing something. KayoKayo is a respelling of KO (knockout), KanoKano is short for volcano, BravoBravo is a circus performer who makes his audience say "bravo!", RhinarRhinar looks like a Rhinocerous and UzuriUzuri is reference to usury, since she is a crime boss and is probably engaging in moneylending with interest.

Still, there are a few that stump me. What are these names referencing/making a pun out of?

]]>https://pitchz.one/topic/112/the-less-obvious-meanings-references-in-hero-namesRSS for NodeMon, 06 Apr 2026 11:14:30 GMTFri, 06 Mar 2026 20:46:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The less obvious meanings/references in hero names on Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:33:43 GMT]]>@komfyrion Kavdaen is likely referencing cadaver as someone who I dunno, deals in skin or something...

]]>https://pitchz.one/post/230https://pitchz.one/post/230Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:33:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The less obvious meanings/references in hero names on Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:50:59 GMT]]>@komfyrion "betray thee" is also pulled from LSS instructions on how to say the ∂ as a soft th so his name is "like betray thee but with a V instead of a B". And his name is just literally Jarl which could just be the one joke/reference 🤷

]]>https://pitchz.one/post/229https://pitchz.one/post/229Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:50:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The less obvious meanings/references in hero names on Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:49:54 GMT]]>I thought of DromaiDromai "Dromaius", a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes. But ironical these are flightless birds.

]]>https://pitchz.one/post/227https://pitchz.one/post/227Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:49:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The less obvious meanings/references in hero names on Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:35:50 GMT]]>Or are the dragons illusions drawn with ash? "I draw my dragons"

]]>https://pitchz.one/post/226https://pitchz.one/post/226Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:35:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The less obvious meanings/references in hero names on Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:34:52 GMT]]>@U_Mage Jarl always seemed weird to me since his full name just looks like totally plausible regular fantasy name. Maybe you're right about "betray thee". Maybe there's a betrayal in the lore I don't know about, or it will happen at some point. It could also be something something "raidy"..?

Is DromaiDromai a play on "I'm hoping to draw my good cards" or something?

]]>https://pitchz.one/post/225https://pitchz.one/post/225Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:34:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The less obvious meanings/references in hero names on Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:27:42 GMT]]>fai is like fire
katsu also means "to win"
lexi is like, kinda sorta similar to electric. e-lexi-tric, lol
valda might be a reference to an old norse word valda, which can mean to wield? kind of a stretch, might just be a more direct reference to a famous valda lol

i don't think every single name is a pun or reference, it's just what they lean towards, for better or worse

]]>https://pitchz.one/post/224https://pitchz.one/post/224Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:27:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The less obvious meanings/references in hero names on Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:11:02 GMT]]>ViseraiViserai -> Viscera
DorintheaDorinthea -> don't think there's a joke/reference outside of it being JW's grandmother's name
LeviaLevia -> Leviathan (you'll hear staff say her name the same as the first part)
RiptideRiptide -> strong undercurrent that drags people down
Jarl -> idk if last name is a reference to anything but phonetically it's similar to "betray thee", and jarl is a title for, like, norse clan royalty
katsu -> supposedly "cuts you"
LexiLexi -> fLexible?

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