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Offline vampmike

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names for other Outsiders
« on: May 22, 2009, 12:33:44 PM »
im working on a plot revolvoing around the reapearance of the London Smog, in 1952 it killed 4,000 people and overall was resposable for over 12,000 deaths and made over 100,000 people ill. the idea is the smog is the physical form of one of the Outsiders.

but trying to come up with a cool sounding name is beyond me lol. i love the name 'He who walks behind', and in my opinion all the outsiders should have names like this.

so i would love to see what ideas people have got for names for the Outsiders?

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2009, 03:53:18 PM »
How about  "Breath that is stolen away"

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2009, 11:52:28 PM »
im working on a plot revolvoing around the reapearance of the London Smog, in 1952 it killed 4,000 people and overall was resposable for over 12,000 deaths and made over 100,000 people ill. the idea is the smog is the physical form of one of the Outsiders.

but trying to come up with a cool sounding name is beyond me lol. i love the name 'He who walks behind', and in my opinion all the outsiders should have names like this.

so i would love to see what ideas people have got for names for the Outsiders?

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2009, 12:22:22 AM »
Just to keep in mind when creating names, the only Outsider that we know of for certain is He Who Walks Behind.  And he was the primary hit-man, if you will, for whoever he served.  Course, all the names could be similar.  It's my bet however, that there is some variation.

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2009, 12:28:18 AM »
He That Fouls The Air?   or she

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2009, 12:51:29 AM »
How about  "He who has gas"

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2009, 02:22:43 AM »
haha, I like.  could be harry's nickname for it, if he ever encountered it.

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2009, 04:00:22 PM »
He who steals your breath

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2009, 06:11:45 PM »
She that smothers gently.
He who caters the befouled air.
She of the chokend fog.
He that presses down soot.
She who forms the deadliest breath.
He of the heavily closed throat.
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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2009, 07:20:37 AM »
She Who Crawls Above
He Who Rends
He That Sees Sideways


Name the Outsider after its purpose.

So far, He Who Walks Behind has acted like an assassin type being, so the name is appropriate Walking behind being related to being unseen or stalking. HWWB is also in service to a higher being ala "walking behind" said being. In my opinion, at least.
« Last Edit: May 26, 2009, 08:32:25 AM by PapaBear »

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2009, 11:51:19 AM »
He was described by Lash in White Night as the elite among those that served the ruling entities of the Outsiders.  Don't have the book on hand, so no exact quote until I get home this afternoon.

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2009, 05:28:06 AM »
Just a few names to toss out there:

The Bleeding Angel

Cold Eternity

The Razorkind (a group of Outsider Minion)

Mother Night

The Twisted Mirror

The Weeping Filth

The Womb of Sorrow


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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2009, 08:58:26 PM »
How about some of the classical outsiders ...
The Great Tentacled One (Cthulhu)
The Crawling Chaos (Nyarlathotep)
The Great Old One (Hastur)
The Opener of the Way (Yog Sothoth)

A fitting one:
The Nameless Mist (Nyog Sothep)
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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2009, 05:05:34 PM »
Hey all, sorry I forgot about my post above, I've been busy, but I have the reference to the Outsiders in White Night for you.

p. 363, bottom.  hardcover edition


Lasciel leaned closer.  "He Who Walks Behind is an Outsider, Harry.  A terrible creature, the most potent of the Walkers, a powerful knight among their ruling entities.  But when he came for you, you overthrew him."

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Re: names for other Outsiders
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2009, 07:39:51 PM »
A terrible creature, the most potent of the Walkers, a powerful knight among their ruling entities. 

This sure sounds like it's implying that "Walkers" are a particular subclass of Outsiders - maybe a different type of being, or maybe just a job. I wonder if the Walkers are equivalent to the "knights" of the Outsiders?

For a smog-Outsider, I might use "He/She Who Darkens The Sky".