Thralni
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, August 12 2004 02:08
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Greetings! Does anybody happen to know who Thralni might be? Has there ever been a person with this name (in reality, in fiction, anywhere)? Or is it just the ExileCreator's invention? -------------------- Words have meaning, and names have power. http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?Hellus Posts: 2 | Registered: Thursday, August 12 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, August 12 2004 13:03
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In all likelyhood there has never been someone known as Thalrini in reality, nor fiction. It is generally thought that Jeff just made up names that he liked the sound of for everything. Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Thursday, August 12 2004 13:20
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A quick Google search reveals nothing. All the links are to Exile/Avernum-related sites. Well, except for this one, which is just really odd. It appears to be a recent (post-Exile, anyway) online D&D campaign using a number of "borrowed" city names, mostly from Exile, but also from Dragonlance. It has to be post-Exile, because they're using 3rd Edition, which came out in, er, 2000 I think, but certainly after Exile did in 1994. Anyway, yeah, I don't think Thralni is anything, although Jeff has been known to take names from various sources: the crazed member of the Triad, Linda, shares a name with Linda Strout, Spiderweb employee, and the popular historical Empire general who had an entire province of Valorim named after him has Mariann's last name, specifically Krizsan. He also used South Park names in ASR in Zaskiva. I could go on. I won't. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, August 13 2004 03:53
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Thanks, FatBatMonkey! And Thanks, Kelandon! Yes, I did the Google seach before asking this question ;) With pretty much the same result. which was the reason of the topic. As for characters names: yes, I, too, noticed that some of them are taken from various resources (and some of these are explaned, like Krizsan, though others have no referrence, yet e.g. Londo and Delenn were easy to trace). Thralni seemed unfamiiliar and - very funny-sounding ;) Again, thanks for the replies! -------------------- Words have meaning, and names have power. http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?Hellus Posts: 2 | Registered: Thursday, August 12 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Saturday, August 21 2004 00:40
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Actually I remember hearing something about a person in ancient times with the name Thralni, probably not spelled the same. Otherwise I doubt so, probably just a creation of Jeffs, along with the orb. (Sure been gone a long time, good to be back) -------------------- Behind my stare, the secrets lie. Behind my smile, I softly Cry. "Wait...so your telling me that Crystal Key wasnt the key to the Catnip Cabinet?"---Cheeseball Posts: 39 | Registered: Tuesday, September 17 2002 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Saturday, August 21 2004 13:01
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That looks alot like the Icewind Dale map. Especially with the names like "The Ten Towns." Posts: 1233 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, September 1 2004 16:25
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The name "Thralni" is only in Exile, but he might've taken it from somewhere else (I ran a google search on it). Posts: 18 | Registered: Sunday, August 29 2004 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Wednesday, September 1 2004 16:56
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This appears to be a wildly unnecessary topic revival. If a topic has been inactive for a good, long while -- more than a few days, as a rule of thumb -- and you have nothing new to add -- which you didn't -- don't post in a thread. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, September 2 2004 09:13
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An anagram of 'Orb of Thralni' is: Oh, a born flirt! Posts: 269 | Registered: Saturday, May 24 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, September 2 2004 14:10
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Yup, you may have thought you were revealing hidden insights, unknown to any up until that point. But no. Pretty much everyone has done a google search on it by now. Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |
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Master
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written Saturday, January 28 2006 03:47
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Hi hi. Thralni replying on a topic about Thralni. Anyway, I know him only from Avernum/Exile. It's the guy I got my username from. EDIT: oops, didn't notice how old this topic was... [ Saturday, January 28, 2006 03:48: Message edited by: Thralni, Nephil translators & co. ] -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Saturday, January 28 2006 05:02
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Is this a record for a dead topic revival? -------------------- I say never be complete. I say stop being perfect. I say let's evolve. Let the chips fall where they may. Posts: 1277 | Registered: Sunday, December 9 2001 08:00 |
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Master
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written Saturday, January 28 2006 06:16
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I was searching on Google for Thralni (I wondered if I would see my website appear), and I saw this topic. I decided to reply, only to notice how extremely dead and burried this topic actually was. -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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Master
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written Saturday, January 28 2006 10:04
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Apparently some boards did not get purged. Anyway, this thread is so old that FBM was actually FBM. ;) Or, to put in in prespective, I'll bet it was started while my post count was still less than 100. [ Saturday, January 28, 2006 10:06: Message edited by: ben12C8 ] -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |