Nuar's Last Name

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Had an idle thought about the Minotaur Prince of Absalom's last name that I can't shake now: how are we supposed to read it? As "spirit skin" like "the skin of a spirit" or as "spirit's kin" like "kin to a spirit or spirits?"

Just a silly little quibble I thought it'd be amusing to discuss. :P

[Gisher]

For those, like myself, who had never heard of this person.

I think I'd go with Spirits Kin, as in "kin to the spirits."

Spirit Skin just seems weird. Even if spirits had skin, I can't see why anyone would be compared to that skin.

[keftiu]

Nuar is an albino, isn't he? I've always took it as "spirit skin," because that makes him look like a ghost.

[Dragonchess Player]

It may be a reference to the ghost bull heritage: "Your fur is as pale as death, possibly from some connection you or your family has to the afterlife..."

The description for Nuar Spiritskin in the sidebar: "Smaller in stature than his siblings and with unusually white fur..." By size, Nuar sounds like the littlehorn heritage, but with the coloring of the ghost bull heritage.

[Gisher]

keftiu wrote:

Nuar is an albino, isn't he? I've always took it as "spirit skin," because that makes him look like a ghost.

Oh, that would make sense.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Yeah, it does make sense! :D

[keftiu]

He has official art in LO: Absalom, I think, but dates back to 1e Society play.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

I'll admit, even after seeing his picture I didn't make that connection between his hair color and ghosts!