Famous People | ||
Most of you will have noticed some peculiar names popping up in Might & Magic 7. There are actually quite a few you can recognize, if you've been around. Enough to make a list, anyways. And maybe I even missed some ... | ||
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Name | Place | Who is it, then? |
Tor | Emerald Isle, blacksmith | Thor, Viking god |
Hadrian | Harmondale, Basic Principles (trainer) | Roman emperor |
Rydric | Harmondale (village), trader / Strange Temple | 3DO Message Board moderator |
Turgon Woodsplitter | Harmondale (village), E Axe | King of Gondolin (Tolkien's The Silmarillion) |
Guthwulf | Erathia (Steadwick) / Strange Temple | 3DO Message Board moderator |
Mathias Bearheart | Erathia (Steadwick), knows about challenges | Bear, regular poster on the boards |
Sir Charles Quixote | Erathia (Steadwick), Crusader/Hero promotions | Don Quixote, Cervantes' windmill fighter |
Tiberius | Erathia, In Her Majesty's Secret Service | Roman emperor |
Christopher | Erathia, Captain of the Lady Catherine | Christopher Columbus |
Norris | Erathia (north village), G Unarmed | Chuck Norris, the actor |
Rainyn Rivencrest | Tularean Forest, near stables | Raina, regular poster on the boards |
Inja Yew | Tularean Forest (Pierpont), knows about pirates | Regular poster on the boards |
Robert Belknap | T' Forest (Pierpont), trader / Strange Temple | 'Belknap' replaces dirty words on the boards |
Claudius | Tularean Forest, The Proving Grounds | Roman emperor |
Halsey | Tularean Forest, captain of the Sea Sprite | Admiral "Bull" Halsey, WWII Fleet Commander |
William Setag | Deyja (William's Tower), Villain promotion | Bill Gates of Microsoft |
Jayce Kedrin | Deyja (south village) | Regular poster on the boards |
Ferris Oxhide | Deyja (south village) | Regular poster on the boards |
Harli Quinn | Deyja (Moulder) | Harlequin, historic figure even before Batman |
Daedalus Falk | Deyja (Moulder) | Daedalus (Greek myth), built the Labyrinth |
Kelli Hollyfield | Bracada (village), E Bodybuilding | Little sister of boxing champion Holyfield |
Issaac Applebee | Bracada, Expert Learning | Isaac Newton, learned from dropping apples |
Brand the Maker | Bracada, G Plate | Prince Brand of Amber, tried for a new world |
Nero | Celeste, Trial of Honor (training hall) | Roman emperor without honor |
Icarus | Celeste, Hall of Dawn | Son of Daedalus, flew to close to the sun |
Sir Caneghem | Celeste, advisor+E Blaster / Strange Temple | John van Caneghem, producer of the game |
Crag Hack | Celeste, advisor+M Blaster | First default character in Might & Magic |
Robert the Wise | Celeste, advisor, blaster guy | Director of Startrek: the motion picture |
Kahn | The Pit, Perdition's Flame (trainer) | Djenghis Kahn the conqueror |
Crowley | The Pit, Hall of Midnight | Author of several books on dark magic |
Evander Thomas | Nighon (town), G Bodybuilding | Evander Holyfield, boxing champion |
Silk Quicktongue | Nighon (town), G Disarm | Silk, regular poster on the boards |
Augustus | Nighon, Applied Instructions (trainer) | Roman emperor |
Arvin Beneclowd | Barrow Downs, trader | Beancloud, regular poster on the boards |
Thomas Moore | Tatalia (swamp), M Repair | Sir Thomas More (Utopia) |
Theresa | Tatalia (town), The Order of Tatalia | Mother Theresa |
Your Conscience | Tatalia (swamp), boat schedule / Str Temple | Regular poster on the boards |
Flynn Arin | Tatalia (town), E Sword | Errol Flynn, the actor |
Wacko | Tatalia (town), boat schedule / Strange Temple | Regular poster on the boards |
Ferdinand Visconti | Tatalia (town), seeks paintings | King of Spain and Duke of Milan in one |
Kaine | Avlee (island), G Meditation | Kwai Chang Caine, Shaolin priest (Kung Fu) |
Infernon | Avlee (Spaward), trader / Strange Temple | Regular poster on the boards |
Justinian | Avlee, Avlee Gymnasium (training hall) | Roman emperor |
Gizmo | Stone City, E Repair Item | A friendly gremlin |
Trip Thorinson | Stone City, E Bodybuilding | Son of Thorin Oakenshield (from The Hobbit) |
Just_a_Brain | Strange Temple | Regular poster on the boards |
King Luis | Strange Temple | 3do Community board moderator |
Lord Roberts | Strange Temple, blaster guy | Regular poster, fansite-owner |
Mephisto | Strange Temple | Regular poster on the boards |
Peter "Zoop" Ryu | Strange Temple | Lead developer of Might & Magic |
Corey | NPC | Prince Corwin of Amber, shadowwalker |
Dara | NPC | Princess Dara of Chaos, seduced Corwin |
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And further .... Note that both Celeste (Tir-na-noght, city in the sky) and The Pit (The Pit) also originate from Zelazny's Amber novels, as do in fact the Town Portal and Lloyd's Beacon spells (the trumps). | ||
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The real world is reflected in Erathia in many ways. Thus, Heather Hughes walks around in Celeste dressed as a man and wearing a beard. And the name Bernadette is quite popular among the male NPC's. Wacko, however, is in a class all by his own. In Tatalia no-one would notice anything special about him, but when he enters the Strange Temple he shapeshifts into a beautiful young lady! |