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Naming my Baal Predators


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So I've got these two Baal Predators. One is the old kit and the other is new. I think I have a pic of the old one completed in my albums actually.

 

Anyways, I need a name for them that fits my current naming theme. All my names come from or are somehow related to Dante's Inferno(book not the game) or the Divine Comedy. E.G.: My chaplain is named Chaeron. His transport is a rhino called "The Acheron". As some of you know, Chaeron was the ferryman who ferried the souls of the damned across the river Acheron into Hell. This is a good example of the theme I was going for here.

 

So I need to name my Baal Predators. Here are some of the ideas I have so far:

 

Name them related to the virtues: Name them after the virtues in Purgatorio. So my flamestorm Baal might be "Purity" while my Assault Cannon Baal might be Zeal, or perhaps some sort of 40k version of the virtues.

 

Name them after a geographical facet of Hell, Purgatorio, or Heaven: I'm not sure exactly yet. Acheron is a river in hell so maybe I could find something similar for my Preds

 

What is off limits: Main characters from the Divine Comedy and demons. Beatrice is also taken.

 

Any suggestions would be cool. Lets brainstorm a bit to find a name to honour these machine spirits brothers.

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So I've got these two Baal Predators. One is the old kit and the other is new. I think I have a pic of the old one completed in my albums actually.

 

Anyways, I need a name for them that fits my current naming theme. All my names come from or are somehow related to Dante's Inferno(book not the game) or the Divine Comedy. E.G.: My chaplain is named Chaeron. His transport is a rhino called "The Acheron". As some of you know, Chaeron was the ferryman who ferried the souls of the damned across the river Acheron into Hell. This is a good example of the theme I was going for here.

 

So I need to name my Baal Predators. Here are some of the ideas I have so far:

 

Name them related to the virtues: Name them after the virtues in Purgatorio. So my flamestorm Baal might be "Purity" while my Assault Cannon Baal might be Zeal, or perhaps some sort of 40k version of the virtues.

 

Name them after a geographical facet of Hell, Purgatorio, or Heaven: I'm not sure exactly yet. Acheron is a river in hell so maybe I could find something similar for my Preds

 

What is off limits: Main characters from the Divine Comedy and demons. Beatrice is also taken.

 

Any suggestions would be cool. Lets brainstorm a bit to find a name to honour these machine spirits brothers.

i'd say lets go with the virtues. purity works great for the flamestorm (flamers are used to burn and purge anything related chaos thus 'purifying' them in a sense.)

Here's a few:

 

Augustine, Belledict (Paradiso, Canto XXXIV) Chiana (a river and valley in Italy), Bacchus, Apollo, Parmenides, Melissus, Brissus, Sabellius, Arius (Paradiso, Canto XIII) Anchises, Sardanapalus, Bellincion Berti, Vecchio, Cincinnatus, Eliseo (Paradiso, Canto XV)

I like KhorneHunter's idea for the rivers of the underworld. You've got 5 to pick from: Styx (the main one that most people know), its Greek for "hate", Phlegethon - a burning river, great choice for a flamestorm, Lethe - the waters of forgetfulness, Acheron - the river of pain (a good choice for any Baal!), and Cocytus - related to lamentation or sorrow. Any of the first four would probably work brilliantly, I'd probably go with Phlegethon on a flamestorm, Lethe on a regular one, and Acheron on either a regular or a flamestorm (you know what? I'm just going to pinch the idea and call my Baal Acheron :) )

 

+edit+ just noticed you've already used Acheron. Well, still four to pick from :lol:

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