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F.A.Q t-t-time! (Ask a question if you'd like ;p)

Q: When Aries says "Pay me gold and I'll pay you back blood". Is that sentence a reference to something?

A: Yep. It's a reference to my favorite line in Assassin's Creed, when Altair says: "Give me names and I'll give you blood.". I love that line. :D It just seemed to fit that part.

Q: Okay, okay. Why is the Raven Reapers called the Raven Reapers?? Doesn't that name seem a little..

A: Strange? Weird? Odd? Funny? Yeah, I know. But since rethinking the Crimson series, I made the name make a lot more sense. See, you know how Abaddon's wings are black, like a raven right? Not to mention he uses a scythe, like the Grim Reaper. And he's called the Angel of Death which ravens have been linked in many religious beliefs to be the sign of death. Kind of makes a little bit more sense, right?

Q: Don't you think Logan's sword is ridiculously huge!?!

A: You know, my brother said the same thing. ^_^ And no, I don't.

Q: I ask this question all the time. But..character, idea inspiration?

A: Hmm. Well, I'm pretty sure I got the idea of the Raven Reapers cult from the Dark Brotherhood from TES IV. I can't really remember far back to where I got the ideas for my characters. It's been a year since I created 'em, ya know. And well Abaddon..*points to Devil Jin from Tekken* HE DID IT!!

Q: Okay, so you have poor memory. Anyways, why is Crimson called Crimson?

A: Isn't it a little obvious? Oh, and that comment about my memory hurt. (though it's so true XD)

Q: How in censorship's name did the Joshua/Janak live AFTER being pwned near the final chapter?

A: Two words. Plotline. Godmod.

Q: What does La Caccia di Wicked mean?

A: Hunting of Wicked, if my translation is correct.
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Q: The Quietus, the Failure, the Hated, and the Abyss. Are they chosen to specific people?

A: Yeah, actually. We'll start with The Quietus.

The Quietus: Acubens. When he was younger back in the Third Age, his village was struck with a most deadly plague. When Acubens was the age of 15, he fell ill to this disease. But unlike the rest of his villagers who just died. He never woke up when he fell asleep, his body was left inactive.

Until he had a dream that he saw a man with black angel wings telling him to "wake up". And so, Acubens did. When he did wake up, he was in a bed in a cave and he looked like he didn't age a day. This place is where he would find Abaddon's body. He believed this body was of the same person who woke him up. And so, Acubens created the Raven Reapers. And that's why Acubens worshiped Abaddon like he did.

The Failure Ba'al. He failed to listen to his father's teachings, he failed to be the ideal brother, and he failed to save the people around him. He failed to understand Abaddon, so he was born to fail.

The Hated: Salomon. When Salomon was born, he was different from the rest of his family. Many of his actions made many people hate him, that includes the Assassins. He himself was a very hateful person, hating his father and brother. One day, before the Great Ambush. Salomon poisoned his brother, future emperor Simon's wine. This caused Simon to die. Salomon killed many others without mercy, which earning him the future and the birthmark of the Hated.
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The Abyss: Lev. Growing up as a young boy, Lev didn't have what a normal family had. He didn't have a mother, he didn't have a father. He didn't have anybody to tell him that they loved him. He was left alone in the world, always being picked on by other children, always being told to leave the village, being called a living sin. And it was all because of a mark that Lev couldn't erase away.

Until one day, at the age of 13. His emotions of anger and rage controlled him. He slaughtered all the villagers that use to torture him. He left all of his terrible memories to burn to the ground. After the slaughter, he fell to his knees and began crying. Until a man with black angel wings comforted the boy. The boy looked up at the man, and saw his dark black eyes.

The man introduced himself, and he said he was willing to take away Lev's memories and replace them with power. Lev accepted this. And so, he lost his memories to gain the power of a half-god. Ever since then, Lev thought of Abaddon like a father and wanted to bring him back to life. But his past was truly a living hell, a living abyss.

Q: Where did you come up with the name Dodgy Jim?

A: While getting my Hunter level up, this one Chinchompa wouldn't get caught. So, I called him Dodgy Jim. Which is why Jim had a pet chinchompa. It's a reference. :P

Q: Metal arms, dart shooting swords, swords that shoot fireballs? This is medieval! Not RuneScape gone MechScape!

A: And may I remind you that..*clears throat*..THIS IS THE SIXTH AGE! Were you expecting for them to stay like that forever?

Q: Geez....you over reacted there.

A: Nuh uh! I didn't over react. And how is this a question?

Q: Amg, Lev got k0ed!

A: Yes, so..what's your point? What is with you and these spam questions?

Q: So, your next story is 'Living Crime' right? Character's names pl0x!

A: NO SHARE! (aha! I'm just kidding. Look down at the next F.A.Q.)
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Q: How did Logan live so long?

A: When Logan finally died through his human years, Salomon brought him back to life with his powers.

Q: What the french toast is with Abaddon!? Ripping his own arm off? Really? O_o

A: Well, you see, in his crazy guy form, the actual appearance of that personality is a giant demon that's body is entirely made of those 'dark veins'. In order to truly think about what it would appear like, think of Devil Jin mixed with Uroboros from RE5. ^^

Q: Good bio characters are...

A:...Still alive! ^_^

Q: What is with the ending!? Abaddon gives Marcello some sort of shard. WTF does it do!? If you don't tell me, I'mma get Jammerflex on j00!

A: Well, the end of Abaddon lead him to give Marcello the Shard of Truth. This shard reveals all the truths that lay hidden on the land. It's sort of a cliffhanger to what Marcello does with it, and you may never know. So, think it however you'd like regarding what happens. :)

P.S: 'Jammerflex' sounds like a exercise machine. O_o
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Ever have trouble pronouncing that one name? Well, I have trouble pronouncing half the names myself (sad, right? :P ). And so, I've made this part of the F.A.Q to all your pronouncing needs! :D Kudos to my sister for giving me the idea! We'll start with the characters in The World in Flames.

Dante Bellerophon: Dahn-te Buh-ler-uh-fon

Stephanie Apollo: Stef-uh-nee Uh-pol-oh

Frederick Aether: Fred-rik Ee-ther

Spero Forseti: Spee-row Fawr-set-ee

Zenovia Forseti: Zuh-noh-vee-uh Fawr-set-ee

Ambrotos: Ahem-brow-tos

Claire Dunamis: Klair Don-ah-mis

Alrous: Ahl-roh-uhs

Alfred Aether: Al-fred Ee-ther

Enyo Dike (my pronouncement of this name was faaaar off :P ): I-nahy-oh Dahy-kee

Cameron Aeolus: Kam-er-uhn Ee-uh-luhs

Julia Perian: Jool-yuh Pah-re-an

Thanatos Dunamis: Than-uh-tos Don-ah-mis
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Rays that Shine characters:

Roy Elamlife: Roi EE-lem-lahyf

Anna Elior: An-uh Ee-lahy-awr

Cassius Lysimachus: KAS-ee-es Lahy-sim-uh-kuhs

Deus Celino: Dey-uhs Che-LEE-no

Julie Meirlt: JOO-lee Mee-ir-ltee

Jacob Vortigern: Jey-kuh VOR-ti-gern

Angelo Lysimachus: An-juh-loh Lahy-sim-uh-kuhs

Alberto Lysimachus: Ahl-BER-to Lahy-sim-uh-kuhs

Zechariah Aeolus: Zek-uh-rahy-uh Ee-uh-luhs

Kyrie Delamort: Keer-ee Del-a-mawrt
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Crimson characters:

Marcello Saif-Al-Din: Mahr-CHEL-lo Saef-ahl-din

Janak Juleonlos: JAN-ik Joo-lee-on-lows

Joshua: Josh-oo-uh

Sarah Wolfsbane: Sair-uh Woolvz-beyn

Visdin Wolfsbane: Vhis-din Woolvz-beyn

Logan Heavenscar: Loh-guhn Hev-uhn-skahr

Abaddon: Uh-bad-n

Ba'al Saif-Al-Din: BAH-al Saef-ahl-din

Nyx Aubelueur: Ni** Ey-yoo-bel-yoo-ee-yawr

Lev Apollyon: LYEF Uh-pol-yuhn
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Living Crime characters (some preparation):

Modello Mercer: Mo-del-oh Mur-ser

Allister Lucius: Ahl-lis-ter LOO-see-es

Alena Lucius: A-lee-nuh LOO-see-es

Richard Narkissos: Ri-shahrd Nar-kis-os

Moriah Rona: Maw-rahy-uh RO-na

Daniel Adlay: dan-YEL Ad-ley

Zion: ZHI-awn

Tamir Thymos: Toh-mey-er Thahy-moes

Vincent Veller: VIN-sent Vhel-er
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Leila Vardah: Ley-luh Vahr-duh

Adrian Dardanos: Ey-dree-uhn Dahr-dn-os

Alina: Ah-LEE-nah
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Here's a few facts about some random things I made up. O_o

Fact 1: The jeweler Dajer, his name is a reference to something if you just put the letters in his name in the right spot. You'd never guess what it is! ;p

Fact 2: Chapter 23's name 'Planet Hell' is a reference to the song by Nightwish.

Fact 3: "Half a truth is often a great lie" is one of the main concepts of the whole story. And it's an actual quote.

Fact 4: In my original characters list for Crimson, Nyx was actually suppose to be Alberto Weever from RTS. He was as playful and as sadistic as Nyx and he had the same background information as her. Everything about Nyx is the same for Alberto, besides gender of course. ;)

Fact 5: Our friendly Crimson Reaper Ba'al was suppose to be Angelo Eagle, the very same Angelo from RTS. Angelo and Ba'al have hardly a difference, besides their name, weapon, and slightly different history. Angelo's family was murdered by Salomon, you knew that right off the bat. Salomon said that his intentions was because "They were devils". Kinda the same thing happened to Ba'al.

Fact 6: A bonus chapter will come around regarding Lev's past. And something will be revealed about him that relates to his family.

Fact 7: In the original story, Salomon had a son, Alfred. And the way Visdin was going to betray the Assassin Hunters was by killing Alfred (whom was Visdin's apprentice). After a little bit of thinking, I changed it. O.o

Fact 8: Il Pagato, in my translation, means "The Paid" in Italian. Abitante, also in Italian, means "Inhabitant". Teivel Anu, the original name for Falador (which I completely forgot O.o), means a few things. Teivel is the Yiddish name meaning "devil". Anu is the Sumerian Babylonian myth name of a god of the heavens, which means "heaven; sky" So.."devil's heaven".
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Fact 10: The weapons that Janak uses (both as original him and as Joshua) if translated correctly (or in my terrible translation) mean something. Oubliée Rêver means 'Forgotten Dream' in French. Janak's original blade, Urteil, means 'judgment' in German.
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Ten facts about me! (don't accuse me of bragging. I need it for my inferior self-esteem O_o ) :

Fact 1: I hate arguing. But I sure can rant! ^_^

Fact 2: My RuneScape home world is World 166. Drop by sometime pl0x. 0.o

Fact 3: I'll be honest here, I actually resented writing once upon a time. But then I suddenly had an earnest urge to write. After several attempts on the RuneScape Forums with several failed stories, I finally released The World in Flames. And here we are today. :)

Fact 4: Apparently, at my young age, I have an 'advanced vocabulary'. Too bad for my spelling however. XD I spell a few big words, but look at the way I spell february: feburay. Pitiful! (as you can tell, I am NOT the sharpest tool in the shed XD)

Fact 5: As several people claim, I am a claimed "Grammar police". Whenever somebody makes an spelling, pronouncing errors, etc. I don't really correct people ALL the time, only when they disrespect me or my friends. I cannot STAND people that have terrible grammar, but I keep my corrections to myself. (not that I correct any of you as your grammar is perfect. :) )

Fact 7: Some commonly misspelled words of mine are: Grammar (Grammer), explosion (expolsion), patience (paitence), Alrous *amg* (Arlous), and many more!

Fact 8: I r der youngest in meh family!

Fact 9: I get most of my inspiration from the variety of video games I play, listening to music (Comatose ftw!), and by thinking up random ideas quietly while being driven from place to place.

Fact 10: My favorite music genres are Alternative, Rock, Metal, Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Christian Rock (the music just appeals to me even if I'm not Christian O_o ), Hard rock, and a few more. My most hated genre of music being Rap/Hip-hop.
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06-May-2010 00:22:24 - Last edited on 06-May-2010 00:46:46 by Serene End

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(¯`•._)Character Name Meanings(_.•´¯)

Marcello is an Italian name meaning "defender". And his last name Saif-Al-Din is Arabic, meaning "sword of the faith". So "defender of the sword of the faith". Kind of think of it as Marcello fighting for Salomon whom has a blade that reveals faith (Saradomin Sword) there is another meaning I have in mind but it might not make any sense.

Janak is a very uncommon Hindi version of the name John. (and I actually made it up when I was creating Janak - much to my surprise that Janak was an actual name). And his last name Juleonlos, well, has absolutely no meaning to it. Again, I just made it up. :P

Joshua is the Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is salvation" Again, since I like the name Joshua (*points to Joshua Bellerophon*) I decided to give him the name with no particular reason.

Sarah is a Hebrew name for "lady" or "princess" (wait a minute, deja vu. O_o ). Again, giving it really no thought whatsoever for both first and last name. And that goes for Visdin too. Visdin was just a name I made up. XD

Logan is a Scottish Gaelic name for "little hollow" with his last name Heavenscar having no particular meaning either.

Abaddon was the name of "the angel of the bottomless pit", the destroyer in the New Testament. The name Abaddon is also "a place of destruction; the depths of hell". The name Abaddon can also be used as the name Apollyon.

The name Ba'al is a Hebrew name meaning "lord" or "possessor". The name was the name of several storm gods, and the first king of Hell.

Nyx is the name of an ancient Greek goddess personifying night. Her last name, however, I thought I got it from somewhere. Apparently not. o.o

The name Lev is a Hebrew name meaning "heart". And his last name Apollyon, as I've said above, is another name for Abaddon. So, he is the "heart of Abaddon" =P

Salomon, as you may know already, means "peace". His last name Nike was the name of the Greek goddess of victory.
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The name Anibal is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the name Hannibal, a Ancient Near Eastern name meaning "grace of Ba'al". There were several other names I was original going to give Anibal, like Belshazzar, which means "Ba'al protect the king". But after a bit of thinking, I recoiled my decision.

Aries means "ram" in Latin.

Darien is an actual name in English. However, the actual meaning of the name is currently unknown. Then again, another source of information is telling me that the name means "possesses a lot, wealthy."

Arabella is an Medieval Scottish name, possibly meaning "invokable". Though another source is telling me it's an Italian name meaning "answered prayer".

If run under my translator, Lakos Del (his last name not included) means "Residents of" in Hungarian. But that's pretty much all I get from it. XD
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