Finally he pulled out onto the road and hit the accelerator harder than was necessary. Where to grab dinner? There was the one with the good noodles. No, he thought. Then she’ll make me eat the vegetables that come with it. The neon red sign of the Chicken Palace blurred closer. Fries count as vegetables, [...]
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Grand Master Levi Emberhawk's original name was Ja'korun. Everyone was going to call him "Jak," but when you're reading, it seems too similar to "Jet"... both three-letter names beginning with the letter J. I thought "Jak" fit him so well that it remained his name all through the development process, right up until I started [...]
What is Jet Valinor named after? A color? A plane? Ooey gooey s'more deliciousness? Ignoring the fact that I just like the name, Jet's name refers to two things: his black hair and eye color, and his dark personality. However, there's nothing special about having black hair and eyes in Valinor; almost everyone does. There's [...]
Sorvashti's name came about one summer when I worked as a photographer at a camp called Kanakuk. (By the way, the design of Jade Glen Serran Academy is based on the layout of the KAA3 campus—Kids Across America.) Another camp staff member named Vashti was part of the medical staff. Every time I went to [...]
Like every classically-trained nerd, I have read The Lord of the Rings. Valinor, in J.R.R. Tolkien's work, is a land where only immortal beings are allowed to live (and of course, some of the mortal main characters of his novels). Personally I just thought it was a beautiful name, so I chose to use it [...]