I wanted to make a main blog post out of this one... resurrect it from the comments section. Adam suggested a bunch of U2 related names for the Ghost Wars Universe, and my vote is 100% for Van Diemen's Land... little background on that name:
Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to explore Tasmania. He named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt in honour of Anthony van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who had sent Tasman on his voyage of discovery in 1642.
In 1803, the island was colonised by the British as a penal colony with the name Van Diemen's Land, and became part of the British colony of New South Wales. In 1824, Van Diemen's Land became a colony in its own right. In 1856 the colony was granted responsible self-government with its own representative parliament, and the name of the island and colony were changed to Tasmania.
So obviously, Anthony van Diemen will have to be the lord of all the land that no one ever sees. He is a myth, a legend... he will ride a speckled horse and blast Rattle and Hum from a jam box as he rides through the town... think The Headless Horseman, but instead of a pumpkin for a head, JAM BOX.
The other suggested names were quite intriguing though...
The Unforgettable Fire - I see that as a level 15 magic spell one of the mage characters can cast...not sure if it should be a good or evil spell, but either way, it sounds pretty righteous.
Another Time, Another Place - A parting line always said by Keith? Right before he disappears into the corn field.
Hawkmoon - Keith's name for his chopper.
And now, some other random ideas:
- It will never be any other month than October.
- Mothers of the Disappeared: The club Peyton's numerous dead mothers belong to.
- Zoo Station: My brain is blank on this one right now, but I know it should be used somewhere. Actually, here's an idea: Zoo Station is the name of the local radio station where Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois are the eternal DJ's... playing music that they utterly despise, but are forced to play. They comment about it A LOT...
OTH dreamland, HERE I COME! Hopefully this time it will focus around the entire female cast asking me what my top 100 records of all time are... and then we'll all go record shopping at Pancakes & Records in the heart of Wilmington. Adam, you down with making us record store owners in Van Diemen's Land?
I can deal with that. I would say, if Bono is the Raiden of Van Diemen's Land, and Bob Geldof is the Shang Tsung, then Van Diemen would be like Shao Kahn or something. Why do I feel the need to turn this into Mortal Kombat?
ReplyDeleteI think Zoo Station could either be that or it could be a hideout for hoods, in hooded sweatshirts, like the Mos Eisley cantina, "a wretched hive of scum and villainy."