Nice try.  But, no, that ain't it.
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My favorite Avatar names are:

Sioned - female (character from Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince series of books)

Morgan - female (yes, the King Arthur legends, but I just like it)

Tirnanog - male - (actual Celtic word, no idea what the definition is, but it
makes a good Druid name)

Acroyal - male - (my own invention, I think)

I also use the same names no matter what game I'm playing.  Each has their
own "personality", so which name I use depends upon my attitude at the time
and the game's environment.

Kaycee

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Okay guys, I guess I'll have to chip in my fav Avatar name to
your ever expanding list; Clavicus. Yup. I came up with this name when I
was trying to think up of a nice classical-greek sounding name for my
avatar. I tried to think of the name of that main character from that
drama on PBS starring the guy who formerly played Picard on Star Trek,
but couldn't think of it (the show was 'I, Claudius' for the record').
Anyway, Clavicus was the closest sounding corruption I could think of
and I have been using it ever since.
        Also a close second favorite name is 'Bob the Palindrome'

        See ya all!

It's interesting how a lot of people choose one name and stick with it.
If you can't transfer characters, using the same name every time is ALMOST
as good.  I always use "Malcolm".  It's a real-world name but definitely
has that dash of fantasy panache that we all love.  Except after I patched
U8 and had to start a new game I used "Lord Jailrock" for some reason, and
I have NO idea why.  Ultima 3 was a different issue.  I decided Malcolm
wasn't along for the ride that time, and used names of characters from a
D&D campaign I once ran.  (Not my characters, my friends' characters.)
Holodyr, Gregor, etc..

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Arwen is a female name?  I know three male RL Arwens but no female ones... I am always Garamon which is taken from ultima underworld 1...
Aragorn's a nice name...

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In <31A3CB70.2...@sky.net> Kyle Sullivan <bsull...@sky.net> writes:

Hmm...I just used the names Claudius and Tiberius, until I came up with Corvus
as an alternative to Ravenhill, which is my usual choice of name. Corvus is
latin for crow, which is sort of like a raven. Also, it turns out that Ravenhill
isn't as origional a name as I thought. I origionally intended it to be a
corruption of Wavyhill (at least I think that's what it was), the animated skull
from _The_Magic_Goes_Away_ by Larry Niven. When I recently reread _The_Hobbit_,
I was suprised to learn (relearn?) that Ravenhill is the name of one of the
foothills of the Lonely Mountain. Somehow I must have pulled that name out of my
subconcious...

Yeah, _I,_Claudius_ was a cool show. Derek Jacoby has got to be one of my all
time favorite actors.

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UDIC, DFB, INFP, ETC ;)
"All these moments will be lost, like tears in rain." -Blade Runner

"Clavicus", meaning "Mr Collar Bone". No honestly.

Sam the Aum Dragon.

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Hi,

In article <4nttqo$...@madeline.INS.CWRU.Edu> gm...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu

Ha! He (Steve Jackson) is also responsible for Fighting Fantasy, GURPS and
the Illuminanti card game (I think there are two Steve Jacksons in the gaming
industry - one based in the UK the other in America)...

Me, I always play a female Avatar called Sif, after the norse goddess.

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Yes, Arwen is the name of a female elf in Lord of the Rings. I think she
was the daughter of Galadriel, the elf queen in Lothlorien. It's been a
time since I read the book, but as far as I remember she married Aragorn
at the end of the book. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Thalamus Dragon

My Favourite Avatar name is: Retief. This is from Keith Laumer's
Jame Retief, a sort of intergalactic undiplomatic diplomat. Retief
is sort of the embodiment of all the best things in man, and while
he was a force for good, he was never above bending the rules a bit
to get the job done (though nothing that would contradict the
Virtues!).

The books themselves I recommend highly. They are science fiction
with a strong satirical edge to them. The author, Keith Laumer, was
himself a diplomat (Third Secretary) to Rangoon and used his experience
to come up with tons of hilarious material.

If interested, I'd recommend his earlier stuff like: "Retief and
the Warlords". I just wish Avatar had a Haterakian Neuronic
Sensitizer... Oh, wait a minute... Time Stop!

-Chris

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I agree with you. My first Avatar was named simply Great Avatar, and predictably
when he died and I decided to begin all over the game (it was Ultima VI) I
called him Great Avatar II. Not much original, eh? You know, it was even my
first computer RPG,      didn't know what to expect from it. I slowly realized that
the Avatar was not only a moving sprite, but a true Character, and then
something happened to my hard disk. I had to reinstall the game. Since I was
going to play again from the beginning I tought it was a good occasion to give
my Avatar a "real" name, and I came up with Jaal Harik, wich I used for other
ultimas, but NOT for other games. On the contrary, playing other games I usually
call my characters "Avatar", or something related.
Now I'm playing again all Ultimas from VI to VIII,waiting for chapter IX, and
I'm going to call him Ashar, the name I chose for me as a dragon.

Giuseppe Alletti
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This seems one of the more populae threads recently that doesn't
involve abuse or criticism. :-)

I first got into the Ultimas with U3, and as a young boy I was rather
interested in Inspector Gadget. So my U3 characters were, if I
remember correctly, Gadget (maybe a paladin?), Penny (female ranger),
Brains (cleric) and Dr Claw (thief).

When I got U4, I figured out that you could 'select' the character
class you wanted by answering the questions relating to a particular
Virtue in favour of the others, and so I always chose a Paladin. (By
default I was normally a Bard.) My Paladin's name was K'Lavitar (also
an AD&D character of mine), but even though it appeared fine on the
screen roster, whenever people addressed me in conversation, the r
would be left off the end (game obviously didn't like 9 letter
character names).

U5 certainly didn't, and would only allow you to enter 8 letter names,
so I chose Berannon, who was my AD&D ranger at the time, and to set
matters straight, I went back and played U4 again with Berannon (as a
paladin, because I liked magic axes) to 'formalise' it as my choice of
Avatar name.

I've used Berannon ever since, in every single Ultima, as my Avatar's
name. It gives it a real feeling of continuity for me - it makes me
feel like it's ME there (the Britannian aspect of me), engaging in
high adventure and always having a great time.

For the UOL test, I used Cyan Paladin Dragon, because that's what most
people would recognise me as, but also, in UOL you're not the Avatar,
and I don't know if it's 'appropriate' to use your Avatar name there.
<smile>

Cyan Paladin Dragon,
   -==<UDIC>==-

Fellow Ultima Enthusiats:

In my opinion, one of the hardest apsects of the Ultima games wasn't
where to find that one key, it was what to name you Avatar!  So I've
decided to start compiling a list of favorite Avatar names which I will
periodically repost.  So if you are having trouble thinking of a good
heroic name, are looking for something new, or just want to get to know
the Avatars of your fellow adventurers, I hope this list will be of
help.  I'm starting the list with the names that I use myself and the
names of Ultima charcters I have used in past Ultima games.  Feel free
to reply with a name or names and any additional comments you wish to
havealong with the name.  Here are a few to start as well as others
I have recieved:

                          ULTIMA AVATAR NAMES
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Windgate (M)    This is my all time favorite male avatar name.
Killashandra (F)   After the heroine of Anne McCaffery's Crytal Singer
                   books.  My favorite female avatar name.
Greylock (M)
Sabrina (F)
Sabitha (F)
Tyris (F)
Ermatheo (M)
Hawkwind (M)       This is my brother's favorite.
Stoutfart (M)      Pronounced Stoufar not Stout Fart :-)
Mathaias (M)
Terabithia (F)     After a book I read in 6th grade.
Coolio (M)        Why not?  After all, he's pretty damn cool. :)

Vincent Nix the BlackMage Dragon's picks:

Brutus (my brother's nickname)
Wendell (my other brother's middle name that he hates and never used)
Vincent ?
Susumu (my father in law)
Shingo (one of my best friends ever)
BlackMage (my dragon name)
Deth
Badd
Tuff
Nostradamus
Merlin
Mariah
Masako

Sir Patches     The Lord Darkhan Dragon
Phaltran        Darren McDonald
Greyjack        Canus Tesserax Dragon  (is there a latin major
                                       in the house?)

Kurn            Kevin Smith
Laurna          Jamil Ismaili aka Diplococcal Dragon
Zordack (M)     Socks Dragon
1-6 (as in the #'s)     Assembly Dragon

Ether (F)         \
Esper (M)          \
Celes (F)           >  James E. Groff
Clarissa (F)       /
Relm Starlet (F)  /                  

Laurana (F)     Who Dragon
Crysania        Who Dragon

Wayne          \  Cyber Cowboy
Kristine       /              

Douglas (M)     \
Nathaniel  (M)   \
Angel (F)         \____ Devoid Dragon
Constance (F)     /
Amy  (F)         /
Jennifer  (F)   /

Cedric  \  Beyowulf
Rhaven  /

Kaal (M)     \  Haki-Dragon  
Allisia (F)  /            

Baerie          Bairman

Steve Jackson (M)       \  Skyblade Dragon
Ehlana Morgain (F)      /

        The following names are without a home, would someone
please claim them:

Flint (M)
Tanis (M)  short for Tanthalas
Sturm (M)
Raistlin (M)
Laurana (F) short for Lauralanthalasa

Shard
Rygel
Lance
My Liege
My Lord
Sir Robin

        Well, that's the list as of 1:47pm on 5/24/96.  If the
majority of the readers of this newgroup feel that the list
is getting to large to post, please inform me and I will make
the list available by request only.  Even if I stop posting
it, please keep sending me and posting the names.  I find it
quite fascinating discovering the names of fellow avatars.
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 THUD!     /       \  |           | Alex Baglione -==(UDIC)==- |
 --------  \_______/  |           | The Smashing Young Dragon  |
 THUD!     /       \   \____      | Keep chivalry alive.       |
        /  \_______/              | gbag...@glue.umd.edu       |
      /    /       \           /--------------------------------
    /      \_______/          /
  /             \------------/

I always use Encomium.  It is the title of a Tribute album dedicated to
Led Zeppelin.  And as you may guess means TRIBUTE (loosely) and well I
chose it because I like the way it looks on paper and I like the way it
sounds...

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and near escapes."
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It's alwyas been and probably always will be:

Ancorp

Yeah, it's sorta lame (look at it, An - Corp notice anything suspicious
about those sylables?) but it just stuck.

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(       http://www.seattleu.edu/~freddy               too hard to come up with"  )
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fre...@bach.seattleu.edu (Eric J. Fredrickson) wrote:

"Negate Death"...  A bit hokey, what?

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My Favourite Ultima name of all time has got to be:   Jynx.   I like it.
 I don't know why I like it, I just do.  I suppose I find it somewhat
catchy in some ways.  I never use 'Jynx' in other games though.

My very first Avatar name was Rail Nikuff.  I got this name from my
original of Rail Nickuf, which is backwords for ... well you know...

Also my second was Lt. Col. Death, and General Mayhem.  I used these
back in the original Bard's Tale game on my C64.

Or I use my old AD&D name Dezadarium.  or Dez for short.

Even more work for ya.  

Wight Zombie Dragon
Gary Adams

My very first @vatar name was Rail Nikuff.  H got this name from my
original of Rail Nickuf, which is backwords for ... well you know...

Also my second was Lt. Bol. Death, and General Mayhem.  I used these
b`ck in the original Bard's T`le game on ly C64.

Or H use my old @D&D name Dezadarium.  or Dez for rhort.

Even more work for ya.  

Wight Zombie Dragon
Gary Adams

In U7 BG & FoV  my Avatar was named Roland a historical figure who was
Charlemagne's greatest Paladin-Knight.
 In U7 SI & SS  The Avatar was a female named Roxanna

                             The Dragon Horse

I have always used Caantar.  
In my mind he is THE Avatar.  I have used his name since I first
encountered the Ultima series.

Not that others don't think of their characters as the Avatar, but
using the same name through out the whole series seems to add a
dimension of existence to the story.  Your character becomes more than
just orc fodder to throw around.  He now has history and depth.
And you have friends in Brittania that remember you.

Caantar was a Paladin though. In UOL I will be using playing more
along the lines of bard or tinker.  You will see me then as Galem
Thawn.

                        Dragon to be

Arwen was the daughter of Elrond, Evenstar of her people, and arguably the
most beautiful of elven maidens.  She was indeed married to Aragorn
Elessar at the Field of Cormallen, at the end of LOTR.  Her father decreed
that "none less than the King of Gondor and Lord of Arnor" should have her
hand in marriage.  You can tell I've read far too much Tolkien lately..

Lord Peregrine Soon-To-Be-Dragon
-==(UDIC)==-

Well, I put this one off for quite awhile but here it goes.  My favorite name
for my avatar is Melon.  Yes, it is silly, but it make the conversations in
most of the ultimas quite humorous. :-) "Hail MELON! Well met!" etc...  If I
want to be more serious though I use a name from one of my more favorite AD&D
characters, Telmar.

Negative Dragon
--==UDIC==--