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Message no. 1
From: elanrandil@*****.fr (Elanrandil)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 14:14:05 +0200
Hi all,

Does someone know where to find a list of nicknames associated to real
names in the books of Shadowrun, like :

The big "D": Dunkelzahn
The Laughing Man: Harlequin

I found those 2 reading Tir Tairngire, and I'd like to know how many I
missed...
Message no. 2
From: anders@**********.com (Anders Swenson)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 08:28:35 -0700
On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 14:14:05 +0200
Elanrandil <elanrandil@*****.fr> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does someone know where to find a list of nicknames associated to real
> names in the books of Shadowrun, like :
>
> The big "D": Dunkelzahn
> The Laughing Man: Harlequin
>
> I found those 2 reading Tir Tairngire, and I'd like to know how many I
> missed...

Orange Queen is Hestaby

There was a thread about this sometime ago, also one of the sourcebooks
covered it IIRC. Brain too dead in AM for more names, but I expect to hear
from everybody who already ordered their Gurth files.
--Anders
Message no. 3
From: JediEye@**.rr.com (JediEye)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 10:43:09 -0500
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Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 7:14 AM
To: shadowrn@*****.dumpshock.com
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland


Hi all,

Does someone know where to find a list of nicknames associated to real
names in the books of Shadowrun, like :

--------------------------
You might want to try out Ancient History's files.

I don't think he has this specifically, but a lot of his files do
compile background and history information including key player's
Shadowland monikers. The link is:

http://www.geocities.com/ancient0history/ancient0history.html

Good luck.
Message no. 4
From: l-hansen@*****.tele.dk (Lars Wagner Hansen)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 17:46:05 +0200
From: "Elanrandil" <elanrandil@*****.fr>

> Does someone know where to find a list of nicknames associated to real
> names in the books of Shadowrun, like :

I've started doing a list countless number of times, but I never seem to
finish it...

> The big "D": Dunkelzahn
> The Laughing Man: Harlequin
>
> I found those 2 reading Tir Tairngire, and I'd like to know how many I
> missed...

Lots...

One of my favourite are Twist: Sam Verner

And even better, the nicknames that refer to real-life people:

Bull "The best ork decker you never met": Steven Michael Ratkovich
gurth@***********.nl: Gurth, even though it's not his real name.
Fro: Adam Jury

You can see more of those on
http://hlair.dumpshock.com/faqbuildhtml.php?title=ShadowRN&faqlistúqsrn

Lars
Message no. 5
From: ValeuJ@*************.navy.mil (Valeu John EMFA)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 19:00:30 -0800
> Does someone know where to find a list of nicknames associated to real
> names in the books of Shadowrun, like :
>
> The big "D": Dunkelzahn
> The Laughing Man: Harlequin
>
> I found those 2 reading Tir Tairngire, and I'd like to know how many I
> missed...
>
It's mostly common knowledge that "Wordsmyth" is Erhan the Scribe.

Lady of the Court, Orange Queen.... Don't know. Check the DS forums
WWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY in the back (about the time they went from Deep
Resonance to Dump Shock).
Message no. 6
From: ConradForce@***.com (ConradForce@***.com)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:52:06 EDT
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> > The big "D": Dunkelzahn
> > The Laughing Man: Harlequin
> >
> > I found those 2 reading Tir Tairngire, and I'd like to know how many I
> > missed...
> >
> It's mostly common knowledge that "Wordsmyth" is Erhan the Scribe.
>
> Lady of the Court, Orange Queen.... Don't know. Check the DS forums

Er, sorry for that 'me too'. I saw later the call had ended for them.

But more importantly, I also believe 'Loremaster' is Sirrurg the Destroyer.
Sirrurg seems to have the same personality as the 'Loremaster' Vasdenjas from
the Fourth Age, as well as a similar title (Eater of Cities, and the
Terrible). He was also obsessed with knowledge, and only Dunkelzahn had more
than he. It would explain his reaction to the will, and his threatening of
Hestaby, who got a private databank from the will.

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Message no. 7
From: mc23@**********.com (MC23)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:34:29 -0400
Once Upon A Time Lars Wagner Hansen wrote,

>nd even better, the nicknames that refer to real-life people:
>
>Bull "The best ork decker you never met": Steven Michael Ratkovich
>gurth@***********.nl: Gurth, even though it's not his real name.
>Fro: Adam Jury
>
>You can see more of those on
>http://hlair.dumpshock.com/faqbuildhtml.php?title=ShadowRN&faqlistúqsrn

Shucks, I finally made it in Shadows of North America (pp63-64) and I
don't get a mention on that page.

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Ancient cultures believed that names held great power, personal names
more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
Welcome to the Digital Age.
I am MC23
Message no. 8
From: l-hansen@*****.tele.dk (Lars Wagner Hansen)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:58:14 +0200
From: "MC23" <mc23@**********.com>
> Once Upon A Time Lars Wagner Hansen wrote,
>
> >nd even better, the nicknames that refer to real-life people:
> >
> >Bull "The best ork decker you never met": Steven Michael Ratkovich
> >gurth@***********.nl: Gurth, even though it's not his real name.
> >Fro: Adam Jury
> >
> >You can see more of those on
> >
http://hlair.dumpshock.com/faqbuildhtml.php?title=ShadowRN&faqlistúqsrn
>
> Shucks, I finally made it in Shadows of North America (pp63-64) and I
> don't get a mention on that page.

The page dosn't seem to be updatet recently. There are lost of listmembers
mentioned in Corporate Download aswell:
Talon, Fro, AdamJ, Argent, Ms. Thing, Mongoose, Doc, Hoosier Hackers, Dead
Deckers Society, Bull, WizKid, Gurth, Lady Jestyr and possible others I have
overlooked.

Lars
Message no. 9
From: adamj@*********.com (Adam Jury)
Subject: Nicknames on Shadowland
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:32:41 -0400
At 04:58 AM 4/25/03, you wrote:

>Doc, Hoosier Hackers, Dead
>Deckers Society, WizKid

IIIRC, all of these existed in published products previous to anyone taking
them on as handles online.*

[* Obviously, I don't mean /nobody/ had these handles, but I don't think
writers use of them was based on anyone online, unlike many of the others
you listed.]

Best,
Adam

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