Trying to come up with a creature. Help!

Corinthiah heart · **Joined:** June 1st, 2011, 3:44 pm **Posts:** 16

In a book I'm writing I need a good evil beast for my villain to become, so any suggestions would be lovely. Thanks. And I won't tell you his name because if any of you read the book it'd ruin it.

Sam Starrett · **Posted:** June 3rd, 2011, 11:41 pm

Could you provide a little more detail? Why, for instance, is your villain to become a beast?

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** June 4th, 2011, 12:50 am

The more details you give- the better our suggestions will be.

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

Do you have any basic idea or mental image of what the beast might look like? How would he would act? Etc. Because it would be easier to create an animal off of small tidbits you already have.

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 4th, 2011, 7:45 am

I too come to ask for more info. What must he be able to do as a beast? Is it a story like in VotDT, where being the beast changes his perspective on things and turns him good?

Corinthiah heart · **Joined:** June 1st, 2011, 3:44 pm **Posts:** 16

I was just thinking that he's really some evil creature pretending to be human. I'm thinking he's I dunno sort of like a shadow or something. It's hard to describe.

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 4th, 2011, 1:10 pm

Ok, so it either has to be humanoid in form, or a shapeshifter. Or you could go all the way with the shadow thing and have it just be a 'presence' whose only indication that they are there is a shadow...

Corinthiah heart · **Joined:** June 1st, 2011, 3:44 pm **Posts:** 16

That would work, now all I need is a name for it.

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 4th, 2011, 1:54 pm

I suggest that you come up with several names for it. People from different parts of the world will know it by its different names.

If you have a basic idea of what languages sound like in different sections of your world, you can use those to help you name it.

The most important one, and maybe the only one you'll actually need to come up with is the one that your MCs will know it by.

Reiyen · **Posted:** June 6th, 2011, 10:28 pm

The letters S, R, N, T, and V lend themselves nicely to villain names (even the word "villain" uses two of them). Sauron is taken, and Sevastopol is a city in Russia, so those two won't work. Vanstar hits them all, and I don't know of any books with that name in them (although mine uses Nastar...). Pick a name that would give you the goosebumps to hear whispered in the middle of the night while you hear footsteps behind you.

Corinthiah heart · **Joined:** June 1st, 2011, 3:44 pm **Posts:** 16

Vanstar I like that name. It does sound like a good name to call these shadow beings.

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 8th, 2011, 10:17 am

Now that just makes me think of a van with a star on it...

Lord Kieren Mimetes · **Posted:** June 9th, 2011, 2:17 pm

Elánhil the Unfathomable wrote:

Now that just makes me think of a van with a star on it...

Oh, I kinda thought of the vanguard of the army carrying a banner with a star on it...

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 10th, 2011, 8:53 am

Either one...

Lord Kieren Mimetes · **Posted:** June 10th, 2011, 12:18 pm

Kalisia Silverwing · **Joined:** June 10th, 2011, 12:47 pm **Posts:** 217

Zhawar or Valishael might work...I don't know. If you like one of these, then go ahead and use it. Vanstar sounded fine until Elánhil said that. Now all I can think of when I read it is a big blue van driving around with a white star on it. :roll:

Oh well. Hope this helped.

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 12th, 2011, 3:33 pm

Sorry if I ruined a perfect name.

Kalisia Silverwing · **Joined:** June 10th, 2011, 12:47 pm **Posts:** 217

I don't think you did.

It would have occured to me eventually... :roll:

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 12th, 2011, 3:39 pm

Haha, ok.

Sienna North · **Posted:** June 12th, 2011, 6:41 pm

Not to be prosaic here *gasp*, but you could call these strange shifty dark mysterious creatures simply "shades," "shadows," or some other "simple" name. Why? Well, it's one fewer fantasy name to remember. Plus, you know how creatures of darkness don't like to be named, and are limited/defined by names? And people might be afraid to call it by its true name? So it could have a true name like Sevslin {well, or something}, but everyone simply calls it "shadow."

Was that coherent? :rofl:

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 12th, 2011, 8:05 pm

Hey! That's what they (people in my book) do with Merashath! He is only spoken of as 'The black dragon' or 'The dark dragon'.

It works quite well.

Corinthiah heart · **Joined:** June 1st, 2011, 3:44 pm **Posts:** 16

Inesdar wrote:

Alright. Corinthia! So now in terms of what these beings really are, I would say you have three possibilities.

Now my personal idea for you, Vanastar would be some sort of creature, with one form, not a shapeshifter, probably foul and nasty looking, but with the ability to create illusions. It could appear to be anyone, or anything. With skill, it might even appear to be entirely invisible. Only a strong mind, could see the Vanastar for what they truly are.

As for the appearance of the true form, I imagine some grotesque featherless cross between a human and a vulture.

Just throwing an idea out there.

Hm, good idea.

~Evenstar~ wrote:

Not to be prosaic here *gasp*, but you could call these strange shifty dark mysterious creatures simply "shades," "shadows," or some other "simple" name. Why? Well, it's one fewer fantasy name to remember. Plus, you know how creatures of darkness don't like to be named, and are limited/defined by names? And people might be afraid to call it by its true name? So it could have a true name like Sevslin {well, or something}, but everyone simply calls it "shadow."

Was that coherent? :rofl:

Ya know that really does work.

KathrineROID · **Posted:** June 19th, 2011, 5:45 pm

Quote:

The letters S, R, N, T, and V lend themselves nicely to villain names (even the word "villain" uses two of them).

So does my real first name. . . :shock:

If I were an evil overlord. . .

Kalisia Silverwing · **Joined:** June 10th, 2011, 12:47 pm **Posts:** 217

KathrineROID wrote:

Quote:

The letters S, R, N, T, and V lend themselves nicely to villain names (even the word "villain" uses two of them).

So does my real first name. . . :shock:

If I were an evil overlord. . .

Kath an evil overlord? :shock:

Scary thought...

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** June 19th, 2011, 6:09 pm

Elánhil wrote:

Now that just makes me think of a van with a star on it...

Like a 2001 (Honda) Space Odyssey? :rofl:

Sorry, I've been waiting to use that one for a while...

So this creature, is he hiding because he's stuck (i.e. Dragonheart A New Beginning), because he doesn't yet have enough power (i.e. Harry Potter), or because he likes to deceive more subtly (i.e. This Present Darkness)? I think based on those questions it gives you a better idea on what it should look like. Base an evil creature off a real creature that behaves similarly and people tend to catch on to its purpose quicker.

Svensteel Mimetes · **Posted:** June 19th, 2011, 6:33 pm

Corinthiah heart wrote:

That would work, now all I need is a name for it.

Krothron
Xioltharr
Zhade
Yathchafar
Illunyu
Wulfarr
Orrkpawd*
Yixilvale
Terrilkoll
Zaphardale
Kryinhound

If you don't want these names I'll take them, or they are up for grabs!

*Pronounced orc-paw-d

Elanhil · **Posted:** June 21st, 2011, 7:15 pm

Riniel Jasmina wrote:

Elánhil wrote:

Now that just makes me think of a van with a star on it...

Like a 2001 (Honda) Space Odyssey? :rofl:

Sorry, I've been waiting to use that one for a while...

You sure are good at those little one liners...

Zhade...isn't that Calen's name?

Svensteel Mimetes · **Posted:** June 21st, 2011, 8:36 pm

Zhade is Pavilini's

Lord Kieren Mimetes · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2011, 7:29 pm

Svensteel priest of Kylor wrote:

Zhade is Pavilini's

Whoa, sweet, I didn't know that!

Svensteel Mimetes · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2011, 8:19 pm

I like usings Ks, Rs, Zs, Xs, Ys, and Vs for names of the darker not so nicer ones.

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