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Where does my nick come from?

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Jan 04, 2005 - 12:23 AM - by Crestone

Crestone: (crest-own) I grew up in a small mountain/ski town in Colorado born to parents live for hiking and climbing mountains etc, so from an early age, I was climbing mountains and became fascinated with climing all the 14ers (peaks over 14,000 feet) in Colorado. 2 of the hardest ones are the Crestones in the Sangre De Cristo range, so I started using the name Crestone for dwarven warriors in MUDs.

The other one I've used the most which is also derived from a 14er is Windom (typically a cleric). I also thought about using Uncompahgre because it's my favorite peak in Colorado, but that's just do much to type regularly.

Pictures...

Crestone Peak (14,294 ft):
http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedi...es/crestone.jpg

Crestone Needle (14,197 ft):
http://www.14ers.com/photos/Creston...08_CNeed02a.jpg

And both together (they're connected on the same massif, but they're far enough apart and the drop between is enough that the needle is not a subsidiary by technicality):
http://www.14ers.com/photos/Creston..._CresGrp04a.jpg

Windom (14,082 ft. the one on the right):
http://www.summitpost.org/images/11145.jpg

Uncompahgre (14,309 ft):
http://www.summitpost.org/images/91555.jpg

Crestone

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Dec 08, 2004 - 12:29 AM - by Jansan

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kheldon
They don't have names like that in Finland. Very different language and stuff. =P Was thinking more like Norway, Sweden or Denmark.

Ohh.. well, that shows how much I know about my family history and roots.

I have family going back into ever-changing Russia and England as well.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nymm
Now days I usually end up using Niman in game, because some star wars universe author used Nymm in a book and it's always taken by some unoriginal name stealing dork.

There is also a Nym Pymplee from Iron and Blood. Only one 'M' though.

-- Jansan

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Dec 07, 2004 - 11:44 PM - by Glip the Gnome

Well, I started with "the". But by itself, that didn't inspire as much awe as I was originally going for. So then, in a flurry of creativity I plugged in the name of my old gnomish illusionist/thief D&D character I've been playing for years in MMOs and that everyone already knows me by.

But it still needed pizazz, so I did what you do when you need to add more awesome to something. I added gnome. Instant coolification. /nod

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Dec 07, 2004 - 10:11 PM - by Jansan

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kheldon
Maybe they think you're scandinavian? :P

Well, my great-grandparents were Finnish. Er, I think. That could explain it.

-- Jansan

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Dec 07, 2004 - 09:42 PM - by Jansan

Jansan is the character name I always use.

I actually made it up. I had never heard it used as a name before when I created it (I was pretty young at the time), but later I learned Jansen was an actual name. Awfully close, but that still wasn't my name.

Then, I later learned, Jansan is the name of a company that makes heavy duty cleaning supplies! Hehe. Still love the name though.

Interestingly enough, when I post or play a game and use this name, I will still have people that call me Jansen. I guess they just prefer the -en variety?

-- Jansan

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