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    Well, my previous world was named Auren, with the main campaign area being the continent of Euros. As to what it meant....at this point in time nothing. I could make something up with Auren being the root of an Orlien word for Land/Earth (Orliens being the primary human racial group.).

    But if you want to know how I go about naming places themselves, see this thread here:

    http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=5959
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    Quote Originally Posted by NeonKnight View Post
    Well, my previous world was named Auren, with the main campaign area being the continent of Euros. As to what it meant....at this point in time nothing. I could make something up with Auren being the root of an Orlien word for Land/Earth (Orliens being the primary human racial group.).

    But if you want to know how I go about naming places themselves, see this thread here:

    http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=5959
    Well, I'm mostly interested in large-scale naming, like worlds, continents, and nations. I've read the various other threads here, and there's a lot of good stuff there, but I'm not at that level as yet. Besides which, there wasn't really an existing thread, yet, on this topic, and since I was thinking about it, I thought I'd post one.
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