Guild Wars 2

I’m having a discussion with a guildmate about charr warband naming conventions and something interesting came up. Are charr allowed/is it socially acceptable for two charr of the same warband to have the exact same last name? Like could another charr in the Stone warband be called Brimstone? Neither of us can find anything that addresses this. Any insight or citations would be appreciated.

Socially acceptable…kind of? My guess would be it would be the equivalent of giving two children in the family the same name. You could…but there’s no good reason to and it would probably be considered a little odd. I’ve certainly never seen it happen in-game.

Charr surnames consist of two words put together, one of which (either suffix or prefix) denoting the warband of the individual

So I supposes you could get one from the stone warband with that name as well as one from the brim warband, as well.

I wonder… Do Charr ever have twins (or triplets)? If they do, it might be one reason why the twins might share the same surname.

They all have “twins” like any litter of kitties :P

SilveryBeing.5082:

Are charr allowed/is it socially acceptable for two charr of the same warband to have the exact same last name?

We don’t see any examples of such an overlap, even where multiple warbands share the same name. That’s probably indicative of something.

The surname consists of one part which reflects the warband and one part thats chosen by the individual or the warband itself (usually based on role within the warband, personality, ect).

Just given the fact that its a chosen title and the fact that its supposed to be a unique identifier, its probably looked down on to “steal” someone elses, at least while that warband member is still active. You could probably take the title of a ’bandmate who has passed on or something as a show of respect, though.

Kind of like player numbers in sports, perhaps.

Thats all personal guesses, though. I don’t think its ever really addressed in-game. Though the fact that there isn’t a single shared surname anywhere in the game kind of suggests that it may indeed be the case that copying someone elses might be looked down on (maybe even in the case of passed Charr).

Since the charr High Legions are so independent, I don’t imagine the Stone warband in the Blood Legion would keep track of the names of the Stone warband in the iron Legion.

Dustfinger.9510:

They all have “twins” like any litter of kitties :P

You know what I mean though. :P Two identical Charr twins or triplets born from the same zygote splitting in the womb.

Dustfinger.9510:

They all have “twins” like any litter of kitties :P

Is there any suggestion in lore that Charr give birth to litters though? Everything I’ve read made it sound like single-cub births.

Nothing concrete. it was more of a joke than anything but the confirmed six nipples of the charr does seem to point to litters. What have your read that points to single cub births?

If you read the Edge of Destiny book, Rytlock mentions he has plenty of brothers and sisters, so I would assume they’re born in litters?
(Now where the hell are they?)

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Legions_of_the_Charr
the story in this article seems to suggest single cub birth. Rytlock may have been referring to his warband mates or the other cubs at his fahrar, but I haven’t read the book yet so I dont know.

Hmm. it may be both. That charr can have anywhere from one to an undetermined multiple.

“charr have seen both an increase in children, but an increasing number of threats to their land, so their numbers remain stable with their constant warfare.” http://ashenfold.com/ashenfold-cartel-interview-with-jeff-grubb-and-eric-flannum/?repeat=w3tc

This tells me that since the Flame legion lost power, the number of surviving children has gone up. Not that the charr would have suddenly started having litters. If there are more threats but the population is constant only due to surviving cubs then the overall age of the population would be getting younger. We see plenty of old timers in game so this tells me the flame legion was so rough on cubs that many didn’t survive. This does seem to indicate that charr are more prone to having multiple cubs. enough so that the increase in enemies and deaths can maintain a constant population number without greatly reducing the average age of the charr population…. Plus they have 6 nipples :P or… a-net just didn’t think too much about it