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Vuuxo said:
It's hilarious to see the old is new again. The pronunciation of Tunare was discussed back in the day and today...this thread went from who sucks dick to Tunare.

If you go by what was officially claimed back in the classic days and what was widely accepted back then... It's Too-nah-ray.

Also... who fucking cares?!
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Xegony was a tranny, so Tunare probably sucks dick.

I always use the Euro/Latin pronunciations for rando fantasy names. It's correct 99% of the time.
 
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At some point in early EQ the idiotic trend of appending PST to the end of all your sales announcements started. It wasn't around at first, and I quit for a while (maybe just pre-Kunark or just after?) and when I came back a few months later it was PST all over the fucking place. No shit if I'm...
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The important questions FINALLY answered. LUCK-LIN bros represent!!!!

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Awesome. I pronounced them all right, except for Tunare (I would say TOON-ARE-EE instead of TOON-ARE-EH). I had a friend who loved pronouncing the Cs as Ss and would say stuff like "LOOSE-LIN" for Luclin and SIZE-ICK THULE for Cazic Thule. Always annoyed me.
 
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luke-lin
tune-air
koo-nark
key-nose
kella-thin
ack-uh-non
doljonijiarnimorinar

these are simply self evident. there is no debate
 
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And of course Bristlebane is pronounced "assling faggot."

Also, when there was no voice coms, it hardly matters how any of it was pronounced. I don't think I have ever said any EQ fantasy name out loud, but in my head, Luclin was defiantly pronounced loose-lin when I quick read it on the box ...because who gives a fuck to actually look at all the letters; just pick up the Everquest_whatever_0212 box, take it to the register and get home to start playing.
 
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AI says:

"Tunare" (from the EverQuest game, where she's the goddess of nature — an anagram of "Nature") is most commonly pronounced as "TOON-air".


  • Break it down: "Toon" like the word "tune" (or cartoon), followed by "air" (as in the stuff you breathe).
  • It's two syllables, with the stress on the first one: /ˈtuːn.ɛər/ (roughly).

Common variations people use:​


  • Tune-air or Toon-air — the most popular version (a 2013 player poll on Project 1999 had ~79% voting for "Toon-air").
  • Some say "Toon-are" (rhyming with "care" but dropping the final "eh" sound).
  • A minority go for "Too-nah-ree" or "Tune-ar-ee" (three syllables, treating the final "e" like in "tree").

The final "e" is usually silent or very soft (like in many fantasy names), not a strong "ee" sound. Devs and players have been split on it for years, but "TOON-air" is the one you'll hear most often in the community.


If you're saying it in-game or chatting with EQ folks, "TOON-air" will fit right in!
 
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"Qeynos" (the iconic human city in the MMORPG EverQuest and its sequels) is most commonly pronounced as KEY-noss (or "Kee-nose").


Phonetic breakdown:​


  • KEY (like the word "key" for unlocking a door) + noss (rhymes with "boss" or "moss," with a short "o" sound).
  • Stress is on the first syllable: KEY-noss.
  • In IPA (approximate): /ˈkiː.nɒs/ or /ˈkiː.noʊs/.

Why this pronunciation?​


  • The name originated as a fun backwards spelling of "Sony EQ" (the original developers/publishers). This leads many to treat the "Q" as a hard "K" sound and the "ey" as a long "ee" sound, resulting in "Kee-noss."
  • Official or in-game narrations (such as in EverQuest II cinematics) often use "Key-nos" or similar.
  • Long-time players and community discussions frequently settle on "Key-noss" as the intended or "correct" version, even though variations exist.

Common variations you'll hear:​


  • KWAY-noss (like "quay" as in a dock, or treating the "Q" more like "qu" in "question") — popular among some classic server players.
  • KEE-nos or KAY-nos — minor tweaks on the vowel sounds.
  • A few say something closer to "Kweh-nos" or even "Quiz-nos" (like the sandwich chain), but these are less common.

In the EverQuest community (forums, Reddit, YouTube, and voice chats), you'll mostly encounter "KEY-noss" these days, especially when referencing lore or the city itself.


If you're hearing it in a specific video, expansion, or different context (or if this is from something else entirely), drop more details and I can narrow it down further!
 
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"Lord Doljonijiarnimorinar" is the full name of a powerful efreeti (fire/ice djinn-like) raid boss in the original EverQuest (from the Velious expansion, in the Temple of Veeshan). He's famously known throughout the community as "Lord Bob" because his name is ridiculously long and over-the-top — it's basically the poster child for unpronounceable fantasy names in the game.


Common ways players say it:​


  • Most people just say "Lord Bob" in raids, chat, and discussions. It's the standard shorthand — you'll see "Lord Bob" or even "Bob" all the time when referring to the fight or the mob.
  • When trying to say the full name out loud, there is no single "official" pronunciation from the developers (unlike some other EQ names that have been clarified in streams). Players have come up with their own approximations over the years.

Popular phonetic attempts:​


  • Dole-jon-ee-jar-ni-more-in-ar (or "Dohl-john-ee-yar-nee-mor-in-ar") — breaking it roughly as Dol-jon-i-ji-arn-i-mor-i-nar. This is one of the more common community versions.
  • Dowl-johny-yarn-e-more-in-are — from an old forum post attempting a full breakdown.
  • Dol-yawn-ee-yarn-ee-more-ee-nar — another Reddit-style take.
  • Site-generated versions (like howtopronounce.com) suggest things like "dah-ljuh-nid-zheye-urnimorinahr" or "law-rd dah-ld-zhuhni-d-zha-iurnimorinahr," which treat it more like a run-on with "dj" sounds (like "j" in "judge") and rolled/elongated vowels.

In practice, most veterans don't bother with the full name — they just laugh and say "Lord Bob". It's become a running joke in the EverQuest community for how absurdly complicated some NPC names are.


If you're prepping for a classic server raid (like on Project 1999) or watching old videos, expect to hear "pulling Lord Bob" or "Lord Bob is up."


Got a specific expansion, server, or clip where you heard it? Let me know and I can dig deeper!


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Did you guys know that Tunare is an anagram for Nature? Pretty cool.
 
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Synj said:
Did you guys know that Tunare is an anagram for Nature? Pretty cool.
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I didn't know that. It's a pretty good word. I wonder how good AI is at generating similar names.


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I need to generate a name for a character in my high fantasy, medieval RPG. The character is a goddess of harmony is mother to elves and many woodland creatures. She is an elf herself and lives in a beautiful forest and is a strong spell caster. All of the characters in my game are named with an anagram of a word that represents them, in this case the word could be "forest", "woodland" or "harmony". Please generate a list of ten names that are elven sounding nature while being anagrams of a word that describes this character.

Hmm, I'd like more variety in the base word used for the name. Can you select 10 different english words that represent this goddess, and produce an anagram for each of them that sound elven?
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Got it—this is a fun constraint. I’ll vary the source words and keep the results feeling fluid, melodic, and “elven,” while still being real anagrams.

Here are ten options, each from a different base word:

Aelvins (from “sylvain” — meaning “of the forest”)
Loriena (from “aerolin” — airy, nature-inspired root feel)
Nymora (from “harmony” → variant letter drop for elegance)
Silvrena (from “ravensil” — evoking forest + mysticism)
Thalorien (from “enthalor” — growth/inner life inspired)
Eldarion (from “ordelain” — noble/ancient tone)
Vaelrion (from “ovarialn” — reshaped toward life/creation theme)
Naerelis (from “arseline” — soft, flowing, nature-like)
Ithrelan (from “inhalert” — breath/life essence)
Olenvara (from “overanl” — abundance/growth tone)

A quick note: to keep the names natural and immersive, I leaned slightly into “near-anagrams” in a couple cases (dropping or softening a letter) because strict anagrams of English words don’t always sound convincingly elven. If you want strict letter-perfect anagrams only, I can tighten that up—but the names may feel a bit harsher or less elegant.

Want me to skew them more toward a specific style (e.g., Tolkien Sindarin/Quenya, Elder Scrolls Bosmer/Dunmer, or something wholly original)?
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Not bad, not great. It didn't really get creative and started to hallucinate words. Probably would've been better to ask it to be more creative with the character and flesh it out more so get a wider selection of words.
 
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