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We also have many instances of the "world of Achaea" and other places where "world" is | We also have many instances of the "world of Achaea" and other places where "world" is synonymous with "planet." Together, these suggest that Achaea is indeed the planet. I could include them, but I would just be repeating myself. | ||
Finally, we already have ''two'' names for "everything": "the multiverse" and "Creation." Are we to assume that we have three names for all the planes combined, and yet no name for the planet on which Sapience resides? | Finally, we already have ''two'' names for "everything": "the multiverse" and "Creation." Are we to assume that we have three names for all the planes combined, and yet no name for the planet on which Sapience resides? | ||
I have heard it contended by some that "Planet Achaea" sounds too "sci-fi." Consider that not only do we have races that come from other planets (the Rajamala), alternate universes (the concept of "planes" at all), and events driven by decidedly cosmic events (the star Ethian being swallowed by the black hole Abaddon), but we also have a tentacle alien from outer space that fell here in a meteor (the skolef, of Green Lake) | I have heard it contended by some that "Planet Achaea" sounds too "sci-fi." Consider that not only do we have races that come from other planets (the Rajamala), alternate universes (the concept of "planes" at all), and events driven by decidedly cosmic events (the star Ethian being swallowed by the black hole Abaddon), but we also have a tentacle alien from outer space that fell here in a meteor (the skolef, of Green Lake). | ||
[[User:Delphinus|Delphinus]] 21:05, 14 May 2006 (GMT) | [[User:Delphinus|Delphinus]] 21:05, 14 May 2006 (GMT) | ||
:That's a pretty rock solid argument. [[User:Cypra|Cypra]] 03:42, 11 January 2007 (GMT) | |||
::You never cease to amaze me, Delph. Frankly, I don't have any way of disputing that. P.S. Was there some recorded 'argument' before, so we could see some other opinions? [[User:Lynna|Lynna]] 03:47, 11 January 2007 (GMT) | |||
:::Unfortunately, nothing that's recorded. I believe I was contacted in person about that, though the [http://www.achaea.com/lore?title=Achaea&action=history history] page of the article has a brief blurb by [[User:Kastalia|Kastalia]] mentioning it. If I remember the exchange correctly, it was on "good authority" that Achaea referred to everything. Granted, that doesn't mean the planet's not named Achaea too, since you've got cases like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_%28Magic:_The_Gathering%29 planes from M:tG] named after their main planets and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_setting campaign settings] from D&D, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhawk Greyhawk], named after single cities. I'm not saying that this is reason enough; I'm merely showing that it's not unprecedented in high fantasy games. (When it crosses my mind, I'm loath to refer to things like D&D and say "but they do it this way, so we should, too.") -- [[User:Delphinus|Delphinus]] 13:29, 7 April 2007 (GMT) | |||
== what's achaea == | |||
You say, "Achaea." Eric Obtuserus says, "What's Achaea? Never heard of the place." [[User:Paine|Paine]] 20:36, 25 July 2007 (GMT) | |||