Eduardo Alvarez wrote:
I don´t know if I´d call them that though. It seems
rather unpoetic. What you could do is focus on some
aesthetic characteristic of the daishou - a glint of
color, some interesting historical tidbit, etc. and
name it accordingly.
The swords were forged by the resident spirit[1] of the forge of a small
village (name yet to be determined). She was essentially the patron of
the smith and of his family, and to a lesser extent of the village, as
the smith's prosperity reflected on the village itself.
Unfortunately she was more of a muse than a guardian spirit; one night
the forge caught fire, and her poor command over fire was not enough to
save it. The forge burned to the ground, as did the smith's home and
many other homes in the village before the fire was extinguished. The
smith was horribly burned, his family was ruined, and they never rebuilt
the forge.
Considering your comment on melodrama... How suitable are longer names?
I'm considering saying that after the fire, she renamed them Hopes Ashes
and Prosperities Ashes, or something along those lines. If it's too
wordy, then Ashes and Cinders might be better.
[1] All the PCs in this game will be 'homeless' small gods and guardian
spirits.
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