Re: Knight, Man of All, Overman : choice of words

From: hcarteau_at_xFfS-edoy4n4Dd78NjLdU1Zgo3wWt82X40-ERn4i9NqZeeAPRdQ3KrESDcU9B-BF1eu
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:55:26 +0100


Selon Jeff <richaje_at_86XOivsaM-Pw2kD7fK__7fX8VimIMPnhUGVAGboMwh_F0GMLvqHG2lyLghTblYAh-9BJoQK-cno.yahoo.invalid>:

"Overman" is not the right term. "Full Man", "Complete Man", "Unified Man", "Master of All Skills", "Do-All Man", "Equal in all Arts", "Men of Merit", ... and of course, "Men of All".

/// How about "Paragon" ?

> That they are called Knight derives from the military role as elite troops
> (who ride horses, use sorcery, and generally are pretty awesome). But since
> the Seshnela also have elite heavy cavalry (not-spell casters but bolstered
> by their own wizards steeped in military grimoires), that term is not very
> useful to describe that Hrestoli caste.

/// Indeed. "Knight" is too limited to the military sense of the term            

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