petitefaustina

So?
Whats with the use of the name Raven?
Every goth girl, every vampire, anythign dark there almost always a girl named Raven? I guess I'm just ranting but after a few days of flipping through online stuff and seeing raven 2 out of 3 times its a little aggrivating.

Sniper McGee

Have you read Poe?

-Bryce out

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Mr Sci Fi

It's the only poem that gothic girls know.

Personally, I'm more partial to Annabel Lee.

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alanmt

ravens are dark, inscrutable and intelligent

raven is evocative of mystery, of long black locks and pale skin, of hidden knowledge and ancient wisdom, of romantic tragedy and moody dark nights

sadly overused and cliche, now

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Faustling

They're awesomly supercool and special.

ClancyBoy

Fantasy writers aren't usually the most creative people in the world.

Ilasir Maroa will probably be along shortly to say I'm wrong though.




Ilasir, I gots nuttin' but love for yas, truly.

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Rahvin

Well, if more people changed their names, I'd be willing to be there'd be a lot more "Raven"'s around in real life, too.It's like the "Chris" or "Dan" of the fantasy world (two names that are common as muck around where I live - there were three "Chris Smith"'s in the same class in my secondary school, and about eight "Dan"'s). And, ignoring how often it comes up, Raven is actually quite a good name for a character like that. The only problem is that so many people think so that it's become a stock name (can't think of a name? Put "Raven". It'll do).

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PaPa

Solution: stop reading goth, vampire and "dark" forums.

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Amara-J

Funny you should ask. One of my nicknames was Ravenclaw, for about five years, before I realized that I'd subconsciously plucked it from the Harry Potter universe. Like others said, it screams 'cool mystique' (although you could probably add the words 'and cliched' in between 'cool' and 'mystique', now.)

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WriterDude

I'm currently writing a fantasy/sci-fi with ninjas and needed a nickname for a woman who sneaks around in the darkness, tries to be invisible and appear rather mysterious to her enemies. She's called... Ravenheart. I'm thinking about changing it now, though...

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PaPa

It's at times like this that I start to think that perhaps the whole book burning shebang isn't such a bad idea after all.

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Ilasir Maroa

Lol, fantasy authors are very creative clancy... every time someone brings up fantasy, you always have to jump all over the genre. Don't you have something better to do, you lazy pothead?!!!!!

But seriously, plenty of normal people are named Raven, too.

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Writer Kitten

See; this is why I love my old RP group. We played Vampire the Masquerade. We all had vampires. Names: Sunny, Biff, Rachet, Muffy and Claude.

We took our vampires, once, to another groups LARP. There were three Ravens, two Alucards, and I think a Dorian (after Dorian Grey). That was among all the "darkblades" and "DarkHearts" and "Black" -- no, I'm not kidding a vampire named "Black".

We were told to make new characters because "no self-respecting vampire would use those names."

We just left. I really should pick up Sunny again. She was amusing.

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Krim

They're supposed to be wise and mystical and crap. If I was a vampire, I'd stick with my name. Louis. Just the darndest cutest vampire name this side of Vazuqieka. Hell, if I was a vampire I'd wear bright clothing, trade in my contacts (vampires dunneed em) for fake glasses, and eat at Taco Bell.

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