 Who is Man-Of-Many-Names?, I feel like I should know this... |
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 Aug 13 2005, 03:07 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Montréal, QC, Canada Member No.: 5,029  |
He's mentioned in more than one sourcebook--who is he?
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Aug 13 2005, 03:36 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 12-August 05 From: Spirit Kingdom of Palmdale, CFS (Mojave Desert) Member No.: 7,550 |
IIRC, he is an AmerInd shaman who is knowlegeble about bug spirits, I think he dealt with them in South America before the whole UB thing. I don't know if anything more is known.
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Aug 13 2005, 05:56 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
He dealt with a hive of Ants in Aztlan or Amazonia. He's in UB or MiTS.
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Aug 13 2005, 06:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Montréal, QC, Canada Member No.: 5,029 |
He gives an interview about insect shamans in Univeral Brotherhood, but I could've sworn I read about him elsewhere...
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Aug 13 2005, 06:17 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 293 Joined: 27-January 03 From: Kentucky, USA Member No.: 3,958 |
He's mentioned several times in Bug City, having predicted events there a year ahead of time, then gathering survivors together during the events of that book. It was never clear in the book how he knew, or what his plans were. I don't think there was mention of him after that.
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Aug 13 2005, 06:36 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
he's also in the BBB lol... i know that :D
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Aug 13 2005, 07:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 30-September 04 Member No.: 6,715 |
Possibly 2XS ... I just read the novel and I'm pretty sure I remember the name from there. |
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Aug 13 2005, 08:18 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
IIRC, the first mention is in PoNA, under the Man of the Woods entry.
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Aug 14 2005, 03:26 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
He's the first to reference the incident in Gilroy as being related to bug spirits in UB IIRC. This of course, is hastily overlooked for it's true importance, as controlling Gilroy, CA, gives the bug spirits control over the worlds garlic supply. Keading in to how the bugs get in to Italy, and therefore the mafia families there, and then moving on to the rest of Europe. As goes the saying "Tonight Gilroy, tomorrow.... the world."
Now ask your self if I'm kidding or not? |
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Aug 14 2005, 03:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 25-October 04 Member No.: 6,789 |
He also appears in several entries on Paranormal Animals of North America.
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Aug 14 2005, 12:53 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
So what are his names? (Or is the joke that we're not answering that part of the question?)
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Aug 14 2005, 02:04 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
As far as i know he only has one name, "Man-Of-Many-Names". Which is kind of a joke i guess, or at least a bit funny. :) |
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Aug 14 2005, 02:24 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
While we are at it, does anyone know the identity of "He who howls under a moonless sky"???
Not one of his names I think... |
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Aug 14 2005, 03:22 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 30-September 04 Member No.: 6,715 |
Quote from the Ancient files (http://ancientfiles.dumpshock.com/invae.html)
Man-of-Many-Names reveals that years ago he encountered and destroyed an Ant hive in Amazonia. |
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Aug 14 2005, 03:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Montréal, QC, Canada Member No.: 5,029 |
So he appears in Universal Brotherhood, Bug City and Paranormal Animals of North America. Is he anyone significant? I mean, aside from a shaman who knows a lot about insect totems?
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Aug 14 2005, 06:40 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 12-August 05 From: Spirit Kingdom of Palmdale, CFS (Mojave Desert) Member No.: 7,550 |
Many AmerInd names are a reflection of a person or some quality they have, I wonder if man-of-many-names means that he has been known as several different people. Combined with his unusual knowledge of Insect spirits, it's possible he was supposed to be an IE or maybe a free spirit or something. But I think the current crop of writers has either forgotten about him or ignores him, because I haven't seen his name pop up in any semi-recent publications.
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Aug 14 2005, 06:55 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67 |
He's definitely not forgotten. ;)
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Aug 14 2005, 06:59 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 12-August 05 From: Spirit Kingdom of Palmdale, CFS (Mojave Desert) Member No.: 7,550 |
Good to hear, I think he had potential. BTW DE I'm a fan of your work, I hope you're going to be doing some things in 4ed.
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Aug 14 2005, 07:36 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 25-October 04 Member No.: 6,789 |
Man of Many Names also knows quite a bit about toxic spirits. From further reading in PANA he is a Wolf Shaman who has probably initated several times maybe even into the double digits. Has conjured Man of the Woods, greater City Spirits and has Nightfire deathly afraid of his capabilities. Several of the top shadowrunners know of him and are impressed. That says a lot right there.
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Aug 14 2005, 07:53 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67 |
Yep, I definitely am. :) |
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Aug 14 2005, 08:13 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Validating Posts: 7,999 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,890 |
Maybe he's a Covert Ops Specialist for one of the Amerind nations and his handle (and yes, his handle) is just a -- at least to him -- clever play on his occupation.
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Aug 14 2005, 09:19 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
Don't you rescue him in the SNES SR game from a ghoul vault? Or is that someone else?
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Aug 15 2005, 06:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 527 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,118 |
Man of Many Names does not appear in any strictly fiction Shadowrun work, but appears in a number of sourcebooks (Universal Brotherhood, Paranormal Animals of North America, etc...) and in at least one block of example text in SR3 (Conjuring example; Many Names apparently has Charisma of 8, which is pretty high if he's a human). I figure he's an older Amerind shaman, maybe one of the ones that were part of the Great Ghost Dance, who has developed pretty significant power and mystical knowledge over the course of his life.
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Aug 15 2005, 06:11 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Sounds to me like he is Howling Coyote himself. The old trickster coyote is that would be nice trick.
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Aug 15 2005, 06:27 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,353 Joined: 5-June 02 Member No.: 2,840 |
I actually thought this was Daniel Howling Coyote himself for a while. However, someone on here pointed out that his whereabouts were accounted for in the Secrets of Power trilogy. I thought it made sense; the Threats file said to "look for someone severely slotted off by the Tir Tairngire 'betrayal' of the NAN," and Daniel left shortly after that happened if I'm not mistaken. In any case, it doesn't look likely that Danny boy is that guy. Who it is, I do not know. |
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