Talk:Verdarach

Name meaning

I have been doing some research to the name of this weapon and it seems to most consistently translate in the form of "ver darach" to "See Oak" in languages from the Celtic language group, with an interesting quirk that when changed to "fer darach" it just translates to "Oak Oak". While this information doesn't seem to tell us a lot about the weapon itself, it might tell us something about the map.

We know that the new map is located in Kourna. Where during the events of nightfall two centaur Ancestor trees stood. This could mean that the warhorn has something to do with centaurs, but this is all pure speculation.

Did anyone else find something more concrete and interesting? --Doctor Refrence (talk) 11:09, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

My initial thought is that if you chuck enough languages at a random collection of syllables, eventually one of them will match. I'm not convinced your find is significant, I'm afraid; the design doesn't look especially Kournan, centaur-ian, or wooden. My personal guess is that this might have something to do with the Desolation; the hooded figure reminds me of the pillars you sometimes see around northern Elona. —Idris 11:32, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

In Chinese Verdarach is appearently called "Green oak warhorn". Seems like I might have been right with my research and claim that the name comes from a celtic language (irish, gaelic, welsh). Thou if this means my speculations were right still remains to be seen. --Doctor Refrence (talk) 09:37, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Initially, I had thought Kurzick designs. The arches are akin to Kurzick's Gothic designs, and Kurzicks had both draconian and humanoid statues all among their structures. Verdarach also sounds like butchered Germanic, which Kurzicks held ties to. However, keep in mind that every legendary since Eureka has had some relation to the LW release. Eureka (S3E2), asura molten design; Shooshadoo (E3), arctic quaggan; HMS Divinity (E4), ship (Lake Doric) named after DR; Flames of War (E5), Balthazar torch; Sharur and The Shining Blade (E6), Orr and Shining Blade; The Binding of Ipos (S4E1), necromancy and Awakened; Claw of the Khan-Ur (E2), charr.

We're going to Kourna. The robed figures mirror the Forgotten statues of the Crystal Desert and the arches could be inspired by the likely-Elonian arches built throughout; the ghosts make me think Primeval Dynasty ghosts. But the name is odd in this relation.

Either way, I don't think the name has any specific meaning. Konig (talk) 03:07, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Feedback 2020/03/09

The "Full Material List" is extremely useful to have a quick glance of what to buy. Unfortunately, the "Call of the Void" section only lists the 3 recipes, so when was browsing I just assumed it needs some karma and gold. Now I find out that I had to click inside and it needed another 100 Mystic Curio. I suggest making this section consistent with the other components and fully listing the materials needed without clicking and checking each item in fear of missing something(isn't that the purpose of the full material list?) for all legendaries. Thank you! --108.173.40.7 21:06, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Origin of Figures

The page currently suggests that the figures along the outside of the horn are related to the Forgotten due to a similar, but incredibly generic motif of robed figures in a circle being seen in the Lair of the Forgotten. I think that this is a weaker assumption than assuming that the figures are hooded wraiths with swords intended for battle, as the lore of the item states are summoned. Perhaps it's worth mentioning the shared likeness between the horn's figures and the statues seen in the Lair of the Forgotten, but it seems misleading to suggest "Forgotten origins", particularly since we know the origin of the horn was Grenth himself. I would suggest removing the latter sentence in that note. --❧Annaveil (talk) 03:43, 1 December 2020 (UTC)