3.0 Dwarf City Name - Final Vote

[Hobolympic 1093]

Yeeah, look at Hudin racin'! Azgoth is too orcish, and is only useful for carpets.

[Zezimus 1523]

You all seem to be forgetting a big problem with Kal'Hudin... Dwarves can't actually pronounce it correctly which is a bit of an issue when it's the name of our capital city. xD

Remember, with the dwarven accent, it would be pronounced Kal-'oo'din as we'd drop the H. Not to mention, the city is actually above sea level! >_>

For me personally, Kal'Azgoth seems the better of the two as it sounds grander, which is generally the feel we were going for with the city's design. Whether you take it literally of figuratively, it is a city of treasures, and the name also fits with the dwarven curse for greed.

[Nefarious Aus Shitpost 891]

Yes, but it sounds orc. We dunae loike orc.

[Geo 1415]

Kal'Azgoth!

[Danny 2232]

I prefer Kal'Azgoth, it sounds hugely more dwarf-ey.

[Praetor 1550]

I'm no dwarf but kal'azgoth is very nice l. Though both sound good I think Asgoth is the better one.

[Tethras 278]

Either way they will be pronounced:" Kal'oodin and Kal'Azgot'." Considering with dwarven accents we tend to take out the "H". So In all honesty Kal'Azgot' sounds better in my opinion. Plus it's got quite an appealing meaning to it.

[Zezimus 1523]

Either way they will be pronounced:" Kal'oodin and Kal'Azgot'." Considering with dwarven accents we tend to take out the "H". So In all honesty Kal'Azgot' sounds better in my opinion. Plus it's got quite an appealing meaning to it.

I think most dwarves would actually pronounce Azgoth correctly, except for the few who'd say Azgoff. :P

[Scipp3r 451]

Kal'Urguan II

[Cracker 4570]

With "goth" meaning master in Orcish and the Doomforged already having the name Asgol, I'd think Kal'Hudin makes more sense, especially when you take the meanings (there's no special treasures in this city but it certainly is deep within a mountain)

[Alan 1815]

Kal'Alan anyone? Lololol, is that a tongue twister or what?

 

Haha I kid, but I know quite a bit about the selection of names and what effect they have on people, whether it be from how they are pronounced to how they actually look to the eye. From the name of a city alone, people can get the impression of a large and majestic city, or the opposite of an average and unordinary settlement that is completely unimpressive.

 

Kal'Hudin rolls off the tongue better, we can probably all agree on that, but this is the same thing we've discussed with the elven city name; a name that rolls off the tongue has a more "flowery" or sweet sound to it, while a sound that doesn't is harsher. I don't know about you guys, but I don't think it's very impressive when the Dwarves have a flowery and sweet name for their supposedly badass city! Kal'Hudin to me would probably be more fitting of a small Dwarven surface fishing settlement (lol) or some other minor establishment that doesn't get a second look by passerbies. On the other hand, Kal'Azgoth seems harsher, so it gives the impression of a rather expansive and impressive city due to the harshness of its name. It invokes the imagination and thought of a city like the one in the Hobbit, with grand and fantastic architecture that leaves its visitors gazing in awe. From the sound alone, Kal'Azgoth would be much more suiting of the name of a capital.

 

I'd give another paragraph on what impression the names give based on LOOK, but to be honest the effects are similar and Azgoth would take the victory in that department as well. In terms of meaning, once again Azgoth makes more sense for the theme and reality that you all are going for. Azgoth means treasure, a meaning that suits the Dwarves perfectly, especially considering the fact that treasure usually leads to wealth which leads to a more magnificent city. On the other side of the spectrum, Hudin means deep, which leads people to think of a city buried deep under ground and locked away from the surface, and most likely a dark and mysterious place that you'd only go to at your own risk. If they're fans of Lord of the Rings, it also reminds people of Helms Deep (The H in Hudin as well as the meaning of Deep), which was built for defense, not for looks and extravagance, and it certainly wasn't a place people wanted to go to unless they had no choice. Not to mention the fact that you Dwarves can't even pronounce Kal'Hudin! Once again, Azgoth takes the victory.

 

The decision rests on you all as you're the Dwarves and I'm a simple Druid, but in my opinion, Kal'Azgoth is the clear victor here. That's where I'm placing my vote! 

[cruzazul 2815]

I'm not a dwarf I but I have to say I really like Kal'Azgoth a lot!.

[Hobolympic 1093]

Kal'Azgoth. It feels like anything but dwarven. Hudin has that deep sound, which I'd say is more appropriate compared to this "Artichoke" phenomenon.

[Vekrus 396]

Kal'Azgoth!

[THUNDER37 162]

Kal'Azgoth sounds better, as the treasure is not in diamonds nor gold. It be the city itself.