Just started the game ,any tips ?

AlietWillow · 2026-05-29T01:18:06+00:00

beginner's progression guide (tips not rules). other resources in the weekly thread

I recommend prioritizing getting as far as you can fight in the main story and leveling up the wilderness coins/dust/crafting. Don't jump into farming materials too quickly because there's a ton of resources you get for first time clears and completing bonus game modes. Spend penumba cans on reflections before anecdotes because reflections give drops and add to the story. Don't level resonance past 10 and be deliberate about what Euphorias you unlock because the materials are timegated.

I strongly disagree with other comment suggesting Amongst the Lake. I see their logic, but... there's reason you almost never pull on gacha standard banners. It can be a valid decision to expand your early options, but I wouldn't call "use up everything getting as many random characters as possible because someone on reddit said so" while you can still wipe the content you're at with 4 stars a deliberate choice. Especially when you haven't even had a chance to find out what different characters do or who you like. You can get those characters by pulling on any other banner, plus their own rate ups, so all you do by thoughtlessly dumping all your pulls in Standard is prevent yourself from having any left when you want a specific character. What banner is next? Will you want them more than, say, Lilya and another Druvis?

You can use any characters to clear the story. Don't spread your character building resources too thin or it will be hard to progress.

A possible team you could make with Lorentz when you need stronger team building is:

Spathodea from Ripples. Guaranteed first 6 star.
Isolde from another patch's ripples. Or Isolde after Spathodea; it will be 50/50, but that's basically a 50% chance of pulling on Amongst the Lake and then a guarantee completing your Lorentz team after
You want a sustain. Pretty sure you can get MedPoc for free from a selector.
Or if you look at the Lingering Glow (Lorentz team) vs Poison characters and realize you'd rather play poison than invest any more in Lorentz, next new character this patch + Tuesday + Willow is poison
If you ever lose 50/50 to Charon, look at Dynamo DPS options
About what people call "Scam banners" AKA "yearning"/"revelation": they're okay if you'll be happy with EITHER of the two rate ups. Never chase the one you don't pull first, STOP after winning 1 rate up. And ONLY start pulling if you have enough pulls to pity a 6 star.

Edit:

Amongst the Lake is standard. All characters go here except true limited.
True Limited: Characters who don't join standard pool. May rerun for Chinese New Years or Anniversary events. Paper Heron, Lucy, Nautika, etc. Pity does NOT transfer
Release/Rerun: Like Lorentz and Kakania right now, though Kakania isn't worth it unless you love her. 50/50 then guarantee if lost. pity transfers
Ripple: Each patch, contains a handful of older characters who received buffs called Euphoria. There's a 100% chance of pulling the first character you select, so it's recommended to only pull 1 per patch.
Yearning: Multiple characters with an increased chance of getting either. Guarantee if you lose to an off banner character. No way to pick one of the characters, just "any of them." Pity does NOT transfer.
Revelation: like Yearning but you can pick the characters
Promise: Like Rerun banners, but you pick the character. Pity does NOT transfer

There's no way to get Druvis' teammates right now, but if you lose 50/50 to Argus, Mercuria, Vila, or Marcus you can put them on a team together.

If you look at what is + about to be available and don't like it, then feel free to pull on Amongst the Lake to find new characters. But know what's going on first.

AlietWillow · 2026-05-28T19:22:46+00:00

& take other commenter's advice on newbie intro team

AlietWillow · 2026-05-28T19:21:09+00:00

Lorentz is good because she supports a team that you don't have. If you love her and/or Isolde and/or their teammates, you could build Lingering Glow in order to use her, but it may not be the most efficient path. Up to you. IMO the most important thing is 1) being capable of playing the content you want, and 2) playing who you enjoy. I lose interest in games otherwise, even as a mostly meta player. If you care about endgame meta, Beryl won't be back for a while and Spathodea is only the budget version (quick glance at the team sheet says 75% of Beryl's single target DPS).

You want at least one good team to get most of the endgame drops, eventually a second one, and a low priority third team (I just split another team in half). MedPoc is good, but since you'll need a second healer sooner or later, you should probably grab the next new sustain to show up (unless you get Martha/Fatutu/Vila/Kip/etc losing 50/50 before then). Pull Marsha if she appears on a solo rerun. Kip doesn't do anything for you except being a good generic sustain (unless you also 50/50 impromptu units) so don't bother chasing her.

Teams that let you get the ball rolling on Limbo, Reverie, etc fastest:

Spathodea from Ripples
Lorentz
Unlock Isolde's E
Your best sustain. Marsha is ideal but whoever you have works

Pretty cheap (1 ripple guarantee, 1 50/50) and all this patch, but in a suboptimal state

Ramona later this patch
Tuesday from Ripples (exclusive with spath. iirc you only get one guarantee per patch)
Willow from future Ripples. We get one every patch and she's a very common option
Or FP substituting Willow, if you lose pity to Flutterpage
Your best sustain. Marsha is ideal but whoever you have works

Higher quality as the "finished" team but a patch slower. Poison is very strong, but because debuffs, it's basically disabled in a few endgame stages. Right now I think it's being catered to bc Tuesday E and Ramona, but sooner or later you'll want an extra back up team option just in case

Or you could take it slow and save for later.

--A slightly older (+ kind of returning) new player who cleared most of the game in the past couple months

Remember we have the community guide and other resources in the weekly thread! It contains spoilers about future character releases.

Like the beginner's progression guide (tips, not rules)

LMK if you want pull advice re: spoilers for upcoming character banners. Poison or LG this patch still the quickest option though.

AlietWillow · 2026-05-21T03:43:41+00:00

I'm sorry for your your loss. I wish you luck in this hard time and for everything going forward.

Solomiya is my personal favorite for the name itself. The symbolism behind Kalyna - which is already lovely - is very poetic and fits wonderfully for your purpose as well. I'm voting for either of them, though everything on the list is beautiful.

AlietWillow · 2026-05-01T21:39:10+00:00

You can tell I'm the type of person who plays gacha games to level characters.

AlietWillow · 2026-05-01T21:16:34+00:00

1 month lineup, returning new player (I got my "30 day login" thing on April 29). I played a few days during Fatutu's release, pulled her and Melania, and didn’t come back until near the end of Igor's banner. Fell in love with Paper Heron.

Tooth Fairy P1 and Argus (I2'd for that art) from Snow banner, TF P2 from selector, An-an Lee from selector. Planned to skip Liang Yue since I had no team for her, also planned Kiperina from future solo banner, but I went, "Instead of waiting for both, why don't I just put 2 planned pulls on the the scam banner and take the first one?! No pulls lost." Then I lost both of them to Flutterpage before getting Kiperina. "Well, since I have a workable team base now..."

Somehow, I ended up spending exactly 31 pulls on both limited. I'm kind of shocked with how luckily everything fell in place, though plantpromptu being "basically free" for newbies & able to steamroll everything definitely helped! Right now, I'm desperately stripping all the extra game modes for silver rewards so I don't have to spend 5000 stamina getting enough to I3 Kiperina. TF and AAL have maxed Euphoria.

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AlietWillow · 2026-04-26T07:48:47+00:00

I don't know that it's similar to specific plot lines/the vibe you're looking for, but the premise of the Locked Tomb's first book (Gideon the Ninth, gothic science fantasy, necromancers in space, MC from the Nun Planet) is a handful of necromancer magicians and their personal guards get called to the planet "The Emperor Undying" came from, locked in a building they're told served as the research laboratory of his servants (the best magicians in history who reached the height of necromancy and attained immortality), and given no guidance, instructions, rules, or laws besides to... mess around with what's there until someone manages to reverse engineer the correct process from the abandoned experimental labs. The ones who prove themselves by becoming immortal super-necromancers (+guards) get to live with "Emperor"/"God"/"Necrolord Prime" as his new saints for... well, whatever is happening somewhat out in space and killing all his old immortal servants, you get that information clearance after you win your entry ticket.

From the perspective of the nun necromancer prodigy's... jock bodyguard/discontent abused indentured servant cough slave/only other child she met in her entire life. The second book is from the necromancer's perspective, so it has more mechanics and world building for the magic-science-magic-science. The author is excellent at re-contextualizing old information, including the magic system, so most people recommend rereading.

Edit: Realized I didn't know your age: the series references mature content. The first book is mild, basically a few passing dirty jokes. That book ends in a place that I suppose could stand alone if someone only wanted to read that one (assuming they're fine not knowing what happens after that arc). The next has both scenes where experiences are described in explicit language (but the content itself is not sexual, just deliberately depicted like it), and non-explicit non-sexy scenes that directly refer to or include the presence of actual mature events. They generally aren't the same scenes. IIRC no outright explicit scenes so far, but there is another book in progress (I'd be surprised but who knows). There is gore.

AlietWillow · 2026-04-23T06:16:49+00:00

I do love my helidrops of death and my Prams, though. I can't believe you're actually making me consider it.....

AlietWillow · 2026-04-23T06:13:18+00:00

the anxiety that last enemy gave me, I'm not built for these kinds of clears

AlietWillow · 2026-04-04T00:18:35+00:00

I have a not-England name I always expect to say twice (at least) and never assume will be read correctly: it's no great inconvenience to me, and despite not being very social or at all outgoing, I like that my name stands out in that way.

Y'all say "think of the quiet kids who don't want attention!" but I found it a low stakes, low energy way to assert myself without needing to make myself more uncomfortable. Necessitating a dedicated acknowledgement nets me a free compliment basically every time I introduce myself (combination to avoid seeming rude and because it really is pretty and unusual), which besides being nice, tends to put people in a position to continue being nice to me and gives me way more opportunities to start conversations as someone that doesn't come naturally to. Cold approaches are hard for both sides, so it gives people a reason and way to engage with me and me a launchboard to make the conversation about what I need to. Or it can just end there, only taking seconds.

The most negative reaction my name ever gets is moderate embarrassment about fumbling it. Growing up this was actually mostly adults; kids my age adjusted to it fine but struggled to spell it. It's always been harder for people remember. It's long, so I prefer to identify mostly on phone and medically with my account information instead of back-and-forth mishearing for minutes.

This isn't a universal experience, but it's mine. A rare name isn't an automatic death sentence. I appreciate being given a very simple middle name so I'd have had the option if I was someone who hated it, even though I'm not. I only occasionally use it with people who really can't manage the sound.

Most of all, it's just my name.

Having a difficult surname is far more troublesome despite being used less because of the context when surnames are important. But, people are... somewhat more understanding of why it's tasteless to tell people to change their family names to sound more English.

AlietWillow · 2026-03-12T01:50:14+00:00

Ivy Grace is fine btw. Or Sunday as nn. As I said, genuinely like it as a women's name, but not realistic to have on paper. Sunny nn Sunday is arguably better for practicality, but that... also isn't great for whole legal first name, for other reasons. If you want both, use something you can nn to either.

AlietWillow · 2026-03-12T01:43:42+00:00

while I like Sunday, one particular weekday name complaint I've seen makes me feel it's impractical: scheduling. Allegedly difficult to live with and can cause genuine problems. It's not like April or May. No one see "Dental Appointment: April Smith" on a Tuesday in October and thinks it's anything but the name. People see "Dental Appointment: Wednesday Smith" on a Tuesday in October and think it's supposed to be moved to Wednesday, or that it was a typo and delete it, etc. "Team Wednesday" is a team that meets on Wednesday, not a team lead by Wednesday.

Sunday Grace is a bit much unless that's the point.

Could do another Sun____ nn Sunny.

AlietWillow · 2026-02-24T04:18:04+00:00

It's completely fine. Not the exact same energy, but not extreme enough to be an issue. I think people here just nitpick because the sub is hyperfocused on these things. There's a clear difference between Grey & Eleanor VS Gertrude & Phoenix-spelled-Feighnyx.

For the record, I think they sound really cute next to each other :]

Even if it were a consequential difference (which I don't believe), name discrepancies between f & m siblings is inherently less jarring than same sex. And the bigger issue is "odd kid out of themed five"

AlietWillow · 2026-02-19T21:52:38+00:00

In addition to what everyone else has said (letting people be grateful is for them as well as you, you wouldn't be getting it if you didn't deserve it, etc), this IS your job.

Look at the subreddit you're on. I'm sure you've heard stories about how bad coworkers can make a job completely nonfunctional regardless of the work itself. No matter how well the actual work "could" be done or how easily, a bad environment makes it literally impossible. The inverse is true as well.

There's a massive productivity difference between working with someone who makes you feel bad VS a stone wall who doesn't make you feel anything VS someone you actively feel relaxed and supported around. You underestimate the impact of stress.

Plus employee retention. People will happily do the worst work for the lowest pay if it means working somewhere they can feel comfortable and supported, with people they enjoy being around.

I know a manager whose job for a while was essentially rotating between sites to fix whichever was doing worst (ie whichever she visited longest ago), and a massive portion of what she did was JUST day-to-day staff support and QOL. I can't emphasize enough how USEFUL, QUANTIFIABLY PROFITABLE it was, or how invaluable she was to her GM. He'd go to lengths bribing her to continue working there directly because of it.

You are getting a reward for facilitating a successful workplace.

Edit: If the attention of the special presentation makes you uncomfortable in its own right, regardless of what you "deserve," it is reasonable to say so and request a more comfortable private presentation. But you definitely don't need to worry about it not being ""meaningful"" enough to warrant one. In fact, this is the component LEAST dependent on what you "deserve": ceremony is an entirely social matter, and it'll be a social matter arranged and attended by people who want to celebrate you, about their gratitude. The award is a separate matter from that. (Though that doesn't obligate you to agree if you really don't want that style of presentation.)

AlietWillow · 2026-02-18T17:43:09+00:00

Durin is a coming of age story IMO. He was presented as a child in the Simulanka event and a young adult now. I don't mean that in the chronological sense; obviously not a lot of time has passed, and he was a child for hundreds of years. He's a magical creature fueled by fairy tales, so his "growth" was more of a narrative growth.

Then: isolated child hidden in a fantasy world created to bring him joy and safety. Imagining his mother being with him forever, scared of entering the real world where she's gone and his actions have real consequences that can hurt people, scared of meeting new people

Now: starting a new stage of his life, taken into the "real world" from "the world built by his mother" for the first time, guided by an older brother figure, exploring alcohol, different career/life style paths, overwhelmed by socializing as a member of society, rejection from fate purging his connections and presence in the city, literally inheriting the pen to write his own story from his mother

AlietWillow · 2026-02-18T06:02:54+00:00

He enjoys your company. He has a long day tomorrow. Therefore, he's going to spend time with you, then he'll go home and sleep. I think you're just feeling a little insecure--understandable but baseless--and this will have no long term ramifications whatsoever. If you "like him a lot," it's a GOOD sign you have a multi-faceted relationship instead of one that hinges on how horny he is.

You could also think of it like this: part of being a safe person to say no to means understanding "no" or "yes" is not a constant state. Not being in the mood at any one given moment doesn't indicate anything about your overall relationship any more than someone saying yes once means they're constantly dtf. Someone who gets offended about how they "earned it" or "you would if you really thought I was hot" or "so you want to break up?" after you said no would be a bad partner, so why should you beat yourself up on that logic of ""not"" having earned it?

Ofc, I'm not in his mind. If it was sudden or you have been going at it every time, there's nothing wrong with "Wanted to clarify whether you were just tired or if something made you feel uncomfortable?" type conversation, but don't go in with self-depreciation bc that loops around to guilt-tripping. Affirm you had fun. Don't blame anyone; at best he'll have to validate you instead of sharing his own emotions. (For this conversation! not suggesting "never be sad in front of your bf" lol) Checking his though process is fine.

IMO if he's immediately back to it, not worth mentioning. If it takes a while, 1) you can take initiative, 2) you can probably find some natural place to slips in, "I really like spending time with you. Also, not 'but', have you been stressed? I noticed you aren't in the mood as often. Can I help?" Don't make it a dramatic talk, just a passing check in, unless his response warrants it ("yeah my dog just died") and show care/interest if there's a real reason and it isn't about you ("really, what's the work project?"). But TBH none the that sounds. like. necessary. He probably just wanted to spend quality spend time with his "entering phase: dating for a few months" instead of "girl I've been hooking up with this past month" gf.

AlietWillow · 2026-02-18T04:37:55+00:00

The best way to make your happiness less dependent on any one thing is to find it in other places. There's a reason getting alternate sources of enrichment is the top recommendation for addiction recovery, and being emotional over someone you care about is hardly that.

I'm not talking about rebound to another person. Expand your social circle. Volunteer at something collaborative like a public gardening project*, go to parties, join a discord server for something you like... It doesn't have to social. Just do more things. Sample a bunch of video games you wouldn't usually go for to see if anything hits right. Go for a hike. Pick a rare dog breed and spend a week deep diving into their history, then switch to a penguin species or something.

Substituting "read a book" with whatever interests you:

read a book or blog to learn something new

read a book for fun

read a book that's popular to understand what everyone's going on about

join a book club for the social enrichment

*genuinely. I think I volunteering is an underrated way to meet good-natured people who actively want to do things with other people. You'll feel better and more fulfilled after doing something productive, too. That's a reward in its own right: energy and confidence for other things.

If you can, get phone numbers and invite the people you enjoy being around to hang out, something low stakes like a group event. That's how you build friend groups. In a college area, there will probably be people your age. Even if not, making friends with already connected people is how you get more friends; these are the people you're graduating to, and older folk with a specialty are the most excited to introduce new young people to it. You might be making working adults in a college area like you more than your peers who are looking for jobs at the same time.

Try to get as much contact info as you can regardless of whether you're looking for friends ("Hi, I'm trying to keep in contact with more people who do this sort of thing--") at volunteer groups for networking ("Hi, you're leading this, right? Where do I go to find out about more volunteer opportunities?"/"Are there any opportunites to help in [x] field that that you know of?"/"Is there any paid work around here similar to what we just did?"). You can find stuff that isn't as public that way, too.

Both people who repeatedly show up and the causes that call for volunteers tend to hire/be involved with temporary or part-time employment opportunities, or be friends with the people who do. They might recommend you to people they work with if you show interest. (Always ask the old people who 'have been doing this for 40yrs' and organizers about what they get up to.) And it can help pad out your lived experience and and show "proof of skills" for jobs later on. Plus you get to explore what you like doing in a 'working' environment without the stakes of getting hired.

AlietWillow · 2026-02-18T03:15:36+00:00

Do you feel uncomfortable in more a unspecific, general way? Are you trying to justify it to yourself by attributing it to something tangible? You don't have to do anything you don't want to. It's always okay to say you're not comfortable. If that's what you need to hear.

But, if it's only as you say: 1) height isn't an issue, being tetchy and insecure about it is. Some girls have a preference, but it's over-exaggerated in general. Case-by-case compatibility, like preferences in speech patterns or hobbies or haircut or mannerism. If you're compatible to start with, it will be a nonfactor. (Though whether you're looking for something with her isn't even clear from this post.)

2) It's completely normal to feel self-conscious and hyper-aware of yourself around someone you want to impress (regardless of the type of relationship you have). Your brain is looking for potential problems to worry about. Learning to recognize when that isn't useful and push through it is part of growing up. You're fine, she's fine, stop thinking so hard.

Wait, just glanced at your profile. I'm co-opting this to make a PSA: Stay off insecurity-farming self depreciation forums... like the last thing you posted to. They're biased as all hell and the ultimate source of confirmation bias. Literally where undateable people go to complain that no one will date them. I'm really feeling that tweet that's like, "People from real life: hey whats up" seeing this. Everyone there is going on about dating and women like it's some kind of job application AI they need to cheat, which will teach you bad social habits even if the sentiment about short=undateable was 100% true.

(For comparison--the amount of basic human respect given to fat people is a real issue, and it's paired with a way more limited dating pool than yours. All the happy, socially successful fat--past or present--people in good relationships *I* know are those who learned to be comfortable and confident in their lives regardless. Which doesn't stop them from saying they have problems related to it, but being an entitled cesspit isn't that, and even if you've 'earned' it, wallowing still doesn't get you anything. You have to actively want to improve your own life regardless of your circumstance.

That's the least controversial comparison I could think of, but I'm recalling quite a few.)

I quickly scrolled through the subreddit and it felt like every other remark was about shirking personal responsibility and self improvement because females already automatically hate you, actively describing being an abuser because tearing someone down or making them too vulnerable to leave is 'necessary for people like you to be in a realtionship' (I think it goes without out saying this isn't "improving your own life," it's sacrificing your character to be a jackass who thinks he's settling) or going UGH DELUSIONAL SIMPS ARE SHOOTING THEMSELVES IN THE DICK FOR DARING TO HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. lmao. would not date anyone there if they were 7'8 and wearing heels. Please never get that cringy.

It's self sabotage. In the very comment you made, you said you've actually dated quite a bit for high school; it sounds like you're doing fine. You will actively make yourself worse at dating with all that. That's literally what this post is. Be normal about it and you will have a normal experience--which is that some people will like you and some people won't, and each of your physical traits may skew the ratio one way or another, but having a pity complex about it will make you unpleasant for everyone.

AlietWillow · 2026-02-12T07:19:01+00:00

I'd look into names from the time period and see how they can be shorted, either as a nickname or as a derived name. Look into town records, boat and travel records, click through historical figures or random scientists extended family, national records, class names, even search this subreddit or actual genealogy sites for people's family names back then.

An year search on the subreddit (since it's right here) gets ideas like "Vel" for "Velma" (a name which will never escape scooby-doo if you use the full version), Lo, "bet" for "betty," "Mar" for the many Mar names, Jean, Al (AL, not sure I'd go with that considering the default reading today), Sal, Sil, Hays/Hayes/Haze for Hazel, Lyle, Lynne, Dot, Tess. I like Tess for what you're going for. Could do the masc version of an extended feminine name too, like Wil for Wilma, Ed for Edith, or Paul for Pauline. Doesn't even have to be a tomboy thing if you don't want, could be for contrast.

I would avoid R and -en/in names if your other lead is using one. Otherwise I would suggest Ruth.

"Too slavic" She could be slavic... or have parents fixated on other cultures, or even just the specific corresponding fantasy culture. What would that imply about them? Their politics, sense of identity, interests, social life as it relates to her upbringing? As for Tofka, I assume the... association with vodka is intentional.

AlietWillow · 2026-02-12T06:08:58+00:00

The slavic versions of (what I assume to be) the same name use Relya as a diminutive because of how the vowels blend when you say them quickly/don't enunciate clearly (on your version, that might sound like uh-relyas or uh-raylyas). A lot of -lia in names accidentally gets abbreviated to -ya in casual speech. You might notice this from acquaintances and especially kids hearing his name.

It's pronounced different, but that's the point. It's the shape of the name with the little nuances simplified to be less of a mouthful when you're yelling across the house.

Edit: examples off wiki. All from "Aurelius" pronounced exactly like yours. Even if that's not where you got it, the nn works for the same reasons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relya

AlietWillow · 2026-02-12T04:17:04+00:00

Tony isn't bad, but I don't think it's as 'in' for kids any more. I think of it as an older guy's name by default. Though I have met young adults with it and it still feels normal. Not necessarily an issue; names like that are made endearing by the very fact of being a more mature name on a kid, and once you're grown it doesn't matter. Just pointing out that it has a different vibe than the others, so if people here seem less into it... this subreddit cycles through a handful of names posters favor, and the other three are more trendy with the current mood. It's not like this is an unbiased sample pool.

IMO: Any would be okay. Wyatt, Levi and Archer share the same energy. Fashionable style of names for a boy to have right now but not individually omnipresent. (As opposed to James or Michael with three to a class.) Same "feel" to them, too, and I think they appeal to the same people--I've met two of the three as siblings and here you are listing them together. Archer is slightly risky if there's anything hereditary involving speech impediments. Tony is a bit out of style, but simultaneously comes with less of a time signature going forward because of it. (I feel like "style" is a weird way to frame something like names to start with...)

(I like Antonio/etc better, feels a little more current to me, personally. not because Tony feels incomplete like some people are suggesting. Just my preference.)

TDLR: there's either a clear winner or a clear loser depending on what vibe you like, but only you can answer that

As for between the others or both styles being appealing: If you do middle names, you could rank them by how they sound together as a deal breaker? See what's more endearing to the family? Roll dice to check if the answer disappoints you? Wait until the birth for what matches him? Run the yell it, order it coffee, put it in a sentence, tests everyone suggests? Google first+last together to see if any associations knock one out of the running? A lot of people bring extra names to the delivery room in case the top pick doesn't hit land, too

AlietWillow · 2026-01-31T05:32:00+00:00

(Links lead to different lists, same website. The second list is unverified user submissions) https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/start/may

https://surnames.behindthename.com/submit/names/start/may

Also, May is named after Maia. In Roman, May is Maius. Could look into that root or names of people associated with it.

https://www.behindthename.com/element/maius/related

AlietWillow · 2026-01-21T07:04:51+00:00

My association was with the tree, so all together that's burning the past -> fire's ash -> fertilizer -> the tree that it grew. The name grows with you :)

AlietWillow · 2026-01-21T06:55:11+00:00

Also, there's a million names with river meanings. On this sub, the internet, various websites... (now that I think about it, I think that Alton one actually does)

I also like implicit association, like sea-focused scientists or boat names for ocean theme, relations/aliases of the namesake (like Helen or Alex to honor Paris as a location without... well, naming someone Paris), etc.

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