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Is 'Primrose Guard' an alright name for a fantasy-setting military? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Osana@hexbear.net to c/worldbuilding@hexbear.net

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The good guys are a leftist Kingdom with gender-equality (sortof a matriarchy).

So I'm going with a deliberately girly name.

Wondering what comes to your mind when you hear this? Does it work as a name?

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[–] Osana@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hey look at that! Conflict-resolution! solidarity

Yes, Discworld would be a good comparison for the silliness, and it has a benevolent dictator

I'll just lean into the sinister aspects of matriarchy. I remember an interview where Chuck Palahnuik said that his writing-students always try to solve the problems in their stories, and he has to tell them, "No, don't solve it, make it worse!" Resolving tension leaves you in a serene greyness – you should be trying to intensify it. And I already risk making the queendom a utopia, the more tensions I have in there the better.

The guard's name origin is from the Queen (UmbraVivi's first thought). She builds public libraries in pink and issues coins like the Gold Daisy and Silver Star; everything official to the state should be girly to the point of annoying. Like imagine Princess Peach is in charge.

Now the reveal: literally the only reason I started this thread was to see if anyone had heard of Benjamin Disraeli's Primrose League, or if that was obscure enough to be ignored. Fifty comments later I have my answer.

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, Discworld would be a good comparison for the silliness, and it has a benevolent dictator

I love how Vetinari develops over the series

'll just lean into the sinister aspects of matriarchy. I remember an interview where Chuck Palahnuik said that his writing-students always try to solve the problems in their stories, and he has to tell them, "No, don't solve it, make it worse!" Resolving tension leaves you in a serene greyness – you should be trying to intensify it. And I already risk making the queendom a utopia, the more tensions I have in there the better.

Honestly that's exactly what I was hoping you'd say.

50 replies later I have my answer

Lol