Final Names:
Belysior: Arktos

I love the variety of pets that are coming in with Name That Pet requests these days. Sure, some people have always had the less-popular pets, but so often it was lion-lion-raptor-lion. (Not that there’s anything wrong with lions and raptors, of course.)

But look what we’ve got today: not one but two blood elf hunters who have chosen to hunt with a white bear from Dun Morogh! And both of these hunters have stories to tell about how they chose their new companions.

First up is Belysior:

I recently made a casual bank alt on my PVE server, but this little hunter is becoming more than just a bank alt! I ended up running him all the way to Ironforge to tame the white bear model of Mangeclaw. I plan on soloing instances on him and getting a feel for how hunters have changed since I leveled my 70.

Belysior comes from a family with a long history of tradition to the Farstriders. As the latest in his line to take up the mantle of the hunter, the young blood elf found himself slightly apathetic to the idea of taming the traditional – but common – lynxes or dragonhawks. His ranger mentors despaired of ever seeing him bonded with a pet due to his picky attitude towards the local creatures, and even those he went to investigate in Tirisfal and Silverpine.

But suddenly his interest was sparked by tales told by the dwarven ambassador of a fierce white bear roaming the snowy peaks of his homeland. Unfortunately the ambassador’s stay was short-lived (*cough*) but though the tales were likely embellished Belysior found the image of the white bear hard to shake. The young hunter – normally disdainful of the excesses of Silvermoon – took to the libraries for weeks. He poured over stories and maps, then took off to the south.

What trials he faced on his journey none know, but his Farstrider companions forgave him going A.W.O.L. when they saw him return with a grin on his face and an exotic companion at his side.

I’m looking for at least a semi-serious name to go with a semi-serious young hunter. Either something nature related or that would sound fitting for a Blood Elf to name a white bear.

I love this story. I can really sympathize with the young blood elf who wanted something different and exciting, and found what he was looking for in the tales of a visiting dwarf. So I really hope we can find something wonderful for Belysior’s bear.

Next up is Vynadrae, another young blood elf with a different but also fascinating tale to tell:

A young, level 27 Blood Elf Hunter, Vynadrae, from the realm of Bonechewer (PvP) has just traveled to the depths of Alliance territory, Dun Morogh, to tame herself one of the only low level polar bears in the game. Thankfully, due to the newest patch release, her fine specimen jumped up from level 9 to level 22. This tenacious pet (pun intended) is sure to be with Vyn for many more levels to come.

She can recall the day she met a fellow hunter — orc was his race — who stood tall and proud next to his own white bear. She whispered, “Where did you get your pet?!” He laughed and told her, “Winterspring, of course.” After looking it up on the map, she found it. Winterspring. And then she noticed the level range … way too high for her!

So what was the next step? Petopia, obviously. Finally, she found it.. a Mangeclaw.. from none other than the Alliance territory of Dun Morogh. She had no idea how she would make the journey from her current home of Ashenvale, to the woods of Dun Morogh. Then, she had an idea: currently, her account was linked with her husband’s, thanks to the “recruit-a-friend” system. Her sister, a high level priest, made the journey easily, and summoned her husband there. Once he was there, he was able to then summon Vynadrae. Vyn was ecstatic when she saw the polar bear that would soon be hers: those sky-blue eyes and snowy white fur fascinated her.

She had heard that these bears could be hard to tame, because of their ability to swipe.. but that was not hard for the beast master: Vynadrae. Once he was hers, he took to her like bread on butter, and the two were inseperable. The only thing stopping them now was the need for a name for her new companion.

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I’ve tamed quite a few pets before: Humar the Pridelord, snow leopards, serpents, etc.. but I’ve always been able to name them easily. This one has proven to be quite a challenge to name, however. I don’t want anything funny — personally, I dislike those kind of pet names. I would prefer a name that has some sort of meaning behind it.. nothing random, either. Sorry for being so picky, I just want it to be the perfect name for the perfect pet.

I can understand wanting the perfect name! After all, that’s why we’re here.

So to sum up, we need a semi-serious name for Belysior, perhaps something nature-related or suitable for a blood elf. For Vynadrae we need a name with meaning behind it. Let’s see what we can do!