Что почитать: свежие записи из разных блогов

Выдержки из нарнского фактбука, не канон, но все равно впечатляет. Попробуем представить, что собой представлял Та'Лон (поскольку из вавилонских нарнов, он был как раз мастером ка'ток, которого мы могли видеть).

Ka’Toc Master

A Ka’Toc master is more than just a warrior; he is a student of what it means to be Narn and what his place is in the galaxy. A Ka’Toc Master never calls himself оne. He is aware that there is always something more to learn and something greater to strive for than what he has already attained. To consider оne’s self a master of anything is to entertain arrogance of the highest level. It is a deception that оnly blinds the deceiver.

It is this denial of truth that must be avoided at all costs, as a Ka’Toc Master is taught early оn that the hardest thing in the universe to cut is the web of deceit that lies like a shroud over all reality. To become a true master of the Ka’Toc is to learn to see through the deceptions and glimpse the universe for what it is- infinite and filled with promise. All of this is done in terms that revolve around the weapon skills of the Ka’Toc, a symbol of the honour and martial traditions that date back to long before the Centauri came to the Narn Homeworld.

Most who wield the Ka’Toc do so with honour, but few have the patience or foresight to seek out a Ka’Toc Master and endure the arduous training that can hone their skills into something that transcends mere fighting. A true Ka’Toc Master can do things with his weapon that other Narn would never believe, mostly because other Narn could never comprehend the mental and physical enlightenment that makes such expressions of skill possible.

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Факты из перечисленных ниже новелл и фактбуков не будут включены в В5 энциклопедию, поскольку Стражинский не признает их каноном.

What is Canonical

From the information page for the encyclopedia from B5books.com

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED CANONICAL?

Not Canonical: Dell Novels 1-6, 8:

In 2006, JMS wrote: “The first Dell books were not what they should have been because they tended to operate outside canon; so steps were taken to bring the Del Rey books into canon, working closely with the publisher, and the fans across the board agree that those novels were better than those which preceded them.”

Not Canonical: RPG and table top games

Prior to Fiona Avery being hired as the Babylonian Productions Reference Editor, JMS had become increasingly concerned about inaccuracies creeping into the licensed gaming books due to the lack of a point person to oversee continuity. In May 1998, he wrote, “There are going to have to be some revisions in the game books to bring them into line with the overall story, and other licensees.”

Not Canonical: The Mongoose Publications

No ambiguity here: In 2005, JMS stated “I have, subsequently, washed my hands of the Mongoose books. I haven’t seen anything, don’t know what they’re doing, so sure as hell it ain’t canonical.”

Стражинский признал книги и прочую продукцию от Mangoose не каноном, но если надо создать имя для нарна или еще какой бэкграунд, их можно использовать.

Narn Lore – оn the Naming of Narn

Narn names are a two part process and are usually motivated by either family heritage or religious background. The first part of any Narn’s name is a prefix based оn оne of the classic letters of their ancient dialect. This language had a religious significance when it was first used, but a derivative of it stripped of most ecclesiastic overtones serves as the current Narn alphabet. The prefixes are thought to impart some of their meaning to the infant and are therefore carefully chosen for this reason.

The suffix of a Narn name is always capitalized and is usually a short word in the Narn language that embodies some hope the parents have for their infant or, more commonly, is the same suffix as an honoured family member. оn rare occasions, the suffix is a word in some other language. This оnly occurs when the parents are trying to commemorate some honoured associate of their family from another world or species. For example, Ta’Lon’s first child is named Na’Sher; this honours John Sheridan, the man who saved Ta’Lon’s life in 2259.

The ancient Narn alphabet and its usual context is:

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Увы, в каноне очень мало инфы про то, как развиваются нарнские дети, есть ли у них отличия в психологии от земных, к примеру.

Так что можно только фантазировать. Чем я и займусь.

Попробую тут сформулировать свой хедканон, на который опираюсь в своих фанфиках. Это, естественно, не истина в последней инстанции, но лишь мое видение.

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Естественно, все глубокий хедканон. Почти все.

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Это, конечно, не канон, это скорее фанфик. Но интересно.

Кто хотел смотреть на голого пакмара? У вас есть такой шанс!

gin-007 опять отжигает!

смотреть на голого пакмара (и не только на него)

Также на тумблере эпидемия поисков неведомого голубого нарна (blue narn) который мелькал в пилоте ("Сбор").

И народ его нашел. Та-дам!

ссылка на пост с артом, да уже арт

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