GuildWiki:Suggestions/Named Skills History

Introduction
As most of you are aware, some skills have names that are related to a name or figure in the GW world (Verata's Skills for example). Some of these can be traced to characters in the game; others have had some fans create history for these "named skills".

I've compiled a list of named skills from the games. I thought i'd post them here for creative people to work up back stories to these skills. I'm hoping to make this a work in progress, but everyone is invited to make a background for a skill or set of skills, so feel free to add your own comments or make up pages on the wiki about them.

Deity Skills
These are the all familiar Deity Skills. I've listed them here, to give key examples of what i mean by named skills. Obviously, these skills are already linked to major components of the GW Universe and need little or no improvement on there story.

Balthazar
Balthazar: God of War and Fire.

Dwayna
Dwayna: Goddess of Life and Air. - Avatar of Dwayna		Dervish - Dwayna's Kiss		Monk - Dwayna's Sorrow		Monk - Dwayna's Touch		Dervish - Light of Dwayna		Monk

Grenth
Grenth: God of Death and Ice. - Avatar of Grenth		Dervish - Grenth's Aura		Dervish - Grenth's Balance		Necromancer - Grenth's Fingers		Dervish - Grenth's Grasp		Dervish

Lyssa
Lyssa: Twin Goddess of Beauty and Illusion - Avatar of Lyssa		Dervish - Lyssa's Assault		Dervish - Lyssa's Aura			Mesmer - Lyssa's Balance		Mesmer - Lyssa's Haste		Dervish

Melandru
Melandru: Goddess of Earth and Nature. - Avatar of Melandru		Dervish - Melandru's Arrows		Ranger - Melandru's Assault		Ranger - Melandru's Resilience	Ranger - Melandru's Shot		Ranger

Other Named Skills
These skills already have some fan-based or some back-story to them already. They are listed primarily as more examples and for reference work.

Rodgort's Skills
See Rodgort for a back-story to this character. - Mark of Rodgort		Elementalist - Rodgort's Invocation		Elementalist

Teinai
See Teinai for a back-story to this character. - Teinai's Crystals		Elementalist (Earth) - Teinai's Heat		Elementalist (Fire) - Teinai's Prison		Elementalist (Ice) - Teinai's Wind		Elementalist (Air)

Verata the Necromancer
See Verata for a back-story to this character. - Verata's Aura		Necromancer - Verata's Gaze		Necromancer - Verata's Sacrifice		Necromancer

Skills That Require A Back-Story
To my knowledge, the below skills are the only skills that are named in the game. I could be wrong. There maybe other skills that are linked to a name, feel free to look at the database for more. I'll admit though, the skills below may not be considered "named" skills. The skills labelled "Harrier's ..." for example are probably referring more to a combat manoeuvre than a person. However, there may've been a Warrior known as "The Harrier" and the skills named after them are skills that they used in combat or even developed when they were alive (assuming that they are dead). I guess it is up to us, the community, to decide what skills were developed by important/legendary figures in the GW Universe and fill in the blanks as necessary.

Wastrel
See Wastrel for a back-story to this character. Note: Someone has mentioned already that "wastrel" is a term used to describe someone who does nothing. I still prefer the idea of Wastrel being a person, whom was/is infamously connected with failure or some such and had skills named after them. Seems far more interesting. - Wastrel's Collapse		Assassin - Wastrel's Demise		Mesmer - Wastrel's Worry		Mesmer

Ritualist Heros
- Anguished Was Lingwah	Ritualist - Attuned Was Songkai		Ritualist - Blind Was Mingson		Ritualist - Cruel Was Daoshen		Ritualist - Defiant Was Xinrae		Ritualist - Xinrae's Weapon		Ritualist - Destructive Was Glaive	Ritualist - Energetic Was Lee Sa		Ritualist - Generous Was Tsungrai	Ritualist - Grasping Was Kuurong		Ritualist - Lively Was Naomei		Ritualist - Mighty Was Vorizun		Ritualist - Protective Was Kaolai	Ritualist - Pure Was Li Ming		Ritualist - Resilient Was Xiko		Ritualist - Tranquil Was Tanasen		Ritualist - Vengeful Was Khanhei		Ritualist - Vocal Was Sogolon		Ritualist

Other Named Skills
- Alkar's Alchemical Acid	Common - Bonetti's Stance		Warrior - Eremite's Attack		Dervish - Eremite's Zeal		Dervish - Harrier's Grasp		Dervish (could be a character nick named "The Harrier"...or not) - Harrier's Haste		Dervish (could be a character nick named "The Harrier"...or not) - Harrier's Toss		Paragon (could be a character nick named "The Harrier"...or not) - Jamei's Gaze			Monk - Karei's Healing Circle	Monk - Kitah's Burden		Mesmer - Zojun's Haste		Ranger - Zojun's Shot			Ranger

Misc Skills
The following are skills that are named after places or monsters in the GW Universe. - Angorodon's Gaze		Necromancer - Kirin's Wrath		Monk - Heket's Rampage		Ranger - Light of Deldrimor		Common

I hope these skills (and any others i've missed) will get some short story behind them, to give them a bit more depth in the game. I mean, who was "Wastrel"? And why did they 'worry', 'collapse' and have there 'demise' made into skills?

If anyone has created something similar to this, or if any of the skills already have back-stories to them let me know. I'll try and add some stories to these skills soon, but like i said earlier, feel free to take a skill listed above and make some history for it.