Category talk:Cormyrean houses

Any ideas on where this category and Category:Drow houses should go? Johnnyriot999 07:41, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Create a nobility category? Zerak talk 19:22, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

The spelling "Cormyrian" is wrong. It should be "Cormyrean."

How can the category be edited to fix this?

JGrenemyer (talk) 03:13, June 24, 2020 (UTC)


 * It can be done, by one of us admins who has a bot set up for mass-category changes. But first, is the name really wrong? I've seen "Cormyrian" used in a number of cases, such as Cormyrian Customs And Scandals, Cormyrian goblinthrasher, and Cormyrian greatshield. — BadCatMan (talk) 03:34, June 24, 2020 (UTC)
 * "Cormyrian" is used in hundreds of cases across a plethora of sourcebooks and novels, so it's probably an acceptable spelling. "Cormyrean" is somewhat more common, though. --Ir&#39;revrykal (talk) 09:13, June 24, 2020 (UTC)

The usage of "Cormyrian" for things like magic items ought to be reflected in their particular wiki entries, since that is how they were published. I understand that WotC (during Third Edition) settled on on the "ian" usage, which explains those magic items and the appearance of the "Cormyrian" in adventures and sourcebooks. This incorrect usage is older than Third Edition, of course, and can be found in novels that were not written by Ed Greenwood.

I have seen at least one statement from Brian Cortijo (a recognized authority on Cormyr) stating that both usages are correct.

The reason I believe the usage of "Cormyrian" should be stricken from category names is because Ed Greenwood has stated that "Cormyrean" is the formal spelling used at Court in Cormyr. Therefore court sages, scribes, and heralds all use it. You will find this reflected in the consistency with which Ed Greenwood uses 'Cormyrean" in his Realms work from novels as far back as Spellfire, as well as in sourcebooks like Volo's Guide to Cormyr. JGrenemyer (talk) 04:17, June 25, 2020 (UTC)


 * More to the point, it's what's used in recent published sources like Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, so I'll see about updating it. — BadCatMan (talk) 11:42, June 25, 2020 (UTC)


 * Alright, it's done. I have to say, I'm not sure some of these are truly noble families or merchant houses – some of the old fanon sources assumed a whole noble family behind any minor noble NPC's surname, ignoring they could've changed their name through marriage or other possibilities. I removed a few Cormyrean noble families who spun out of such supposition. — BadCatMan (talk) 12:17, June 25, 2020 (UTC)