I'm trying to write a sci-fi book and I need help with some names. I need a name for: parasite disease parisite causes (causes humans to black out with vicous adrenaline rushes) the planet (its suppposed to be the first planet colonized other than earth so something that has to do with hope or refuge) Thats pretty much it i'll edit it if I think of anything else. EDIT: Ok so now I need a name for a government that governs all the planets together. So far there's is only a small number of planets colonized. I need a name of the, how do I put this, the central planet. Sort of like Washington D.C. The capital planet. You are free to make constructive criticism. Also a big thanks to Thorax tehGREAT for the planet, Shatakai for the disease, and Nemihara for the intelligent and helpfull response.
Parasite: Epinephrate Disease: Compulsive Adrenal Discharge or CAD I don't have one for the planet, Sorry.
Let me forewarn you that if you thought I would just give you a few quick names for you to take, you were wrong. Instead, I'll tell you how you yourself can think of some names for your story. For your parasite idea, I hope it's not going to transmorgify into 'the Flood'. One of the biggest cliches in sci-fi is making zombies. No matter how it's done in the story (alien parasite, super-soldier experiment gone wrong, etc.), they are zombies, and you are using them as a cheap way to make your story scarier and more interesting. In the idea you have now, though, it's decent. You could always name it after some random doctor's name, such as Alhzeimer's Disease. It really depends on how your characters talk. If it's clean and formal, then you want the name to be likewise. If they were military officers, scientists, or politicians, speaking formally is pretty much necessary. If they speak roughly and coarsely, make the name of it crude but descriptive. Think of it as the lingo that is spoken in the real world. When people drink too much, they are called 'intoxicated' by technical terms, but everyone just says 'drunk'. Even though there are hundreds of different types of the disease, most people refer to it as the umbrella term, 'cancer'. That's the great unknown for me, but you should be able to figure out quickly how to make a name out of that. For planets, I really wish people would get over the 'fad' of naming planets poetically. But since we already do that for REAL astrological bodies, I suppose it can't be helped. And if you make the name forebode something, you're giving away the plot; i.e., a planet called Troy gets destroyed. And I swear, if you add a number to a planet's name, I will murder you. The amount of stabs is directly correlated to how many extremity-digits you append. It's squared.
Disease formal name: forceful prolaptic fecal ejection (FPFE) slang name: shitstorm (I really just wanted to use the word shitstorm)
They aren't going to be like the flood, the blackouts are random and temporary and they return to their original state after a while. Thanks
Like, steal from Mass Effect or something. No, In all seriousness, the 'Revelations' novel for that (Drew Karpyshyn) Is absolutely amazing, If you're looking for ideas, I highly reccommend it. But I don't advise taking the torture parts...
Revelations was an amazing Novel, Ascension no so much, but it did introduce some very interesting ideas, such as 'Red Sand'.
Do you mean Earth? I suggest you keep it as Earth, since it is the only other colonized planet, but you could have a name for your governmental idealism as "Totaliarianism" or simply stick with Universal/Systematical Democracy if you don't want an adhering to allowing only one party's opinions. Or if you mean like a name, such as "Washington, D.C." it all depends upon the country that originally took power over the whole of the planet, since that would have to be the only way to have a planetary colonization and keeping a centralized governmental power, or you'd just have constant warring over ownership of the planet itself or the rights for colonization. Figure that out, then choose a word from that language that symbolizes centrality or center of power. If you decide it to be the cliche of America ruling the planet, then go for something simple, such as Washington, D.W. (District of the World), you know? Washington would obviously be the first choice, since they have no other greater leader or figure than Washington (unless you decide to think of a fictitious figure who stood out in the history of the your book. Don't have an acronym of sorts where the letters are used for words that describe the ruling of space around us, for we have no significant rule upon them. Make it a name, not an organization, for organizations have a tendency of being fought over, have internal dispute, and other such things. Make one central leader, with a counsel that allows him to make wise and not singular choices.