Something on the matter of names starting the thread (maybe late, but I did not found it posted here before, so it might still be of interesrt to some):For "Karol" - Yes, it is a given name, a slavic (?) variant of a name that exists in many european based cultures, like Karl in german, Charles in english and french, Carlos in spanish and Carlo in italian."Pan" (an idea, that came to my mind) could also have been derived from a a series of children movies from the siexties or seventies (czech?), "Pan Tau", which, as far as I remember, was very popular at least in central europe. So, a child born between 1965 and 1975 would most likley have grown up with this character. the longer I think about it, i come to the decission, that taking that nick for someone from the company that made this game and active participating in the forum, compared to this character would really make sense.As for "Geralt": This is also a real name, but an older name (although I have come across one or two real persons with this name). As far as I know, it should be of germanic origin (the ethnic tribes living in northern an central europe 2000 years ago, like Franks, Saxons, Lombards and the like). Main hint is the syllable "ger" which means a certain type of throwing spear use by germans, which appears in many german names like my own, Ruediger, or Holger, Gerhard, Gernot, Lutger and others. Most close and still regulary used versions of "Geralt" should be the engilsh "Gerald" and the french "Gerard".
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