User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/THE CHOSEN ONE: Chapter 12 release/@comment-20644-20091013031951

One thing I forgot to mention in this blog was an homage and a gimmick that I put in this chapter. The first one you'll notice is the name "Alsius Hoth," which, as I mentioned before, was the full name I gave to the canon, the Jedi Master who died during the last battle of Ruusan while fighting to destroy the Brotherhood of Darkness. He was killed by the thought bomb during the battle.

The reason I mention this is because of his first name: Alsius. Those of you, such as JM76, who know Latin will know that "alsius" is a Latin word meaning "frosty" or "cold." So, his name would basically be "Frosty Hoth" or "Cold Hoth." Just a minor gag to reference the ice planet Hoth. =P

The second was the name of an old Ophuchi settlement that I mentioned: Arrakeen. Those of you who have read Dune by Frank Herbert, or seen the film or mini-series, will know that Arrakeen was the capital of the planet Arrakis, a planet otherwise known as Dune. It was a small reference from one desert planet (Tatooine) to another (Arrakis) in order to reference Dune, because part of Dune influenced the creation and development of the Ophuchi Clan.

Just figured I'd mention those.