I've had this story in my head for about 10 years now. The main character started with the name Vadim. But I didn't like the ring of it after a while, so he became Etarniel (Tarn for short). But that one did not quite fit the character, so I changed it again. He's been called Kethram ever since. My real name is quite unique. If I used it as a nickname, anyone who knows me would know it was me. I like the anonymity of a nickname. I've used the names Sharena and Sha'Aree but somehow those names don't fit me anymore. Some time ago I realised that Kethram from my story is a lot like myself, so I started to use Kethram as a nickname. There's just one problem with it: people get confused about my gender. Kethram may be male, but I'm am female.