"An Unfortunate Affair" by Chad Moore features an episode, when Sebastian infiltrates some joint in the Tarantian Boil. The name of the aforementioned joint is "The Bentley". But what does that word mean in the context? Some sort of word-play? Or merely a name? I'm confused. Any ideas?
In case you didn't know (an assumption fuelled by the fact that you referred to the novel rather than the game, as if you didn't stumble upon the name there), the Bentley is the headquarters of Clan Maug where Darian Maug and his squadron of surprisingly polite orc berserkers are at. As for its meaning, I don't think it's anything beyond a fancy-sounding name. My guess was always that it was named after Bentley Motors Limited (which, in turn, was named after its founder, Walter Owen Bentley), becuase with the company being associated with luxurious cars at all, naming Maug's estate "the Bentley" gave it - and him - that splendorous snobish feel. That being said, I always imagined Darian Maug looking along the lines of the later drawn concept art of Alistair Tempenny.
You're right. That fact totally slipped my mind. And still, it's the article that keeps me wondering. 'The Bentley' sounds as if it means something... I have found out the origin of the name 'Bentley', and it's supposedly derived from 'bent' - a glade or a moor in Middle English. Also, might 'bentley' be some sort of a slang word? Dunno.
The Bentley London in Knightsbridge is one of the most famous luxury hotels in the world. Nice one, Muro. Maug and his crew always make me think of the gangsters who backed Gatsby.
