# Where did the term "snotstones" come from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 23, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438 "2017-02-23T06:33:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lasher67](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lasher67/32/18145_2.png) [@Lasher67](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lasher67)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/1 "2017-02-23T06:33:25Z")
I see many posts using the term “snotstones”. I assume they are referring to traitstones…? If I’m wrong, please educate me. If I’m right, how did this terminology come about? It seems to be accepted jargon, but I could find no post here in regards to it’s definition. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/2 "2017-02-23T06:44:40Z")
Snotstones is the stones one need to get to unluck the rewards from in the events. This event is called “Giantslayer” and is about slaying Giants in any game modes. So they are event related, and has nothing with traitstones at all. Someone started to use the word snotstone for these one day and it spread. Since these stones is green I believe, they were called snotstones, as they looks like little mocuses. ---
**Author:** ![Grundulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/3 "2017-02-23T06:48:27Z")
I _think_ it was forums user @Jainus who popularized the term. He’ll come by and tell otherwise if I’m wrong! ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/4 "2017-02-23T06:49:28Z")
> [@Eika](#): > > Someone just started to use the word snotstone one day and it spread. No idea who that was… Seems to have happened in this thread: [2.2 Patch Notes - #203 by Jainus](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/2-2-patch-notes/16599/203) when events first launched, though I can’t tell who was responsible… EDIT: sniped by @Grundulum… ah… ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/6 "2017-02-23T06:51:22Z")
> [@Jainus](#): > > EDIT: sniped by @Grundulum… ah… Ah it was no other than Jainus. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lasher67](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lasher67/32/18145_2.png) [@Lasher67](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lasher67)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/7 "2017-02-23T07:03:19Z")
Ah thanks! Yes I know the green stones you are referring to. I had no idea - thought you were all calling traitstones, snotstones! And yes, they are odd (snot) looking… Thanks for the info! ---
**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 9:51am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/8 "2017-02-23T09:51:34Z")
Some call them event points or event gems to avoid this kind of confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Annaerith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/annaerith/32/13840_2.png) [@Annaerith](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Annaerith)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 9:56am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/9 "2017-02-23T09:56:30Z")
and the frags, event fragments, frag points but the snotstones just got so popular i gave up on the event points or the frags, _sigh_ 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Jainus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jainus/32/34949_2.png) [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/10 "2017-02-24T19:54:57Z")
It does allow me to post “all your Snots are belong to us” in chat whenever I complete the weekly challenge, mind, which _has to_ make it worth it… ---
**Author:** ![Taisiakat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taisiakat/32/75810_2.png) [@Taisiakat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taisiakat)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/where-did-the-term-snotstones-come-from/20438/11 "2017-02-25T01:12:26Z")
I think it is because at the same time Sir Snothelm because the gems look like the snot running off his nose if I remember correctly.