change of name & ipernity address...

Great new name, and great explanation. Need can be like a curse anyway, and it sounds a little like 'needles' (not that I'm suggesting any connection!) - so it's still got the right 'vibe'. And hey, the art's still fantastic, whatever name you use.

What did Mardus mean?

Heh, need and needles, interesting connections :)

In Estonian folklore (I am from Estonia and Estonian), mardus means a certain ghost -- a ghost of someone that is not dead. It was believed that human soul can leave the body for a while (like when a person sleeps). But if mardus is seen -- a ghost of someone who is not dead or can not be there where mardus is seen (mardus may have been mistaken for a real person) -- it was believed that this person who's mardus it was will soon die.
Spooky stories, heh :) I did like the name but we also have a boy name Margus, and I didn't like that connection :D I also have registered many places with needus username, and I like to be known for one (or few) names. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people who like changing pseudonyms too much... Oh well, maybe I some time come back to this mardus, who knows :)

Thanks for being interested, euchrid!
Tiina aka mardus aka needus :)

Interesting stories behind your name(s), and yes, a little spooky!