Character Names

[BlueLion]

I will be playing as a Human Meadow Drifter Cipher. I want to name him in line with the world lore. As such, where I can I find information on the Aedyrian language and standard names.

[Leferd]

The Pillars of Eternity wiki is probably the best place for it. You can also try asking Josh Sawyer specific questions directly on his tumblr.

 

http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Aedyran

 

http://jesawyer.tumblr.com/

 

 

[Leferd]

Another entry:

 

http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Aedyran_Dialects

[Magnificate]

In fact, I wouldn't mind if the game suggested appropriate names during character creation, in the vein of CK2 character editor.

[Leferd]

In fact, I wouldn't mind if the game suggested appropriate names during character creation, in the vein of CK2 character editor.

 

Yeah. That would be a nifty option. I Doubt they'll be implementing it for release. Maybe in a future patch or in the expansion? 

[BlueLion]

Yea. Roger just doesn't quite fit.

[Leferd]

I've always been fond of Carlos the Dwarf myself.

 

Edited January 25, 2015 by Leferd

[Magnificate]

Yea. Roger just doesn't quite fit.

You can always look up variants of that name. 'Hrodger' should fit nicely. I'm being told that it's old germanic.

 

For the record, my first character will be named Avery (if from Aedyr) or Charlotte (if from Vailia), I haven't quite decided yet.

Edited January 25, 2015 by Magnificate

[h3st]

 

Yea. Roger just doesn't quite fit.

You can always look up variants of that name. 'Hrodger' should fit nicely. I'm being told that it's old germanic.

 

You could make it a bit more noble, like Hrothgar.

[Lephys]

Or Trogdor... Burninating the countryside... burninating all the peasants. 8P

[BlueLion]

Some good examples here. Thanks.

[BlueLion]

Might go for Gemynd. Old germanic for 'mind', suits my Cipher build.

[Guest Matt Sheets]

I believe in the PAX stream it'll show the names that I created for that party.

[.Leif.]

I believe in the PAX stream it'll show the names that I created for that party.

Though I forgot what they were I remember being amused by them as I saw them.

 

I tend to use that Behind the name website if I am particulary dry on ideas for a particular culture's name.

[BlueLion]

 

I believe in the PAX stream it'll show the names that I created for that party.

Though I forgot what they were I remember being amused by them as I saw them.

 

I tend to use that Behind the name website if I am particulary dry on ideas for a particular culture's name.

 

 

Laura, Gwen and Greg I remember.

[Gfted1]

I am terrible at coming up with character names. I always wind up naming them Gfted.

[LadyCrimson]

I am terrible at coming up with character names. I always wind up naming them Gfted.

You and me both. Well, except for the Gfted part. I have my own oft-repeated thingies.

When I do get creative it's usually in the form of some play-on-spelling joke name or something.

[Guest Matt Sheets]

 

 

I believe in the PAX stream it'll show the names that I created for that party.

Though I forgot what they were I remember being amused by them as I saw them.

 

I tend to use that Behind the name website if I am particulary dry on ideas for a particular culture's name.

 

 

Laura, Gwen and Greg I remember.

 

 

Missing Sylvester and two others.

[ManifestedISO]

I don't know how, or why, but they just come to me. Really great character names, unique, dynamic, interesting. It's like they're already alive and they whisper who they are. Usually six to eight letters, good mix of vowels and consonants, plus setting-appropriate and generally mysterious and/or intriguing. It's like I'm a vessel channeling exceptional monikers. 

[Leferd]

I'm never sure whether it's expected to come up with just one name, or a first and last name.

[BlueLion]

http://www.etymonline.com/

 

Handy website for old language based names.

[Lephys]

I don't know how, or why, but they just come to me. Really great character names, unique, dynamic, interesting. It's like they're already alive and they whisper who they are. Usually six to eight letters, good mix of vowels and consonants, plus setting-appropriate and generally mysterious and/or intriguing. It's like I'm a vessel channeling exceptional monikers.

In a very forced combo of French and English, purely for the purposes of this joke working, you are...

 

The Nom-duit!

Edited January 29, 2015 by Lephys

[BMac]

For fun, I added an Eternity option to my random name generator.  It'll give you some mishmash of a name based on the names of the characters in the game, which might not be good if you care about the particulars of the individual cultures.  Also, you might end up with the name of an actual character in the game, which would be awkward when meeting them (that's fairly unlikely, though).

[Cerulean Shaman]

Man, I love doing stuff like this myself though usually I go with established character names. Still, it warms my heart to see people give care to their names and as a result love to their characters. Tired of seeing "Loordawesome333" as a character name. >.> Granted, really only though it was an MMO thing but then I see people doing it in videos for dragon age inquisition and ect and I'm like... what?

[tdphys]

For fun, I added an Eternity option to my random name generator.  It'll give you some mishmash of a name based on the names of the characters in the game, which might not be good if you care about the particulars of the individual cultures.  Also, you might end up with the name of an actual character in the game, which would be awkward when meeting them (that's fairly unlikely, though).

 

 

I ran 3500 names and got a few repeats  (Elf showed up alot ?)

 

Does the generator actually mix names together?  or is it a random selection?