NRSASD
2021-02-17, 02:00 PM
Hello everyone!
I like using lists of names when I need an npc I hadn't planned for. The players of my campaign are about to encounter a majority tabaxi (cat person) populated region, so I need some names ready to go. Unfortunately for me, the tabaxi have a particular naming scheme which makes it difficult to pull such a list off the internet, which is why I'm asking you, the Playground, for help.
In my campaign, Tabaxi are given/earn names for noteworthy events or deeds done during their lives. They either choose the name or are given it by the people who know them. If the community agrees the name is appropriate, it sticks. Therefore it's not unusual for Tabaxi to have multiple names throughout their lives. As the population in question is rather insular and small, it's not too big of a deal to keep track of all the names. When talking to non-Tabaxi, they usually give shortened versions of their names initially unless they have reason to trust them. Below are several of the names I've already come up with. I'm looking for additional names that don't necessarily have plot-relevance but can be used in a pinch. If it's relevant, the society is from a tropical swamp surrounded by mountains.
As always, thanks for any and all help!
Twice-Bitten: very scarred tabaxi who's given up hunting
Rides-Boars: young adult who accidentally fell out of a tree and landed on a boar's back
Steps-Over-Sharp-Rocks: older woman with a limp who got injured stepping on a sharp rock
Paints-False-Stripes: teenage albino tabaxi who tried to make himself less distinctive with paint (and failed)
With-Grace-and-Dignity: refined butler
Spears-the-Heart: renowned hunter and heartthrob
Speaks-with-Conviction: an actor who gives powerful performances but is being blackmailed
Drinks-Deeply-of-Scarlet-Waters: a scarily effective huntress who might be a vampire
Shines-Brightly: a very pious and devout priestess
Walks-Thin-Ropes: a teenage double agent trying to balance all her conflicting loyalties
Small-Toes: an adorable toddler
Shards-of-Glass: servant who is renowned for being clumsy
Wanders-Far-Places: ranger and smuggler known for going on long treks
Steps-Forward-When-Others-Hesitate: smuggler known for her boldness and recklessness
Moved-too-Slow: Former Bodyguard whose client was murdered
I like using lists of names when I need an npc I hadn't planned for. The players of my campaign are about to encounter a majority tabaxi (cat person) populated region, so I need some names ready to go. Unfortunately for me, the tabaxi have a particular naming scheme which makes it difficult to pull such a list off the internet, which is why I'm asking you, the Playground, for help.
In my campaign, Tabaxi are given/earn names for noteworthy events or deeds done during their lives. They either choose the name or are given it by the people who know them. If the community agrees the name is appropriate, it sticks. Therefore it's not unusual for Tabaxi to have multiple names throughout their lives. As the population in question is rather insular and small, it's not too big of a deal to keep track of all the names. When talking to non-Tabaxi, they usually give shortened versions of their names initially unless they have reason to trust them. Below are several of the names I've already come up with. I'm looking for additional names that don't necessarily have plot-relevance but can be used in a pinch. If it's relevant, the society is from a tropical swamp surrounded by mountains.
As always, thanks for any and all help!
Twice-Bitten: very scarred tabaxi who's given up hunting
Rides-Boars: young adult who accidentally fell out of a tree and landed on a boar's back
Steps-Over-Sharp-Rocks: older woman with a limp who got injured stepping on a sharp rock
Paints-False-Stripes: teenage albino tabaxi who tried to make himself less distinctive with paint (and failed)
With-Grace-and-Dignity: refined butler
Spears-the-Heart: renowned hunter and heartthrob
Speaks-with-Conviction: an actor who gives powerful performances but is being blackmailed
Drinks-Deeply-of-Scarlet-Waters: a scarily effective huntress who might be a vampire
Shines-Brightly: a very pious and devout priestess
Walks-Thin-Ropes: a teenage double agent trying to balance all her conflicting loyalties
Small-Toes: an adorable toddler
Shards-of-Glass: servant who is renowned for being clumsy
Wanders-Far-Places: ranger and smuggler known for going on long treks
Steps-Forward-When-Others-Hesitate: smuggler known for her boldness and recklessness
Moved-too-Slow: Former Bodyguard whose client was murdered