About bandit names
Half the output works as a standalone nickname, like "Bullettooth" or "Klepto", and half is an epithet waiting for a first name, like "the Rat". Combine the two patterns to build a full outlaw, then a whole gang roster in one sitting. Pin the finished aliases to bounty boards or let rival gangs trade them as threats.
How bandit names are built
Each pull is a single stored epithet drawn from one of two banks, 115 entries in one and 85 in the other, with no compounding, so the name is a lone outlaw moniker like "Jester", "Fast Fingers" or "Mad Hat". Many entries carry a built-in article, as in "The Rat" and "The Weasel", which the engine returns title-cased as a standalone alias. The two banks overlap heavily in flavor, both mixing article-led menace names with terse trait words.
The Rat
The Rat (article-led epithet, stored whole)
Jester
Jester (terse trait epithet, stored whole)
Fast Fingers
Fast Fingers (two-word feature epithet, stored whole)
Naming notes
These are nicknames, not full names, so attach one to a given name when you need a person: a guard might know the fence only as "The Weasel" or "Fast Fingers". The "The X" forms work as wanted-poster aliases and arrive title-cased, ready for a bounty board. Mix an article-led name like "The Menace" with a plainer epithet like "Jester" across a gang roster so the crew sounds varied rather than ten near-identical epithets.
Questions about bandit names
- Are these full names or nicknames?
- They are standalone outlaw nicknames, not given-plus-surname names. Pair one with a real first name if you want a complete bandit, or use it alone as the alias the law knows them by.
- Why do some start with the word the?
- Many bank entries like "The Rat" already include the article so they read as a title. The generator keeps it and title-cases it, which is why an alias comes back as "The Rat" rather than just "Rat".
- What is the difference between the two name pools?
- Not much. The two pools overlap heavily, and both mix article-led menace names such as "The Beast" with short epithets such as "Jester" and "Fast Fingers", so treat them as one large alias pool when filling out a gang roster.