About charr names
Throaty given names meet welded compound surnames in results like "Recta Forgemuzzle" and "Iustina Swordstorm", the second half always naming a weapon, a body part, or a trade. The pattern fits legion rosters in a Guild Wars-inspired campaign where soldiers earn their surnames in the field. Choose the surname first, since it doubles as a one-word resume for what the soldier does.
How charr names are built
Charr names build in the style of Guild Wars' warband culture, pairing a personal name with a compound surname made of a prefix and a suffix (martial words like Stripe + tooth, Jaw + justice). Male personal names come either whole from a 1200-entry bank or assembled from short fragments; female personal names use their own 1200-entry bank. The two surname halves are sampled independently, so any prefix can meet any suffix.
Romulianus Gutsoul
Romulianus + Gut + soul
male whole-word given name plus compound surname
Flavia Doombringer
Flavia + Doom + bringer
female given name plus compound surname
Duadorn Baelshot
D + u + ador + n + Bael + shot
male given name assembled from fragments, plus compound surname
Naming notes
Both whole-word personal banks hold 1200 entries, so given names almost never repeat, while the 68-entry prefix and 60-entry suffix surname halves recur sooner. The surnames read as earned warband epithets rather than family lines, which is the signature of the set. Strong for legion soldiers, NPC squads, or original characters who carry a deed-name.
Questions about charr names
- Are these official Charr names?
- No. They are fan-made names built in that warband style from slot banks, with no affiliation to any official source.
- Why do the surnames read like nicknames?
- The surname joins two martial word-banks, a prefix and a suffix such as Stripe and tooth, so it lands as a deed-style epithet rather than a family name.
- Can any surname pair with any first name?
- Yes. The first name, surname prefix, and surname suffix are drawn independently, so combinations mix freely.