About hideout names
Whispered French and English mingle in results like "The Blind Cover", "le Repaire Embrumé", and "la Cachette Serpentine", each sounding like a password as much as a place. They serve thieves' guilds, resistance cells, and the smugglers' cove your players hear about two sessions before they find it. Shorter results survive being said quickly in the dark.
How hideout names are built
Hideout names build on English and French templates. English forms put "The" before an adjective from a 201-entry bank and a concealment noun from an 18-entry bank (The + Infinity + Lair), or fuse a compound lead straight onto the noun with no article (Cinderstorm Lair). French forms join a refuge word from a 14-entry bank (le Repaire, le Havre, la Caverne) to a mood adjective, a de-linked phrase (La Caverne du Rempart), or fuse two fragments after the refuge word (La Garnison Roulliers).
The Infinity Lair
The (template token) + Infinity (adjective) + Lair (concealment noun)
Le Repaire Embrumé
le Repaire (refuge word) + Embrumé (mood adjective)
La Garnison Roulliers
la Garnison (refuge word) + Rou (first fragment) + lliers (second fragment)
Naming notes
The concealment noun (Cover, Lair, Cave) and the French refuge word carry the secrecy, while the adjective banks set the mood. The French adjective bank is the largest at 213 entries. Use the English "The" adjective-plus-noun forms for one register and the French refuge forms for another.
Questions about hideout names
- What forms do hideout names take?
- English forms ("The" plus an adjective and a concealment noun, or an article-free compound like Cinderstorm Lair) and French forms joining a refuge word to a mood adjective, a de-linked phrase or a fused fragment pair.
- What carries the secrecy?
- The concealment nouns (Cover, Lair) and the French refuge words (Caverne, Repaire), while the adjective banks set the mood.
- Which suit which base?
- The English Lair forms suit one register; the French refuge forms suit another, older one.