About necropolis names
Built from throaty doubled consonants, results like "Khuugzazzur" and "Phaad tashraz" sound chanted rather than spoken, with shorter forms such as "Tegguth" working as single grim markers. Two word results can split into a district and its founder, useful when a necropolis sprawls. These fit undead strongholds, buried ziggurats, and the dungeon level where the torches start going out.
How necropolis names are built
Necropolis names chain short fragment banks in fixed shapes, often repeating a connector slot. One template builds the single word Khuugzazzur from kh + uu + gz + a + zz + u + r, while two-word templates chain two such builds with a space, as in Phaad tashraz. The recurring fragments give the set its consistent sound.
Khuugzazzur
kh + uu + gz + a + zz + u + r
a single-word chain of all five fragment banks, with the vowel slot repeating between them
Phaad tashraz
ph + aa + d + t + a + shr + a + z
a two-word chain of two builds joined by a space
Gokkzur zess
g + o + kk + zur + z + e + ss
another two-word chain
Naming notes
Four templates chain five fragment banks (of 11, 72, 44, 43 and 8 entries), several repeating the vowel slot inside one word. Single-word templates name one place; two-word templates produce a name plus a second built form for a district. Use the single-word forms for the necropolis itself and the two-word forms for its quarters.
Questions about necropolis names
- Why do some names have two words?
- Several templates chain two separate fragment builds joined by a space, so a form like Phaad tashraz reads as a name plus a second built form for a district.
- How are the single-word forms built?
- One template chains up to seven fragment slots, repeating the vowel bank inside the word, as in Khuugzazzur.
- How small are the fragment banks?
- Very small, from 8 to 72 entries, so the same fragments recur across a list and give the set a consistent sound.