About roc names
Nearly every result is a body part compound, with "Shadowwings", "Razorfeather" and "Onyxbelly" naming the bird by whatever feature blots out the sun first. Names this size suit the giant raptors of sailor legend, mountain apex predators on a hex map, and the storm-sized mount a high level party finally tames. Pick the feature your players will actually see from below.
How roc names are built
A roc name is a single two-stem compound: a 105-entry first stem plus a 17-entry descriptive tail. "Lightningfeather" joins Lightning + feather, "Firetail" joins Fire + tail, and "Deathwing" joins Death + wing. The compounds describe the giant bird's body and menace.
Lightningfeather
Lightning (first stem) + feather (descriptive tail)
Firetail
Fire (first stem) + tail (descriptive tail)
Deathwing
Death (first stem) + wing (descriptive tail)
Naming notes
The small tail pool is loaded with bird-body words (talon, feather, wing, crest), so every name names the roc by a physical feature, fitting a colossal mythic bird. The first stem supplies force and mood (Fire, Lightning, Death). With one frame and two stems, results stay readable English compounds; pick a fierce first stem and a wing-or-feather tail for a name that conveys the roc's menace.
Questions about roc names
- Why do roc names describe feathers and wings?
- The small tail pool is full of bird-body words like feather, talon, wing and crest, so every name marks the roc by a physical feature, as in "Lightningfeather".
- How is the menace conveyed?
- The first stem supplies force-of-nature words like Fire, Lightning and Death, so "Deathwing" announces the bird's threat up front.
- Are these one word or two?
- Always one compound made of two readable English stems, so the name describes the creature while reading as a single name.