About broker names
Buzzing x and z sounds run through results like "Luxaz" and "Xulfuz", and trailing apostrophes on forms such as "Spu'" suggest a syllable withheld, fitting for creatures who never give anything away free. Veiled merchants who trade across realities, inspired by Warcraft's brokers, deal under names like these. A clipped result with a held-back ending makes the best fixer NPC.
How broker names are built
Broker names are fragment chains of escalating length, modeling a mercantile race that adds syllables for grandeur. Templates run from a three-fragment form (Karg, Gros) up to a seven-fragment form (Speronak), with a five-fragment middle (Senol, Homith). A short two-fragment variant even ends on an apostrophe.
Senol
s + e + n + o + l (five-fragment template)
Speronak
sp + e + r + o + n + a + k (seven-fragment template)
Spern
sp + e + rn (three-fragment template)
Naming notes
The bank favors hard k, g and r sounds with -rk, -rn and -sh codas (Gralerk, Mamirn, Bromesh), giving a gruff, deal-making sound fit for the dimension-hopping Brokers of the Shadowlands. Short forms read as common traders and long ones as old, important figures. The apostrophe variant hints at a clipped honorific. Use these for merchant NPCs, information dealers, and any greedy mercantile faction; the more syllables, the higher the broker's standing.
Questions about broker names
- Why do broker names vary so much in length?
- The generator stacks templates from three fragments (Karg, Gros) to seven (Speronak). For a mercantile race that values status, more syllables read as a more important, longer-established dealer.
- What gives broker names their gruff, haggling sound?
- The fragment banks favor hard k, g and r sounds with -rk, -rn and -sh codas (Gralerk, Mamirn, Bromesh), producing a blunt, deal-making tone suited to the Shadowlands' bargain-driven Brokers.
- Why does one broker template end in an apostrophe?
- The short two-fragment variant closes on an apostrophe, hinting at a clipped honorific or trade-house mark. Use it for a broker who styles their name like a brand, distinct from the plain fragment forms.