Help me name some dragons...

[kaomera]

I'm currently gearing up for a new D&D campaign, to be set in a large half-ruined city in a huge cavern within a demi-plane and ruled over by five dragons...

My problem: I'm not particularly good at coming up with names. So far I have the White (Rimewing) and the Black (Miredark), but I'm drawing a blank on the other three (Green, Blue, & Red). Can anyone offer any suggestion?

The Green rules over the port section of the city, guarding the only easy access to other planes.

The Blue is in charge of administration and bureaucracy and the City Watch (police force).

The Red is the de-facto overall ruler and rules over the Temple District and the City Guard (armed forces). The Red is also very nearly a demi-goddess and has designs on Tiamat's place as Goddess / Queen of all evil dragons.

Bonus Question: One of my players is going to be a servant / acolyte (Dragonfire Adept once Dragon Magic is out) of Tiamat's dead sister (as per the three "non-standard" dragons in the Dragon Compendium). What on earth would her name be? ("Tamait" just seems dumb... )

 

[ruleslawyer]

How averse are you to stealing names?

Wyrms of the North has a number of statted unique dragons with names; the names (along with epithets) may be worth stealing. Then there are names enough from fiction and legend:

-Ancalagon the Black, Glaurung (Silmarillion; you really can't use "Smaug")
-Icingdeath (FR novel; yeah, I know...)
-Vermithrax (the film Dragonslayer)

That said, if you're going with directly descriptive English compound words, I might try these:

-Inferno/Flame/Firestorm/Pyre/Flashburn (the Red, of course!)
-Stormbolt/Azurax/Cerulean (the Blue)
-Verdantor/Forestshade (the Green)

 

[Odhanan]

Rastanathoglyth, Xarhmaghul, Ssai'iareth.

 

[Agent Oracle]

Blah, something pronounceable! please!

Now, the green dragon, i see...

Hygrographica (Like it? it's the largest word written on this old russian map i have in my room, i presume it relates to the map being of coastal waters. perfect for a port guardian.)

For the blue...

Vimesavstra (derived from the commander of the city watch, Samuel Vimes in the Discworld novels, and also a word in the southern hemisphere of the same map...)

Now, the red, i can see easily...

Septentrio. (i don't know what it means, but it's printed right over Canada on the aforementioned map, so it MUST be evil!)

 

[Arkhandus]

Mitesh, Midesh, Tuleil, Akkani, Uliru, or Adesshi may sound suitably Babylonian-esque as a name for Tiamat's sister. I'm not quite sure, as I've never looked much into Mesopotamian mythology (which gave us the likes of Bahamut, Tiamat, Gilgamesh, and Marduk).

As for the other dragons' names....

The red, perhaps Scourspark, Cinderveil, Emberfang, or Ashwake.

The green, maybe Rootwither, Fellcrest, Misthowl, Bleakrain, or Cachewelt.

The blue, I suppose Starkgloom, Sandvise, Gazeblight, or Glowershade.

I'm not very fond of such dragon names. I prefer to name dragons in a Draconic fashion instead, like Oruzanthanax, Kizaraxmallian, Morunterevaxes, Vilmiranaevistis, Modorvalkiderax, Feraxanmanokhoun, Larinmalaxiir, Degavanalozar, Solumaviion, Harkalvanorax, and Xaritheon, the names of some dragons I've used in campaigns so far (or have at least mentioned during play when PCs researched or asked around). I'm fairly sure I've forgotten one or two such names as well.

 

[Arthedain]

I used this in my own campaign for an old white dragon.

Mraaxashimion ... add "The terrible", or something similar, and voila

 

[Exquisite Dead Guy]

Kizarvexius. Cookie for anyone who knows the reference... without using a search engine.

 

[Mark CMG]

Try using this English to Latin translator with a couple of words that describe something about the beast or its history, then mash them together in some fashion that is still pronouncable and you should be fine. Maybe add an "x" on the end for good measure.

green appetite = viridis orexis = Viridorex

blue worker = puteulanus opus = Puteulanopux

red leader = rutilus rector = Rutilurectorex


Have fun!

 

[ranger89]

I have a hard time coming up with names, too. Here's my favorite resource:
http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names.htm It's an *awesome* list of all types of names sorted by genre, regions, ethinicity, historical periods, literature, etc., etc., etc. I like to use it becuase having all the names of monster Xs in my campaigns coming from the same ethnic group, for example, adds a nice layer of continuity.

As for your dragons (very cool idea, btw) how about Ekadzati, Gokarmo, Kalsang, Sengdroma, and Thekchen (Tibetan names).

Hope this helps!

P.S. - Just noticed that the link above also has a section of dragon names from various mythlogies: http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/dragons.htm

 

[el-remmen]

I have a few dragon names on my aquerra wiki here. Feel free to use any of them.