Monster Names

[BOZ]

Here’s one that everyone can participate in.

What I’m looking to do is to create a resource to help people come up with names for non-human creatures by providing examples of published NPCs. This will probably take the form of a database list that I will keep updated as more examples come up.

What I’m looking for is for you to go through your modules, sourcebooks, Dragon and Dungeon magazines, novels, etc and pull out whatever names for non-human NPCs you can find. Any campaign world, any edition – from Diaglo’s original D&D (1974) to something that was printed this month – will do. Look for common humanoid races (elf, dwarf, orc, goblin, etc), common monster races (dragons, giants, beholders, etc), and even races that don’t appear too often (lammasu, sahuagin, aboleth, whatever etc…). go for uncommon races especially. Hell, we can even go with demon princes and elemental lords and such, since they are really just extra-powerful NPCs anyway. And I guess we might as well do gods too. (Half-elves and half-orcs are cool, because they often have names that reflect their non-human parentage).

When you have one, two, fifty, or whatever, I want you to post them here, listing the full name and any aliases given, what race the creature is, and most importantly what source you got it from. At minimum, I’d need a proper name for an individual and what race and gender that creature is. For example, a quote listing “Bob the Minotaur” would be sufficient information to go on. If a block of text says that there are seven orcs in a room, and their names are listed, then guess what – you have seven orc names! As far as listing sources, if an individual appears in more than one source, please list every source you understand them to be in. If a character appears in many sources (at least… 5?) you don’t have to list them all. If you said “Drizzt Do’Urden, male drow, Forgotten Realms” for example, that would be good enough I think. If a creature began its existence as another type of creature, it would be good to note that – for example, the lich Acererak (sp?) from Tomb of Horrors should be listed as a “lich (human)”.

So, go for it!


To get things started, since I happen to have module G1 handy, I’ll do that source right now:

Nosnra, male hill giant chief, module G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief (1978)

Most of the creatures in this module are not named, so that is really all I see for that source.

 

[johnsemlak]

Nosnra, male hill giant chief, module G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief (1978)

Most of the creatures in this module are not named, so that is really all I see for that source.

One note, the GDQ1-7: Queen of the Spiders version had a lot more of the mosnters and NPCs named. I rememeber most ot the pets, like Nosnra's bear and the Jarl's winter wolfs, had names.

 

[BOZ]

cool, hadn't even thought of that.

 

[Phineas Crow]

Here's some to get started.


Talis, Male Green Dragon, accessory GR3 Treasure Maps (1992)
Thalan, Female Green Dragon, accessory GR3 Treasure Maps (1992)
Tamron, Male Dwarf, accessory GR3 Treasure Maps (1992)
Marlith, Female Human Lich, accessory GR3 Treasure Maps (1992)
Sharel, Female Elf, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Speckled-White-Chin, Otterkin, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Short-Whiskers, Otterkin, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Hakra, Female Black Dragon, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Boslo, Male Halfling, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Nefastus, Male Green Dragon, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Gorol, Male Human?, uses the name “Dregdak” when polymorphed as a bugbear, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Baglips, Male Orc, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Gutrug, Male Orc, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Blain, Male Dwarf, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Nithi, Male Dwarf, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Vilbert, Male Human, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Mort, Male Hill Giant, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Haurarra, Harpy, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Luzgar, Male Orc, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Anandak, Male Red Dragon, D&D box set The Dragon’s Den (1992)
Saurogh, Male Orc, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Eraun, Female Drow, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Milfal, Female Drow, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Essra, Female Drow, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Maith Slenderbow, Female Moon Elf, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Bereg Whitehelm, Male Dwarven Spectre, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Vhue, Female Kobold, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Dhorn, Giant Weasel, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Laurog Harr, Male Hobgoblin, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Nnesk, Male Goblin, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Urrhae, Male Gnoll, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Thurrogh, Male Gnoll, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Nester, Male Human Lich, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Lord Hund, Mummy, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
“Riyelikki”, Female Rakshasa, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Suul, Male Human Lich, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Huorgh, Male Ettin, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Uluth, Male Ettin, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Fengharl, Doppleganger, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Thearyn Shalahd, Male Human Vampire, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Spadreera Omarkhont, Female Vampyre, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
The Eye, Beholder (Elder Orb), box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
Aragauthos, Female Blue Dragon, box set The Ruins of Undermountain (1991)

 

[BOZ]

cool, keep em coming. (and don't worry about repeating, i'm going to sort through them eventually and merge/delete repeated entries)

here's one i thought about as i was going to sleep:
Amaimon, male azer king, first edition Monster Manual II (1983)

 

[BOZ]

there's also one that we're converting right now:

Gaumahavi, unique female purple dragon - FRA1 – Storm Riders, FRA2 – Black Courser, and FRA3 – Blood Charge (all 1990).

 

[NiTessine]

Paul S. Kemp's FR novel Twilight Falling had a pack of gnolls. Some of them were named: Dreeve, Gez, and Nurm.

In the 2E adventure Axe of the Dwarvish Lords:
Qamhuul, Talaia, female goblins.
Urguul, Skizaan, male goblins.
Roaringwater, Forestrunner, Rattlebone, Stoneflinger, Busthead, Redclaw, Yelloweye, Biggut, Dwarfcutter, Notchaxe, goblin tribe and clan names.
Erskyne, Elfryd, Blancvisk, male gnomes.
Ardinna, Cliara, Everild, Runa, Akhil, female dwarves.
Durrl, Starag, Heldynn, Jalarvim, male dwarves.
Filwhyr, Morklist, Thordsonn, dwarven family names.
Tiikag Yikahiro, male ogre mage.
Saghyaar, male fire giant.

 

[Phineas Crow]

Rudolph Van Aubrecker, Living Brain, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Nostalla Romaine, Female Ermordenung, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Jugo Hesketh, Male Ghast, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Desmond LaRouche, Male Human/Half-Golem. Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Ahmi Vanjuko, Mechanical Golem, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Andres Duvall, Male Half-Elf Bardic Lich, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Jahed, Male Human/Weretiger, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Salizarr, Male Meazel, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Althea, Medusa, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Senmet, Male Greater Mummy, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Styrix, Night Hag, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Jezra Wagner aka “The Ice Queen, Female Spectre, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Palik, Male Thrax, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Blackroot, Evil Treant, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Athaekeetha, Male Illithid Vampire, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Mayonaka, Male Eastern Vampire, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)
Valadimir Ludzig, Male Vampyre, Accessory MC15 Ravenloft: Children of the Night (1993)

 

[BOZ]

hey, good call on clan/tribe names - i didn't even think of that!

 

[BOZ]

another good place, when i get to it, is planescape... lots of named beings there!