laughing colliePossible Mage Names or Aliases

       

      In a game I ran for a while 'Magery' necessitated a 'True Name.' Consequently mages all chose names that were 'interpretive,' of some important incident in their life, or 'symbolic,' of some desired goal or state. To make life easier for myself I made up a HUGE list of nouns with a few verbs, and another of verbs with a few nouns. I then created a list of mage names consisting of one randomly matched word from each list, so I'd be prepared should the players suddenly encounter a mage.
      This had the added benefit of occasionally coming up with some interesting mixes I wouldn't have thought of myself, which inspired me to create a specific, interesting NPC mage.
      The list can, of course, be used to create any sort of name you wish -- it certainly isn't limited to mages only, or even to only the words I have here.

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      Acidlust Amorning Ashbarrel Ashleaper
      Axeknife Barrelair Barrenbreaker Beardserpent
      Bellyblade Blossomdog Blossomdreaming Blossomspeak
      Blowingcry Blowinghowl Blowruner Brokenproud
      Brookwhite Callergrim Casteriris Castersimple
      Castleharrowing Castlesnake Catbriar Catcherhand
      Catchertide Catchhawk Catchten Catreed
      Childsorrow Clawwear Cliffdelve Cloakdusk
      Coldwillow Copperforester Crestwood Cryingvault
      Crystaltower Crythinker Daggertwin Dewdrinker
      Dewmoon Diamondbearer Downstrong Dragonislander
      Dragonweaving Dreamerlong Drinkcatcher Drinkgrim
      Drinkingwolf Drinkstrike Dullfeather Dullherald
      Dullhunt Duskfaller Dusksea Eaglelee
      Earthmany Eightgrudge Fallerguarder Fallerreaver
      Fallerslow Fallriver Falsecaster Fearcast
      Fearerguarding Feathergirl Fireup Fistacid
      Flameharrow Flamessighter Flameswarding Flowercaster
      Followlove Followstalk Fouldreaming Fountaindown
      Fountainthirteen Fourcaller Fourmail Fourwarder
      Foxbring Foxshield Galebell Girlhate
      Greatviolet Greentack Griffonmarry Grimsnow
      Grimspiller Guardhate Gyrejumper Gyresky
      Hailevening Hairgirl Handbell Hangerspawner
      Hangingspring Hardvelvet Harrowerbranch Harrowingvalley
      Hawkhard Heavenbig Helmslay Herddeath
      Herdernear Herderplay Herdersowing Herdertrue
      Hollowcastle Hollowlust Housetack Huntertalker
      Irisfar Islandergrim Islanderlaugh Jumpinggrim
      Killingindigo Lakestriker Lancetide Latewebing
      Leadersunny Leadingdown Leaperplayer Leapingswift
      Leapworm Lightningjump Lightningreaching Lioncrying
      Listingserpent Lockcrushing Lockfall Lockrock
      Lordpaw Lordwend Lovewend Lovingslaying
      Lustsparrow Macecrest Macetrue Makerleaping
      Makingyellow Manhate Marryerwondering Marryingbreaking
      Meadereave Meadeslithering Mellowdance Mellowdrinking
      Mistflame Mockerbear Mockerguarding Mockingdrink
      Moorbearer Morrowsorrower Narroweye Narrowskull
      Neverclaw Neversoul Nineherder Nosereacher
      Nosesailer Oceanvault Oldacid Owlshine
      Owlshort Playerfaller Prancecopper Prancingvelvet
      Purplehorn Purplejump Reachdelver Reachingeagle
      Reachstrong Reaveblossom Reaverbloom Reavingsighter
      Reedshanks Reedweak Ridecalling Ringwonder
      Roseshort Rovefull Roverbell Rovingweaving
      Rubyshiny Rubyslithering Runersoon Runkilling
      Sailhair Sapphireeight Seekerwell Seekgale
      Seekhawk Seekingshark Sevenlion Shallowheaven
      Shallowhouse Shankstopaz Sharpcast Sharpcry
      Sharpfriend Sharplaughing Shinemocking Shinywater
      Showerlust Sightersailing Sighterwatcher Sightsilver
      Sightwand Sightwater Simplelady Singerdrinking
      Sixring Sixweave Skylead Slayloving
      Slitherercrest Slithererslitherer Snakedawn Sorrowerfinger
      Sorrowskull Soulsighting Soulwaters Sowerbringer
      Sowingguarder Sowingkiller Sowsilver Sparrowlate
      Spawningjump Speakerview Speakfaller Speakingdeep
      Speakkill Speechjump Speechpaw Speechring
      Spokencopper Spokenshort Springspawning Staffcalling
      Stalkingforest Stormcrushing Strikerrose Summertooth
      Sunnywalk Sunstalking Sunwaters Suremany
      Swallowlist Sweetmoor Swellherder Tailcopper
      Talkingthorn Tallspawner Talonleaping Tamereagle
      Tamerlaughing Tamersail Tenquick Thinkersailing
      Thinkstrike Thorncrag Thornfellow Thoughttwin
      Threelove Thundersinging Tigertoucher Toothglisten
      Towerskull Valleyfox Valleyhanging Viewslay
      Vulturebloom Wakecrush Wakehammer Wakergrudge
      Wakingsong Walkerspeaking Walkingtalking Warderbranch
      Wardersoul Wardthunder Watcherdark Watchjumping
      Waterowl Waterswalk Willowthorn Wingerspider
      Wingfearing Wingnear Winterautumn Wintersure
      Wiseforester Wokenclaw Wokenrose Wovenfair
      Wovenspear Yellowlaugh Yellowspear Youngwhite
       

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      Collie Collier
      Let me know what you think about what I've written -- I'm always interested in communicating! ;-)


       
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      Last Updated: Sun Jan 3 1999
      Copyright © 1999 B. A. "Collie" Collier