Lost in Names
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:47 am
I seem to be having name troubles. I had initially thought I should register under my typical handle, but I decided to register as the character (that I would fashion) to suit as my "main". However, I seem to have run into a sort of a bind concerning Drow names and I'm starting to think my initial thought was best.
A few months before I found this site, I found this one:
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/vortexsha ... names.html
It thrilled me, because I would love to finally have a way to name the Drow I always wanted to play. I ran with Sszvrae Gauss. Male version of Silk/Silent (female version "Shri", but I didn't like the sound half as much), the female version of "Mistress/Master, Overseer" and the female version of "Vile, Dread, Fear, Feared". The second name being just that, not a house name, as per one of the rolled suggestions.
Then I found this site, sporting very similar information, just moments ago:
http://www.kismetrose.com/dnd/DrowNameGenerator.html
Now, prior to this site, I wasn't aware which forms were male or female. The first site didn't specify, so I just picked which I liked best. This one specifies, and states further that, ordinarily, male names for female Drow do not occur often unless A.) it is a male-dominant society, or B.) the mother was cruel when it came to the naming of the child. While the second reason wouldn't be too unusual, I most certainly was not going for anything remotely like the first reason. To worry me more, the option for a second name is not listed on the second site.
So, I ask any Drow gurus out there, what would I do to fashion a *proper* name for my hopeful main for this site?
...And it is a woman...despite my preference of the sound of "Ssz" over "Shri".
A few months before I found this site, I found this one:
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/vortexsha ... names.html
It thrilled me, because I would love to finally have a way to name the Drow I always wanted to play. I ran with Sszvrae Gauss. Male version of Silk/Silent (female version "Shri", but I didn't like the sound half as much), the female version of "Mistress/Master, Overseer" and the female version of "Vile, Dread, Fear, Feared". The second name being just that, not a house name, as per one of the rolled suggestions.
Then I found this site, sporting very similar information, just moments ago:
http://www.kismetrose.com/dnd/DrowNameGenerator.html
Now, prior to this site, I wasn't aware which forms were male or female. The first site didn't specify, so I just picked which I liked best. This one specifies, and states further that, ordinarily, male names for female Drow do not occur often unless A.) it is a male-dominant society, or B.) the mother was cruel when it came to the naming of the child. While the second reason wouldn't be too unusual, I most certainly was not going for anything remotely like the first reason. To worry me more, the option for a second name is not listed on the second site.
So, I ask any Drow gurus out there, what would I do to fashion a *proper* name for my hopeful main for this site?
...And it is a woman...despite my preference of the sound of "Ssz" over "Shri".