Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Hireling Names

I'm convinced a good hireling name is one that instantly gives you everything you need to know about them just from their name. I took ten minutes and brainstormed a bunch for handy use in the vein of Scrap Princess's awesome name list over here.

Of similarly awesome use is Ian's recently posted list of things psychotic people will yell at you pulled from the Borderlands game.


Torchbearers:
  • Pig
  • Old Mottley
  • Huggert
  • Li'l Zed
  • Stinky
  • Len Dumbass
  • Stickfoot
  • Nigel Sodpants
  • Louse


Men-(and women)-at-arms:
  • Droig
  • Black Maggie
  • Rufus
  • Elonzo
  • Vosh Vestra
  • Angry Jenny
  • Grumble Crumbles
  • Beagelwitz
  • Kur Bulgestein
  • Gustvolt von Pike


Veterans:
  • Bertha
  • Van Duggen
  • Grimes
  • Eggers
  • Gram Stabbo
  • Reverend Slurry
  • Sister Magdalena
  • Gunt Whistler


Packhorses (aka treasure carriers):
  • Bob
  • Gus
  • Chronic
  • Lazy Ned
  • Mule
  • Lefty
  • Curtis
  • Tunk

Thieves:
  • Los Loster
  • Midnight
  • Jack Shadow
  • Whisper
  • Scuttles
  • Sausage Fingers
  • Silas the Glove
  • Eliza Cabbage

Magicians:
  • Delzor
  • Voth the Mundane
  • El Hadazar
  • James Brown
  • Casper Varley
  • Carlito Maglioni

Dwarves:
  • Grim Grimmorson
  • Podge
  • Vargas
  • Dirty Krodo
  • Loambeard Stoutgut
  • Unger Derpson
  • Frugal Sal

Elves:
  • "Doug" Silverspear
  • Amaril
  • Leandra
  • Mute Fortha
  • Beaumont
  • Maple Maloney

Other:
  • Carnage the Wardog
  • Drazzle (doppleganger)
  • Handsome Jack (asshole Aasimar)
  • E. Lester Hicks, time traveler
  • Puddin' (polymorphed ooze)
Edit: Updated with some fun contributions from the G+ crowd.

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