THAYAN CHARACTER NAMES

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      When I decided to run a campaign within the borders of Thay, with native-born Thayan characters, I wanted to use character names to help me build a sense of a different place and a distinct culture. I took notes on the names that showed up in the Forgotten Realms books about Thay, and then generated a lot of names and picked out the ones that sounded right to me. That first list helped me name a lot of NPCs, so I generated another list, and now I have 662 names for your perusal. While some of them might sound similar to one another, if you choose across the gamut, you should end up with distinctive monikers.

      And now for the in-game information:

      By and large, Thayan names are drawn from sounds common to the draconic, Rashemi, Abyssal and Infernal languages. They don't use matronymics or patronymics, and most Thayans do not name their children in honor of close family members. Many will name their children after renown figures or people they are trying to impress. Given their lax faith, few Thayans bother with naming their children after the gods - but their interest in outsiders means that a number of names contain references to demons, devils, and other evil creatures.