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Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
, humans champion causes rather than territories or groups.
Human Names and Ethnicities
Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents
These were the stories of a restless people who long ago took to the seas and rivers in longboats, first to pillage and terrorize, then to settle. Yet there was an energy, a love of adventure, that
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Acquisitions Incorporated
the character of the different cultures these folk have encountered since coming out into the sunlight. When a group of verdan live near dwarves, they might take on more dwarven-sounding names, only
migrated. Still, a sense of not truly belonging is felt even by verdan who have been welcomed into other cultures. They are often stricken with wanderlust, keeping their possessions limited and
Shifter
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in blended communities. Their names typically overlap with the names of other cultures in their region. Many shifters prefer to keep their personal names for their friends and use âwandering
their urge to wander and hunt. A shifter rogue harnesses their own predatory instincts. But shifters can pursue any path or faith.
Shifter Names
Shifters have no language of their own and often live
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Shifter Names Shifters have no language of their own and often live in blended communities. Their names typically overlap with the names of other cultures in their region. Many shifters prefer to
keep their personal names for their friends and use âwandering namesâ with strangers. These are usually tied to a physical or personality trait. Shifter Names: Badger, Bear, Cat, Fang, Grace, Grim, Moon, Rain, Red, Scar, Stripe, Swift, Talon, Whiskers, Wolf.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Shifter Names Shifters have no language of their own and often live in blended communities. Their names typically overlap with the names of other cultures in their region. Many shifters prefer to
keep their personal names for their friends and use âwandering namesâ with strangers. These are usually tied to a physical or personality trait. Shifter Names: Badger, Bear, Cat, Fang, Grace, Grim, Moon, Rain, Red, Scar, Stripe, Swift, Talon, Wolf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Verdan Names The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect the character of the different cultures these folk have encountered since coming out into the
sunlight. When a group of verdan live near dwarves, they might take on more dwarven-sounding names, only to change those names when they wander into a human area. A verdan is also not hesitant to change
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
entire lives without encountering another one of their kind. There are no great genasi cities or empires. Genasi seldom have communities of their own and typically adopt the cultures and societies into
natural homes. They go where they want, do what they want, and rarely feel bound to anything. Good backgrounds for water genasi include hermit and sailor.
Genasi Names
Genasi use the naming conventions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
Time in the Realms Although a number of means exist for marking the days and the passage of time during a year, nearly all folk in Faerûn have adopted the Calendar of Harptos. Even the cultures and
races that donât favor this method of marking time are aware of it, with the result that it is recognized across nearly all races, languages, and cultures. A year on Toril consists of 365 days. In the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
Humans Humans dwell in every corner of Toril and encompass a full range of cultures and ethnicities. Along the Sword Coast and across the North, humans are the most pervasive of the races and in
Great Glacier to the fertile shores along rivers and seas. Humans find ways to survive and to thrive almost anywhere. In locations where elves and dwarves have withdrawn, humans often move in and build
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
After the Cataclysm The Cataclysm ushered in a period of chaos. During the next three centuries, known as the Time of Darkness, cultures and ecologies were radically altered, causing famine, plague
disaster waned. Though many elves and mountain dwarves remained reclusive, other cultures tentatively rebuilt. Explorers ventured forth to map the drastically altered continent. Societies reestablished
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
other cultures into the Suwa. The Green Doctors The collective of mystics known as the Green Doctors weaves together knowledge of magic and herbal medicine to heal the people and creatures of Atagua
home, the Silver Tapir Monastery. Names Some Ataguan names honor the ancestral heroes of the Flood People, while others are derived by mixing those names with ones from the colonial past. In addition to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Human Names and Ethnicities Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents give their children names from other languages, such as
Dwarvish or Elvish (pronounced more or less correctly), but most parents give names that are linked to their regionâs culture or to the naming traditions of their ancestors. The material culture and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Human Names and Ethnicities Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents give their children names from other languages, such as
Dwarvish or Elvish (pronounced more or less correctly), but most parents give names that are linked to their regionâs culture or to the naming traditions of their ancestors. The material culture and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
character works just fine in a game inspired by medieval Asian cultures. Wuxia Weapon Names Having players refer to a tetsubo or a katana rather than a greatclub or a longsword can enhance the flavor
of a wuxia campaign. The Wuxia Weapon Names table lists alternative names for common weapons from the Playerâs Handbook and identifies their real-world cultural origins. An alternative name changes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Life in Djaynai and Janya The following truths are known to people who dwell in Djaynai or Janya, and to travelers who spend time in those realms. Those above and below the sea share similar cultures
instruments such as the lute-like guembri, akoting, and xalam; the musical bow known as the berimbau; and the sonorous atabaque drum. Names Djaynaians and Janyans use only single names publicly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
of nature and mortal life, such as agriculture, the sun, and death. Greater deities are ultimately beyond mortal understanding, and theyâre often known by different names across regions, cultures, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
you like, you can roll 1d6 to determine which table to choose a name from, then roll 1d12 to get a name. You can also alter or combine names, pull from a book of names, or use a name inspired by a movie
or book. 1: Common Names 1d12 Common Given Name Common Surname 1 Adrik Brightsun 2 Alvyn Dundragon 3 Aurora Frostbeard 4 Eldeth Garrick 5 Eldon Goodbarrel 6 Farris Greycastle 7 Kathra Ironfist 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
contemplate your place in the world there. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Tell the players to read over the character sheets; give their characters names; and invent the details of their
a champion of justice. Someone at the cloister may hold the key to the impending doom your deity wishes you to avert. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Elf Fighter Shawn Wood Your parents lived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
strangers to travel, Tuigan traders and adventurers are often familiar with many languages and cultures. Tuigan Names: (Male) Atlan, Bayar, Chingis, Chinua, Mongke, Temur; (female) Bolormaa, Bortai
destruction of the Arkaiun kingdom in Dambrath. Arkaiun Names: (Male) Houn, Rhivaun, Umbril, Xaemar, Zeltaebar; (female) Glouris, Maeve, Sevaera, Xaemarra, Zraela; (surnames) Lharaendo, Mristar, Wyndael Bedine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Sargonnas. These deities have been called by many different names and held in varying levels of esteem by different peoples and cultures through the worldâs history, but they are the only gods of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
destruction, none were spared divine wrath. The gods and their blessings then faded from the world, and in time, even their names were all but forgotten.
The Cataclysm! It looms larger than any other
and cultures that no longer exist and geography that has changed beyond recognition.
Still, it is possible to piece these scattered sources together. At the request of the good knights of Maelgoth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
and hatred. Kalakeri is a deceptively beautiful land of verdant rain forests and an idyllic web of rivers and lakes known as the Backwaters. Rare creatures and extraordinary magical plants are found
Sri Raji, the Steaming Lands, the Land at the Heart of the World, and other fanciful names for Kalakeri. Now Kalakeri is a shadow of its past glory, a quagmire of intrigue and despair where fortunes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
connected to one another by long, mostly unprotected rivers and roads. Human settlements rely on various industries for survival. For example, most of the humans of Ten-Towns and Port Llast are
generations of cultural intermingling have given the humans of the North much more diversity in their appearance (see âHuman Names and Ethnicitiesâ in chapter 2 of the Playerâs Handbook).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
water manifests as rivers and stars appear in skies divorced from universes. They are the wardens that hold the Darklords prisoner. Ever-present and inscrutable, the Dark Powers are akin to gods in
Ravenloft, but they are unknown to mortals and desire no worship. Despite the control the Dark Powers exert, these beings remain distant from the domains they manipulate. Although some of their names
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
cultures they have met during their travels. Pheres centaurs tend to have shorter, sharper sounding names, often appended with an honorific gained in battle. Female Lagonna Names: Honotia, Kelitia
. Barterers must know the customs of other cultures and speak several different languages. An omener is an oracle who reads messages from the gods in the natural world and reveals how the immortals would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
cities, and the vast wild places of the world. On the roads and rivers of the Realms travel minstrels and peddlers, merchants and guards, soldiers, sailors, and steel-hearted adventurers carrying tales
delve into the wreckage of ancient strongholds and explore ruins of long-lost cultures. Amid a wilderness of jagged, snow-capped peaks, alpine forests, lawlessness, and monsters, the coast holds the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
respected leader or council 12 Religious leader or council Tavern Names* 1d20 First Part Second Part 1 The Golden Lyre 2 The Silver Dolphin 3 The Beardless Dwarf 4 The Laughing Pegasus 5 The
1d20 Type 1 Pawnshop 2 Apothecary 3 Grocer 4 Delicatessen 5 Potter 6 Undertaker 7 Bookstore 8 Moneylender 9 Armorer 10 Chandler 11 Smithy 12 Carpenter 13 Weaver 14 Jeweler 15 Baker 16 Mapmaker 17 Tailor 18 Ropemaker 19 Mason 20 Scribe Olga Drebas Joy Ang Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of the Shadow.
The Dark Six inspire worship in different ways among diverse cultures. Temples to the Dark Six appear in Droaam, along with wild revels driven by the Fury. The Dark Six arenât
These common names and attributes describe the Dark Six as they are known in Khorvaire:
The Devourer governs the destructive power of nature, both pure elemental force and savagery in beasts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
memories. They collect the histories and lore of those they live among, guarding culturesâ stories and passing them on to new generations with infallible accuracy. Guardian nagas that outlive their
riddleâs answer. 4 The names of all who have told it stories. 5 An otherwise forgotten ritual or spell. 6 Recipes using regional ingredients. 7 Stories of forgotten gods and local spirits. 8 The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Chwinga A chwinga (pronounced cheh-WING-ah) is a tiny elemental spirit that lives in plants, rocks, and rivers far from civilization. Painfully shy, chwingas prefer to move about unseen. If two or
. Elemental Nature. Chwingas sleep but donât require air, food, or drink. They donât have names and have no ability to speak. When a chwinga dies, it turns into a handful of flower petals, a cloud of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
nobly and in the cause of justice. People in most D&D worlds are polytheistic, honoring deities of their own and acknowledging pantheons of other cultures. Individuals pay homage to various gods
, and War. You can invent names and personalities for these deities, or borrow deities from other pantheons. This approach gives you a small pantheon that covers the most significant aspects of existence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
whistles
7 Fiddles with tip of tail
8 Absently chews on or picks at teeth with swords, spears, or lances
9 Quickly forgets names and invents random nicknames instead
10 Burdens
15 Dismisses modern cultures as historical curiosities sure to collapse imminently
16 Has trouble discerning details of anything as small as Humanoids
17 Sharpens claws or horns on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, including the names of places visited and people met during missions. Those records are then sent to Head Office (often through a franchiseâs documancer) to ensure brand integrity. As a loremonger
important lore gained during the charactersâ travels, and reporting on competitorsâ goals and methods. Noteworthy Loremongers: Mabannok Kovri Essential Functions: Record names, dates, and vital
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Chwinga A chwinga is a tiny elemental spirit that lives in plants, rocks, and rivers far from civilization. Those found in cold climates also live in ice and snow. Painfully shy, chwingas prefer to
flowers, dancing fireflies, or snowflakes. They donât have names and cannot speak. Humanoid Fascination. Chwingas find the trappings of civilization fascinating. They puzzle over creatures that wear armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
remember the names of the fallen. Nomog-Geaya is the greater of the two and the more frequently honored. He is seen as a stoic, cold-blooded, and tyrannical leader, and hobgoblins believe he expects the
know the value of arcane magic in warfare. Where other cultures treat magic as an individual pursuit, a calling that only a select few can even attempt, hobgoblins practice mass indoctrination and