Delvian Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Not sure how much of a response will be generated from this post, but any help would be much appreciated! I'm converting up the Praetor from the Betrayal at Calth set to be a leader of the Night Lords Atrementar, the elite terminator bodyguard unit for the Night Lords. I'm going for a grizzled old veteran with scars and just a little bit of hair left! The Atrementar are often the unit to keep the Night Lords in check and following the word of their leader, quite a task for a bunch of backstabbing cutthroats with a bare scrap of honour! Because of this, his very appearance will command respect and obedience amongst his legion brothers, and none dare risk his wrath. So.... Can anyone think of a suitable name for this chap? Or point me in the right direction of a cool resource to use? A Night Lords one would be even better! I've used a generic Chaos generator, but they all seemed a bit... blatant Chaos.... if that makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasus Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Serixul Rhatan Kagul Varkuloth Vadar . . . ummm Morhax Jotan Ulirax Cotagn Rayder Kathkar I don't know, Drahgul Hope these help, or at least provide inspiration for a better name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasus Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 By the way you did know Jago Sevatarion is the commander of the Atrementar? Is this for the Atrementar of your warband? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasus Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I'd personally go for Drahgul Vadar for your Atramentar leader, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Eremon Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Did somebody say name generator? Because I know of a name generator. It's an awesome name generator. Name generator. :D But for serious, it is my go to generator for names. Pick the options you want (you can select more than one), tell it how many to pop out (full options are five) and go. Best thing about it is that you can click on a name and dive into its meanings and see related names. Far from the only name meaning website, but it is easily the best I have ever come across. What you do, for the Night Lords especially, is take it for a whirl until you find some sound combinations that just fit, then 40kify the spelling. I recall the Nostraman language being described as sinister and serpent-like. So toss in some S, Z and CKs in there. Usually, for me, just playing around with the generator, spellings, and dives into name meanings and wiktionary.com (explores linguistic attributes and histories of words and names) will net me quite a list of names that I can populate a whole DIY with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delvian Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Many thanks both, they are some very useful responses. I've got a few options to play around with now. Erasus, yes Sevatar was during the Heresy, but I'm doing Atrementar for 40k (with Calth models). Now a fractured force, it's a small contingent with my Night Lords warband in M41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Karl Manson the Blessed/Cursed? Or a simplified version, Karmansun the Blessed/Cursed? (Yes, I named him after Charles Manson. I think it's appropriate, considering he's a Night Lord.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erasus Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yeah I figured he was the head of the Atramentar in your warband rather than the whole legion, are you going to be posting any fluff for these converted models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomus Sardauk Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Sergeant Zarash Drahsul, Sin Eater, He Who Murders Hope, the Butcher of Innocence IV. I thought a few snazzy titles might make mine more appealing, ya'know, reinforce that Nostraman sense of drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Perils Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I like Drahgul Vadar and Zarash Drahsul, dark yet noble in some measure; they also don't fall into the trap of being unpronouncable or having too many sylables. Karmansun also works but doesn't seem quite as... sombre somehow, despite where the name comes from. It sounds more like a salamanders or white scars name. I also concur with Conn about BehindTheName, it is a great name generator, especially since you can choose the source of the name. For night lords, I'd stick with eastern european names, eg Romanian, Hungarian, Tchek etc. They often have sort of dark sounding names, with great Nostraman spelling :) Looking forward to see what you do with these atramentar and the warband as a whole :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Aiwass Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Can I suggest Barghest? Titles could be The Excruciator, Lord of Pain, Bringer of Torment, Master Excoriator, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricPaladin Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 If you want him to seem really old, what about a "normal" Terran name (by which I mean a slightly old-timey but still recognizable name)? He's one of the original Night Lords from before they were Night Lords! That won't stop him from turning traitor, of course - I think only a few of the traitor legions actually took the shortcut of "just kill off all the Terrans," and I don't know if the Night Lords were one of them - and having an unassuming name might make him conversely more intimidating. Everyone else needs these crazy names and titles and he's just... Ansel Jedediah or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelborn Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How about Vlad? Derived from Vlad the Impaler. Terran Namen, yet noble and sinister. I used it for a terran born Raven Guard captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.