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[Jakia]

So, on twitter the writers told us "Adaar" (the Qunari Inquisitor surname) means "ship-mounted cannon" and it got me thinking: Is Inquisition going to have a name generator for us to use?

 

If not, do you guys mind providing the forums with a list of lore-accurate names and meanings, specifically for the Dalish/Qunari player characters? Or even just providing random Qun/Dalish words and meanings for us to use as names? Dwarven names would also be nice!

 

What's the Dalish word for song, for example? Or the Qunari word for storm? Do the Qunari have a word for shadows

 

Mind you, these wiki pages are awfully nice...I just want more, if I can.

 

And to make this more of a discussion: how important is it to players to have lore-based names for their characters? Is it going to bother you if you give your Dalish a human-sounding name, or to play a Qunari named Kyle? 

 

 

[Herr Uhl]

For Qunari the lore appropriate one is pretty much anything they like or something they do. There are no strict naming conventions among the Vashoth. I don't think anyone but devs know more Qunlat words than the ones listed in the wiki though. 

 

I think that a Vashoth named Kyle could work. It might seem a bit weird, but it isn't that much weirder than being named after cannons.

[Reznore57]

If i ever play a Qunari , I'm going to name him or her Cookie.

I mean if (s)he was born outside the Qun , and Qunari tends to name themselves after stuff they like...

Still better than The Iron Bull.

 

I'm going to play Dalish , and I will give him a Dalish name.Still don't know what , yet.

[In Exile]

The Qunari Inquisitor was born outside the Qun. It may be that Adaar has meaning, but a first name could be like Maaras: meaningless. In fact, I think that would be more appropriate.

[Herr Uhl]

The Qunari Inquisitor was born outside the Qun. It may be that Adaar has meaning, but a first name could be like Maaras: meaningless. In fact, I think that would be more appropriate.

 

Maraas fits his personality though. If you have a driven personality it would be a bit odd.

 

Considering what the plot of the game is, I guess Ashkaari would fit well.

[CrimsonN7]

Will role out a Dalish she-elf like I did in my canon run of DAO. Wil give her an Irish name me thinks, not mine but another one, would feel weird!

[DrBlingzle]

Well technically Vashoth can be called any thing but because I'm a bit of a lore nerd I want my Vashoth's first name to mean something. So far I've made a list of possible ones:

• Ashaqun
• Ashkost
• Asaaranda
• Issqun'valo-kas
• Issqun'shok
• Kaaris

Gold star to the first person to work out what they mean.

 

As for whether I think Inquisition will have aname generator? I doubt it.

How important is a lore based name for me? Not terribly but it's a nice touch to have.

[adorkable-panda]

I want to name my female Qunari Warrior Issala because it means Dust, so Cannon blows someone to Dust? XDD I think it's a legit badass sounding Qunari name. 

 

My Elven mage who i'm rolling first though I'm naming him Albedo only becuase his hair is going to be white ala Fenris. If I can come up with a better lore friendly name though that'd be cool. 

[OriginOfWaves]

I want to name my female Qunari Warrior Issala because it means Dust, so Cannon blows someone to Dust? XDD I think it's a legit badass sounding Qunari name. 

 

My Elven mage who i'm rolling first though I'm naming him Albedo only becuase his hair is going to be white ala Fenris. If I can come up with a better lore friendly name though that'd be cool. 

i know qunari can have white hair but i'm not sure if elfs can. Fenris's hair wasn't originally white.

[Gervaise]

I tend to use Welsh words for naming my elves, strangely enough way before Bioware started giving Merrill a Welsh accent.  Unfortunately I seem to have mislaid my Welsh dictionary so I currently use an on-line translation site.    Lots of good options there.

[Potato Cat]

Or the Qunari word for storm?

@BioMaryKirby: @user "Asaaranda," which means "thunderstorm."

Vashoth pick names they think sound cool or appropriate, if they decide they need one at all. So random Qunlat is a good way to go. I'm going for Hissra for my mage.

[Eveangaline]

I don't know about lore but I'm naming my qunari mage Ketojan. Tal-vashoth can be named whatever they want and I liked the sound of it.

[leadintea]

Anyone know about the Roegadyn's naming convention from FFXIV?

 

http://forum.square-...ing-Conventions

 

We need something like that for the races of Thedas (especially the Qunari)

[In Exile]

Well technically Vashoth can be called any thing but because I'm a bit of a lore nerd I want my Vashoth's first name to mean something. So far I've made a list of possible ones:

• Ashaqun
• Ashkost
• Asaaranda
• Issqun'valo-kas
• Issqun'shok
• Kaaris

Gold star to the first person to work out what they mean.

 

As for whether I think Inquisition will have aname generator? I doubt it.

How important is a lore based name for me? Not terribly but it's a nice touch to have.

 

But I think that being able to take a name that means nothing is part of the point of being Vasoth: free from the Qun, the symbolism and the obligation bound up in a name and a role. 

[DrBlingzle]

But I think that being able to take a name that means nothing is part of the point of being Vasoth: free from the Qun, the symbolism and the obligation bound up in a name and a role. 

Yeah I agree, the idea that your "destiny" or purpose is linked with your name has always seemed like BS to me IRL but when making my own RPG characters I just like to give them names that represent something just because I think it's a nice touch nothing more. 

[Jedi Master of Orion]

Vashoth conceivably could name themselves whatever they want. Elven language apparently doesn't include "G" or "C" so to be lore accurate, then you'd have to avoid those sounds. It's left me stumped so far.

[Senya]

You can name your Qunari Inquisitor. That would fit with the Qun if not necessarily Vasoth/Tal-Vasoth culture.

[Herr Uhl]

But I think that being able to take a name that means nothing is part of the point of being Vasoth: free from the Qun, the symbolism and the obligation bound up in a name and a role.

Maraas also was a nihilist at heart. He didn't have a calling to any cause other than existing to anything and wasn't shy about telling you about it.

While your interpretation is interesting, I doubt that was the reason he chose the name. It would be a good name for someone that is very against the Qun for the reason you name though.

[In Exile]

Maraas also was a nihilist at heart. He didn't have a calling to any cause other than existing to anything and wasn't shy about telling you about it.

While your interpretation is interesting, I doubt that was the reason he chose the name. It would be a good name for someone that is very against the Qun for the reason you name though.

 

Maraas chose a name that doesn't mean anything because he was finally free to do things that, in his worldview, don't have a purpose. He wasn't bound by it anymore - he could do what he wanted. That was the point behind his action. 

 

For a Vasoth - someone who leaves the Qun but isn't violent - what reason would there be to leave beside freedom?

[Herr Uhl]

Maraas chose a name that doesn't mean anything because he was finally free to do things that, in his worldview, don't have a purpose. He wasn't bound by it anymore - he could do what he wanted. That was the point behind his action. 
 
For a Vasoth - someone who leaves the Qun but isn't violent - what reason would there be to leave beside freedom?

Maraas would be a Tal-Vashoth though, as it doesn't really denote violence, but wholesale rejection of the Qun. Maraas seemed to mostly want to do nothing for anyone but himself, and he himself wasn't very ambitious. In his case I can see it signifying freedom, but I think it is also about his philosophy. He is a man without a cause or creed.

Maraas would have a slightly different connotation for someone that was never in the Qun, like the PC in Inquisition though. They would probably not have been pressed into any specific lifestyle in a restrictive system.

[Lavaeolus]

Well technically Vashoth can be called any thing but because I'm a bit of a lore nerd I want my Vashoth's first name to mean something. So far I've made a list of possible ones:

• Ashaqun
• Ashkost
• Asaaranda
• Issqun'valo-kas
• Issqun'shok
• Kaaris

Gold star to the first person to work out what they mean.

• Ashaqun: To seek balance.
• Ashkost : To seek peace.
• Asaaranda: Thunderstorm. Someone already translated that, alas.
• Issqun'valo-kas: Mastery of the greatsword. Heads up: probably not the best name for a mage Inquisitor.
• Issqun'shok: Mastery of war or struggle.
• Kaaris: Navigator. For that extra touch whenever you look at the world map.

[EmperorSahlertz]

Marass choice that name because it literally means nothing, and because it represents what he believes he has become in the eyes of the Qun. He is not a Tal-Vasoth since he does not oppose the Qun violently.

[A Clever Name]

Vashoth conceivably could name themselves whatever they want. Elven language apparently doesn't include "G" or "C" so to be lore accurate, then you'd have to avoid those sounds. It's left me stumped so far.

Actually, there are a few examples of names that start with either of those letters.  Off the top of my head: for the letter "g," we have the elven goddess Ghilan'nain, and a young elf named Gheyna from Zathrian's clan.  For "c," we have - coincidentally interested in Gheyna - a young elf named Cammen.  There is a hunter in clan Sabrae named Chandan that was killed by the varterral.  While they aren't strictly common letters in the language, nevertheless they are used.

 

My elven names are typically inspired by real-world language elements and elven language elements, so that they feel unique but still lore friendly.  Don't be discouraged - it took me almost two weeks of tweaking to be happy with the name I gave my Inquisitor, but after I stopped concerning myself with meaning and strict adherence to known elven words, it became a lot easier.  I might have a few leftover names from when I was working within known elvish, if you'd like to look through them.