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Re: On the Hobgoblins of the Flanaess: History, Culture and Nation (Score: 1)
by CruelSummerLord on Thu, June 23, 2005
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Thanks a lot. I'm glad to see some or my attempts to diversify the various humanoid cultures are coming through. I'm also glad that people are noticing the changes I've made with various clans and tribes...
To be quite honest, I've always found the canon clan and tribe names of many of the humanoids to be kind of...well, uninspired. Surely even dimwitted humanoids can come up with more original names than just the "Rippers", or the "Cripplers". An example of some more unique names I've tried to come up with can be seen in my article on goblins, given that I forgot to check the LGG for canon tribal names and just made up my own.
So I've tried to come up with ways to explain how the different humanoids came up with their tribal names. Hobgoblins name them after how they slay their victims, ogres name them after their own particular violent tendencies (splattering insects against cave walls, "bonk"ing enemies on the head with clubs, etc.), kobolds name them after how they torture victims larger than them, orcs name their tribes after the symbols of their gods, etc.
Kobold chiefs have absurdly overblown names, which reflect their desperate desires to prove their status, and also take into account their tribal name. Orc kings are named after their own famous deeds (Chimera-Slayer) or titles taken from the gods they worship (Son of Gruumsh, Silent King).
It's things like these, I believe, that take otherwise run-of-the-mill "evil" tribal names and make them into something special. |
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