Dragons

Blackseasofinfinity · 07-24-2006, 06:54 PM

So, we all know that dragons rock, and they're built in gurps, and its' very cool.

But...

What are dragons without a ridiculously cool name to match their awesomeness?

I'm asking people to come up with some cool Draconic names.

To get us jump-started, here are some examples of names in myths, legends, stories, books, and movies:

Smaug
Leviathan
Fefnir (Fafner)
Godzilla
Space Godzilla <--even sweeter! ;)
King Ghidora
Jabberwock
Bahamut
Tiamat
Ladon
Typhon
Gorbash
Smrgol
Bryaugh
Lawtan
Livezzenvivexious <--DnD creation in the Draconium
Melnirkumaukrekon <--Also a DnD creation...

Have fun!

Hakubak · 07-24-2006, 07:19 PM

Puff (TMD)

H.R. Pufnstuf

Mushu

Heater

Ord, Cassie, Zak, Wheezie and Quetzal

Or have I just been completely useless again.

Okay, in the actual spirit of the post:

Ashallow - the name of a Great Dragon from my days playing Runequest. I loved RQ dragons, because you really didn't encounter them. Kinda like LotRs in that, huh? True dragons were like gods. Their dreams swept the countryside like surreal storms.

Phantasm · 07-24-2006, 07:47 PM

A few dragon PCs (not mine) I ran into during my Palladium days:

Tryamour
Redmaw
Ch'Dith.

Fabricati · 07-24-2006, 09:05 PM

Ri'sha
Teepo

lwcamp · 07-24-2006, 09:24 PM

Don't forget Jormungander and Nithhogr from Norse mythology. The greek Hydra, although a unique dragon, translates simply as "(female) water serpent," so is not truely a name as such, but there is always Chimaera and Cetus and Python, which are other classic Greek dragons. Apep is Egypt's divine water dragon. Lotan is a Canaanite sea dragon, Rahab is a dragon of the ancient Hebrews. From the ancient Hebrews to the modern Christians there is belief in Satan, who appears as a dragon. Ashi Dahaka is a Persian dragon from Zoroastrian myth. The french Tarasque was a fearsome dragon tamed by the gentleness of a saint. The Gargouille was another French dragon, as was the Peluda. The Piasa was a dragon from the legends of the Illini peoples of illinois. Some dragons are known merely by their location, such as the Lambton Worm or the Wantley Dragon from English legend. Other unfortunate serpents are known merely by their slayers, as in St. George's dragon. Some dragons were given singularly uninspired names, such as el lagarto (the lizard), the name bestowed by Spanish explorers on the Floridian water ddragons they encountered. And finally, I would be remiss not to mention the names science gives our modern dragons - Python reticulatus, Crocodylus porosus, and Varanus komodoensis to name a few.

In fiction, Tolkien's Glaurung was far more cunning and evil than Smaug ever was, with a cool name to match.

The only memorable dragon names I ever used in my games were Ngoromara and Ys Drathil.

Atreyu_Hibiki · 07-25-2006, 01:32 AM

Don't forget Lockheed!

...

Shoulder dragons with portable solar furnaces in their bellies are handy...

Fabricati · 07-25-2006, 01:56 AM

Can't forget Zog, either.

Or Barubary. Bahamut and Tiamat make for very confusing titles based on how you use them- My especial favorite is to make the term Bahamut/an the draconic equivalent of a knight-errant, while Tiamat refers to a specific kind of martial-arts master... Similar comments for most 'mythological' dragon names, including Ladon, Leviathan, and Ourobouros. You can just imagine it:

"The Bahamut Maeve requests your presence in the Table Room."

"I thought Caloss was Bahamut?"

"Him too."

Oh, and Errol.

Rupert · 07-25-2006, 05:58 AM

Chrysophylax, from Tolkein's Farmer Giles of Ham, though I think the name may actually come from earlier tales.

I thought some of the dragons in Dlagonlance had good names, but I can't remember any right now. The same applies to the dragon names of the early dragonrider novels by Anne McCaffery.

Dr. Whom · 07-25-2006, 06:20 AM

Don't forget the ferocious, man-eating...
Cuddels.

Avel · 07-25-2006, 06:34 AM

*Ahem*
Klandicar
Zlandicar
Sontalak
Eashen of the Sky
Ikatiar the Venomed
Lady Mirinella
Lady Nevederia
Jorlleag
Lord Koi'Doken, sea dragon
Kelorek'Dar
Vulak Aerr
Yelinak
Tukaarak
Nanzata
Hraashna
Ventani
Kildrukuan
Vyskudra
Tjudawos
Gozzrem
Lendiniara the Keeper
Telkorenar
Aaryonar
Feshlak
Dagarn
Kriezenn
Vyemm
Cekenar
Sevalak
Zlexak
Rikkukin
Vishimtar
Tirranun
Yar'Lir (the Matriarch)
Kessdona the Enlightened
Shar'Drahn
Tsikut

that's pretty much the complete dragon name output of a certain nameless MMORPG.

07-24-2006, 06:54 PM	#1
Blackseasofinfinity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Latitude 47 ° 9’ S, Longitude 126 ° 43’ W	Dragons So, we all know that dragons rock, and they're built in gurps, and its' very cool. But... What are dragons without a ridiculously cool name to match their awesomeness? I'm asking people to come up with some cool Draconic names. To get us jump-started, here are some examples of names in myths, legends, stories, books, and movies: Smaug Leviathan Fefnir (Fafner) Godzilla Space Godzilla <--even sweeter! ;) King Ghidora Jabberwock Bahamut Tiamat Ladon Typhon Gorbash Smrgol Bryaugh Lawtan Livezzenvivexious <--DnD creation in the Draconium Melnirkumaukrekon <--Also a DnD creation... Have fun!

07-24-2006, 07:19 PM	#2
Hakubak Join Date: May 2006 Location: In Dayton with my wife and 4 kids	Re: Dragons Puff (TMD) H.R. Pufnstuf Mushu Heater Ord, Cassie, Zak, Wheezie and Quetzal Or have I just been completely useless again. Okay, in the actual spirit of the post: Ashallow - the name of a Great Dragon from my days playing Runequest. I loved RQ dragons, because you really didn't encounter them. Kinda like LotRs in that, huh? True dragons were like gods. Their dreams swept the countryside like surreal storms.

07-24-2006, 07:47 PM	#3
Phantasm Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the road again...	Re: Dragons A few dragon PCs (not mine) I ran into during my Palladium days: Tryamour Redmaw Ch'Dith.

07-24-2006, 09:05 PM	#4
Fabricati Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Hollywood, CA	Re: Dragons Ri'sha Teepo __________________ The easiest way to destroy a utopia is to introduce it to humanity.

07-24-2006, 09:24 PM	#5
lwcamp Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The plutonium rich regions of Washington State	Re: Dragons Don't forget Jormungander and Nithhogr from Norse mythology. The greek Hydra, although a unique dragon, translates simply as "(female) water serpent," so is not truely a name as such, but there is always Chimaera and Cetus and Python, which are other classic Greek dragons. Apep is Egypt's divine water dragon. Lotan is a Canaanite sea dragon, Rahab is a dragon of the ancient Hebrews. From the ancient Hebrews to the modern Christians there is belief in Satan, who appears as a dragon. Ashi Dahaka is a Persian dragon from Zoroastrian myth. The french Tarasque was a fearsome dragon tamed by the gentleness of a saint. The Gargouille was another French dragon, as was the Peluda. The Piasa was a dragon from the legends of the Illini peoples of illinois. Some dragons are known merely by their location, such as the Lambton Worm or the Wantley Dragon from English legend. Other unfortunate serpents are known merely by their slayers, as in St. George's dragon. Some dragons were given singularly uninspired names, such as <i>el lagarto</i> (the lizard), the name bestowed by Spanish explorers on the Floridian water ddragons they encountered. And finally, I would be remiss not to mention the names science gives our modern dragons - <i>Python reticulatus</i>, <i>Crocodylus porosus</i>, and <i>Varanus komodoensis</i> to name a few. In fiction, Tolkien's Glaurung was far more cunning and evil than Smaug ever was, with a cool name to match. The only memorable dragon names I ever used in my games were Ngoromara and Ys Drathil.

07-25-2006, 01:32 AM	#6
Atreyu_Hibiki Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washington state.	Re: Dragons Don't forget Lockheed! ... Shoulder dragons with portable solar furnaces in their bellies are handy...

07-25-2006, 01:56 AM	#7
Fabricati Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Hollywood, CA	Re: Dragons Can't forget Zog, either. Or Barubary. Bahamut and Tiamat make for very confusing titles based on how you use them- My especial favorite is to make the term Bahamut/an the draconic equivalent of a knight-errant, while Tiamat refers to a specific kind of martial-arts master... Similar comments for most 'mythological' dragon names, including Ladon, Leviathan, and Ourobouros. You can just imagine it: "The Bahamut Maeve requests your presence in the Table Room." "I thought Caloss was Bahamut?" "Him too." Oh, and Errol. __________________ The easiest way to destroy a utopia is to introduce it to humanity.

07-25-2006, 05:58 AM	#8
Rupert Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wellington, NZ	Re: Dragons Chrysophylax, from Tolkein's Farmer Giles of Ham, though I think the name may actually come from earlier tales. I thought some of the dragons in Dlagonlance had good names, but I can't remember any right now. The same applies to the dragon names of the early dragonrider novels by Anne McCaffery. __________________ Rupert Boleyn "A pessimist is an optimist with a sense of history."

07-25-2006, 06:20 AM	#9
Dr. Whom Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In a phone booth, but a little classier than Dr. Who's.	Re: Dragons Don't forget the ferocious, man-eating... Cuddels.

07-25-2006, 06:34 AM	#10
Avel Join Date: Jun 2006	Re: Dragons Ahem Klandicar Zlandicar Sontalak Eashen of the Sky Ikatiar the Venomed Lady Mirinella Lady Nevederia Jorlleag Lord Koi'Doken, sea dragon Kelorek'Dar Vulak Aerr Yelinak Tukaarak Nanzata Hraashna Ventani Kildrukuan Vyskudra Tjudawos Gozzrem Lendiniara the Keeper Telkorenar Aaryonar Feshlak Dagarn Kriezenn Vyemm Cekenar Sevalak Zlexak Rikkukin Vishimtar Tirranun Yar'Lir (the Matriarch) Kessdona the Enlightened Shar'Drahn Tsikut that's pretty much the complete dragon name output of a certain nameless MMORPG.

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