Holmesian Random Names

Meet & Greet at the Green Dragon Inn? Illustration by DCSIII from B1

Often I have trouble thinking of interesting character names on the spot, so I've put together a table of 100 syllables for generating random character (player or NPC) names. The syllables are drawn from the proper names in Holmes Basic Rulebook and the module B1 by Mike Carr (mostly the many pre-gen characters in the back, but also some from the text). B1 was included in the 2nd edition of the Holmes Basic set, so this list generates what someone having only that set might have come up with for D&D names. This list could be used with B2, the other Holmes module, which has no proper names at all for the many inhabitants of the Keep.

First, roll d100 for the # of syllables in the name:
01-10 One syllable (double the last letter if desired)
11-70 Two syllables
71-90 Three syllables
91-100 Four syllables

Syllables can be placed together to form one word, or separated by spaces or hyphens.

Second, roll d100 for each syllable:

1. Af
2. Al or Ael
3. Baf
4. Bel
5. Ber or Berd
6. Bes
7. Bo
8. Bor
9. Bran
10. Bru
11. Car
12. Chor
13. Cig
14. Cla
15. Da
16. Do or Doh
17. Don
18. Dor
19. Dre or Dreb
20. Eg or Feg
21. Er
22. Es
23. Ev
24. Fal or Ful
25. Fan or Fen
26. Far
27. Fum
28. Ga or Gahn
29. Gaith
30. Gar
31. Gen or Glen
32. Go
33. Gram
34. Ha
35. Hag or Harg
36. Ho
37. Ig
38. Ka
39. Kar
40. Kra or Krac
41. Ky
42. Lag
43. Lap
44. Le
45. Lef
46. Lis
47. Lo
48. Lu
49. Mal
50. Mar
51. Me
52. Mez
53. Mich
54. Mil or Mul
55. Mo
56. Mun
57. Mus
58. Ned
59. Nic
60. No
61. Nor
62. Nu
63. Os
64. Pal
65. Pen
66. Phil
67. Po or Poy
68. Pos or Pus
69. Pres
70. Quas
71. Que
72. Rag
73. Ralt
74. Ram
75. Rin or Ron
76. Ris
77. Ro
78. Sa
79. See
80. Ser or Sur
81. Sho
82. Sit
83. Spor
84. Tar
85. Tas
86. Ten or Ton
87. To
88. Tra
89. Treb or Tred
90. Tue
91. Vak
92. Ven
93. Web
94. Wil
95. Yor
96. Zef
97. Zell
98. Zen
99. Zo
100. Vowel (roll d6: 1=A; 2=E; 3=I; 4=O; 5=U; 6=Y)

Finally, if desired add a title (pick or d20):

1. of the North/South/East/West/City/Hills/Mountains/Plains/Woods/Coast
2. the Bold/Daring
3. the Barbarian/Civilized
4. the Battler
5. the Black/Blue/Brown/Green/Red/Yellow
6. the Fearless/Brave
7. the Fair/Foul/Lovely/Loathsome
8. the First, Second, Third, Fourth etc (roll d20)
9. the Gentle/Cruel
10. the Great
11. the Merciful/Merciless
12. the Mighty
13. the Mysterious/Unknown
14. the Old/Young/Boy/Girl
15. the Quick/Slow
16. the Quiet/Silent/Loud
17. the Steady/Unready
18. the Traveller/Wanderer
19. the Unexpected  
20. the Hooded/Cloaked/Robed

Options:
The character's class or race can also be added: "Old Magician", "Loud Dwarf" etc

Clerics can roll for the name of their deity using the same process, and then add, "Servant of" (see example below).


Examples:

Bru Preslap
No Yar the Loud
Fan-lo the Merciful
Tenron
Eg Tasharg
Mezron the Mysterious
Posten Milberd
Borr the Unexpected
Nu Berd 
Raltig Os, Foul Wizard
Donsur the Old
Da Fen of the Woods
Ralt the Steady
Nuglen
Ragg the Wanderer
Mez-Feg the Green Halfling
Milterkagram 
Tar-gahn, Servant of Gram Al