Trying to think up a name for your character? Here are the most common naming conventions in Ket:

  • Surnames are rare amongst common Baklunish folk, who in general use a single name and an identifying tag: Balthazar the Blacksmith, Salomeh Whitehair
  • Common people often use the words ibn, bin and bint to draw attention to their lineage:
    • ibn or bin means "son of"
      • Lachmed ibn Masi (Lachmed, son of Masi)
    • bint means "daughter of"
      • Tuli bint Basr (Tuli, daughter of Basr)
    On formal occasions, a person may use a series of these to convey their lineage:
      • Essa bint Asan bin Talid bin Omar (Essa, daughter of Asan, who was son of Talid, who was son of Omar)
  • al' means "the" or "of the" and is used to create a stylized "surname" that describes the person
    • Wizards belonging to the highly respected Archons often append the name of their Raste to their forename: Qasirazasan al'Ates.
    • Jurats have their office appended to their name: Alidad al'Jurat
    • Clerics of the True Faith usually append the honorific Mullah to their name: Amardad al'Mullah.
    • Some priests of Baklunish religions (other than the True Faith) add the name of their church to the end of their name: Sarifa al'Mouqol (Sarifa, a priest of the church of Mouqol). (Otherwise priests of religions other than the True Faith refer to themselves by their given name and the location of their home temple: Nasser of Molvar)
  • Only Baklunish nobles, halflings and dwarves have and use family surnames: Reka Granitefist
  • Powerful sorcerers prefer to use a single name with no tags: Rasheed.
  • There are only three levels of nobility in Ket: Beygraf, Graf and Bey, and all three use the title before their name: Beygraf Nadaid or Bey Daoud of Yasr.
  • Vizier is an advisor to the Beygraf, and Emir is an honourable title awarded for distinguished service to Ket. Both titles are used before one's name: Emir Zulir, Vizier Frezill
Many other races and cultures live in Ket, thanks to the thriving trade industry. People of non-Baklunish cultures generally use the naming conventions common to their own people. For example, a Rhenee mother will use traditional Rhenee names for her children; a gnome will have a typically Gnomish name.

        In search of a name? Try one of these: 835 Baklunish names for Women
1170 Baklunish names for Men

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