Orlesian Name Generator

Orlais is Dragon Age's answer to Bourbon France, and its names follow suit. Given names are French, usually courtly or old-fashioned: Celene, Gaspard, Florianne, Bastien, Vivienne, Michel, Prosper, Marjolaine. Nobles attach a 'de' particle to the land they hold, so Gaspard de Chalons, Duke Prosper de Montfort and Comtesse Dulci de Launcet all carry their estate in the surname. Titles are French too: Comte and Comtesse, Marquis and Marquise, Duc and Duchesse, and at the top the Grand Duke and the Empress of House Valmont.

The Grand Game shapes how names are used. A full name is worn like a mask, so nobles are introduced with every title they own, while bards, spies and servants go by a single name (Leliana, Marjolaine, Briala) or an assumed one. Chevaliers are styled Ser or Chevalier with a family name rather than a place, Chantry clerics drop surnames for a title (Revered Mother Giselle, Divine Justinia), and city elves in the Halamshiral alienage often have short names with no family name at all.

For an original character, pick a French given name, then decide whether they own land (use 'de' plus an Orlesian place such as Lydes, Verchiel or Val Foret) or earned their rank (a plain surname with Ser or Chevalier). The result should sound at home at the Winter Palace.