Guild name generator
Eight kinds of guild, each with a name, a motto, an emblem and someone in charge. Everything you need before the players come knocking.
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Mercenary company
Wolves of the Lantern
- Motto
- “No flag but the contract”
- Emblem
- A tower
- Led by
- Torac Larkwell, halfling
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Assassins’ order
Order of the Spider
- Motto
- “Patience is sharper than steel”
- Emblem
- A candle
- Led by
- Leofbrand Turner, half-orc
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Bards’ college
The Golden Hall
- Motto
- “One more verse”
- Emblem
- A lantern
- Led by
- Diaxigrir Clan Gikmerendar, dragonborn
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Merchants’ guild
The United Company
- Motto
- “By honest weight”
- Emblem
- A coin
- Led by
- Garulka Anvilhand, dwarf
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Merchants’ guild
The Wagon & Anchor
- Motto
- “The road is long, the ledger longer”
- Emblem
- A bale
- Led by
- Selfim Underhedge, halfling
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Artisans’ guild
The Needle Lodge
- Motto
- “True to the line”
- Emblem
- A needle
- Led by
- Lucella Cordelia, human
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Assassins’ order
The Silent Order
- Motto
- “The bell tolls once”
- Emblem
- A cup
- Led by
- Sikego “Tumblelock” Twotsun, gnome
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Bards’ college
The Fiddle Circle
- Motto
- “Sing it true, sing it loud”
- Emblem
- A horn
- Led by
- Tharshathax Clan Thosaurixian, dragonborn
Naming guilds well
Guilds name themselves for what they want you to believe. A thieves' guild calls itself The Velvet Hand because it would rather be thought of as smooth than as criminal; a merchants' guild picks The Honourable Company for the same reason.
Every result comes with a motto and an emblem, the two things a guild puts on everything it owns, and a named leader, so the guild can walk into a scene with a face.
Questions
What is a good thieves' guild name?
Something elegant that hides the crime: The Silent Fingers, Circle of the Magpie, The Lockpick & Moth. Set Kind to Thieves.