Au Ra Name Generator (Final Fantasy)

Why an Au Ra name should always carry the clan

The Au Ra are the scaled, horned descendants of the dragon Azim, split between the elegant Raen of Hingashi and the nomadic Xaela of the Azim Steppe. Their names should always carry the clan, the way a great Au Ra name tells another Au Ra which tribe the bearer was born into before a single line of dialogue has been spoken.

The two grammars of Au Ra

Strong Au Ra names lean on a small recurring grammar. Raen names follow family name first, given name second, with sounds rooted in classical Japanese phonetics and the weight of clan obligation (Yugiri Mistwalker, Hien Rijin, Yotsuyu goe Brutus). Xaela names lean on the tribe's distinctive sound or syllable, with a totem and a colour shaping the cadence (Cirina Olkund, Sadu Heltrom). Scribes pick the clan first, then let the grammar decide the rest.

For FFXIV characters, alts, and Azim Steppe rosters

Roll a name for a Raen samurai serving Doma, a wandering ronin who has finally left Hingashi, a Xaela hunter from the Oronir, a Dotharl warrior who has just been reincarnated into a new clan, a Mol trader in Kugane, a fanfic protagonist who has just stepped onto the Steppe, a tabletop NPC who will finally say the tribe's full name, or a wiki entry for an imagined Azim Steppe tribe. The codex adapts to every clan the world can hold.

Tips from the scaled-and-horned scribes

Pick the clan before the sound. The Raen want a formal, traditional feel. The Xaela want the tribe's distinctive syllable. Pair the name with a backstory. Garlean occupation of Doma, the endless feuds of the Steppe, the rebuilding of Yanxia, the long journey west to Eorzea. Save a few rolls for the moment a fanfic chapter finally says the tribe's full name, and the reader can hear which clan the character was born into.

Consider before you roll

To forge an Au Ra name, consider:

• Which clan claims the character, Raen of Hingashi or Xaela of the Azim Steppe?
• For the Xaela, which tribe, Oronir, Dotharl, Mol, Bourgaq, Buduga, Borlaaq, a backwater tribe?
• For the Raen, which region of Hingashi, Kugane, the villages of Othard, the long exilic journey west?
• Is the cadence formal and traditional, or tribal and totem-flavoured?
• Could the name sit beside Yugiri, Hien, Cirina, and Sadu, and feel native to the same Eorzean canon?