Working on a story but need some help with a name for some pirates.

[xenic]

Okay, I'm working on a story that revolves around pirates. The idea is they came from around Cyrodil and have been raiding the coast and merchant vessels for years. They have come up toward Skyrim due to them being hunted. 

 

I was going to use Crimson Raiders until a friend reminded me that was from Borderlands 2. 

 

Then I thought about these two:

 

Darkwater Raiders

Night Raiders

 

Note: This is mainly just the name that people refer to them by. 

 

Any ideas for a better name?

[Kaos Wulf]

I like Darkwater raiders because it reminds me of an old cartoon from my childhood (Pirates of Darkwater?)

 

There's a wealth of name generators out there you could use, Seventh Sanctum is sort of a hub for them you can browse for what you're looking for. Of course you got to weed out the rather silly sounding ones but it helps to get the gears moving so to speak. Just a few I was able to get from using one:

 

Gilded Corsairs

Black Tooth Dogs

Bloodsail Plunderers

[Rayblue]

If I were to consider naming based from lore, some pirates come from either Stros M'kai (as one bandit said of his vacation there) or camping away from the law on the shores of Black Marsh (given that the province is hostile to anyone but Argonians).

[Kaz Aanh]

• Hidden Sun Invaders
• Lone Wolfs
• Scourge of the Seas
• Grim Reapers ( sounds meh )
• Hidden Claw
• Savage Storms

 

You can try to replace Invaders or Wolfs (etc ) with ; Raiders , Clan , League , Company , Reapers , Guild , Outlaws , Ravagers.

[Epic Gamer Frey]

Rumare Raiders

Pirates of the Abecean something

[snelss0]

I like black tooth dogs. It makes sense with scurvy and what not. Also because they had to bit lots of things that made their teeth dirty (i.e. powderhorn caps, uncleaned knives, quills for writing and so on)

[MonaBabii]

Xhordric Ashen-banner

Maelus Wave-ridden

Whalor Scapes

Finnus Gravel

 

... for the men.

 

Blood Ripples

Bone Sheathes

Abecean Fangs/Jaws

Spadetail Raiders/Riders

 

... for the crew.

[Plumber]

Note: This is mainly just the name that people refer to them by. 

 

Any ideas for a better name?

 

Just "pirates" is already good enough. Or "%captainsname% crew". Or "sea rats from Cyrodil"

 

They are just another bunch of criminals, why people should give them generic badass name?

 

Also, there is a difference between pirates and corsairs. These words are not exactly synonymic.

 

P.S. Sorry, my English is bad.

[MonaBabii]

 

Note: This is mainly just the name that people refer to them by. 

 

Any ideas for a better name?

 

Just "pirates" is already good enough. Or "%captainsname% crew". Or "sea rats from Cyrodil"

 

They are just another bunch of criminals, why people should give them generic badass name?

 

P.S. Sorry, my English is bad.

 

 

I imagine the reason would be the same you give anything a name, to have a record, to know whom is whom and which is which. The badassery of it comes *after* the fact, when the criminals start getting more and more well known, and speaking the name of their gang out loud is enough to invoke fear.

[Plumber]

 

I imagine the reason would be the same you give anything a name, to have a record, to know whom is whom and which is which.

 

And again: leader's name is good enough.

 

When somalian pirates rob people, they are just "somalian pirates", not some "Rusty Boat Raiders"

[MonaBabii]

Those somalian pirates probably don't care to be on record  Or maybe they do! and we just don't know what they call themselves!

Pirates in a fantasy game though, those have to be all about recognition!

[b3lisario]

The Bukkakeneers

In case there is a sexy side story

[MonaBabii]

Lol! I guess everyone is a "milk drinker" in the eyes of those pirates huh!

[enkephalin07]

How about something like 'Black Tooth Trading Company'? So they sound like they could be a legitimate organization, but with some element in their name that could take a more sinister interpretation. They board merchant vessels and exchange their cargo for the continued lives of their occupants.

 

If you want a name other people refer to them as, try "assholes".

[CeeTeeDee]

how about

 

the ass bandits

the boob raiders

the bum bashers

 

and lastly 

 

the super trolls of lol pirates

 

[Buddy Christ]

I voted for Black Tooth Dogs, since to me, they have black teeth and are sea dogs.

 

But actually I am not that much of a fan of "composed" (for lack of a better term) names.

 

Personally, I would prefer names like "Blacksails" or "Bloodsails" or something like that.

 

I mean, people would make it shorter anyways, they would not shout "Oh, no! The Bloodsail Plunderers are attacking!" They would probably shorten it, so that the warning would

be quicker to shout: "Alert! The Bloodsails! Man your posts!"

 

Don't get me wrong, they might call themselves the "Maritime Marauders", but *people* will just call them "Marauders", no matter what cool a name the pirates decided to use themselves. You should look at it from the victim's perspective. While they might talk about "Rudger Redbeard" as leader of the band, they probably would not talk about the pirates as "Rudger Redbeard's Renegades" (say that quickly three times )  but probably something like "Redbeards" (even if only Rudger has a red beard) or "Renegades".

 

So, even if I voted for "Black Tooth Dogs", I would probably go for "Blacktooth". (Remember the victim's side: "Alert, the Black Tooth Dogs are attacking!" or "Alert! Blacktooths at the harbour!"

 

 

[enkephalin07]

That's a good point, whatever name they become infamous by is going to be short and unsweet and that's what they'll holler to alert each other. It matters less what they call themselves than what the survivors have to say about them.

 

It'll probably be about the leader of them. People don't care what Blackbeard called his crew or each other, all they know is that Blackbeard is attacking them.

[AlunaTheGod]

How about...

 

Slaughterfish Bait (is what they'd reduce you to)

 

Dead Eyes (eye patches maybe?)

 

Rottin Barrels (sounds cool and moldy)

 

Scorched Mist (sounds mysterious)

 

Sea Callers (kinda reminds me of Jurgen Windcaller)

 

Whistling Daggers (sound of their daggers slicing through the air? Corny I know, but pretty cool name though... Right?)