In templates, the character 'c' represents a single consonant and is appropriate anywhere in a name. The character 'i' represents an 'insult' syllable, which can create some amusing names for stupid characters. Templates can be more complicated when you add parentheses into them. Any character in parentheses appears in the generated names literally. Parentheses are useful when you already have an idea of what you want a name to look like but want to see variations on it.
Angle brackets are another valid construct in templates.
If there is nothing on one side of an or bar, it allows the possibility of nothing. Nesting can influence the frequency certain choices are made. Although the vast majority of the time, you won't need to use very complex constructions with nested parentheses and angle brackets, once in a while this functionality can be very helpful. Back to the Fantasy Name Generator main page.