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Avereux Naming Conventions

French, Old French, Norman, French Arthurian Mythology

Examples: Seraphine, Ugène, Yvette, Fabian, Gauvain, Melisende, Guiscard, Lyonesse, Pellias

Reasoning: Avereaux and Valdraeth have some similarities that create a “two sides of the same coin” element, which has continued with the two different flavours of Arthurian Mythos that inspire them – Medieval French for the romantic and rose-tinted Avereaux, and older Celtic names for Valdraeth. This is extended to include Norman and Old French for more variation, and

Surname Options: The most common surnames are the name of the village they are from, or the name of the tavern a party started their adventure in. Some Taverns have such a pedegree of heroic adventurers who started out at their taprooms that they have their own fame. Commonly the preposition used is “of”, but “de” and “du” are also often used, and shortened to “d'” in some cases.
For example – “Fabian of Brassan”, Yvette du Trouville”, Gauvain du Ebon Floe”, “Lyonesse of the Wind Chaser”