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Alien God Name Generator
Elder Beings, Star Gods, Machine Gods and Hive Deities for Alien Religions
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How the Alien God Name Generator works
This alien god name generator gives the faiths of other species something to pray to: elder beings such as Xul'thorax the Unseen, star gods such as Aelion of the Burning Mother, machine gods such as the Iron Engine and hive deities such as the Brood Mother. Pick a kind or mix them for a whole pantheon.
What the alien god name generator covers
Gods in science fiction tend to come in four shapes, and each kind here follows one. Elder beings are the cosmic horrors, ancient and indifferent, with clustered consonants and apostrophes that look hard to say in a human mouth. Star gods are the gods a species makes from the sun it evolved under, so their titles are about light, fire and family. Machine gods are worshipped computers and the leftover engines of dead civilisations. Hive deities belong to collective species, whose god is the queen, the swarm or the hunger itself.
Making an alien faith feel alien
A human-sounding god makes an alien culture feel like humans in costume. Change the sound and the title together: a god with a click or an apostrophe in its name, and a title like Who Eats or Queen-Below, tells readers that this species thinks differently about worship. Then decide what the god wants, because that drives the plot more than the name does.
Building the rest of the culture
Pair the god with its people from the alien species name generator, give the worshippers a sect from the sci-fi cult name generator and name the world the faith started on with the alien planet name generator. For human gods rather than alien ones, use the god and goddess name generator.
FAQ
What is the difference between an elder being and a star god?
An elder being is a cosmic horror that existed before the species that fears it and does not care about them. A star god is one a species made from its own sun, so it is closer to a parent, a judge or a guardian.
Why do alien god names use apostrophes?
An apostrophe suggests a sound that human letters cannot write, such as a click or a stop. Use it sparingly, once per name, or readers start skipping the name instead of reading it.
Can a machine be a god?
In plenty of science fiction it is. A species that forgets how its ancient computers work may come to worship them, and an AI that runs a whole civilisation can look like a god to the people living inside it.
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