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Fantasy Trading Company Name Generator
Chartered Companies, Merchant Houses and Caravan Firms for Fantasy
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How the Fantasy Trading Company Name Generator works
A fantasy trading company name generator for merchant houses and trade companies. Trade companies can be as powerful as kingdoms, with fleets, armies and secrets of their own. Pick a type and generate a name for the merchants who move goods, and money, around your fantasy world.
How the fantasy trading company name generator works
Chartered companies follow the style of real historical trade companies, a region, a good and the word Company, the Far Coast Spice Company or the Eastern Silk Company, for huge ventures backed by a crown. Merchant houses use a family name and partners, House Varenne and Daughters, for old family firms. Caravan firms are named after desert landmarks and routes, the Seven Wells Caravan Company. Shipping lines use a ship-like name, Silver Keel Shipping or Blue Gull Shipping. For craft and trade guilds, try the fantasy guild name generator.
Companies as villains
A trading company with its own soldiers makes an excellent campaign villain, powerful, legal and very hard to fight.
FAQ
What was a chartered company?
A chartered company was a trading business given special rights by a government, such as a monopoly on a trade route. Some grew so powerful that they ran colonies, raised armies and acted like nations of their own.
How do I name a fantasy merchant house?
Use a family name and add partners, heirs or daughters. It shows the business is old and passed down through generations. The family name can also be linked to a noble house for political intrigue.
Can a trading company be a villain?
Yes. A trading company can bribe officials, hire mercenaries and ruin rivals, all while seeming respectable. Players cannot just fight it; they need to expose it, which makes for great intrigue and investigation adventures.
Can I use these names in my game?
Yes. The names are original and free to use in tabletop campaigns, trading games, fantasy novels and video games. Pair them with a market name from the fantasy market name generator for a bustling trade city.
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