THE FIELD NOTES
Start with what your demon rules over
The domain sets the opening sounds and the imagery. Fire leans on ash, cinders and burning stairs. Shadow deals in the unseen and the lightless. Deceit suits a tempter with a silver tongue, and Ruin suits something that breaks whatever it touches.
From lowly imp to demon lord
Rank changes the shape of the name. An Imp gets a short, sharp ending, as in Malix. A Fiend sounds heavier, as in Azhrath. A Demon lord gets a longer ending, as in Veshazoth. Rank also decides the titles available, from Servant of up to Prince of and Sovereign of.
Pick the right level of ceremony
Name only is useful for something muttered in a dark corridor. Name + epithet gives you a reputation, as in Veshazoth the Lightless. Name + full title is for the moment of a grand entrance, as in Thrakion, Prince of the Fallen Spire. The same options work for a devil, fiend or other infernal character.
Invented for fiction
These names are assembled from invented parts. They are not taken from religious texts, grimoires, games or books, and no meanings are claimed. A result may still resemble an existing name by chance, because no rights or availability check is performed. Human editorial review is pending.