Fantasy Name Generator¶

Your friend is writing a fantasy novel set in the mythical land of Aetheria, but they're struggling to create character names. Help them by building a name generator!

Below, you'll find:

A list of first_names suitable for Aetherian characters
A list of last_names suitable for Aetherian characters
The randint function to help you select random names

Part 1: Generate a Single Name¶

Write a function random_name() that returns a randomly generated full name.

Example:

print(random_name())
# Output: "Thranduil Starfire"

Part 2: Generate an Adventuring Party¶

Write a function random_party(party_size) that generates multiple unique character names and returns them as a grammatically correct string.

Examples:

print(random_party(1))
# Output: "Thranduil Brightblade"

print(random_party(2))
# Output: "Gandalf Ironfist and Celeborn Starfire"

print(random_party(3))
# Output: "Thranduil Brightblade, Gandalf Ironfist, and Celeborn Starfire"

Requirements:

Single character: just the name
Two characters: "Name1 and Name2"
Three or more: "Name1, Name2, and Name3"
No duplicate names in the party!

Helpful Hints¶

Using `randint`¶

randint(a, b)  # Returns random integer from a to b (inclusive)
# Example: randint(0, 9) could return any number from 0 to 9

Building Strings¶

result = ""
for i in range(3):
    result += str(i)
print(result)  # "012"

Getting List Length¶

Remember: if a list has 10 items, valid indices are 0-9!

Bonus Challenges¶

Expand the name lists with your own creative additions
Add titles or epithets (e.g., "Thranduil Starfire the Bold")
Create themed parties (all warriors, all magic-users, etc.)
Add a function to generate character descriptions

In [1]:

from random import randint

first_names = [
    "Arwen",
    "Elrond",
    "Galadriel",
    "Legolas",
    "Thranduil",
    "Eowyn",
    "Boromir",
    "Faramir",
    "Gandalf",
    "Celeborn",
]
last_names = [
    "Stormrider",
    "Shadowhunter",
    "Moonwhisper",
    "Nightshade",
    "Dragonbane",
    "Ironfist",
    "Brightblade",
    "Windwalker",
    "Starfire",
    "the Bard",
]


def random_name():
    first_name_idx = randint(0, len(first_names) - 1)
    last_name_idx  = randint(0, len(last_names) - 1)
    first_name = first_names[first_name_idx]
    last_name  = last_names[last_name_idx]
    return f"{first_name} {last_name}"


def random_party(party_size):
    party = []
    while len(party) < party_size:
        new_name = random_name()
        if new_name not in party:
            party.append(new_name)

    party_name = ""
    for i in range(len(party)):
        name = party[i]
        if i == 0:
            party_name += name
        elif i == len(party) - 1:
            party_name += ", and " + name
        else:
            party_name += ", " + name
    return party_name


# Example Usage
print(f"{random_name()} entered the tavern where they met {random_name()} the tavern keep")
print(f"{random_party(3)} approached the evil {random_name()}")

Boromir Stormrider entered the tavern where they met Galadriel the Bard the tavern keep
Gandalf Nightshade, Thranduil Moonwhisper, Elrond Nightshade, Legolas Shadowhunter, and Legolas Starfire approached the evil Galadriel Brightblade
Thranduil Brightblade, Legolas Starfire, and Gandalf Brightblade