Names for the Nameless
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #3 of 11 Followers & Companions - Creatures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
While a few of the Creation Club creations include pets, many of them have no name, and it's something that always irked me. I took some time to come up with, at least in my opinion, decent names - which you can see below, along with the inspiration behind the name.
Bone Wolf ~ Chaucer
Named after the poet Geoffrey Chaucer. The quest in this creation is called Let Sleeping Wolves Lie, which is of course a reference to the phrase "let sleeping dogs lie", which was effectively first written by Geoffrey Chaucer in his circa 1380 poem Troilus and Criseyde, where he wrote, "It is nought good a slepyng hound to wake."
In addition to Chaucer, I've also named the two hostile Thrall Wolves in the quest - they are now Troilus and Criseyde, after the aforementioned poem.
Dwarven Armored Mudcrab ~ Armurtha
Calcelmo says he found the mudcrab in his excavations, which I assumed meant in Nchuand-Zel. Nchuand-Zel is of course home to Nimhe, "The Poisoned One". Nimhe is Irish for poisonous, so I thought the Irish word for armored would make a fitting name. Thus I give you Armurtha, "The Armored One".
Nix-Hound ~ Scrounger
Named after the Nix-Hound's Scrounger perk (the perk the hound has so it can occasionally find you items). Technically the Dwarven Armored Mudcrab also has a scrounger perk, but I named the Nix-Hound first, so...
Manic Elytra Nymph ~ Thadon
Named after the Shivering Isles' Duke of Mania.
Demented Elytra Nymph ~ Syl
Named after the Shivering Isles' Duchess of Dementia.
Each file changes the name of the pet, as well as changing the name of any applicable spells/perks/messages attached to said pet. Each file requires its respective creation, use as many or as few as you have or want. All files are compatible with the Unofficial Skyrim Creation Club Content Patches, and all files are flagged as ESLs. Enjoy! Let me know if there's any issues.
Names for the Nameless is a small cosmetic mod that assigns names to four Creation Club pets in Skyrim: the Bone Wolf, Nix-Hound, Elytras, and Dwarven Armored Mudcrab. It's for players who want a bit more immersion with their CC companions. With 115 endorsements and 15,598 downloads, it's a niche but appreciated addition.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fills a small but real gap for CC pet owners.
- Decent community traction (115 endorsements, 15.5k downloads).
- Lightweight and won't bloat your load order.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects four specific CC pets—if you don't use them, it's useless.
- Requires the Creation Club content, so it's not for everyone.
- No updates since March 2021, so compatibility with newer Skyrim versions is unverified.
For Skyrim players who use the Creation Club pets and want a bit more personality from them. If you're not using those pets, skip it—it's purely cosmetic and adds nothing else.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you own the relevant Creation Club content before installing, or the mod won't have anything to affect.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to keep your load order clean, especially if you have other CC-related mods.
- Check that the mod is compatible with your Skyrim version (Special Edition or Anniversary Edition) since it hasn't been updated recently.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- TheShiningAbsol
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 15,598
- Endorsements
- 115
- Category
- Followers & Companions - Creatures
- Created
- 3/3/2021
- Updated
- 3/3/2021
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