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d100 Cryptic Magical Artifact or Intelligent Weapon Namer or Starship Namer

 Roll a d100 for each column to get a name, or a prompt. If you can't make it make sense, choose a name, or re-roll for a column that frustrates you.

This was inspired by the names of Forerunner AI in Halo, so it could also be used to name beings (angels, devils, warforged, etc.). The Culture series ship names were also an influence. 

For those looking at the meaning of certain pattern names in column two, this link might be helpful: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/82/90/75/829075336edff1ec2a43dd1feaa0dc5d.jpg

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Part 3Part 3
1CognizantBlackDeathBringer
2CautiousGreenHellSmiter
3ObliviousRedGlorySinger
4InformedBlueJusticeRinger
5GuiltyYellowHonorRider
6CourageousWhiteLightShedder
7PenitentSilverSunDowner
8WholesomeGoldenMoonSummoner
9AntithalianBrassyFireWalker
10SoothingLavenderHellBlighter
11UnderstandingPinkDawnBringer
12SerendipitiousOrangeDuskFaller
13SlantindicularTanNightShredder
14RaucousTealDayBreaker
15PersuasiveChatreuseStoneSplitter
16AmplifyingMaroonRageLacer
17AdvocatingNavyTerrorReaver
18VirtuousIndigoMemoryStealer
19Cunning UltravioletHopeDasher
20SinisterPlaidSorrowDrowner
21QuerelousBurgundyOblivionCaller
22AffableOliveSoulRender
23GenialGreyDestinyEnder
24DisgruntledHerringboneFateStopper
25PreternaturalChevronCelestialPiercer
26MischevousCaningInfernalFright
27HyperbolicArgyleDreamWeaver
28WretchedGiraffeNightmareBreeder
29ExuberantCirclelinkBloodSpiller
30RadiantHoneycombRainbowTracer
31OccludedFlamestitchLifeMaker
32ObliqueTrellisHumorKiller
33DirectOmbreThoughtHalter
34AscendingZebraVengeanceSeeker
35DescendingScaledFaeRaider
36StrangePaisleyLawPlunderer
37CharmingHoundstoothChaosRavager
38OccularCamouflagedOrderLooter
39TactileChippedVoidHarbinger
40ArbitraryCrispBlissHerald
41ArticulateWornPeaceEnvoy
42ExhaustedSkeweringWarCreeper
43JadedCuttingHarmonyGrazer
44NaivePummelingDiscordRipper
45DisintegratingSawtoothedCharityMangler
46CalcifyingStraightBattlePuncturer
47NormativeCurvedTruceButcher
48DivergentSerratedFlightSeeker
49DeviantStripedSlumberHeart
50MajesticElegantImpetusBacker
51ImposingElaborateSocietyBlossom
52MonumentalBlurryHomelandBurster
53ObtuseHazyChanceWard
54EquilatoralScaldingThunderTrigger
55AcuteWarmLightningExecutor
56DelectableColdRuneImpetus
57MintyChillingStrengthAntecedant
58GraciousStipledEpitomeTangent
59HumblePorousSlothBisector
60AbominableAsymmetricGlutinyAsymptote
61CorruptCrystalinePrideAura
62CynicalOpaqueLustFocus
63ConvivalTransparentEnvyMandate
64IntellectualTranslucentSapienceIncinerator
65GregariousHowlingRegalExtractor
66GracefulWhisperingKaijuMitosis
67ForcefulMewlingReasonDeducer
68UnyieldingBabblingComputationBifurcator
69ImperativeSparklingProtocolInducer
70DangerousChromaticLionDemolisher
71CondemnedBrilliantWolfDeconstructor
72ElegantMatteTigerPenitence
73EpistemologicalIrridescentDragonExtrudor
74GrotesqueGleamingWyvernAuditor
75FortuitousHummingGryphonAnesthetizer
76ReprehensibleGildedChimeraResuscitator
77AmbitiousPricklyGoatDominator
78BiasedIvoryMooseOrthogonal
79RationalBoneElephantSpanghewer
80ResponsibleRustyEagleConsopitor
81DemandingVelvetSwanAveruncator
82GenerousSpongyFoxSuppressor
83CopiousFurryNauticalOpener
84AuthenticSnakeskinSharkFacilitator
85CompulsiveSharkskinMagmaTeacher
86ComplacentHempFactorAccelerator
87DifficultLeatherStimulusBooster
88AffectionateCeramicFleshmentRefiner
89PoeticRowanSagaContainer
90BinaryChestnutPersonificationScrutinizor
91FluidMahoganeyCalamityDisperser
92AbrasiveBejeweledDemonConcentrator
93AccentuatedSpinyAntipelargyDispatcher
94ResonantFloralFrontierOrchestrator
95ImmovableMetallicPrimerUnifier
96UnstoppableLaceyAcmeDiscoverer
97MoralSmoothNadirMentor
98NarcissisticThornyAngelDiagnoser
99IndustriousRidgedIdiomSuccessor
100InvigoratingBeadedMetaphorWarden
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