DMs have a knack for coming up with 
character names on the fly, while others find that task more of a challenge. The 
tables in this appendix are designed to make life easier for both kinds of 
people, whether you're naming a player character, a nonplayer character, a 
monster, or even a place.</P>
<P>Each table contains names that are associated with a 
nonhuman character race in the player's handbook or a real-world ethnic or 
language group, with a focus on groups from antiquity and the Middle Ages. You