public static String getAbstractName(String startName){
		int aposIndex;
		int length = startName.length();
		//just type short names
		if(length <= 5){
			return startName.toLowerCase();
		}
		//handle jewelery
		else if(startName.matches("(Amulet|Ring|Necklace|Bracelet) of .*")){
			return startName.replaceAll("(Amulet|Ring|Necklace|Bracelet) of ","").replaceAll("\\(.*\\)","").toLowerCase();
		}
		//handle staves
		else if(startName.matches(".*[Ss]taff.*")){
			if(startName.matches(".*of.*")){
				int index = startName.indexOf("of");
				return startName.substring(General.randomSD(0,index,index-4,3),General.randomSD(length-4,length,length-1,2)).toLowerCase();
			} else  {
				return startName.substring(0,General.randomSD(5,length,General.random(7,10),3)).toLowerCase();
			}
		}
		//handle types/gods
		else if(startName.matches("(Bronze|Iron|Steel|Black|Mithril|Adamant|Rune|Dragon|Ancient|Armadyl|Bandos|Guthix|Saradomin|Zamorak) .*")){
			String[] parts = startName.split(" ");
			int index = startName.indexOf(" ");
			int remainingLength = length - parts[0].length();
			return (parts[0] + startName.substring(index,index + General.randomSD(0,remainingLength-1,2,2))).toLowerCase();
		}
		//handle apostrophe names
		else if((aposIndex = startName.indexOf("'")) > -1 && aposIndex > 2){
			return startName.substring(0,startName.indexOf("'")).toLowerCase();
		}
		//handle herb names
		else if(startName.matches("(Grimy|Clean) .*")){
			return startName.split(" ")[1];
		}
		//handle any names with spaces
		else if(startName.contains(" ")){
			String[] parts = startName.split(" ");
			if(parts.length > 2){
				int index = startName.indexOf(" ");
				int remainingLength = length - parts[0].length();
				return (parts[0] + " " + startName.substring(index+1,index+1 + General.randomSD(0,remainingLength-1,(remainingLength-1)/2,(remainingLength-1)/3))).toLowerCase();
			} else if(parts[1].length() <= 3){
				return parts[0].toLowerCase();
			} else if(parts[0].length() > 8){
				return parts[0].substring(0,General.randomSD(4,parts[0].length() - 1,6,2)).toLowerCase();
			}
			return (parts[0] + " " + parts[1].substring(0,General.randomSD(1,parts[1].length() - 1,2,2))).toLowerCase();
		}
		//handle all other names
		return startName.substring(0,General.randomSD(3,length,3 + length/3,length/3)).toLowerCase();
	}