“cunning”
11 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 4 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from fantasy races outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Dragonborn, has 2.
zek final · zeka final
- Krathzek
Krath fury + zek cunning
fury cunning
- Sathzek
Sath sear + zek cunning
sear cunning
- Teshzek
Tesh grit + zek cunning
grit cunning
- Bazzeka
Baz bronze + zeka cunning
bronze cunning
- Xeszeka
Xes spark + zeka cunning
spark cunning
- Jeszeka
Jes jade + zeka cunning
jade cunning
Vrys initial · Vryss initial
- Vrysorzen
Vrys cunning + orzen expendable
cunning expendable
- Vrysizzen
Vrys cunning + izzen poisoner
cunning poisoner
- Vrysesvyr
Vrys cunning + esvyr messenger
cunning messenger
- Vryssossyth
Vryss cunning + ossyth builder
cunning builder
- Vryssurzza
Vryss cunning + urzza bound
cunning bound
- Vryssirzza
Vryss cunning + irzza thirdborn
cunning thirdborn
medes final · mede final
- Diomedes
Dio divine + medes cunning
divine cunning
- Polymedes
Poly many + medes cunning
many cunning
- Leomedes
Leo lion + medes cunning
lion cunning
- Onesimede
Onesi benefit + mede cunning
benefit cunning
- Aglamede
Agla splendour + mede cunning
splendour cunning
- Stephanomede
Stephano crown + mede cunning
crown cunning
Klug initial · Kluga initial
- Klugorz
Klug cunning + orz war
cunning war
- Klugurk
Klug cunning + urk slave
cunning slave
- Klugluk
Klug cunning + luk eye
cunning eye
- Klugavosh
Kluga cunning + vosh spirit
cunning spirit
- Klugathrag
Kluga cunning + thrag beast
cunning beast
- Klugaskul
Kluga cunning + skul watcher
cunning watcher
Jaxor initial
- Jaxorgorn
Jaxor cunning + gorn ridge
cunning ridge
- Jaxordrax
Jaxor cunning + drax bane
cunning bane
- Jaxorex
Jaxor cunning + ex talon
cunning talon
Sly initial
- Slyfist
Sly cunning + fist closed hand
cunning closed hand
- Slyknuckle
Sly cunning + knuckle little bone
cunning little bone
- Sly the Twice-Hanged
Sly cunning + the twice-hanged twice hanged
cunning twice hanged
Sly initial
- Slynet
Sly cunning + net knotted mesh
cunning knotted mesh
- Slyring
Sly cunning + ring round band
cunning round band
- Slydew
Sly cunning + dew dawn damp
cunning dawn damp
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “cunning”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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