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“shade”

26 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 20 of them open a name against 6 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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, Bard, has 3.

Bard


Tabletop

Umbre initial · Umbria initial · ombra final

  • Umbrepais

    Umbre shade + pais peace

    shade peace

  • Umbrecord

    Umbre shade + cord string

    shade string

  • Umbregan

    Umbre shade + gan player

    shade player

  • Umbriasole

    Umbria shade + sole sun

    shade sun

  • Umbrialin

    Umbria shade + lin melody

    shade melody

  • Umbriarelle

    Umbria shade + relle brook

    shade brook

  • Largoombra

    Largo broad + ombra shade

    broad shade

  • Voltaombra

    Volta turn + ombra shade

    turn shade

  • Brioombra

    Brio spirit + ombra shade

    spirit shade

Wizard


People

Um initial · Umbra initial · Umb initial

  • Umir

    Um shade + ir seeker

    shade seeker

  • Umtar

    Um shade + tar fire

    shade fire

  • Umgar

    Um shade + gar staff

    shade staff

  • Umbraphine

    Umbra shade + phine light

    shade light

  • Umbrasette

    Umbra shade + sette little

    shade little

  • Umbraessa

    Umbra shade + essa essence

    shade essence

  • Umben

    Umb shade + en maker

    shade maker

  • Umbyr

    Umb shade + yr age

    shade age

  • Umbhold

    Umb shade + hold keep

    shade keep

D&D


Tabletop

Umber initial · shade final

  • Umbershore

    Umber shade + shore shore

    shade shore

  • Umberglen

    Umber shade + glen glen

    shade glen

  • Umberfell

    Umber shade + fell fell

    shade fell

  • Slateshade

    Slate slate + shade shade

    slate shade

  • Jetshade

    Jet jet black + shade shade

    jet black shade

  • Fernshade

    Fern fern + shade shade

    fern shade

Gamertag


People

Umbra initial · shade final

  • Umbrawalker

    Umbra shade + walker walker

    shade walker

  • Umbradrifter

    Umbra shade + drifter drifter

    shade drifter

  • Umbrapulse

    Umbra shade + pulse beating

    shade beating

  • Cobaltshade

    Cobalt goblin + shade shade

    goblin shade

  • Grimshade

    Grim grim + shade shade

    grim shade

  • Quantumshade

    Quantum amount + shade shade

    amount shade

Necromancer


Tabletop

Umbra initial · Umbria initial

  • Umbrarime

    Umbra shade + rime frost crust

    shade frost crust

  • Umbradross

    Umbra shade + dross residue

    shade residue

  • Umbraglass

    Umbra shade + glass clear pane

    shade clear pane

  • Umbriahessa

    Umbria shade + hessa murmur

    shade murmur

  • Umbriavespa

    Umbria shade + vespa nightfall

    shade nightfall

  • Umbriawenna

    Umbria shade + wenna white

    shade white

Troll


Creatures

Umb initial · Umbr initial

  • Umbyng

    Umb shade + yng young one

    shade young one

  • Umbokk

    Umb shade + okk eye

    shade eye

  • Umbbelg

    Umb shade + belg belly

    shade belly

  • Umbrtorna

    Umbr shade + torna tusk

    shade tusk

  • Umbrhalla

    Umbr shade + halla hall

    shade hall

  • Umbrgulla

    Umbr shade + gulla gullet

    shade gullet

Witch


People

sha final · Umb initial

  • Eldsha

    Eld elder + sha shade

    elder shade

  • Harsha

    Har hare + sha shade

    hare shade

  • Larksha

    Lark singing bird + sha shade

    singing bird shade

  • Umbkettle

    Umb shade + kettle little pot

    shade little pot

  • Umbmire

    Umb shade + mire deep bog

    shade deep bog

  • Umbel

    Umb shade + el little

    shade little

Angel


Creatures

Tzelia initial

  • Tzeliahiela

    Tzelia shade + hiela of God

    shade of God

  • Tzeliaela

    Tzelia shade + ela of God

    shade of God

  • Tzeliadiela

    Tzelia shade + diela of God

    shade of God

Demon


Creatures

esk final

  • Brakhesk

    Brakh binding + esk shade

    binding of the shade

  • Chaznesk

    Chazn reckoning + esk shade

    reckoning of the shade

  • Malvesk

    Malv malice + esk shade

    malice of the shade

Dragon


Creatures

Umbrax initial

  • Umbraxosyth

    Umbrax shade + osyth wing

    shade wing

  • Umbraxlaris

    Umbrax shade + laris song

    shade song

  • Umbraxzaroth

    Umbrax shade + zaroth fury

    shade fury

Drow


Fantasy races

Vaez initial

  • Vaezarnyth

    Vaez shade + arnyth sentry

    shade sentry

  • Vaezelzir

    Vaez shade + elzir servant

    shade servant

  • Vaezozryn

    Vaez shade + ozryn forgotten

    shade forgotten

Elf


Fantasy races

Dael initial

  • Daelsar

    Dael shade + sar stone

    shade stone

  • Daellad

    Dael shade + lad path

    shade path

  • Daellas

    Dael shade + las leaf

    shade leaf

Forest


Objects

Shade initial

  • Shadebrake

    Shade shade + brake bracken thicket

    shade bracken thicket

  • Shadewarren

    Shade shade + warren warren

    shade warren

  • Shaderiding

    Shade shade + riding forest ride

    shade forest ride

God


Creatures

Umbr initial

  • Umbrtar

    Umbr shade + tar flame

    shade of the flame

  • Umbrmoth

    Umbr shade + moth dusk

    shade of the dusk

  • Umbris

    Umbr shade + is law

    shade of the law

Orc


Fantasy races

Umb initial

  • Umborz

    Umb shade + orz war

    shade war

  • Umbzurn

    Umb shade + zurn ember

    shade ember

  • Umbak

    Umb shade + ak edge

    shade edge

Tiefling


Fantasy races

ombre final

  • Clavelombre

    Clavel key + ombre shade

    key shade

  • Obrisombre

    Obris barred + ombre shade

    barred shade

  • Amrelombre

    Amrel bitterness + ombre shade

    bitterness shade

Villain


People

Umbr initial

  • Umbrcrest

    Umbr shade + crest helmet plume

    shade helmet plume

  • Umbrgrave

    Umbr shade + grave barrow

    shade barrow

  • Umbrvane

    Umbr shade + vane banner

    shade banner

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “shade”. 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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