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“vow”

10 fragments across 5 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from fantasy races outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Paladin carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Paladin


Tabletop

vina final · Vota initial · vot final · Vow initial

  • Aurovina

    Auro dawn + vina vow

    dawn vow

  • Paciavina

    Pacia peace + vina vow

    peace vow

  • Amaravina

    Amara everlasting + vina vow

    everlasting vow

  • Votagard

    Vota vow + gard ward

    vow ward

  • Votaquies

    Vota vow + quies rest

    vow rest

  • Votasalv

    Vota vow + salv saving

    vow saving

  • Cordavot

    Corda heart + vot vow

    heart vow

  • Pactivot

    Pacti covenant + vot vow

    covenant vow

  • Justivot

    Justi justice + vot vow

    justice vow

  • Vowbell

    Vow vow + bell bell

    vow bell

  • Vowbearer

    Vow vow + bearer bearer

    vow bearer

  • Vowhelm

    Vow vow + helm helm

    vow helm

Demon


Creatures

Vakr initial · Vekr initial

  • Vakrikh

    Vakr vow + ikh splinter

    vow of the splinter

  • Vakrir

    Vakr vow + ir ember

    vow of the ember

  • Vakril

    Vakr vow + il coil

    vow of the coil

  • Vekrorva

    Vekr vow + orva tomb

    vow of the tomb

  • Vekratha

    Vekr vow + atha scorch

    vow of the scorch

  • Vekrithra

    Vekr vow + ithra shroud

    vow of the shroud

Tiefling


Fantasy races

ovar final · ovra final

  • Cavenovar

    Caven hollow + ovar vow

    hollow vow

  • Obexovar

    Obex barrier + ovar vow

    barrier vow

  • Nocterovar

    Nocter nightly + ovar vow

    nightly vow

  • Fumisovra

    Fumis smoke + ovra vow

    smoke vow

  • Ferrysovra

    Ferrys iron + ovra vow

    iron vow

  • Galvisovra

    Galvis spark + ovra vow

    spark vow

Elf


Fantasy races

doth final

  • Rendoth

    Ren reborn + doth vow

    reborn vow

  • Fendoth

    Fen marsh + doth vow

    marsh vow

  • Amardoth

    Amar home + doth vow

    home vow

Witch


People

beth final

  • Quilbeth

    Quil quill + beth vow

    quill vow

  • Nythbeth

    Nyth night + beth vow

    night vow

  • Ivybeth

    Ivy wall climber + beth vow

    wall climber vow

Senses that travel together

See also

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