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“ward”

13 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 12 of them close a name against 1 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Wizard 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.

Wizard


People

ban final · vane final · var final · ward final

  • Volban

    Vol scroll + ban ward

    scroll ward

  • Selban

    Sel moon + ban ward

    moon ward

  • Elban

    El star + ban ward

    star ward

  • Kalavane

    Kala cold + vane ward

    cold ward

  • Bellavane

    Bella bell + vane ward

    bell ward

  • Nemavane

    Nema law + vane ward

    law ward

  • Ashvar

    Ash ash + var ward

    ash ward

  • Pallvar

    Pall pallor + var ward

    pallor ward

  • Delvvar

    Delv delving + var ward

    delving ward

  • Mundward

    Mund world + ward ward

    world ward

  • Cirward

    Cir circle + ward ward

    circle ward

  • Gravward

    Grav weight + ward ward

    weight ward

God


Creatures

var final · vara final

  • Calvar

    Cal summons + var ward

    summons of the ward

  • Spirvar

    Spir breath + var ward

    breath of the ward

  • Heshvar

    Hesh silence + var ward

    silence of the ward

  • Spirvara

    Spir breath + vara ward

    breath of the ward

  • Thalvara

    Thal deep + vara ward

    deep of the ward

  • Dorvara

    Dor gate + vara ward

    gate of the ward

Paladin


Tabletop

gard final · ward final

  • Verigard

    Veri truth + gard ward

    truth ward

  • Ferregard

    Ferre iron + gard ward

    iron ward

  • Parigard

    Pari equal + gard ward

    equal ward

  • Shieldward

    Shield shield + ward ward

    shield ward

  • Vigilward

    Vigil vigil + ward ward

    vigil ward

  • Whiteward

    White white + ward ward

    white ward

Angel


Creatures

ward final

  • Stormward

    Storm storm + ward ward

    storm ward

  • Wingward

    Wing wing + ward ward

    wing ward

  • Gloryward

    Glory glory + ward ward

    glory ward

Dragon


Creatures

vareth final

  • Aurethvareth

    Aureth gold + vareth ward

    gold ward

  • Xyrionvareth

    Xyrion crown + vareth ward

    crown ward

  • Solvaxvareth

    Solvax sun + vareth ward

    sun ward

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Dral initial

  • Dralkra

    Dral ward + kra crowned

    ward crowned

  • Drallakha

    Dral ward + lakha lithe

    ward lithe

  • Dralkira

    Dral ward + kira spark

    ward spark

Mermaid


Creatures

imar final

  • Narilimar

    Naril nacre + imar ward

    nacre ward

  • Zepharimar

    Zephar sea wind + imar ward

    sea wind ward

  • Arisimar

    Aris spray + imar ward

    spray ward

Witch


People

vara final

  • Wilvara

    Wil willow + vara ward

    willow ward

  • Ashvara

    Ash spear wood + vara ward

    spear wood ward

  • Mosvara

    Mos moss + vara ward

    moss ward

Senses that travel together

See also

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