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“gloom”

16 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Demon, has 3.

Demon


Creatures

Vozg initial · Vozn initial · osk final

  • Vozgoth

    Vozg gloom + oth abyss

    gloom of the abyss

  • Vozguk

    Vozg gloom + uk fetter

    gloom of the fetter

  • Vozgush

    Vozg gloom + ush reek

    gloom of the reek

  • Voznima

    Vozn gloom + ima swarm

    gloom of the swarm

  • Voznirva

    Vozn gloom + irva drought

    gloom of the drought

  • Vozniza

    Vozn gloom + iza brine

    gloom of the brine

  • Quornosk

    Quorn quarry + osk gloom

    quarry of the gloom

  • Ulthosk

    Ulth famine + osk gloom

    famine of the gloom

  • Kruvosk

    Kruv crush + osk gloom

    crush of the gloom

Dragon


Creatures

lyx final · Thessa initial · Grimyx initial

  • Azrixlyx

    Azrix venom + lyx gloom

    venom gloom

  • Adrixlyx

    Adrix elder + lyx gloom

    elder gloom

  • Karzorlyx

    Karzor stone + lyx gloom

    stone gloom

  • Thessagath

    Thessa gloom + gath maw

    gloom maw

  • Thessagoth

    Thessa gloom + goth doom

    gloom doom

  • Thessaphyx

    Thessa gloom + phyx plume

    gloom plume

  • Grimyxseryx

    Grimyx gloom + seryx eye

    gloom eye

  • Grimyxylith

    Grimyx gloom + ylith ice

    gloom ice

  • Grimyxthryx

    Grimyx gloom + thryx horn

    gloom horn

Drow


Fantasy races

Ghyl initial · Dolz initial

  • Ghylarnyth

    Ghyl gloom + arnyth sentry

    gloom sentry

  • Ghylesstri

    Ghyl gloom + esstri pledged

    gloom pledged

  • Ghylozryn

    Ghyl gloom + ozryn forgotten

    gloom forgotten

  • Dolzessyth

    Dolz gloom + essyth pledged

    gloom pledged

  • Dolzythra

    Dolz gloom + ythra taproot

    gloom taproot

  • Dolzarvyth

    Dolz gloom + arvyth huntress

    gloom huntress

Lich


Creatures

Caligo initial · Caligina initial

  • Caligoaudax

    Caligo gloom + audax daring

    gloom daring

  • Caligofaber

    Caligo gloom + faber smith

    gloom smith

  • Caligocodex

    Caligo gloom + codex tablet book

    gloom tablet book

  • Caliginalectrix

    Caligina gloom + lectrix reader

    gloom reader

  • Caliginaobstetrix

    Caligina gloom + obstetrix midwife

    gloom midwife

  • Caliginanutrix

    Caligina gloom + nutrix nurse

    gloom nurse

Orc


Fantasy races

Zhul initial · Zhula initial

  • Zhulsnarl

    Zhul gloom + snarl curled lip

    gloom curled lip

  • Zhulgrim

    Zhul gloom + grim scowl

    gloom scowl

  • Zhulag

    Zhul gloom + ag hate

    gloom hate

  • Zhulalok

    Zhula gloom + lok chain

    gloom chain

  • Zhulatokk

    Zhula gloom + tokk drum

    gloom drum

  • Zhulamog

    Zhula gloom + mog bulk

    gloom bulk

Troll


Creatures

Grum initial · Glum initial

  • Grumrond

    Grum gloom + rond girth

    gloom girth

  • Grumhukk

    Grum gloom + hukk hunch

    gloom hunch

  • Grumurg

    Grum gloom + urg groan

    gloom groan

  • Glumgulla

    Glum gloom + gulla gullet

    gloom gullet

  • Glumdagga

    Glum gloom + dagga daughter

    gloom daughter

  • Glumtunna

    Glum gloom + tunna weight

    gloom weight

Vampire


Creatures

Dunkel initial

  • Dunkeleanu

    Dunkel gloom + eanu from

    gloom-from

  • Dunkelles

    Dunkel gloom + les wood

    gloom-wood

  • Dunkelhain

    Dunkel gloom + hain grove

    gloom-grove

Villain


People

shade final

  • Zarshade

    Zar tyranny + shade gloom

    tyranny gloom

  • Spiteshade

    Spite spleen + shade gloom

    spleen gloom

  • Skelshade

    Skel bone + shade gloom

    bone gloom

Senses that travel together

See also

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