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“hidden”

16 fragments across 11 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 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, Drow, has 2.

Drow


Fantasy races

ithraz final · ithra final

  • Pryzithraz

    Pryz worth + ithraz hidden

    worth hidden

  • Cryszithraz

    Crysz brittle + ithraz hidden

    brittle hidden

  • Lharithraz

    Lhar lesser + ithraz hidden

    lesser hidden

  • Fenzithra

    Fenz fetter + ithra hidden

    fetter hidden

  • Velzithra

    Velz veil + ithra hidden

    veil hidden

  • Thazzithra

    Thazz throne + ithra hidden

    throne hidden

Lich


Creatures

Occulto initial · Occulta initial

  • Occultocustos

    Occulto hidden + custos keeper

    hidden keeper

  • Occultoauctor

    Occulto hidden + auctor originator

    hidden originator

  • Occultocodex

    Occulto hidden + codex tablet book

    hidden tablet book

  • Occultaruina

    Occulta hidden + ruina collapse

    hidden collapse

  • Occultalectrix

    Occulta hidden + lectrix reader

    hidden reader

  • Occultagenetrix

    Occulta hidden + genetrix progenitor

    hidden progenitor

Minotaur


Creatures

Krypto initial · Krypta initial

  • Kryptomochthos

    Krypto hidden + mochthos toil

    hidden toil

  • Kryptopyrgos

    Krypto hidden + pyrgos tower

    hidden tower

  • Kryptodoros

    Krypto hidden + doros gift

    hidden gift

  • Kryptapetra

    Krypta hidden + petra rock

    hidden rock

  • Kryptagala

    Krypta hidden + gala milk

    hidden milk

  • Kryptahelike

    Krypta hidden + helike spiral

    hidden spiral

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Arcan initial · urne final

  • Arcanisor

    Arcan hidden + isor judging

    hidden judging

  • Arcanenne

    Arcan hidden + enne stillness

    hidden stillness

  • Arcanulis

    Arcan hidden + ulis smoke

    hidden smoke

  • Pervenurne

    Perven enduring + urne hidden

    enduring hidden

  • Quirisurne

    Quiris asking + urne hidden

    asking hidden

  • Sarvenurne

    Sarven locked + urne hidden

    locked hidden

Wizard


People

Cryp initial · Ob initial

  • Crypian

    Cryp hidden + ian adept

    hidden adept

  • Crypil

    Cryp hidden + il lesser

    hidden lesser

  • Crypquil

    Cryp hidden + quil quill

    hidden quill

  • Obian

    Ob hidden + ian adept

    hidden adept

  • Obmir

    Ob hidden + mir mirror

    hidden mirror

  • Obdorn

    Ob hidden + dorn thorn

    hidden thorn

Angel


Creatures

Temira initial

  • Temiragela

    Temira hidden + gela of God

    hidden of God

  • Temiramela

    Temira hidden + mela of God

    hidden of God

  • Temirasana

    Temira hidden + sana of the lampstand

    hidden of the lampstand

Gamertag


People

Crypt initial

  • Crypthowl

    Crypt hidden + howl long call

    hidden long call

  • Cryptecho

    Crypt hidden + echo sound

    hidden sound

  • Cryptburst

    Crypt hidden + burst breaking open

    hidden breaking open

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Immi initial

  • Immihew

    Immi hidden + hew axe stroke

    hidden axe stroke

  • Immihelm

    Immi hidden + helm covered head

    hidden covered head

  • Immiwin

    Immi hidden + win well loved

    hidden well loved

Kingdom


Objects

Hel initial

  • Helcrest

    Hel hidden + crest ridge

    hidden ridge

  • Helgarth

    Hel hidden + garth enclosed yard

    hidden enclosed yard

  • Helgarde

    Hel hidden + garde stronghold

    hidden stronghold

Necromancer


Tabletop

Obscura initial

  • Obscuraluna

    Obscura hidden + luna moon

    hidden moon

  • Obscuranissa

    Obscura hidden + nissa quiet

    hidden quiet

  • Obscuraserra

    Obscura hidden + serra shadow

    hidden shadow

Phoenix


Creatures

Kryphio initial

  • Kryphiopneuma

    Kryphio hidden + pneuma breath

    hidden breath

  • Kryphioarche

    Kryphio hidden + arche beginning

    hidden beginning

  • Kryphiosoma

    Kryphio hidden + soma body

    hidden body

Senses that travel together

See also

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