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“ruin”

12 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 8 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 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, Dragon, has 3.

Dragon


Creatures

Balthys initial · veth final · rakoth final

  • Balthysvor

    Balthys ruin + vor greed

    ruin greed

  • Balthysvaul

    Balthys ruin + vaul hoard

    ruin hoard

  • Balthyslax

    Balthys ruin + lax coil

    ruin coil

  • Zoltharveth

    Zolthar depth + veth ruin

    depth ruin

  • Velthaxveth

    Velthax silence + veth ruin

    silence ruin

  • Ygraxveth

    Ygrax world + veth ruin

    world ruin

  • Ravyxrakoth

    Ravyx plunder + rakoth ruin

    plunder ruin

  • Umbraxrakoth

    Umbrax shade + rakoth ruin

    shade ruin

  • Zephraxrakoth

    Zephrax wind + rakoth ruin

    wind ruin

Demon


Creatures

Rakz initial · Rekz initial

  • Rakzol

    Rakz ruin + ol hollow

    ruin of the hollow

  • Rakzosh

    Rakz ruin + osh mire

    ruin of the mire

  • Rakzek

    Rakz ruin + ek mark

    ruin of the mark

  • Rekzitha

    Rekz ruin + itha manacle

    ruin of the manacle

  • Rekzotha

    Rekz ruin + otha abyss

    ruin of the abyss

  • Rekzaka

    Rekz ruin + aka gate

    ruin of the gate

Orc


Fantasy races

dush final · Ruzg initial

  • Urkhdush

    Urkh toil + dush ruin

    toil ruin

  • Mukdush

    Muk mud + dush ruin

    mud ruin

  • Grishdush

    Grish blood + dush ruin

    blood ruin

  • Ruzgzag

    Ruzg ruin + zag jag

    ruin jag

  • Ruzggar

    Ruzg ruin + gar spear

    ruin spear

  • Ruzggnak

    Ruzg ruin + gnak bite

    ruin bite

Banshee


Creatures

creach final

  • Moincreach

    Moin bog + creach ruin

    bog ruin

  • Maolcreach

    Maol bare + creach ruin

    bare ruin

  • Sruthcreach

    Sruth stream + creach ruin

    stream ruin

D&D


Tabletop

bane final

  • Cinbane

    Cin cinder + bane ruin

    cinder ruin

  • Wispbane

    Wisp faint gleam + bane ruin

    faint gleam ruin

  • Oakbane

    Oak hardwood + bane ruin

    hardwood ruin

Necromancer


Tabletop

bane final

  • Gravebane

    Grave dug pit + bane ruin

    dug pit ruin

  • Hallowbane

    Hallow consecrated + bane ruin

    consecrated ruin

  • Cryptabane

    Crypta vault + bane ruin

    vault ruin

Nickname


People

bane final

  • Nailbane

    Nail iron pin + bane ruin

    iron pin ruin

  • Winterbane

    Winter wet season + bane ruin

    wet season ruin

  • Bonebane

    Bone body frame + bane ruin

    body frame ruin

Rogue


Tabletop

bane final

  • Rookbane

    Rook cheat + bane ruin

    cheat ruin

  • Chitbane

    Chit token + bane ruin

    token ruin

  • Brambane

    Bram bramble + bane ruin

    bramble ruin

Senses that travel together

See also

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