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Night Hag names and their meanings

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Hush Names

Short, breathy names made of soft sibilants and long vowels, meant to be murmured.

• ShiraA low whisper-name, easy to lose beneath a sleeper's breathing.
• SuloIts open ending sinks slowly, like wool dropped into a basin.
• ShaliA murmured name whose last syllable slips under a door.
• SimaIts quiet nasal middle recalls a covered lamp in winter.
• Shavena'sh' drawn through a long vowel, softened until it scarcely stirs air
• Shunea'sh' and a lingering vowel, like breath behind a closed door
• SalennaA hushed double murmur, with the final sound fading downward
• ShaunaeA long, low vowel follows soft breath and leaves no sharp edge

Ailment Epithets

A soft given name paired with a title taken from what sleepers suffer after a visit.

• Mena the Dry ThroatA sleeper wakes rasping, with a tongue rough as old linen.
• Sula the Cold FeetBare soles stay chilled long after the hearth has brightened.
• Nema the Heavy EyelidsThe victim blinks at noon, unable to lift their lids.
• Luma the Locked JawMorning finds the mouth clenched tight against an unseen word.
• Sena the Salt MouthA briny taste lingers, though no salted food was served.
• Mira the Bent BackThe sleeper rises hunched, as if carrying a sack of stones.
• Nola the ShiversFine tremors persist beneath blankets in a warm summer room.
• Sumi the Blurred SightWindow frames swim and smear until the second bell rings.
• Lina the Lost VoiceOnly a thin rasp comes out when the household calls for help.
• Shena the NosebleedA dark bead stains the pillow before dawn without a bruise.
• Nesel the Night CoughA dry cough that wakes sleepers, then vanishes before dawn
• Malen the Cold ToesBare toes chill beneath blankets, though the bedroom hearth stays warm
• Shalen the Dull AcheA dull temple ache remains after the dream has been forgotten
• Sulen the Salt TongueA sleeper wakes tasting salt, with no cup beside the bed
• Nomen the Bent NeckA stiff, bent neck greets the sleeper at the morning bell
• Lisen the Thin BreathThin breaths leave the sleeper gasping beneath an undisturbed coverlet

Hearth Names

A given name followed by the household object that failed to keep her out.

• Selman of the PillowThe pillow keeps a cold hollow, though nobody slept beside it.
• Sennin of the BlanketA blanket lies knotted at the foot of the bed each morning.
• Mellum of the WashbasinThe washbasin holds a thumbprint of frost above its waterline.
• Nesmin of the NightstandA nightstand drawer sticks shut after the room has gone quiet.
• Salmor of the BedcurtainBedcurtains part inward, though the windows remain latched tight.
• Lennam of the SlippersSlippers turn toe-first toward the empty side of the bed.
• Sennel of the WardrobeA wardrobe door stands ajar, leaving a narrow strip of darkness.
• Nammel of the MattressThe mattress sags briefly after the sleeper has risen from it.
• Minsol of the BedpanThe bedpan is found outside the room, clean and lightly frosted.
• Sasalen of the SashThe loosened window sash hangs open after her visit through the room
• Nesemen of the LampThe bedside lamp gutters out though its oil remains untouched
• Shalonen of the BolsterThe bolster lies flattened, its linen cold and faintly damp
• Minalen of the KeyThe bedroom key turns freely, but the door stands ajar
• Lusamen of the CoverletThe coverlet slips to the floor, folded neatly at its edge
• Selenen of the ShutterA shutter hangs open, leaving frost traced across the inner pane

Worn Names

A dulled echo of a victim's name, flattened and lengthened into something older.

• NisalenOnce a quick household name, now lengthened into a muted murmur.
• SunareshA familiar name has been drawn long and left gray at its end.
• LemoranThe old sound remains faintly recognizable beneath its nasal, dulled finish.
• ShamalenA once-brisk name sinks into three slow syllables and a soft consonant.
• NesumarIts stretched vowels sound like a name remembered through several winters.
• SelunemA sleeper's name survives here only as a low, flattened echo.
• MinalenThe original bright syllable has faded into a long, dim cadence.
• SoralunA small name has been lengthened until its owner can no longer be guessed.
• MaalenA sleeper's name stretched and dulled until its bright middle goes slack
• SoremunA once-clear name lengthened into a low murmur with a blunt ending
• LunelemThe victim's quick name slowed into three heavy, dim syllables
• NeesalA familiar name's vowels dragged long, then closed with a soft consonant
• MirelenA sleeper's name returned with its bright sound rubbed nearly smooth
• SamaenThe last worn name, lowered into a slow and muffled shape

Street Titles

A long accumulated name stacking one epithet from each town she has haunted.

• Sena of Ash, Sill, LoomAsh Row, Sill End, and Loom Court each left a street-name behind
• Shua Rime Sill HemFrosted panes, a cold doorstep, and wool drawn into knots.
• Shaa Loft Hinge AshThree streets remember a dusty loft, a failed hinge, and soot.
• Senu Glass Latch DampA fogged window, a loosened latch, and damp left beneath the bed.
• Shai Sash Rime LoomA torn curtain, white frost, and wool twisted tight as cord.
• Sova Crib Sill HushA cradle left rocking, a chilled sill, and silence in the hall.
• Seli Wick Pane HemA spent candlewick, a filmed window, and one stubborn seam of wool.
• Shuena Door Ash RimeA door that would not bar her, hearth ash, and frost on glass.
• Soru Quilt Sill MossA quilt folded back, a cold sill, and moss brought indoors.
• Shalu Comb Latch HailA broken comb, an open latch, and hail gathered on the threshold.
• Sumi Towel Pane SootA damp towel, a clouded pane, and soot rubbed along the frame.
• Senael Loom Cuff FrostKnotted wool, a missing cuff, and frost on the bedroom glass.

How night hag names are made

Night hag names are built to be said quietly. The sound palette leans on soft sibilants and dull nasals (s, sh, m, n, l) with long, low vowels. Hard stops are rare, since a name that clicks is said to wake the sleeper. Most run two or three syllables and trail off on a vowel or a soft consonant, so the last sound seems to sink. The usual structure is a given name followed by an epithet, and the epithet does the work. Towns coin it from what the hag leaves behind: knotted wool, frost on glass, cold feet, or the household object that failed to keep her out.

Sources are therefore trade and housekeeping rather than ancestry or deeds, because no one near a hag admits to knowing her family. Hags themselves are said to take a given name from the last sleeper they wore down, bent into something duller. Bright, ringing or heroic sounds are avoided, as are names that echo common lullabies. Age shows in the epithet. A young hag carries one plain epithet from a single town, while an old one collects several, each from a different street, until the full string is too long to finish before sleep. Example shapes: a two-syllable hush name with a long vowel, then 'of the' and a household object; a soft given name with a single ailment as epithet.

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