Names are never just labels in the Foundlings world. They’re spells, shields, invitations, and sometimes weapons. A given name, a chosen name, a name whispered only to the corvids—each one carries a different kind of magic. Today’s N post is all about how names shape identity, power, and belonging in this universe.
True names
The name that holds the core of a person’s magic. Only a few beings (or birds) can speak or hear them safely. Knowing someone’s true name is intimacy and leverage.
Chosen names
Names taken later in life as an act of self‑definition. A chosen name can shift how a character’s magic presents—sharper, softer, louder, quieter. Found families and bookshops honoring chosen names is its own everyday ritual.
Names as spells
Names written, crossed out, rewritten—each version leaving a magical residue. Corvids “naming” someone through sound, feeling, or flight pattern. And the tension of what happens when someone refuses the name they were given.
In Foundlings, names are living things. They grow, molt, and sometimes demand to be remade.
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