Votive
Quick Detail: Given or offered as a vow, prayer, or devotion.
Harbor Lexicon
A living collection of strange, spectral, and story-soaked terms from across Skeleton Harbor. Browse by letter or dive into a word to learn more.
Wake
Quick Detail: The track left behind by movement, especially in water.
Category: Motion & Aftermath
Orgin: Old English
Wane
Quick Detail: To decrease, fade, or diminish over time.
Category: Change & Time
Orgin: Old English
Weathered
Quick Detail: Worn by exposure to time and elements.
Category: Time & Texture
Orgin: Old English
Wendigo
Quick Detail: A cannibalistic winter spirit symbolizing insatiable hunger.
Category: Creature
Orgin: Algonquian
Wharf
Quick Detail: A platform built along the water for loading or mooring vessels.
Category: Places & Structures
Orgin: Old English
Whittle
Quick Detail: To carve or shape by cutting small slices.
Category: Craft & Action
Orgin: Old English
Wicker
Quick Detail: Material woven from flexible branches or reeds.
Category: Craft & Material
Orgin: Old Norse / Germanic
Will-o’-the-Wisp
Quick Detail: Ghostly lights seen floating over swamps and marshlands.
Category: Folklore
Orgin: European
Willow
Quick Detail: A tree known for its long, graceful, drooping branches.
Category: Nature & Trees
Orgin: Old English
Wistful
Quick Detail: Filled with gentle longing or distant reflection.
Category: Emotion & Reflection
Orgin: 18th century English
Wraith
Quick Detail: A faint apparition or shadow-like spirit.
Category: Spirits & Apparitions
Orgin: Scottish