True names
Culture concept
Plays with the concept that names have power, especially "true" names.
6
games
4platforms
W31 1991-10
WIN 2003-12-02
WIN 2006-10-31
OSX 2008-05
Commonly humans either don't have a true name or they don't know it. Many magical creatures are innately aware of their true name.
Some mythoses set even human's given name as their true name, prompting the "don't tell your name to the witch of the woods".
Some mythoses set even human's given name as their true name, prompting the "don't tell your name to the witch of the woods".