endehtojen
Endehtojen are intangible traces believed to form when individuals perform acts aligned with communal values. They are described in folktales as guiding indicators of trust and virtue, not material objects. The term is from a constructed language attributed to island tribes; etymology is commonly glossed as “echo-deeds,” reflecting their function as echoes of actions that persist in social memory.
Characteristics: They manifest as soft, shimmering auras or whispered echoes perceived in the periphery of vision.
Origins and use: In myth, endehtojen arise from the collective memory of a community after shared rites
Criticism and interpretation: In the fiction where they appear, scholars debate whether endehtojen are objective phenomena
Note: Endehtojen is a fictional concept used here for world-building and illustrative purposes.