In Bard Bloom's World Tree setting, it's a Cani concept called "affan." They have contests to establish affan, which are called "choofs." There is an entertaining outsider's description of a sample here: http://sythyry.dreamwidth.org/177882.html
Ever since I encountered the more detailed description in the gaming manual, I've been in love with the terms. I can lay out the description once, have a name for things, and people will know what I mean.
Re: From: The Tadpole
In Bard Bloom's World Tree setting, it's a Cani concept called "affan." They have contests to establish affan, which are called "choofs." There is an entertaining outsider's description of a sample here:
http://sythyry.dreamwidth.org/177882.html
Ever since I encountered the more detailed description in the gaming manual, I've been in love with the terms. I can lay out the description once, have a name for things, and people will know what I mean.