On the Aifala Continent, there was not much fuss over the naming of plants and animals.
Some names were the simplest descriptive kind, taken directly from a creature's appearance, sound, behavior, or habitat, such as "Blood Thorn Flower" and "Sparrow Claw Vine"—
Slightly more particular names might connect the creature to myths, heroic epics, or historical events behind it, such as "Merlin Rose" and "Spider Plant of Kelmo"—
Of course, most of the time, what spread by word of mouth among Adventurers and explorers was often the creature's most widely used common name.
Across the long history of the Aifala Continent, there might once have been capable people proficient in biological knowledge and naming techniques who had tried to establish a universal and strict naming standard.
But no one had ever succeeded.
After all, this was a fantasy world where gods truly existed, and divine authority was fragmented into countless pieces.
A common Forest Deer, something seen everywhere and ordinary in every way—"nature," "antlers," "protection," "life"—
Behind it, there might very well be ties to several great existences above the Divine Realm.
And a name that was widely circulated and accepted by most people was, to a certain extent, also part of "faith."
The entanglements within were by no means a realm mortals could touch.
"Fog Lamp Grass" was this plant's name in the Common Tongue.
It was simple and easy to understand. Even an illiterate country farmer, upon hearing the term, could roughly imagine its appearance and the environment where it grew.
And in the Elvish Language, which had always valued rhythm and elegance, and liked to sketch the richest imagery with the fewest syllables, Fog Lamp Grass likewise had its own poetic expression.
Translated literally, "Fog Lamp Grass" meant:
The wavering, hazy halo within the thickest fog before