What do You Call a Group of Clay Demons?

chapter25A scene called for me to name a group of flame demons, and I forgot the collective term. I had to look it up in my author’s appendix, at which point I noticed a gap in my nomenclature:

Coreling: A generic group of corelings is called a Host. Specific groups named depending on species:

Wood demons are a copse
Wind demons are a flight
Flame demons are a blaze
Water demons are a wave
Snow demons are a blizzard
Sand demons are a storm
Clay demons are a…?
Rock demons are a quake
Field demons are a reap

What in Everam’s name will I do when faced with writing about a group of clay demons?

Well, I wiIl come up with a name for them… unless someone does it first.

Anyone got an idea? Make suggestions in the comments. If I use it, I’ll send you a signed Warded Man and a set of dice!

Posted on December 9, 2013 at 7:44 pm by PeatB
Filed under Contests, Craft, Skull Throne, Warded Man, Writing
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108 responses to “What do You Call a Group of Clay Demons?”

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  3. clatter

    Posted by Daniel G, on December 30th, 2013 at 9:55 pm

  4. A Quarry of Clay Demons?

    Posted by Brandon, on February 25th, 2014 at 7:52 pm

  5. Mud.
    Flood of mud.

    Posted by milosz, on February 25th, 2014 at 8:05 pm

  6. I have not seen a slick of clay demons cause clay gets slick when wet

    Posted by robert, on March 22nd, 2014 at 7:22 pm

  7. A ‘Clasp’ of clay demons

    Posted by Simon, on August 7th, 2014 at 7:10 am

  8. A Meld of Clay Demons.
    Has the dual meaning of the others in relation to how the Clays blend in.

    Posted by Joe Wagner, on July 29th, 2015 at 11:50 am