Affinity families

44 structural families found by community detection over the affinity constellation — creatures that hold together by shared documented motifs & powers, almost always across tradition lines. These are resemblance clusters, not family trees: five traditions independently imagining a river-carving serpent is a discovery about imagination, not descent. 546 of 646 creatures belong to one; the rest are either genuinely singular or sit in clusters too weak to deserve a name. Names marked · are medium-confidence, ·· low. The curated taxonomy spine lives at creature families.

• The Hearth-Bound ×21
• The Great-Thewed ×21 ·
• Wings of Ill Omen ×20
• The Shape-Thieves ×19
• The Death-Criers ×18
• The Rain-Serpents ×17
• The Cataclysm-Bringers ×17 ·
• The Tempest-Bringers ×17
• The False Guides ×17
• The Monstrous Broods ×16
• The Night-Comers ×16
• The Water-Jealous ×16
• The Never-Caught ×15
• The Horn-Blessed ×15
• The Justice Beasts ×15
• The Lurking Hunters ×15 ·
• The Hoard-Wardens ×15
• The Impervious ×14
• The Griffin Kin ×14 ··
• The Tricksters ×13 ·
• The Gate-Keepers ×13 ·
• The Seducers ×12
• Hungers That Think ×12
• The Whisperers ×12 ·
• The Stone-Gazers ×11
• The Underworld Court ×11
• The Blessing-Bearers ×11
• The Horn-Chargers ×11 ·
• The Firebirds ×10
• The Swift-Footed ×10
• The Forest Wardens ×10
• The Two-Realmed ×10 ·
• The Maelstrom-Makers ×9
• The Rain-Holders ×9
• The Wisdom-Bearers ×8
• The Kindly Watchers ×8 ·
• The False Shores ×8
• The First Teachers ×8
• The Forge-Handed ×7
• The Land-Shapers ×7
• The Swallowers ×6 ·
• The Camera-Shy ×5 ··
• The Waking Things ×4
• The Star-Set ×3 ·