Talk:Naiad/@comment-36121682-20190826133602/@comment-3131473-20190826135320

A "nymph" in the novels isn't used as a term for distinct race, it is a catch-up synonym that can be used when referred to either dryads, naiads or other "female-only" races depending on the speaker. While for many inhabitants of the Continent a "nymph" may be a synonym for a nereid, for others it is a synonym for a hamadryad, or any other. Yeah, it isn't used in the novels as a scientific term for the whole species but rather a folk name the meaning of which varies depending on a region, but it is the closest and the least conjectural word we are able use.