wi-vo-li · W211

wivoli · paladin / oath-champion · ✅

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First use	DND-004, D&D Classes (S656): la-wi-vo-li wi lo-vo / ra-be

Composition

wi (will/intention) + vo (value/worth) + li (social agent). Head: li (agent-type). Modifier: wi-vo (will-toward-worth) = will consecrated to an oath of worth. Right-branching: wi-(vo-li) = will-kind-of-worth-person. The compound encodes the distinguishing feature of the paladin class: the sacred oath (wi directed at vo). Distinct from vo-ra-li (W209, cleric): the cleric's force comes FROM vo (vo is the source); the paladin's will IS directed AT vo (vo is the oath-target).

Notes

W211. First attested DND-004 (S656). D&D Classes batch. The S656 sentence uses the bi-clausal parallel (/) to capture both aspects: wi lo-vo (the oath dimension) / ra-be (the combat dimension). The paladin IS both, and the parallel marks both as load-bearing. A paladin who loses the will-toward-worth becomes a Fallen Paladin — in Tonesu this would be: wi-no-vo-li (will-away-from-worth-person) or simply a ra-ka-li who no longer holds wi lo-vo. The structural dissolution of the paladin class is captured in the name. Contrast wi-ra (W177, willpower/directed power): wi-ra is undirected directional force; wi-vo-li specifies that the will is directed at worth specifically.

Related

wi (primitive: will/intention), vo (primitive: value/worth), li (primitive: social agent), vo-ra-li (W209: cleric — vo as source vs vo as oath-target here), wi-ra (W177: willpower — wi in force context vs worth context), ra-ka-li (W206: fighter — force without oath frame)

In the corpus

1 attestation.

S#	Tonesu
S656	la-wi-vo-li wi lo-vo / ra-be A paladin wills toward worth / and force manifests.
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