A possibility is that the name Vestane is actually a backformation from a common name of the tribe and transformed into a supposed daughter of Vingkot. As the identification with Vingkot grew stronger, alternative names died out.
Other tribes that might have had this treatment are the Orgovaltes, whose tribal founder is one Ulanin, the Infithtelli who were founded by Porscriptor the Cannibal and so forth.
--Peter Metcalfe
"Jeff" wrote:
> Names given for the Dawn Age tribes is nowhere near as consistent
as later scholars seem to think. The cartographer, possessed of some
very ancient secrets, gave the name "Vestanites" instead of the more
commonly seen "Vestantes".
Joerg: Named after Vinigikioiti's daughter Vestanite, I suppose...
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