Keywords

Type keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Traditional equivalent
Countstone	Integer type	int
Potion	Float type	float
Runestone	String type	str / string
Flagstone	Boolean type	bool
Scroll	Array type	list / array
Tome	Map type	dict / map
Coffer	Byte type	byte
Hex	Hex data type	—
Familiar	Object reference type	object / any
Void	Absence of value	None / null / void

Declaration keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Example
Mutable	Mark variable as mutable	Mutable Countstone x is 5;
Enchanted	Mark variable as immutable (explicit)	Enchanted Countstone PI is 3.14;
is	Assignment operator	x is 42;
is written as	Assignment (verbose form)	x is written as x + 1;
of	Used in type declarations	Scroll of items

Function keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Example
Ritual	Function declaration	Ritual greet() begins ... end of Ritual
begins	Start of function body	Ritual foo() begins
end of Ritual	End of function body	end of Ritual
returneth	Return a value	returneth x * 2;
Spell	Lambda / inline function	Spell double is (Countstone x) => x * 2;

Control flow keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Traditional equivalent
Quest	If / conditional	if
begins when	Condition guard	if (condition)
elsewise when	Else-if	else if / elif
elsewise	Else	else
end of Quest	End conditional	} / end
Odyssey	For loop	for
from	Range start	range(start, ...)
to	Range end (exclusive)	range(..., end)
by	Step size	range(..., ..., step)
in	Iteration / membership	in
Vigil	While loop	while
whilst	While condition	while (condition)
Oracle	Pattern matching	switch / match
reveals	Oracle subject	switch (value)
fate	Match arm	case
Flee	Break loop	break
Persist	Continue loop	continue

OOP keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Traditional equivalent
Guild	Class declaration	class
inherits	Class inheritance	extends / :
end of Guild	End of class	}
thy	Self reference	self / this
summon	Create instance / import	new / import
Realm	Enum declaration	enum
end of Realm	End of enum	}

Error handling keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Traditional equivalent
Trap	Try block	try
Evade	Catch block	catch / except
end of Trap	End error handling	}
Forfeit	Throw an error	throw / raise

Literal keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Traditional equivalent
Truth	Boolean true	true / True
Falsehood	Boolean false	false / False
Void	Null / none	null / None

Logical keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Traditional equivalent
and	Logical AND	&& / and
or	Logical OR	|| / or
not	Logical NOT	! / not
matches	Equality check	==

Other keywords

Keyword	Purpose
end	Used in end of X constructs
written	Used in is written as
as	Used in is written as