The Weaver of Eighty Thousand Threads is a monolatrist post-Suzerain deity worshiped in Kea Racha. The name of the deity refers to the idea, widely held amongst the religion's devotees, that there are eighty thousand different types of souls, and therefore an equal number of outcomes in life. These outcomes are chosen by the Weaver even before birth, and it is the responsibility of each of her worshipers to find and follow their Thread.
Edicts and anathema
- Edicts
- Anathema
History
Worship of the Weaver of Eighty Thousand Threads is a relatively new phenomenon, first appearing in Pela Huban around Y9620*. From the Kea Rachan mega-city, the faith spread out to the rest of the island, rapidly finding adherents in Langkha, Kintaka, and Lelwani. The religion remains rather strong in Langkha in particular, especially amongst the migratory labor force that works the vast farms.
Depiction
The Weaver of Eighty Thousand Threads
depiction: constantly and methodically weaving an endless fate-tapestry from the silk produced by her silkworms. sometimes depicted as human-like, more frequently as a moth
Beliefs and followers
Followers of the Weaver of Eighty Thousand Threads are strongly monolatrist. While the acknowledge the existence of other gods, they consider the Weaver to be the only worth worshiping. Some adherents to her faith even verge on monotheism.
weaver has a predetermined plan for all, but up to you to find it. you can go off the rails, but it'll be a life met with hardship for you, since it's not what you were meant to have.
cyclical and interconnected - with only 80k types of souls, you see a lot of repeats. stories and history connect past and contemporary threads to others of their type
Thread-Seeking
ritual caring for silkmoths/production of silk?
Some theologians believe the Weaver to be an aspect or interpretation of Taliash, perhaps introduced to Kea Racha by way of the Cosmic River faith followed by the giants of Matarsah. Certainly there are many similarities between the Weaver and Taliash, particularly the focus on stories and history, but the heavy emphasis on predestination is quite unique to the Weaver's faithful. For their part, her worshipers maintain the two deities to be wholly separate.