Narrowthread
The Shadow Weaver
Appearance
A figure swathed in pitch-dark wrappings, each thread drinking in light as though stitched from shadow. Her mask, woven of midnight silk, conceals her face entirely—save for the gleam of sharp, amused eyes.
She does not walk so much as slide, her presence always a moment late to the senses, like noticing someone was watching after they’ve turned away.
Known Traits
- Speaks in a voice like falling leaves or breaking thread—soft, dry, and too quiet to ignore.
- Avoids names, avoids lies, avoids sunlight.
- Her riddles are double-barbed, and her pacts always have teeth.
- Vex Maravo claims to have spoken with her... and survived.
Affiliations
- Operative of Cassian Albright , serving unknown objectives
- Moves freely between the Feywild and the Material Plane, perhaps through places of thinness or ritual-bound shadows
- Appears to keep a personal code, though its terms are unreadable
Abilities (as guessed by those who’ve encountered her)
- Can vanish without teleportation, often just as a flame flickers or a shadow stretches
- Seems to know things she shouldn't—especially personal memories and moments never spoken aloud
- Can bind small pacts with mortals, offering minor boons in exchange for whispers, secrets, or memories
- Has only once offered her true name, under the condition of a riddle answered. To speak it is to summon her—once
Known History
- Has approached at least one mortal (Vex Maravo) with a stone and a riddle
- May be keeping a ledger of those who “interest” her
- Appears to enjoy mortals who are clever, desperate, or haunted
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