The Weaver

The Weaver is a portrayal of the Fears of Control and Ourselves who represents manipulation, broken promises, and letting power rule over you. She is a wooden woman whose body is sunken into the throne of a massive tower. Reflective strings extend from her, though these strings are only visible to those she aims to take over.

The Weaver speaks to her victims, who are primarily those who have or desire power, through mirrors, telling them how much better they can be and how much more she can make them. If they reject her, the target sees the mirror shatter, leaving cuts on their skin. If they look again, however, the mirror is unbroken. The cuts are similarly nonexistent, despite the pain; however, Astray can see the scars, which seem reflective, and know them to be the marks of the enemy.

If the victim agrees, however, the Weaver begins sinking in her strings. This is a slow process, one which happens over the course of days or more, and if a victim sees through her lies, they can reject the Weaver's power. However, this can lead her to become angry with her victims, and the realization of what was happening can leave victims feeling guilty or hollow.

When victims break free of the Weaver's will, she tries to convince them to return to her, alternating between making new, yet still empty, promises and making them feel guilty for leaving her and her other servants. If this fails, her anger becomes visible, often becoming physical and violent by way of fully-turned Astray. If a victim fails to reject the Weaver, and the strings are fully placed on them, they become one of the Astray, her human servants.

The Weaver lives inside a domain called the Shattered Glass Tower, a huge, yet ruined, spire. When her favorite and most loyal servants die, she collects their faces and turns them into masks, which she hangs on wires extending from the walls of her throne room.