"Okay, you're all going to have to sit down for this one! We spotted another convergent celestial body just an hour ago. That's three in quick succession! Are we worried? Maybe. Exuberant? Abso*******lutely!"
- Official Transcript - Impromptu Assembly - Selenological Senate -
#ch...
2021-02-17 11:15:03 +0000 UTC
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"Despite their rather grandiose title, The First Ones only awoke to the reality that had been woven around them, for them. Ever powerful, they enriched the arras they called home with fervent and purposeful creativity. Little did they realize back then the true gift bestowed upon them by their progenitors: Mortality."
- E...
2021-02-10 09:02:34 +0000 UTC
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"Unacceptable! Other battalions were sent to secure the borders, while my units are stuck here, patrolling empty streets and supervising merchant caravans. My soldiers didn't fight at the citadel just so that they can become glorified customs agents!"
- General Hakan - Court Records - Reclamation Tribunal -
#ch...
2021-02-03 10:39:33 +0000 UTC
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"We began as only one, and we were everything, yet, we also had nothing. So we became many. Countless threads that emanated from a single spool, we entwined until our tapestry became reality. And in doing so, the crucible became the loom."
- Verse 27 - Primordial Reflections - Narkissa of The Enshrined
#chapter...
2021-01-27 10:06:22 +0000 UTC
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"Did you even bring the blasted ring? Without that damn thing, they won't even let you approach the entrance! What part of 'Secret Society' are you failing to comprehend?! Just... keep watch by that bench and I'll fill you in after the meeting."
- Overheard Conversation - Suspiciously Low-lit Alleyway - Reporter's Iden...
2021-01-27 10:04:12 +0000 UTC
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"Ilconian Tea is a unique flower to this plateau. Though subtle in flavour, it is famed for its notable stimulant effect, making it the drink of choice amongst all classes in the kingdom. No pilgrim leaves our ranges without a little tea satchel as a souvenir or gift. Please drop by the nearest kiosk for further information!"
2021-01-13 10:14:46 +0000 UTC
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"3 vessels sent to the bottom of the harbour in the blink of an eye, all hands lost. Not even a single rodent was found floating amongst the carnage... With such power in our midst, it becomes harder to differentiate between warfare and outright slaughter."
- Excerpt - Admiral's Lament - Ex-Rector Kalom -
#chap...
2021-01-07 10:37:22 +0000 UTC
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"Obscure herbs and fungi?! Look around, that's pretty much my entire shipment! Give me an ailment and I will have something to help ease it... provided you prepare it properly of course."
- Anonymous - Grand Reopening of the Eternal Gardens -
#chapter04 #time_to_reflect #over_a_hot_brew #double_double
2021-01-07 10:35:44 +0000 UTC
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"Too hot and you risk it burning, too cold and it will not render; The spectrum of power grants you absolute control of the outcome. Tend to an oven's flame with reverence, and you shall be scrumptiously rewarded. Neglect the hearth, and tears are all you will taste."
- Excerpt - Culinary Theology - Grand Saucier Maya ...
2020-12-27 07:10:04 +0000 UTC
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"The deeper you gaze into the Tapestry, the more you pry at its foundation. Thread density and intricacy increases exponentially, allowing for the most subtle of manipulations. By that same token, errors are magnified proportionally, thus the Faculty will not be held liable for the results."
- Excerpt - Tier Advancement W...
2020-12-16 22:59:16 +0000 UTC
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"Governance has its nuances. I'm not one to promote outright subjugation as a means to an end. Raw power quickly outlives its usefulness, and in its wake, beckons misery to take its place."
- Supplementary Lecture - Esteemed Royal College of Bureaucracy - Vice-vice-vice-Principal Aydin -
#chapter03 #wrapping_th...
2020-12-09 12:51:33 +0000 UTC
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"Seeing as half the city is now submerged, people are paying good money for ships with divers to extract as many heirlooms and valuables as possible. I mean, war is horrid and all that, but the salvaging business has entered a Golden Age!"
- Guild Master Symposium - New Port Authority Office [elevated] - Seafarers ...
2020-11-25 11:08:47 +0000 UTC
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"Sunrise is sunrise! See that bright sliver on the horizon?! I don't care what arbitrary 'time' you folks decide it is. I have delivered your stock in full, now pay me!"
- Drama at the South Gate - Customs Clearance - Frustrated Merchant -
Getting this page ready for tomorrow <3
2020-11-18 01:28:15 +0000 UTC
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"Meek, yet dexterous, the early magi pleased the Azure Courts and were thus blessed as their augers. Disgusted that such beings were allowed to even touch the Scared Weave, many Elders abandoned the council, heralding the First Schism."
- Excerpt - Rifts of Heaven - Panagiota of The Immaculate
Here we go ~!
2020-11-11 11:35:42 +0000 UTC
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"Yes, it's a free new world indeed! ...BUT that still doesn't explain the 21.3% discrepancy in these shipment ledgers! I highly doubt someone could steal over 3 tonnes of construction sand, especially during a riot."
- Dockworker's Union - Case 3421b - Plaintiff
Next chapter's coming up really soon ~<3!
2020-11-11 11:33:02 +0000 UTC
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"Manipulating the Weave requires strong intent and focus! Concentrate Little One! If you burn this perfectly good mutton again I will force you to eat it!"
- Exasperated Elder Dragon - Somewhere -
We both get fancy hats!
2020-11-08 10:30:23 +0000 UTC
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"Hoard morale is of the utmost importance! Threatening to drop members from high places may quell dissent temporarily, but is counter-intuitive in the long run. Don't be stingy with praise and reward. In fact, make sure to offer it as publicly as possible!"
- A Dragon - Lecturing a wyrmling - Somewhere -
2020-11-08 10:27:58 +0000 UTC
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"Our lore is a little more... dated, shall we say. When the primordials wove the moon, they could not will her to move across the sky. So with their remaining might, they braided the rolling sun, an entity of such exceeding brilliance that the moon could not help but covet, and so she gave chase, for eternity."
- Excerpt ...
2020-11-05 00:50:41 +0000 UTC
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"Coastal mountain ranges punctuated with fertile valleys grace this region with an abundance of strong updrafts married to a bountiful sea. A perfect habitat for dragons wouldn't you say. Well, those of the winged variety at least. "
- Excerpt - Peninsular Gods - Author's name lost to antiquity -
2020-10-29 09:16:33 +0000 UTC
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"The thing is, nobody wants a good debate anymore. Most just want to skip right to pummeling one's opponent, which according to the age-old tradition, should only happen once both closing statements have been filed!"
- Western Gate District Court - Magistrate Congregation - Anonymous Magistrate -
2020-10-24 09:27:22 +0000 UTC
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"One Wyrm Tooth for every decade of loyal service. Now THAT'S a retirement pension!"
- Successful Interview - Holistic Accounting Bureau - Exuberant Public Servant-to-be
Did a mid-week update this time around since we had an odd number of pages and this one was a good stand-alone. There will still be an update ...
2020-10-22 08:43:43 +0000 UTC
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"To suddenly feel multiple layers of tension ease and draw together with just one slight adjustment of one string, that is how you master the patterns of the world."
- Excerpt - Nature Entwined - Prof. Damla
Aaaaaand Done!
2020-10-18 10:12:58 +0000 UTC
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"It's a Grain 'El·e·va-tor'! It's supposed to move the shipment UP into the holding tanks! I'm not paying a single copper until that infernal machine is back up and running. Find one of those damn magi, or even a dragon, I don't care! That cereal is making it out to port by sunrise or not at all."
Ultimatum -Auxillary d...
2020-10-16 13:56:30 +0000 UTC
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"OK, your complaint has been registered, but I'm going to be honest here... I don' think submitting a formal request to investigate "that Smarmy Witch Advisor" is going to endear you to the King's entourage."
- Recovered Archives - PR [Palace Relations] -
#chapter02 #oh_my #miscommunication #leaving_an #impress...
2020-10-01 13:20:01 +0000 UTC
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"'Enchanting'... or, more correctly, 'Imbuing' a material with magical properties is a separate discipline in and of itself and requires a particular set of skills. If any of you fresh faces took this course thinking you'd get easy credits, I'm afraid you'll be sorely disappointed."
- Central Ministry - First Lecture - Pr...
2020-09-27 04:18:20 +0000 UTC
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Due to a large amount of feedback, we've been having a blast with these Q&A sessions. Maybe a little too much fun...
If anyone's curious, the 'likeness' of Ayse we used is what I call a "Palette Homunculus". It's essentially just a combination of colour swabs that I use for quick reference when flatting and masking the comi...
2020-09-24 06:28:49 +0000 UTC
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"Not ALL is lost! Yes, the current infrastructure requires Traditional Schools to power the existing machinery, BUT with all the artifacts we've scavenged, I am certain that we may bring about a new age. An age where we truly hold the fate of humanity in our own hands. A Renaissance of Magic!"
- Speech Excerpt - Genera...
2020-09-22 14:17:09 +0000 UTC
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"Look... you can't just go around proclaiming yourself some sort of mage out in public! There's proper procedure and that involves being vetted by any of the 9 schools. If you keep waving that staff around, don't come crying at my door when the boys from the Ministry show up!"
-Overheard frantic conversation at South Mark...
2020-09-17 11:01:29 +0000 UTC
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Da~mn, the numbers keep rising and so are our spirits <3
Here's some more Q/A from the protagonist herself!
ADDENDUM! For those using the Patreon app to read these comics, there is an issue with the image size being reduced and becoming illegible. We've provided a downloadable version to bypass this issue <3
2020-09-17 10:56:23 +0000 UTC
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Woven really seems to have taken off on this platform and so to celebrate, we decided to answer a few questions that cropped up along the way in the comments.
It was incredibly fun! And we ended up with even more questions, which will be addressed in another upcoming Q/A session.
It feels nice to have little intermissions like these,...
2020-09-16 06:57:02 +0000 UTC
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