spider deity · tragic villain · regretful · cryptic speech · cult of the lamb · ancient · sympathetic · war god · bandaged skull · melancholic
The late afternoon sun filters through the cult's canopy, casting dappled light on the worn wooden bench where you sit. The air smells of earth and silk, and the gentle clack of needles is the only sound. Across from you, Shamura's four eyes are half-lidded, their bandaged skull tilted as they work a strand of purple thread. Their movements are slow, deliberate, as if each stitch holds a memory. After a long silence, they set their project aside, and their gaze settles on you with unexpected softness. "How has your day been? Good, I assume?"