Woven Whispers

Crystal | Goblin | Shirogane | Ward 2 | Plot 14
Potential Openings: Wednesdays | 8pm EST - 11pm EST
Last Friday of every month | 8pm EST - 11pm EST

In the shadows, a spider weaves her web of secrets and whispers...

About

Woven Whispers is an information, knowledge, and gossip business that thrives on the subtle art of gathering and distributing knowledge — a delicate web of truths spun for those with a need to know. Managed solely by an Au Ra woman who hails from Kugane, known simply as Chishiki, or Chi.Woven Whispers was made for those who seek enlightenment amidst the shadows of secrecy, those looking for little bits of information that may lead them forward. Clients are invited to explore a rich tapestry of insights, ranging from mere gossip to veiled truths, all presented with a blend of discretion and allure.The curator of Woven Whispers has a knack for weaving together the threads of information into a coherent and enlightening narrative, ensuring each client receives the clarity and understanding they desire.To ease the weight of revelation, guests are offered a modest selection of snacks and silken sips — refreshments carefully chosen to soothe the tongue while truths unravel. From delicate confections to calming teas, each offering complements the quiet atmosphere of the broker’s parlor.Though all information has a price… are you willing to pay it?Some who visit Woven Whispers sense that not all threads are meant to be seen. For the curious, the discreet, or the clever, paths may exist beyond the visible rooms—paths that reward attention, wit, and subtlety.


RP Note: Chishikis eyes are completely black, her vision is less than great - she can see more in color than specific detail. She does not seem to have aether also.

“The web doesn’t mind who gets caught.”

Disclaimer: Chi, or Woven Whispers as a whole, is not responsible for any outcomes, misfortunes, hauntings, entanglements, or otherwise inconvenient consequences resulting from the use of her services or the acquisition of cursed, hexed, or spiritually burdened objects.

Services

RP Note: Her office is enchanted. None can hear what is spoken inside.
All Prices are IC only & are suggestions, Chi is open to taking many forms of payment should one not have the gil.

Tier One: Common Threads

Low-risk services, simple requests — for the curious, the cautious, and the discreet.

🕸 Personalized Research: For questions buried too deep or truths left forgotten, Chi's reach extends beyond paper and ink. What you seek, she can find — in old records, reluctant mouths, or threads tucked in forgotten corners.
Optional Add-ons: Rush jobs, ritual-bound copies.
Method: Often delivered in scrolls spun tightly in translucent webbing, faintly scented with lavender and dust, appointments also available to discuss what is found.
🕸 Confidential Consultations: Within her silk-draped office, Chi offers counsel veiled in quiet. The chamber is tightly warded against any outside ears. She listens. Advises. Connects dots unseen.
Options: Silent sessions, magically-filtered truths, object readings
Atmosphere: Sometimes, a single spider lowers itself on a strand between questions. She never acknowledges it.
🕸 Secret Keeper Service: Confide your burden. In return, Chi will offer a mirrored tale: anonymized, but eerily familiar. Sometimes, these stories arrive not from her lips — but from a parchment placed before you, the ink still wet.
Warning: Once spoken, the thread begins to weave.

Tier Two: Silken Webs

Moderate-risk services, deeper reach — for those who need more than truth. They need leverage.

🕸 Evidence Collection: Subtle webs span more than alleys and walls. Chi’s quiet agents catch whispers, documents, broken patterns — and present them cleanly. Proof, without presence.
Formats: Silk-wrapped reports, mimicked handwriting, preserved memory strands
Warning: The spiders leave no sign… unless Chi wants someone to know.
🕸 Surveillance: Few realize how many eyes a single web can hold. Chi’s observation methods are quiet, lingering — sometimes literal. She blends into the background, watching, listening, waiting.
Variants: Emotional monitoring, daily route logging.
🕸 Alias & Identity Crafting: For those wishing to disappear, be reborn, or insert themselves where they should not be — Chi weaves identities from rumor, record, and shadow. Can either be just the papers, something deeper or both.
Includes: Forged lineage papers, planted memories, subtle gossip spun into a new truth.
Effect: Even your reflection may second-guess who you were.

Tier Three: Twilight Threads

High-risk, high-stakes services. Offered only to those she deems worthy… or desperate.

🕸 Track & Trace: With an item, a name, or a fragment of thought, Chi can find. She slips through city cracks, forest shadows, and shifting aether.
Formats: Silk-wrapped reports, mimicked handwriting, preserved memory strands
Risk: Sometimes, something follows them back.
🕸 Memory Recovery (Experimental) She threads silk between the conscious and forgotten, teasing memory forward like prey from a burrow. But memory is fragile. And sometimes, not all of it is yours.
Warning: Identity damage possible. Residual hauntings… not unheard of.
🕸 Alias & Identity Crafting: For those wishing to disappear, be reborn, or insert themselves where they should not be — Chi weaves identities from rumor, record, and shadow.
Includes: Forged lineage papers, planted memories, subtle gossip spun into truth.
Effect: Even your reflection may second-guess who you were.
🕸 Debt Mapping & Leverage Identification: Every favor, every whisper, every promise creates a thread. Chi can trace them all — revealing who holds power over whom, and how tightly it binds.
Includes: A delicately drawn web map, threads inked in red, gold, or black depending on severity.
Use: Perfect for extortion, politics, blackmail… or protection.
🕸 Thread Severing: Sometimes, a tie must be cut. Chi severs a thread: a memory that clings, a bond that festers, or a whisper that’s followed you too long. Subtle, discreet, and immediate — though it won't undo consequences already set in motion.🕸 Soft Unravelling: Not all pain can be excised without tearing the self. Instead, Chi loosens the weave — trauma dulled, edges blurred, jaggedness softened into a quieter ache. Comfort comes, but so too does the risk of forgetting lessons that scars once carved.

Curios

Knowledge coins: Unique, collectible tokens that symbolize different pieces of wisdom or knowledge, each with its own story and meaning. [200g]

Memory Vials: Small glass vials that symbolically capture and hold memories or secrets, each one representing a specific piece of knowledge or past experience. [300g]

Whispering Stones: Small, polished stones that are believed to capture and replay the faintest of secrets when held close. Each stone is unique, with natural patterns that suggest the stories they might contain. [300g]

Anyone found breaking these rules will be given one warning, after that they will be banned.

Rule 1


Know the difference between in character and out of character.

Rule 2


Respect: There will be no toleration to any harassment. Please also respect peoples time.

Rule 3


While this is a mature venue, that deals in themes and topics normally left to the shadows, please keep in mind any triggering topics. Rule of thumb if you're not sure? Send me a tell!

Rule 4


If your plot includes other players characters please discuss your plans with that player before you speak with Chi.

Communication is important for collaborative RP!

Rule 5


Chi is here to help further plots, give background, or give advice. She is not here to make plots for your characters. While I am happy to talk things out it should never be expected that I will make a plot for your character.

Rule 6


If you are interested in Chi's services I will need a discord contact (or you may join the discord) to gain more information out of character and to set up appointments in the future.

RP Note: Any items written in purple can only be viewed by supernatural entities.

Tomes

All prices are IC only. No gil? No problem! Chi is more than happy to accept anything of equal value or information.
Note: All tomes are replicas of the originals, painstakingly crafted and handwritten. One would be hard pressed to tell the difference.

  • The Dappled Ledger of Velveteen Boughs: A Sharlayan field journal of trees used in forbidden alchemy. Recipes within extract sap that numbs grief — but notes reveal entire forests died after harvesting. The cover still smells faintly of resin and incense.

  • The Sutra of Hollow Lanterns: A stitched scroll of waxed paper, used once in Doman funerary rites. It details the summoning of ephemeral lanterns to guide spirits safely — or trap them in glass. Margins warn that too many flames lit at once may call something that refuses to depart. 🕸

  • Chronicle of the Rain-Eaters: An account of weather-working rituals from Yanxia. Diagrams show how offerings placed in shallow bowls could “drink away storms” — but with warnings that the stolen rain sometimes weeps from walls, eaves, and eyes. Some pages remain waterlogged, never drying.

  • Codex of Ashen Veins: A Mhachi-era treatise on channelling corrupted aether through bloodletting. Diagrams suggest “vein-etching” patterns to store spells under the skin. The book is wrapped in waxed cloth, said to pulse faintly when exposed to moonlight. 🕸

  • War Notes of the Azure Pyre: A battered field log from the Autumn War, written by a thaumaturge court-martialed for “unhallowed fire.” It details spells that burn without heat, leaving only blue smoke and silence. The last pages are partly charred, yet still faintly warm..

  • Ink of the Kasha: A tattered bestiary of yokai that prey upon corpses and lost souls. Its brush-stroke illustrations shift faintly when stared at, often curling into flames. Annotated notes suggest “defences” — though some are intentionally smudged, as if by claw marks.

  • Threads of the Unseen Tapestry: A delicate purple-and-gold tome on weaving invisible patterns into textiles, paper, or hair. Instructions hint at embedding messages, memories, or magical traces into objects, leaving only faint impressions detectable by trained senses. Diagrams move subtly under observation.

Cursed Objects

All prices are IC only. No gil? No problem! Chi is more than happy to accept anything of equal value or information.

Items Market with a '🕸' are considered extremely dangerous. Stock for most items limited.

  • The Oni’s Dice: Carved from lacquered wood, inked in crimson. Tossing them produces omens — strange sounds, scents, or phantasms. Each roll seems to tempt fate, as if calling some unseen gambler closer. Those who play too often report waking with bruises shaped like grasping fingers. 🕸

  • The Shikigami Pouch: A small silk bag embroidered with talismans. When opened, scraps of paper flutter out, folding themselves briefly into animal shapes before burning away. Each use drains something from the holder — vigor, memory, or luck — depending on what form appeared and what is drained from the user. 🕸

  • The Obon Mask: A festival mask painted with a grinning kitsune visage. When worn, voices of the dead may murmur in the wearer’s ear, often in familiar tones. The mask grows heavier the longer it is worn, until it feels as though someone else is tugging at the strings.

  • Infinite Satchel: A fine leather satchel, adorned with a multitude of pockets on the outside, the inside enchanted to hold a plethora of items & never become full. It is not recommended to enter the satchel, Woven Whispers is not responsible for any person(s) lost inside.

  • The Stitcher’s Marionette: A palm-sized doll crudely pieced from fabric scraps. Its limbs twitch faintly when left unattended. Placing it under a pillow is said to ward nightmares — but sometimes the dreamer wakes with fresh needle pricks. 🕸

  • The Hollow-Shell Pipe: A long pipe carved from conch shell. Smoke from it forms ghostly shapes, but those who inhale too deeply claim the shapes whisper to them at night, asking to be let in.

  • The Widow-Thread Needles: A small lacquered case holding silver needles. Sewing with them makes the cloth unnaturally resilient, yet every stitch saps strength from the seamstress. Some garments stitched this way seem to “cling” to the wearer’s soul.

  • The Violet-Tongued Bell: A tarnished bronze handbell wrapped in faded silk. Mortals see a broken bell with no clapper, while supernatural entities perceive it whole, glowing faint violet. When rung, it whispers names, secrets, or debts owed. Mortals feel only a chill in their bones.

  • Hidden Vessels: An assembly of sealed vessels, each containing some sort of being. Warded against premature release, these jars rumour to hold creatures awaiting a worthy companion. Only by nurturing the entity within can one unlock its unique gifts and forge a bond that transcends the mortal realm. Consider carefully before opening, for once the seal is broken, there is no turning back. [One per customer.]*

Hidden Vessels Notes
Please note these are just ideas, you are free to do what you wish with the creature found inside each jar.

Jar One: A frost-glazed ceramic jar etched with delicate snowflake motifs, its lid sealed shut with layers of pale, waxy resin and tightly wound silver ribbon. The surface hums faintly in cold air.OOC Note: Upon liberation, the entity reveals itself as a translucent, ice-aligned serpent with mist curling from its breath. It is calm and slow-moving, often coiling protectively around cool surfaces, and exhibits an uncanny ability to sense tension before it happens.

Jar Two: A rectangular, red-glass vessel wrapped in gold-dyed paper charms, sealed with a heavy wax plug imprinted with a stylized flame. The jar feels faintly warm to the touch.OOC Note: Upon release, the creature manifests as a crimson salamander with ember-bright eyes. It purrs like a flame and ignites when excited — its affinity for fire is clear, and its warmth has been known to stave off nightmares or cold-heartedness alike.

Jar Three: A squat, stone jar carved with symbols of water lilies and frogs, sealed with damp green wax and reeds woven around the lid. It drips with condensation even in dry air.OOC Note: Upon release, a small, jade-colored toad hops free. Its body is slick and cool, and it seems to purify the air around it. Rain follows it occasionally, and it glows faintly during storms.

Jar Five: A sleek, obsidian jar shaped like a drop of ink, sealed with a thin band of black silk and stamped with a mirrored sigil. Peering at it too long gives the sensation of being watched.OOC Note: Upon release, the entity emerges as a cat-sized shadow with glimmering, silver-ringed eyes — no feet, no sound. It appears to possess illusionary properties, occasionally mimicking the voice of the one who freed it. It may not always remain visible.

Jar Six: A green-glazed ceramic vessel with a long neck and a pale cork sealed over with dried honeycomb. Buzzing can sometimes be faintly heard within.OOC Note: Upon liberation, a honeybee the size of a fist takes flight. Its fur is fluffy and gold-dusted, and it shows a distinct preference for floral aether. Though gentle, its sting may leave lingering magical effects on those it deems threats.

Jar Seven: A large, earthenware jug with a chipped, ceramic handle and a cork stopper wrapped in coarse, jute twine, is sealed with a thick, creamy beeswax.OOC Note: Upon liberation, the entity reveals itself to be a hedgehog, exhibiting a peculiar inclination towards protective measures.

Sundries

All prices are IC only. No gil? No problem! Chi is more than happy to accept anything of equal value or information.

  • Silks: Expertly woven silks of only the finest quality. Surprisingly durable. A plethora of colors available on request!

  • Silken Thread: Rare spools of inky black silk thread, known for its uncharacteristic strength and durability.

  • Silken Haoris: Expertly crafted silken hoaris dripping with spiderweb patterns, woven in silver or charcoal silk thread, that subtly drape across the back and sleeves, catching the light with a ghostly sheen. A plethora of colors available.

  • Mimic tomemark: A simple piece of rectangular colored card stock. When placed into a tome & the tome is shut, the bookmark then copies the pages it is closed in. If one then places it into a journal, it places what was 'tome marked', as if one just opened the tome once more.

  • Whisper's Brew: A delicate, floral tea with a subtle hint of mint and a soothing velvety texture. Rose petals, Lavender, a pinch of Mint as well as other herbs known for loosening tongues. Those found drinking this brew find themselves sharing more than they may have wished to. [Medium sized tin]

  • Widows Ink: As the name implies, an ink made of spider venom, purple pigment, & squid ink giving the ink a deep purple hue. Those that come into repeat contact with the dried ink report symptoms of paralysis, numbness, & memory loss.

  • Spiders Eye: A small, obsidian lens. When looked through, slightly enhances the user's ability to detect lies and hidden agendas. Side effects may include paranoia. Woven Whispers is not responsible for any resulting existential crises.

The Veild Vault

All prices are IC only. No gil? No problem! Chi is more than happy to accept anything of equal value or information.
Items marked with ‘🕸’ are considered dangerous. Purchase at your own discretion — Woven Whispers takes no responsibility for curses, unforeseen consequences, or any erosion of mind, body, or fortune that may follow.

Tomes, Scrolls, & Codexes

Note: These tomes are exact replicas of the orignals.

  • Codex Tenebrae: A Mhachi ledger of living shadows, its pages stitched from flayed silhouettes. When opened, the ink bleeds upward like smoke, and the reader’s reflection begins to move of its own accord. It is said that to finish the final line is to be rewritten as shade. 🕸

  • The Althyk Palimpsest: A heretical Sharlayan treatise on time’s undoing, scrawled over itself until past and present decay into one. Its words crawl backward across the page, whispering alternate endings. Scholars claim it consumes memories to sustain its endless revision. 🕸

  • Scroll of Drowned Light: Sealed in salt-crusted brass, this scripture breathes when near the sea. The ink glows only underwater, forming hymns to a false tide-god whose worshipers were dragged beneath. To recite its verses is to invite the deep to listen back.

  • The Fulgur Manuscript: Recovered from Nymian ruins blackened by plaguefire, its script pulses with bio-aetheric current. Reading it aloud reanimates what should rest, but the spark that leaps from page to flesh always demands a second host. 🕸

  • Testament of the Empty Star: A cracked tablet veined with voidglass, still warm to the touch. It whispers to any who gaze too long, promising illumination through annihilation. When invoked, a pale light descends — and something within the caster answers.

  • The Shard of Broken Horizons: A weathered journal documenting rare skyborne phenomena—lightning that sings faintly, clouds that twist unnaturally, and fleeting aerial spirits. Observations are paired with diagrams of aether currents; some illustrations seem to shift or shimmer when read under moonlight.

  • The Weeping Concordance: Bound in parchment softened by centuries of tears—some say its ink is distilled grief. Each passage records a name erased from the Lifestream, souls bartered or broken beyond recall. Reading it aloud calls the forgotten to your side for a single question… and they never forget who summoned them.

Objects

  • Bathysmal Phylactery: A sliverbox of barnacled bone and trapped seawater that remembers drowning. Open it and a face beneath the tide will plead a single favor; refuse or betray it and the sea remembers you in your sleep, with salt and teeth. 🕸

  • The Sable Lens: A small crystal that reveals aetheric threads in the air. Look too long, and one begins to see others’ intentions and desires—sometimes before they even act on them.

  • Cloak of Soft Echoes: A velvet cloak that dampens sound and conceals one’s presence. Those nearby feel only a faint shiver, as if a secret is passing through—but each use leaves a trace of the wearer’s thoughts behind, floating unseen.

  • The Veined Coin: A coin carved from obsidian and inlaid with faint aetheric filaments. Passing it in trade ensures honesty—or, failing that, subtle persuasion. Long-term possession begins to blur the line between fortune and debt.

  • The Smuggler’s Map: A map that shifts subtly to show hidden pathways and illicit caches. Follow it too often, and the paths themselves begin to vanish from memory, leaving only risk. 🕸

  • The Forsworn Seal: A ring of black glass engraved with an oath that can never be spoken aloud. Press it to parchment, and it binds the promise invisibly—but breaking it brings subtle, lingering consequences.

Quiet Services

  • Silk-Stilled Ink: Records of a brief confinement, a public reprimand, or a stain on your name — unravelled, then rewoven blank. Not erased, simply... hard to recall. Only works on minor offences. Nothing held in stone.

  • Web-Stilled Step: Chi lays an invisible filament at your heel. For but a few breaths, your passage leaves no sound — not even the brush of fabric. A perfect vanish in the moment. Yet threads fray, and once silence snaps, footsteps often echo louder than before.

Looking for more? Feel free to stop by during our monthly openings or join our discord to set up an appointment!

Paths Beyond the Visible Rooms

Not all knowledge is shared freely, nor all whispers meant for every ear. Some threads are visible only to those who notice the spaces between moments, the pauses in conversation, the subtle glance that speaks more than words.For the discerning, the clever, or the quietly observant, small opportunities may present themselves. A word overheard here, a task performed there, a favor discreetly rendered—each step is a thread, and those who follow them carefully may find themselves invited further into the network.There is no obligation, and no promise of reward beyond what one earns through wit and discretion. Some paths are short, some wind unexpectedly, and some disappear entirely if ignored. Only those who pay attention—and who act with subtlety—will discover where the threads lead.If you find yourself drawn to what lies beyond, prove your worth, and see which doors may open in time.