Tapestry of the World

History

The Tapestry of the World was first created by an ancient spider god, recording the world's histories in the weavings through dyed spider silk, embroidery, and elaborate knotwork to create pictograms and images of important events. The tapestry was only available to the god's most devout followers and priest in its early years, and for many thousand, it was thought that such a piece was but a mere myth in of itself and that surely, it was not still in progress. The tapestry was revealed to the world, however, when the god of spiders passed on and was succeeded by their heir, who in an act of remembrance, unveiled it during the following festival of death to commemorate centuries of their predecessor's work. The tapestry is still in progress and continuously added onto, though the bulk of work on it is focused on repairs and maintenance of the oldest sections. Most areas of the tapestry have in fact been replaced entirely, meticulously unwound, unraveled, and replaced with new threads and weavings.
Its current location is a highly guarded secret, even to the pantheon. As an artifact belonging to fallen gods and depicting many of them, more zealous groups of the pantheon's followers, most notably the angels, seek to have it destroyed as it is believed to be an artifact of bad luck and ill will to the current pantheon. Only certified individuals may ever see the tapestry in person, the vast majority of which being the textile workers who maintain the piece. Historians and extremely skilled artisans are occasionally allowed to see the tapestry, but must file request forms that can take decades to be approved as the textile's guards go through their entire histories for any connections to zealots or other groups wishing to see it destroyed. It is believed that the tapestry, despite its massive size, changes locations fairly frequently, especially since an incident in 12,391 where it was nearly burned by protestors and suffered heavy damage.

Item type

Unique Artifact

Rarity

Unique

Dimensions

20 feet wide, at least 400 feet long