Ritual Name

Purpose

Description

The Binding at Dusk

Swearing allegiance to a Spider God.

At dusk, hunters weave silk bands and bind themselves to their chosen god through bloodletting.

The Rite of Shearing

Coming of age.

Young Ryautjan must cut a strand from the Webheart itself without being consumed by visions.

The Web of Trials

Warrior proving.

Hunters are cast into a labyrinth of living webbing, facing illusions, enemies, and inner fears.

The Feast of Golden Threads

Honoring Samriddhi (Wealth God).

After great battles, warriors eat a feast served on silk-weavings, promising not to hoard spoils.

Hunt of Silent Threads

Sacred Hunt.

Warriors must slay prey without making a sound; a single spoken word voids their honor.

The Sanguine Weave

Blood sacrifice to Tarvalka.

Before war, blood is woven into cloth banners — the more intricate the weave, the more favor gained.

The Loom of Ancestors

Summoning past spirits.

Ritual chanting around the Ancestral Loom calls forth visions of fallen warriors for guidance.

The Shattering Silence

Mourning the fallen.

Broken silk strands are woven into mourning cloaks worn for 7 days.

The Echo Hunt

Testing hunters' worth in spirit realms.

Warriors are drugged by the Venom Chalice to hunt dream-beasts in the spirit web.

The Trial of One Thread

Trial of destiny.

A hunter must track and kill a prey linked to their fate by a single silk thread only they can see.