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	<noinclude>{{Deity		<noinclude>{{Deity
	\|name = Themis		\|name = Themis
			\|epithet = the Child
	\|title = God of Mischief		\|title = God of Mischief
	\|symbolpic =		\|symbolpic =

Noctifer: Updates on Organization of the Church of Themis, such as it is

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Updates on Organization of the Church of Themis, such as it is

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	\|geography =		\|geography =
	\|history =		\|history =
	\|organization =		\|organization = The "Church" of Themis is a loose, decentralized, and highly secretive network of tricksters, teachers, and saboteurs. It rejects hierarchy, dogma, and rigid authority in favor of fluid roles, secret names, and clever subversion. Its “clergy” act more like covert operatives than priests — each one responsible for spreading mischief, teaching cunning, and undermining unjust systems in their own fashion. Shifting identities and code names are the norm. Cells under their influence operate independently but share symbols, passwords, and core doctrine. Authority is earned by cleverness, not title.
	\|central_authority =		\|central_authority =
	\|regional_authority =		\|regional_authority =
	\|temple_heirarchy =		\|temple_heirarchy = There is no temple hierarchy for the Church of Themis. Worship sites are safehouses and shrines hidden in slums, ruins, or under false storefronts. Messages are passed via riddles, cants, symbols, or marked coins.
			Gatherings (Night Whispers) held irregularly in shifting locations.
	\|priesthood = True priests of Themis (and those charlatans pretending to be one as a sacred lie) are secretive, fluid, and anarchic by design. They have no official vestments, no rigid hierarchy, and no true central authority. To be a priest of Themis is to be both a teacher of trickery and a keeper of chaos, one who walks the line between revelation and riddles.		\|priesthood = True priests of Themis (and those charlatans pretending to be one as a sacred lie) are secretive, fluid, and anarchic by design. They have no official vestments, no rigid hierarchy, and no true central authority. To be a priest of Themis is to be both a teacher of trickery and a keeper of chaos, one who walks the line between revelation and riddles.

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	In the [[Imperial Ecclesia\|Imperial pantheon]], he is ''' ''Themis Cataminus'' ''', the Street Prince of Coin and Chaos. He is depicted as a slender man dressed in richly layered street garb — half-merchant, half-mountebank. His cloak is reversible: one side is dyed in Imperial purple, the other grime-streaked brown or gray. One hand holds a scale broken at the hinge, the other a slingshot made of gold and copper. His face is usually turned away, or shown only in reflection, as if mocking the viewer’s attempt to understand him. In art, he is often depicted almost hidden in the background, amidst crowded forums or shadowy marketplaces, whispering secrets to children or slipping a coin to a masked beggar.		In the [[Imperial Ecclesia\|Imperial pantheon]], he is ''' ''Themis Cataminus'' ''', the Street Prince of Coin and Chaos. He is depicted as a slender man dressed in richly layered street garb — half-merchant, half-mountebank. His cloak is reversible: one side is dyed in Imperial purple, the other grime-streaked brown or gray. One hand holds a scale broken at the hinge, the other a slingshot made of gold and copper. His face is usually turned away, or shown only in reflection, as if mocking the viewer’s attempt to understand him. In art, he is often depicted almost hidden in the background, amidst crowded forums or shadowy marketplaces, whispering secrets to children or slipping a coin to a masked beggar.

	In [[Koramian Heresy\|Durian]] folklore, Themis is the Ragged Fool and Lord of the Lost ~~Boys~~. He is depicted as a wandering jester in patchwork clothes, with mismatched bells and a mask stitched from burlap and fox fur. He carries a bag of nonsense items — dice, teeth, ribbons, and a dead rat — and speaks in rhyme or riddle. His laughter is feared as much as his curses, for it can signal either a blessing or a village child vanishing to join a band of thieves. In puppet shows and wandering minstrel tales, he often tricks cruel knights, greedy abbots, or haughty nobles, only to vanish into smoke or ivy.		In [[Koramian Heresy\|Durian]] folklore, Themis is '''the Ragged Fool''' and '''Lord of the Lost Ones'''. He is depicted as a wandering jester in patchwork clothes, with mismatched bells and a mask stitched from burlap and fox fur. He carries a bag of nonsense items — dice, teeth, ribbons, and a dead rat — and speaks in rhyme or riddle. His laughter is feared as much as his curses, for it can signal either a blessing or a village child vanishing to join a band of thieves. In puppet shows and wandering minstrel tales, he often tricks cruel knights, greedy abbots, or haughty nobles, only to vanish into smoke or ivy.

	In [[Aebasan Orthodoxy\|Gallorean]] tradition, Themis is a flame-eyed youth wrapped in serpents of smoke, with a slingshot in one hand and a flaming scroll in the other. His tongue is said to split in speech — one side sweet, the other dripping with poison. His hair is often braided with silver wire and thorns, and he wears no sandals, marking him as one who does not walk the lawful roads. The tales paint him as a rival of scribes, stealing sacred scripts or replacing them with riddles that unravel dynasties. He is known as the “God who laughs when others cry,” and his voice is said to cause madness in kings and clarity in fools.		In [[Aebasan Orthodoxy\|Gallorean]] tradition, Themis is a flame-eyed youth wrapped in serpents of smoke, with a slingshot in one hand and a flaming scroll in the other. His tongue is said to split in speech — one side sweet, the other dripping with poison. His hair is often braided with silver wire and thorns, and he wears no sandals, marking him as one who does not walk the lawful roads. The tales paint him as a rival of scribes, stealing sacred scripts or replacing them with riddles that unravel dynasties. He is known as the “God who laughs when others cry,” and his voice is said to cause madness in kings and clarity in fools.

	As Barappas the Cad, he is always depicted mid-laugh, even as he is hanged, burned, or beheaded in various tales. Among the [[Valtang Belief\|Valtaani]], Lothae is a force of unraveling, born beneath a moonless sky when the stars turned backwards in their courses. He is "the one who smiled first and never cried", who bit the hand of the divine midwife and slipped from the world before being named. He is depicted as either a beautiful, genderless youth with fox eyes and braids of starlight and frost or as a ragged giant clothed in raven feathers and flame.		As '''Barappas the Cad''', he is always depicted mid-laugh, even as he is hanged, burned, or beheaded in various tales. Among the [[Valtang Belief\|Valtaani]], '''Lothae''' is a force of unraveling, born beneath a moonless sky when the stars turned backwards in their courses. He is "the one who smiled first and never cried", who bit the hand of the divine midwife and slipped from the world before being named. He is depicted as either a beautiful, genderless youth with fox eyes and braids of starlight and frost or as a ragged giant clothed in raven feathers and flame.

	\|symbols = The primary holy symbol of Themis is the slingshot strung with either fox or wolves hair. Some adherents also have a laughing mouth drawn or tattooed on the palm of their hand, kept hidden beneath a glove unless they seek to taunt the powerful. A cracked or half-mask, often resembling a jester’s face or a noble’s visage is sometimes worn during rituals or raids as well: the brokenness symbolizes truth revealed, authority mocked, or identity cast aside.		\|symbols = The primary holy symbol of Themis is the slingshot strung with either fox or wolves hair. Some adherents also have a laughing mouth drawn or tattooed on the palm of their hand, kept hidden beneath a glove unless they seek to taunt the powerful. A cracked or half-mask, often resembling a jester’s face or a noble’s visage is sometimes worn during rituals or raids as well: the brokenness symbolizes truth revealed, authority mocked, or identity cast aside.
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	* '''Ashhands:''' Warriors, assassins and saboteurs of the faith; named for Ashlaugh. They carry soot-marked tools and lead high-risk disruptions.		* '''Ashhands:''' Warriors, assassins and saboteurs of the faith; named for Ashlaugh. They carry soot-marked tools and lead high-risk disruptions.
	* '''Riddledawns:''' Very, very rare (apparently), these are senior priests who speak only in double-meaning and parable, believed to commune with (or are possessed by) Themis directly. By some estimates, there are anywhere between three and three hundred priests of this role in the whole world.		* '''Riddledawns:''' Very, very rare (apparently), these are senior priests who speak only in double-meaning and parable, believed to commune with (or are possessed by) Themis directly. By some estimates, there are anywhere between three and three hundred priests of this role in the whole world.
	\|garments = There are no garments specific to the priests of Themis to mark them as separate or different.		\|garments = There are no garments specific to the priests of Themis to mark them as separate or different. They often carry small tokens of their office, like a patchwork mask (worn, hidden, or sewn into clothes), a bent slingshot worn as a brooch or charm, stained gloves or soot-smudged fingers or layers of clothing in clashing or reversible colors. Their most notable feature, however, is their ever-changing identity: No priest of Themis keeps the same face forever. Some use illusions or makeup; others cultivate entire alternate lives.
	\|worship = The worship of the Child is not conducted in temples, nor written in holy books: it’s lived in alleyways, whispered in scams, and etched into the broken corners of society. His followers do not follow a rigid dogma, they follow a rhythm: of cunning, disruption, and survival. As a daily devotion, followers of Themis are enjoined to tell a lie that protects the powerless, unmasks the arrogant and/or disrupts unjust authority. Even a small trick — like planting false gossip among guards or slipping a beggar an extra coin disguised as a copper — is a holy act. These are called “Offerings of the Jest”.		\|worship = The worship of the Child is not conducted in temples, nor written in holy books: it’s lived in alleyways, whispered in scams, and etched into the broken corners of society. His followers do not follow a rigid dogma, they follow a rhythm: of cunning, disruption, and survival. As a daily devotion, followers of Themis are enjoined to tell a lie that protects the powerless, unmasks the arrogant and/or disrupts unjust authority. Even a small trick — like planting false gossip among guards or slipping a beggar an extra coin disguised as a copper — is a holy act. These are called “Offerings of the Jest”.

Noctifer: Updated the Priesthood and Garments.

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Updated the Priesthood and Garments.

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	\|regional_authority =		\|regional_authority =
	\|temple_heirarchy =		\|temple_heirarchy =
	\|priesthood =		\|priesthood = True priests of Themis (and those charlatans pretending to be one as a sacred lie) are secretive, fluid, and anarchic by design. They have no official vestments, no rigid hierarchy, and no true central authority. To be a priest of Themis is to be both a teacher of trickery and a keeper of chaos, one who walks the line between revelation and riddles.
	\|garments =
			Priests of Themis do not use familial styles of address ("Father," "Brother," etc.), but do have certain titles describing their central roles in the regional faith. Often an individual priest will carry more than one role and may even use a different name and different disguise for each. Those roles are:

			* '''Whisperers:''' Those who initiate children and the unknowing, often beggars, pickpockets, or alley tutors.
			* '''Mockers:''' Itinerant storytellers, satirists, and playwright-priests who use public laughter as subversion.
			* '''Veilbinders:''' Masters of disguise, forgery, and identity manipulation — they are the mask-makers and mask-wearers.
			* '''Ashhands:''' Warriors, assassins and saboteurs of the faith; named for Ashlaugh. They carry soot-marked tools and lead high-risk disruptions.
			* '''Riddledawns:''' Very, very rare (apparently), these are senior priests who speak only in double-meaning and parable, believed to commune with (or are possessed by) Themis directly. By some estimates, there are anywhere between three and three hundred priests of this role in the whole world.
			\|garments = There are no garments specific to the priests of Themis to mark them as separate or different.
	\|worship = The worship of the Child is not conducted in temples, nor written in holy books: it’s lived in alleyways, whispered in scams, and etched into the broken corners of society. His followers do not follow a rigid dogma, they follow a rhythm: of cunning, disruption, and survival. As a daily devotion, followers of Themis are enjoined to tell a lie that protects the powerless, unmasks the arrogant and/or disrupts unjust authority. Even a small trick — like planting false gossip among guards or slipping a beggar an extra coin disguised as a copper — is a holy act. These are called “Offerings of the Jest”.		\|worship = The worship of the Child is not conducted in temples, nor written in holy books: it’s lived in alleyways, whispered in scams, and etched into the broken corners of society. His followers do not follow a rigid dogma, they follow a rhythm: of cunning, disruption, and survival. As a daily devotion, followers of Themis are enjoined to tell a lie that protects the powerless, unmasks the arrogant and/or disrupts unjust authority. Even a small trick — like planting false gossip among guards or slipping a beggar an extra coin disguised as a copper — is a holy act. These are called “Offerings of the Jest”.

Noctifer: Updated Worship, Customs and Taboos

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 Ashlaugh is a name that's part curse, part legend. He evokes fire and destruction, with the ever-laughing spirit of rebellion echoing in the ruin. Ashlaugh is always laughing — even as the rope tightens. Bandits call to him before raids. When things burn or break, he strides through the ashes, his grin wide. His symbol is a hangman's noose burnt black.
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-|worship = On the continent of [[Aurea]], in places where the Imperial pantheon still holds sway, the extremely rare (and usually disguised) temples feature mosaics with misaligned tiles, subtly rearranged by adherents between visits (and, in some places, it is claimed the tiles rearrange themselves). On [[Duria]], there may be some forest shrines hidden near crossroads to honor him with gifts of dolls made of buttons, thorns, and string or else some signature item stolen from the wealthy left exposed to the elements.
+|worship = The worship of the Child is not conducted in temples, nor written in holy books: it’s lived in alleyways, whispered in scams, and etched into the broken corners of society. His followers do not follow a rigid dogma, they follow a rhythm: of cunning, disruption, and survival. As a daily devotion, followers of Themis are enjoined to tell a lie that protects the powerless, unmasks the arrogant and/or disrupts unjust authority. Even a small trick — like planting false gossip among guards or slipping a beggar an extra coin disguised as a copper — is a holy act. These are called “Offerings of the Jest”.
 |calendar =
-|customs =
+|customs = In a ritual known as '''the Rat's Passage''', new initiates are led blindfolded through a series of locked doors, underground tunnels, or urban mazes, symbolizing their release from the world of truthful lies and into the world of chaos and rebellion. At the end, they are presented with a relic token (a bent coin, a cracked slingshot, or a patchwork eye) and must perform a small, meaningful heist or deception as their first act of faith.
 |taboos =
 }}
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	''“Threadbare Nell in the wall,<br>Needle dancing, messages crawl.<br>Tell her lies — she sews your fall.”''		''“Threadbare Nell in the wall,<br>Needle dancing, messages crawl.<br>Tell her lies — she sews your fall.”''

	\|doctrine = The “Church” of Themis is more a loose, secretive network than a formal institution — but it does have doctrines, informally called "the Whispers of the Child," passed by whisper, graffiti, and code. These principles are taught in alleyways, scrawled on cellar walls, murmured to street urchins by masked figures, and carried from camp to camp by bandits under starlight.		\|doctrine = The “Church” of Themis is more a loose, secretive network than a formal institution — but it does have doctrines, informally called ''' ''the Whispers of the Child'' ''', passed by whisper, graffiti, and code. These principles are taught in alleyways, scrawled on cellar walls, murmured to street urchins by masked figures, and carried from camp to camp by bandits under starlight.

	===The Whispers of the Child===		===The Whispers of the Child===
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	''"Never stay still. Never stay known."''		''"Never stay still. Never stay known."''
	Identity is a chain. Masks are sacred. Names are lies. True followers change personas like others change clothes. To be known is to be defenseless.		Identity is a chain. Masks are sacred. Names are lies. True followers change personas like others change clothes. To be known is to be defenseless.

			A common prayer among the worshippers of Themis is simply called "We:"
			===We===
			''We are the shadow that tips the scales.<br>''
			''We are the whisper that turns a verdict.<br>''
			''We are the grin behind the mask of law.''

			''We do not build temples - we build doubt. We raise no armies, only questions. Our guide is Themis: Lord of Mischief, Patron of the Forgotten, Friend of the Clever. His is the Crooked Path, the stolen meal, the overturned cart that lets the beggar escape.''

			''Where others pray for peace, we pray for opportunity. Where others fear chaos, we find freedom.''

			''We walk the Crooked Path.''
	\|virtues = Cleverness, Rebellion and Survival		\|virtues = Cleverness, Rebellion and Survival
	\|vices = Obedience, Naivety, Complacency		\|vices = Obedience, Naivety, Complacency

Noctifer: Updated the Mission of the Church of Themis

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	\|virtues = Cleverness, Rebellion and Survival		\|virtues = Cleverness, Rebellion and Survival
	\|vices = Obedience, Naivety, Complacency		\|vices = Obedience, Naivety, Complacency
	\|mission =		\|mission = The Church of Themis exists to undermine the false order of the world. It spreads the god’s gospel of mischief, rebellion, and cunning survival — not through conquest or crusade, but through whispers, jokes, heists, and heresies. Where the temples of other gods stand tall and proud, Themis’ faithful move unseen, hollowing them out from within. Their mission is not to rule, but to disrupt — to teach the forgotten, to protect the cunning, and to ensure the world never becomes so orderly that cruelty can hide behind law.
	\|theo_mission =		\|theo_mission = The Church of Themis teaches that all gods lie — even the righteous ones — and that divine order is a trap. Themis reveals that truth is not sacred, but strategic, and that faith should empower the lowly, not chain them. The theological mission of the Church is to spread the '''Revelation of the Joke''': the understanding that all systems are fragile illusions, and the divine spark lies in those clever enough to break them. Themis does not ask for blind belief; he desires the kind of faith that laughs in the face of fate and dares to play the game backward. Through convoluted riddles, coded stories, and inverted parables, the Church undermines the moral authority of other Churches — replacing piety with subversion and reverence with rebellion.
	\|social_mission =		\|social_mission = The social mission of the Church of Themis is to lift up the downtrodden — not with charity, but with tools and tricks. They teach street children to steal bread and revile the law. They train outlaws to become folk heroes, and infiltrators to unravel unjust courts. Themis’ priests offer protection to beggars, smugglers, runaways, and all who fall through the cracks of society — then encourage them to tear those cracks wider. In slums, prisons, and bandit camps, the Church acts as a teacher, protector, and recruiter. They don’t build schools — they build networks. They don’t preach from pulpits — they whisper at thresholds. Their ultimate aim is not to overthrow a single king, but to make every throne laughable and every child know the joy of pulling a coin from behind a guard’s ear.
	\|geography =		\|geography =
	\|history =		\|history =

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	\|symbols = The primary holy symbol of Themis is the slingshot strung with either fox or wolves hair. Some adherents also have a laughing mouth drawn or tattooed on the palm of their hand, kept hidden beneath a glove unless they seek to taunt the powerful. A cracked or half-mask, often resembling a jester’s face or a noble’s visage is sometimes worn during rituals or raids as well: the brokenness symbolizes truth revealed, authority mocked, or identity cast aside.		\|symbols = The primary holy symbol of Themis is the slingshot strung with either fox or wolves hair. Some adherents also have a laughing mouth drawn or tattooed on the palm of their hand, kept hidden beneath a glove unless they seek to taunt the powerful. A cracked or half-mask, often resembling a jester’s face or a noble’s visage is sometimes worn during rituals or raids as well: the brokenness symbolizes truth revealed, authority mocked, or identity cast aside.
	\|relics = ===The Crooked Eye of Saint Jink===		\|relics = ====The Crooked Eye of Saint Jink====
	A glass eye with a swirling, cracked pupil, said to have belonged to Jink the Stirrer. The eye sees through lies, doors, and disguises — but only when the bearer is actively lying themselves. It comes with a curse, however... it causes painful migraines and, eventually, hallucinations if the bearer tells the truth too often. Its current whereabouts are unknown, but it is said to be passed from thief to thief in the criminal undercity of Modegna.		A glass eye with a swirling, cracked pupil, said to have belonged to Jink the Stirrer. The eye sees through lies, doors, and disguises — but only when the bearer is actively lying themselves. It comes with a curse, however... it causes painful migraines and, eventually, hallucinations if the bearer tells the truth too often. Its current whereabouts are unknown, but it is said to be passed from thief to thief in the criminal undercity of Modegna.

	===Ashlaugh’s Embertooth===		====Ashlaugh’s Embertooth====
	A single blackened tooth from the laughing skull of Ashlaugh, the Embertooth burns cold — a flame that leaves frost in its wake. It is often kept wrapped in cloth or worn in an amulet of soot-streaked iron. Once per day, the Embertooth allows the bearer to ignite a “lie” — transforming a falsehood into temporary reality for one minute, but this also results in someone nearby (perhaps the user) to forever forget some truth they knew.		A single blackened tooth from the laughing skull of Ashlaugh, the Embertooth burns cold — a flame that leaves frost in its wake. It is often kept wrapped in cloth or worn in an amulet of soot-streaked iron. Once per day, the Embertooth allows the bearer to ignite a “lie” — transforming a falsehood into temporary reality for one minute, but this also results in someone nearby (perhaps the user) to forever forget some truth they knew.

	===Needle of Threadbare Nell===		====Needle of Threadbare Nell====
	The Needle of Threadbare Nell is a rusted needle, still carrying a single length of red thread that cannot be removed or cut. It is said to have been the final tool used by Threadbare Nell to stitch a noble family’s downfall into their own clothing. When held, the thread hums softly with secrets and can stitch false memories into garments or skin — causing others to believe you belong, or that they know you. Overuse, however, causes the bearer to lose their own sense of self and begin to believe their own false memories; eventually, they forget their name and become a living lie. There are stories in the [[Freecity of Neptaris\|Neptaris]] that the Needle lies in a hidden shrine in the attic of an orphanage, protected by a cult of child spies.		The Needle of Threadbare Nell is a rusted needle, still carrying a single length of red thread that cannot be removed or cut. It is said to have been the final tool used by Threadbare Nell to stitch a noble family’s downfall into their own clothing. When held, the thread hums softly with secrets and can stitch false memories into garments or skin — causing others to believe you belong, or that they know you. Overuse, however, causes the bearer to lose their own sense of self and begin to believe their own false memories; eventually, they forget their name and become a living lie. There are stories in the [[Freecity of Neptaris\|Neptaris]] that the Needle lies in a hidden shrine in the attic of an orphanage, protected by a cult of child spies.
	\|dwelling =		\|dwelling =

Noctifer: Updated relics of Themis

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	\|symbols = The primary holy symbol of Themis is the slingshot strung with either fox or wolves hair. Some adherents also have a laughing mouth drawn or tattooed on the palm of their hand, kept hidden beneath a glove unless they seek to taunt the powerful. A cracked or half-mask, often resembling a jester’s face or a noble’s visage is sometimes worn during rituals or raids as well: the brokenness symbolizes truth revealed, authority mocked, or identity cast aside.		\|symbols = The primary holy symbol of Themis is the slingshot strung with either fox or wolves hair. Some adherents also have a laughing mouth drawn or tattooed on the palm of their hand, kept hidden beneath a glove unless they seek to taunt the powerful. A cracked or half-mask, often resembling a jester’s face or a noble’s visage is sometimes worn during rituals or raids as well: the brokenness symbolizes truth revealed, authority mocked, or identity cast aside.
	\|relics =		\|relics = ===The Crooked Eye of Saint Jink===
			A glass eye with a swirling, cracked pupil, said to have belonged to Jink the Stirrer. The eye sees through lies, doors, and disguises — but only when the bearer is actively lying themselves. It comes with a curse, however... it causes painful migraines and, eventually, hallucinations if the bearer tells the truth too often. Its current whereabouts are unknown, but it is said to be passed from thief to thief in the criminal undercity of Modegna.

			===Ashlaugh’s Embertooth===
			A single blackened tooth from the laughing skull of Ashlaugh, the Embertooth burns cold — a flame that leaves frost in its wake. It is often kept wrapped in cloth or worn in an amulet of soot-streaked iron. Once per day, the Embertooth allows the bearer to ignite a “lie” — transforming a falsehood into temporary reality for one minute, but this also results in someone nearby (perhaps the user) to forever forget some truth they knew.

			===Needle of Threadbare Nell===
			The Needle of Threadbare Nell is a rusted needle, still carrying a single length of red thread that cannot be removed or cut. It is said to have been the final tool used by Threadbare Nell to stitch a noble family’s downfall into their own clothing. When held, the thread hums softly with secrets and can stitch false memories into garments or skin — causing others to believe you belong, or that they know you. Overuse, however, causes the bearer to lose their own sense of self and begin to believe their own false memories; eventually, they forget their name and become a living lie. There are stories in the [[Freecity of Neptaris\|Neptaris]] that the Needle lies in a hidden shrine in the attic of an orphanage, protected by a cult of child spies.
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	\|servants = The Child's diving exemplars are called the Ragged Saints. They are not canonized in the traditional sense, they are more stories and memories of tales... the holy of Themis are ''remembered in whispers''. The Ragged Saints are often criminals, mischief-makers, or tricksters who left behind legacies of disruption. Some of the more popular include:		\|servants = The Child's diving exemplars are called the Ragged Saints. They are not canonized in the traditional sense, they are more stories and memories of tales... the holy of Themis are ''remembered in whispers''. The Ragged Saints are often criminals, mischief-makers, or tricksters who left behind legacies of disruption. Some of the more popular include:

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	As Barappas the Cad, he is always depicted mid-laugh, even as he is hanged, burned, or beheaded in various tales. Among the [[Valtang Belief\|Valtaani]], Lothae is a force of unraveling, born beneath a moonless sky when the stars turned backwards in their courses. He is "the one who smiled first and never cried", who bit the hand of the divine midwife and slipped from the world before being named. He is depicted as either a beautiful, genderless youth with fox eyes and braids of starlight and frost or as a ragged giant clothed in raven feathers and flame.		As Barappas the Cad, he is always depicted mid-laugh, even as he is hanged, burned, or beheaded in various tales. Among the [[Valtang Belief\|Valtaani]], Lothae is a force of unraveling, born beneath a moonless sky when the stars turned backwards in their courses. He is "the one who smiled first and never cried", who bit the hand of the divine midwife and slipped from the world before being named. He is depicted as either a beautiful, genderless youth with fox eyes and braids of starlight and frost or as a ragged giant clothed in raven feathers and flame.

	\|symbols = The primary holy symbol of Themis is the slingshot strung with either fox or wolves hair. Some adherents also have a laughing mouth drawn or tattooed on the palm of their hand, kept hidden beneath a glove unless they seek to taunt the powerful.		\|symbols = The primary holy symbol of Themis is the slingshot strung with either fox or wolves hair. Some adherents also have a laughing mouth drawn or tattooed on the palm of their hand, kept hidden beneath a glove unless they seek to taunt the powerful. A cracked or half-mask, often resembling a jester’s face or a noble’s visage is sometimes worn during rituals or raids as well: the brokenness symbolizes truth revealed, authority mocked, or identity cast aside.
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