Official Terminology

Ascension

The prize promised to the winner of the Century Games. A seat at the divine table. Immortality. Those who survive long enough stop believing it exists.

Guardian

An entity created by the Great Loom to enforce the rules of a Threshold. Guardians are not allies or enemies — they are the system executing its programming.

High Council

The deities who govern the Great Loom from the Observatory. They sponsor Champions, design Thresholds, and wager their seats of power on the outcome.

The Vanguard

The name adopted by the surviving Champions after clearing the first Thresholds. It implies no alliance. It implies they have gone further than anyone else.

Champion

A mortal selected by a god to compete in the Century Games. Ninety-nine Champions enter the Great Loom each century.

Observatory

The location from which the High Council watches the Games. The gods cannot act directly on a Champion — they can only alter the arena.

Spark

The manifestation of power granted by a Divine Sponsor. Every Spark is unique. Every Spark demands a Toll.

Sponsor

The deity who awakens a Champion's Spark. The Sponsor can whisper, alter probabilities, and apply pressure. They cannot act in place of the Champion.

Domain

The Threshold designed and governed by a specific deity. The rules of each Domain reflect the nature of the god who created it.

Threshold

Each of the levels that compose the Great Loom. There are seven Thresholds in total. This archive covers the first three.

The Toll

The inevitable consequence of using a Spark. The Great Loom does not grant power freely. What it takes varies by character — but it is always something real.

Terminal Event

The Great Loom's classification for a mortal's death in the real world — the exact moment from which they are extracted into the Games.

Great Loom

The structure where the Century Games take place. A machine older than human civilisation. The gods did not build it — they inherited it.

Hierarchy

The classification determining a deity's position within the divine order. Tier 1 is highest. Hel operates from Tier 3: the Basement.