Ananasi Nation

The 4 Forms

The Laws of Ananasa

Each of the Ovid has rules they must follow. The Garou have laws they call the Litany. The Ananasi follow a far older set of rules set down by Ananasa herself. Ananasa did not leave room in her Laws for interpretation. They are to be obeyed implicitly. Like good soldiers, we must follow orders or risk a court martial that is at best horrible, at worst unimaginable. If the Law says to do something, that is exactly how it must be done. A good Ananasi can use the excuse "I was only following orders" and be rewarded by his Queen. This attention to detail and the prevention of interpretation are part of Ananasa's Weaver heritage. Ananasi allows no room for error. Ananasa treats those who break her orders harshly, despite her unusual kindness to her kin. To those who break the Laws, a fate worse than death is meted upon the unfortunate spider. It is said the screams can last for months and nothing remains after the screams stop. This is only justice. The most important thing for an Ananasi to learn is to obey the Laws of Ananasa and not question them. The Laws are what Ananasa wants for her children and are necessary to help restore balance.

Obey the Mother,Queen in all things. Do not bend the sacred laws created by Ananasa. Do not question them or her. Her wisdom is our guide in our mission to restore the Symmetry of the Great Web. If she says to do something, do it.

Defend your Brethren from all that would do them harm. Even if we hate each other, we are a family and must stick together. Someday we may have to meet on the battlefield and kill each other, but we will not allow an outsider to kill us without doing whatever it takes to prevent this. We must show no mercy toward those who wou.ld harm a member of the Damhan. It does not matter if the attacker is your child, your mother, your father, your husband or your wife - you must obey and defend your Ananasi brethren. This law helps assure our protection in this world. It was wise of Ananasa to teach us to work together and to put aside our human ties for our mutual defense. Those fools who have neglected this law have suffered a fate far worse than death. Ananasi are also extremely territorial, and fighting between Ananasi is more common than people realize. Spiders are not communal creatures, and tend to be extreme and violent loners. To invade the home of an Ananasi is to gain a merciless foe. Weare mostly likely to work together to fight a common foe or problem, or to achieve some task set forth by Queen Ananasa. While we have no problems killing each other, we take great offense when a non-Ananasi tries to kill or harm one of our own. To threaten one Ananasi means retaliation from all.

Follow the Aspect and Faction Ananasa chooses for you. If Ananasa says you are an Amari Aliquid, you are. You cannot change what she has chosen for you and must trust her judgement. Even if you are a bumbling idiot 9f the Agere, you are serving that faction and aspect for a reason. Even if you do not like the aspect and faction Ananasa has given you, you would do best to keep that opinion to yourself. No Ananasi are better than other Ananasi, period. What we want as individuals and what all others in the world want are secondary. What matters most is what role Ananasa has given to you in the plan to free her and restore the natural order of things.

Understand the ways of the Triat, both as they were and as they are. Know the difference. We have a duty to fix the failures of the T riat since it became unbalanced. That is what Ananasa wants and that's what we do. If you are a Hatar and follow the ways of the Wyrm, you will not corrupt the world or create a hell on Earth. You will do what the Wyrm has forgotten and neglected to do: you will destroy and sow seeds of entropy. You will not make the world a better place for the Wyrm to take hold and twist into a reflection of himself. Remember, he holds our mother captive. If you are Tenere, you will remember that Grandmother Spider is as mad as a milliner and hell-bent on creating a static world. You cannot allow her to do so, even if you like her. She is wrong, and we must help Ananasa heal her of the insanity. If you are Kumoti, you are to protect and revel in the chaos of the Wyld. You will not associate with the Garou unless Ananasa requires it for the benefit of the Wyld. You are to be a force of change. You are not serving the Triatj you are assuming their responsibilities and accomplishing the purpose they are neglecting. Know what they were, what they have become and, with the Mother-Queen's guidance, what they will return to.

Know your enemies. Trust no one who is not Ananasi. Everyone is your enemy. They may play nice and try to win your trust, but they do not serve the same goals as we do and therefore, they are enemies. Do not try to convert them. They cannot comprehend our ways. Do not tell them your secrets because they will use them against you. Do not let them influence you with their religions and cosmologies. They are wrong. Seduce them and use them instead, but remember they are not family, nor are they followers of Ananasa who understand her desires, so they are foes. This is the will of the Mother -Queen.

Know the Great Web for what it is. The Great Web is the universe as a holistic creation. All things have their place and purpose in it. We were not gifted with infallible wisdom. Whatever you encounter was meant to exist. Do not destroy it without attempting to fathom its purpose in the Great Web first. We must first understand that thread in the Web and its purpose before we decide to alter or cut that strand. Ananasa guides us in our decisions. Emotional and impulsive actions have no place in the Great Web. That is why we are the "Patient Ones" and must exercise caution in our activities. Weare small beings compared to the T riat, and even they have made errors in the paSt. We have no room for "bad calls" in our work, for removing the wrong strand or chang,ing anything that should not be altered can have disastrous results.

Know your place. We know our purpose and must follow it. We know our creator and must meet the demands she places upon us. There are also other creatures who do the same, who serve their places and purposes. We respect the Mokole because they have never given up their purpose and are steadfast. We admire the Rokea for their tenacity and holy duty to survive despite the odds they face off against.

Keep your mouth shut. Our task is to fix the Great Web by serving Ananasa. No one else will understand this sacred task. They believe we are at war amongst ourselves, and we allow them to believe that we hate each other. They need not know our fights help achieve our task and are our way of making checks and balances between the natural forces of chaos, entropy and order. By sharing our duty with those who are not Ananasa's children, our enemies will eagerly take the place of our system of checks and balances with violence, and this will only put things more askew. Loose lips unweave all our works. Ananasi who interact with the Garou are there primarily to learn about them. While with them, we may help out, but ultimately we are there to gather knowledge. No Ananasi would sit down and give a lecture on our culture or histoty. We would never describe the War with Weaver's insect changers, their part in starting the War of Rage, or the importance of a Sylie. We would never try to explain the aspects and callings. If they learn by your actions, then maybe there is hope for them, but an Ananasi would never tell the secrets of the Mother-Queen.

Worship none but Ananasa. We do the work the Triat has neglected since the War in the Heavens. We act on the orders of the Mother-Queen only, not the word of the Triat's minions. Trust her alone. Do not follow the "totems" of the other Ovid as they are twisted and serve the Triat as it is now and do not serve it as it was, as we do. They will mislead you. You have Ananasa and she is your god. Follow her, obey her, and never allow the false gods of the other Ovid to influence and sway you. Punishment for breaking this law is very harsh.