Concept · Every scale
Weather, Climate, Terrain
The three speeds at which any drawn figure can be read: now, this season, the shape underneath a life. Distinct from ring position, which names how many people a pattern runs through rather than how long it has been running. Distress reliably makes Weather feel like Terrain.
Lineage
- Grows out of
- Weaving · Loop period
Where it appears
Treated in
- Part Six — WeavingsWeather, Climate, TerrainA ring tells you how many people a pattern runs through. It doesn't tell you how long it's been running — so every card gets asked a second question, at three speeds.