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The Winding Way,[1] or Winding Road,[7] is many things:[8]

A path of stones and gnarled roots led from the Tapestry Islands (home to the Weaver Witches, ruled by Viliven,[8] the Seamstress-Queen of the Tapestry Islands and one of the Lords of the Splinter Realms,[9] as well as allegedly to Enitharmon the Weaver) to Nornheim, the realm of the Norns/Fates.[8]

History

Before a passage could be found through the Winding Way and into the Archipelago, Raggadorr was thought for centuries to be as far as a mortal wizard could travel without sleeping, dying, or being subjected to some sort of mystical transformation.[1][4]

The Tapestry Islands woven throughout the Winding Way were inhabited by the Weaver Witches and their ruler Viliven,[8] Seamstress-Queen of the Tapestry Island and as such one of the Lords of the Splinter Realms,[9] and Enitharmon the Weaver was said to live on of the Tapestry Island as well.[8]

Margali Szardos, also known as "Margali of the Winding Way", self-proclaimed Sorcerer Supreme of the Winding Way.[3]

When Magik called for a convocation of the Lords of the Splinter Realms to unite against the Archenemy, Viliven answered the call.[9]

Power Bestowal[]

Invokers of the Winding Way used a technique combining ecocentric and exocentric magic to draw power. Usual exocentric magic involved the spell-caster following some prescribed procedure to draw power from principalities, but in this case the Winding Way, a dimension, is the entity. It made up the rules of her powers bestowal on the job. For example, it once made her so powerful that she was able to create a fully functioning replica of Dante's Inferno, then a short time later left her barely able to read signs from tea leaves.[2][8] The power waxed and waned, with the strength of a practionner varying with their position upon the winding path.[3]

Doom Supreme invoked the "bone bending spirits of the Winding Way" to defeat the Starbrand (Vnn).[10]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Marvel Tarot #1 ; Planes Prelude
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 [[Marvel Tarot 1; Wheel|[[Marvel Tarot #1|Marvel Tarot 1]]; Wheel]]
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #7 ; Margali of the Winding Way's profile
  4. 4.0 4.1 [[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z 12; Mystic Dimensions - From the Journals of Ian McNee: The Splinter Realms (The Dark Dimension, the Archipelago of Anguish and Redemption), Raggaddorr's entry|[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #12|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z 12]]; Mystic Dimensions - From the Journals of Ian McNee: The Splinter Realms (The Dark Dimension, the Archipelago of Anguish and Redemption), Raggaddorr's entry]]
  5. X-Men Annual #4
  6. 6.0 6.1 Doctor Strange (Vol. 2) #57
  7. 7.0 7.1 [[Marvel Tarot 1; Planes Poster|[[Marvel Tarot #1|Marvel Tarot 1]]; Planes Poster]]
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #12 ; Mystic Dimensions - From the Journals of Ian McNee: The Splinter Realms (The Dark Dimension, the Archipelago of Anguish and Redemption), The Winding Way's entry
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Magik #3
  10. Avengers Assemble Alpha #1
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