Myojin of Life's Web

The Myojin of Life's Web
Details
Race	Spirit
Birthplace	Kakuriyo, Kamigawa
Lifetime	Pre-Mending, presumably still alive
Colors
Sources
Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa, Heretic: Betrayers of Kamigawa, Guardian: Saviors of Kamigawa

The Myojin of Life's Web (Japanese: 生 (せい) 網 (もう) 明 (みょう) 神 (じん) ; rōmaji: Seimō Myōjin) was the kami of the fundamental force of creation and the patron spirit of all green-aligned things of the plane of Kamigawa, including the kannushi priests, budoka monks and the orochi. She was a patron spirit of Jukai Forest. She manifested as a woman-faced figure with a face like polished wood and vines and leaves making up her body.

History

Myojin of Life's Web wanted to restore the balance on Kamigawa by eliminating Princess Michiko whose birth (connected with Konda's crime and therefore the cause of the Kami War), she saw as an abomination. She ordered her orochi to capture the princess, though she was later liberated by Toshiro Umezawa. When the Myojin confronted the ochimusha and demanded Michiko, Toshi refused and fought her with the help of the Myojin of Night's Reach's blessings. He silenced the throats of her worshippers, cutting her from her source of sustenance. Defeated, her body withered and fell apart into deadwood.

She later was seen blessing and helping her orochi in battle with soratami, though this time only her face manifested. It is not known how it is related to the Myojin of Towering Might which also represents an aspect of green magic.

Gallery

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  Honden of Life's Web

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa	Scott McGough	September 2004	Champions of Kamigawa	Kamigawa	Pearl-Ear, Michiko Konda, Takeshi Konda, Munetsugu Takeno, Iki Hisoka, Meloku, Kyodai, Toshiro Umezawa, Marrow-Gnawer, Hidetsugu, Seitaro and Shujiro Yamazaki, Godo, Ben-Ben, Kobo, Myojin of Infinite Rage, Choryu, Riko, Sharp-Ear, Nagao, Myojin of Life's Web, Mochi, O-Kagachi, Myojin of Night's Reach
Thankless Child	Rei Nakazawa	2004-10-01	Champions of Kamigawa	Kamigawa	Dosan, Ryo, Kenjiro, Iname, Myojin of Infinite Rage, Myojin of Cleansing Fire, Myojin of Seeing Winds, Myojin of Life's Web, Myojin of Night's Reach

In-game references

Represented in:

• Myojin of Life's Web

Associated cards:

• Honden of Life's Web

Quoted or referred to:

• Dripping-Tongue Zubera