This world was woven from rules, like a spiderweb. When one strand was touched, all the others trembled with it. And the birth of a new rule was an especially powerful touch—every "spider" on the web would sense it.
Though the analogy was not quite appropriate—at least, the enemies of the Spider Queen would probably dislike it—it more or less conveyed the idea.
If Eilistraee had merely ascended once more by relying on her former divine domains, it would still have caused quite a stir, but that was different from the birth of a new domain. Put another way, if Eilistraee still wanted to be the Dark Maiden she once was, then there would not be many gods who truly cared. At most, a few closely related deities would take notice, such as the gods who now held Eilistraee's former domains, as well as Lolth, the Spider Queen.
But it would have nothing to do with the other gods, since it was unrelated to them. A new divine domain, however, was different. No deity would refuse the chance to gain another domain, and worse still, this domain had never existed before. That made it even more enticing! Because if a god acquired it, they could become the one and only.
Many divine domains across the continent were not exclusive. Precisely because of that, when a domain was unique, it meant it could potentially create an entirely new powerful deity—and one with no damn competitors.
With such a factor involved, every god would make a move, especially the evil gods. They would follow the scent like hounds, tear Eilistraee to pieces, and seize the domain. If the domain belonged to an evil alignment, so much the better. If not, they would not mind shattering it completely. At the very least, they