Spider-Like Woman
The Spider-Like Woman (also referred to as the spidery woman) was a strange and enigmatic figure whose existence was noted during the events of The Steam Knight. Little was known about her nature, origins, or affiliation at the time of her documentation.
Overview
The Spider-Like Woman was described as strange in appearance, earning her distinctive designation from those who encountered or reported her. She was considered notable enough that Major Edwin Ral had previously reported a sighting of her, and that a design or figure resembling her appeared among the papers of Dr. Metzengerstein.
Role in The Steam Knight
In The Steam Knight, Major Edwin Ral had previously described the spidery woman to James Gentry and Ethan von Lantern. Cid had not mentioned her in front of Ral prior to this.
When James examined recovered documents from Dr. Metzengerstein's papers, he spotted a design among them that appeared to depict the same figure Ral had described. As the text records: "I spotted a design of what appeared to be the spidery woman Ral had told us about." These recovered documents served to confirm Ral's earlier sighting of "the strange spider-like woman he saw." James dog-eared the page containing this design, indicating he considered it significant.
Relationships
- Major Edwin Ral: Ral was the first known individual to report a sighting of the Spider-Like Woman and subsequently described her to James and Ethan von Lantern.
- Dr. Metzengerstein: A design or figure resembling the Spider-Like Woman appeared among Dr. Metzengerstein's papers, suggesting some connection between the two, though the nature of that connection was not established in the available record.
- Ethan von Lantern: Ethan was among those to whom Ral described the spidery woman.
- Cid: Cid had not mentioned the Spider-Like Woman in front of Ral prior to the discovery of the documents.
In the short stories
The spider-like woman Ral describes is Thesally, the protagonist's attacker in the short story Tangled Web, which recounts the encounter in full.