Description 

Little Threads
The Yarnlings are a whimsical, playful gang of storytellers, crafters, and mischief-makers. Recognizable by their colorful, mismatched patchwork clothing adorned with yarn, knots, and handmade charms, they treat the world as a vast tapestry of scraps and stories, finding joy and meaning in even the smallest or most discarded objects. They collect scraps from markets, harbors, and alleys, turning metal bits, cloth, driftwood, and other cast-offs into toys, charms, practical tools, or intricate works of art.

While fundamentally joyful and creative, the Yarnlings are also known to commit minor crimes, often carried out in a mischievous or playful spirit. They might take shiny trinkets, buttons, or scraps from others, not out of greed, but to repurpose them into something new or to teach a lesson. Their mischief can include pranks, playful chaos, or harmless acts of “justice,” such as leaving wooden coin replicas for greedy merchants or tying sailors’ boots together for a laugh. Even their thefts are often accompanied by a whimsical gesture, like a small charm or note, signaling that the act is more playful than malicious.

Despite this, the Yarnlings are deeply community-oriented, holding storytelling circles, festivals, and craft sessions that celebrate creativity, gratitude, and resilience. They view hardships and mistakes as stitches in life’s greater tapestry, and their philosophy emphasizes that everything, even scraps and chaos, can be transformed into joy and wonder. To outsiders, they may appear as childish pranksters or eccentric dreamers, but those who see past their playful exterior recognize the Yarnlings as inventive, resilient, and surprisingly wise guardians of creativity, laughter, and the magic hidden in ordinary things.

History 

Start of the Whimsy Cult, 1904
With a spark of mischief in her eye and a heart full of dreams, Waverly West began to put her grand plan into motion. She envisioned a place where scraps could be transformed into treasures, where laughter and stories held as much value as gold, and where even the smallest acts of creativity could weave a mark upon the world. Determined to gather dreamers, mischief-makers, and storytellers alike, she set out to create a whimsical cult unlike any other, a community of playful, inventive souls bound together by yarn, knots, and the joy of shared adventure. Thus, the Yarnlings were born, a mischievous yet inspiring society dedicated to turning the ordinary into the extraordinary, and to leaving a trail of color, chaos, and stories wherever they go.

The Yarnlings got it's first members on the same day it was founded, a man who doesn't share his name and is simply refereed to as "Contractor" or Knot as he was named by Waverly. And two others, Billy Wyatt and Sophia Quill. Though Billy and Sophia are more like honorary members. Isla Irwin, Waverly's first friend in the state also became a Yarnling.

The Big Ball Waverly made the decision to move the cult of Yarnlings out West, to Armadillo to be specific. She found a building and declared it to be the secret hideout of the Yarnlings. She decorated it with tons of yarn, marbles and other charms.

Trivia 

New members receive a Thread-Binding Ceremony ball of yarn, which they wear until it naturally unravels.

They view scars as stitches, seeing wounds, mistakes, and hardships as part of the bigger pattern of life.

The Festival of Knots involves weaving a massive web of yarn in public, filled with trinkets, stories, and symbols, which is later cut apart so everyone can take a piece home.

Yarnlings see scraps as treasures, turning discarded items into toys, charms, or useful tools.

Their leadership is based on skill and creativity rather than power, the Big Ball is chosen for storytelling or crafting ability.

Yarnlings believe rules are just strings, meant to be untangled for fun.

At night, they perform a ritual of knotting yarn bracelets for something they’re grateful for that day.

Their core philosophy sees everything as improvable or transformable, nothing is ever truly wasted.

Yarnlings often welcome strangers into their evening story circles, spreading joy and camaraderie.

They can use playful theft as a form of justice, taking from those who are cruel or greedy and leaving humorous reminders.

Some Yarnlings sleep in hammocks made of tangled yarn, claiming it helps them dream in “threads and stories.”

Yarnlings have a playful tradition of leaving little marbles on doorsteps, gifts meant to inspire curiosity or a smile.

They believe laughing while working adds extra magic to whatever they craft, so many toys and charms have hidden giggles woven in.

Yarnlings occasionally hold “story scavenger hunts”, leaving riddles or yarn trails through towns that lead to small treasures or crafted surprises.

Yarnlings sometimes “borrow” mundane objects just to repurpose them in creative ways, leaving the original owner a small charm or playful note in return.

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