Originally Posted by
Kranel_San
This I can see happening. The whole SB mainplot started because Illberd possessed Nidhogg's eyes, without which the whole SB and Omega questline would not have started, and ShB would play out differently with future Ironworks traveling back in time to save the source without shard-hopping but instead a: "Hey I'm from the future. You got to do X and Y to prevent Z from happening!"
I can see some people starting the meme: "Zephirin saved the universe!" which would be funny tbh xD
Edit: After more thinking... if the main timeline didn't play out as intended. Would we even have a Hydaelyn to begin with?? Venat wouldn't know anything about the future to begin with.
Haurchefant surviving and Nidhogg's eyes have a butterfly's effect on both directions (Onward and reversal)