Where is Riol Forrest??

Stop bringing in characters with Limsan accents who aren't Riol Forrest!!!

When is he going to get a VA, or even just a class, when are we going to get confirmation on how to pronounce his name, how is he the most underrated NPC you've placed under the radar and the team's gotten away with it all this time???

If we don't meet with him in Merycidia where he's revealed to be a total boss and accompanies us in dungeons, I might actually riot. If he's not a funny lil parallel of "How you feel about W*k is probably how the Company of Heroes felt about you, and now you're at his level when you meet up again in Merycidia", then I'm just going to be sorely disappointed.

There's so much that could be done with his character, there's so much we don't know about him OR Merycidia.

If the post-patches of DT are not a build-up to actually knowing him better and what kind of person he is after he's ENTIRELY GONE post-EW, whereas you can still find the other disbanded Scions across the realm, then what are we doing!!!

Dawntrail was fantastic, I loved it, but I was looking for him EVERYWHERE since he alluded to either going to Tural OR Merycidia, and now it just feels confirmed after years of waiting and hoping to know more about his character - THE PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE, AND I'M STRESSED ABOUT IT!!!

[Alexander Hamilton Voice] WHERE IS MY SON?!?!!?

I may be cringe in my passion about one silly little blond Limsan man we know very little about other than the fact he's full of so many secrets that you have to summon him via whistling, but I would hate for the writers to think that he's an NPC nobody cares about.

anyway, i don't expect this to pick up traction, i'm probably not going to check back in again on this thread, but i hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day/night, just begging the writing team to be nice to this silly lil blond limsan man, pls don't hurt him or write him off the cast, he did the job of three men for an extended time, begging for more lore abt him and also a VA and also a class and also HOW DO U PRONOUNCE HIS NAME???

that's all, bye, ty for the hard work @ team, love it, just wish it didn't feel like riol fell off the face of etheirys(even tho that's exactly how he'd want it tbh)

Honestly, as little as we know of him, he really is so charming. I don't have any particular hopes or expectations, but I'm always happy to see him again, so. +1.

We need to team up with the "B" Team Scions Full Force
Riol as a DPS, Clemence Astro, Fordola Paladin, Aenor Bard, Both Boulder Bros, and Alianne.

I hardly ever think about Riol but this post is very persuasive. +1

I love this thread, and I really think we should put a spotlight on the rest of the Scions, especially Riol, because the main cast relies on them so much. I think someone with /that/ kind of impact was present all the way back to ARR (and even before ARR if we take Riol's history with Company of Heroes into account...) and is still relevant up to the present should be featured a bit more than just a bunch of convenient NPCs for tidying up plot. Plus, I just always thought he was a pretty cool and underutilized character.

Surely this is a missed opportunity for development. +1 from me too

147 days since my search for him began, though suffice to say my quest truly began 2 years, 11 months and 12 days ago when I finished Endwalker, his absence noted as every other Scion NPC could be found in the Overworld save Riol Forrest - who'd already taken off on his adventures.....,,,

anyway, i miss him............ i miss him a lot..........

still no sign of him.....,

i will keep my vigilance, friends.........

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Originally Posted by sassmassacre

147 days since my search for him began, though suffice to say my quest truly began 2 years, 11 months and 12 days ago when I finished Endwalker, his absence noted as every other Scion NPC could be found in the Overworld save Riol Forrest - who'd already taken off on his adventures.....,,,

anyway, i miss him............ i miss him a lot..........

still no sign of him.....,

i will keep my vigilance, friends.........

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Stay strong. Keep the faith. At duty's end you will meet again.

finally finished 7.2 MSQ, still no signs of him, keeping the vigilance

i will persevere

I love this guy ever since I did NG+ the Company of Heroes were really cool and haven't seen many of their number since.

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Originally Posted by AraliaMerrith

We need to team up with the "B" Team Scions Full Force
Riol as a DPS, Clemence Astro, Fordola Paladin, Aenor Bard, Both Boulder Bros, and Alianne.

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I was really hoping the expansion after Endwalker was going to be this, due to the Scions "disbanding". We can always hope for next time, though.

As you mentioned, when the scions "disbanded" He did say he was going to check out the new world or Meracidia if you talked to him through optional dialogue. I thought we were going to see him in Dawntrail when it was announced, since Tural is one of the places he might conceivably go to, but it seems that was for naught...

For someone without any speaking role he's had an absolutely massive impact on the story.

He's the guy who gave us directions and advice on how to fight Titan. He's the guy that caught wind that something was going on with the Crystal Braves and warned us that something was going to go down prior to the bloody banquet. He's the guy that helped us take down what remained of them. He's the guy that became the eyes and ears of the scions, and is the source of almost all the information gathered from Garlemald and around the world from post-heavensward onward. When the started popping us, he was the first to inform the scions of the tower in Garlemald. And there's oh so much more. Like if you talk to him with optional dialogue whenever he's around you'll find out just how much involvement he's had with everything behind the scenes.

I can't think of a single unvoiced character that's had a bigger impact on the msq, personally. The writers have got to give that man a voice!

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Originally Posted by SKAshe

As you mentioned, when the scions "disbanded" He did say he was going to check out the new world or Meracidia if you talked to him through optional dialogue. I thought we were going to see him in Dawntrail when it was announced, since Tural is one of the places he might conceivably go to, but it seems that was for naught...

For someone without any speaking role he's had an absolutely massive impact on the story.

He's the guy who gave us directions and advice on how to fight Titan. He's the guy that caught wind that something was going on with the Chrystal Braves and warned us that something was going to go down prior to the bloody banquet. He's the guy that helped us take down what remained of them. He's the guy that became the eyes and ears of the scions, and is the source of almost all the information gathered from Garlemald and around the world from post-heavensward onward. When the started popping us, he was the first to inform the scions of the tower in Garlemald. And there's oh so much more. Like if you talk to him with optional dialogue whenever he's around you'll find out just how much involvement he's had with everything behind the scenes.

I can't think of a single unvoiced character that's had a bigger impact on the msq, personally. The writers have got to give that man a voice!

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I got so excited in Endwalker when Hoary Boulder got voiced lines because I thought that Scion B-team was finally gonna soon get more prominent roles in the MSQ. But then they didn't, and I was disappointed.

Gods, I hope we get a piratey expansion in 8.0 considering Lorens, and Leofard are also lying in wait. But alas, they are in sidequest jail.

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Originally Posted by SKAshe

As you mentioned, when the scions "disbanded" He did say he was going to check out the new world or Meracidia if you talked to him through optional dialogue. I thought we were going to see him in Dawntrail when it was announced, since Tural is one of the places he might conceivably go to, but it seems that was for naught...

For someone without any speaking role he's had an absolutely massive impact on the story.

He's the guy who gave us directions and advice on how to fight Titan. He's the guy that caught wind that something was going on with the Chrystal Braves and warned us that something was going to go down prior to the bloody banquet. He's the guy that helped us take down what remained of them. He's the guy that became the eyes and ears of the scions, and is the source of almost all the information gathered from Garlemald and around the world from post-heavensward onward. When the started popping us, he was the first to inform the scions of the tower in Garlemald. And there's oh so much more. Like if you talk to him with optional dialogue whenever he's around you'll find out just how much involvement he's had with everything behind the scenes.

I can't think of a single unvoiced character that's had a bigger impact on the msq, personally. The writers have got to give that man a voice!

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THIS, GENUINELY!!! I feel like a lot of people forget the actual presence of his work that's put into the plot, or minimize his contributions - he's the one directly working with communications with adventurers and mercenaries everywhere to gather as much intel as possible AND MORE. His characterization drives me BONKERS!!!