3.1 MSQ Reaction [SPOILERS]

[Alice_89th]

Is it just me or was there something extremely off putting about the Fortemps brothers in that last cutscene in the manor? And has anyone noticed that Artoriel is slowly putting on more Haurchefant-esque mannerisms throughout the different cutscenes in this patch? Could just be me, but he's directly quoting him, using his usual body language, and his cheery behavior when he adresses Emmanellain is odd.. at the very least Artoriel seems pretty out of character at certain parts.. Emmanellain's reaction to Artoriel was downright weird. And if you talk to Emmanellain at the jeweled crozier (he's at a new location at the top of the stairs looking out) he's being very moody, even Honoroit is freaking out.
I'm just wondering, cause there's obviously something fishy going on.. I have a feeling Artoriel becoming the count isn't a good thing.. Has anyone else noticed this?

I interpreted Emmanellain his particularly un-enthusiastic attitude as that he is actually in camp "these new revelations on the dragonsong war don't sit well with me". Problem is, his house is 100% supportive of Lord Aymeric, and that puts him in a really tight spot. Another possibility is that someone (or some house) is pressuring him into things he doesn't want. We are told Lord Fortemps had to endure a lot of slander, and it is possible that people have been trying to get a foot in the door by blackmailing/threatning Emmanellain. I admit I haven't spoken to him after the story though (went to look in his old spot and didn't see him there, and didn't look much further).

*darksteel hat on*
Lord Fortemps mentioning that Aymeric is 'like another son' to him made me notice that Aymeric shares the same clear blue eyes and raven black hair and the Fortemps boys and for a moment I was afraid he actually IS another son. But I think I am going paranoid here.

[Grayve]

Lord Fortemps mentioning that Aymeric is 'like another son' to him made me notice that Aymeric shares the same clear blue eyes and raven black hair and the Fortemps boys and for a moment I was afraid he actually IS another son. But I think I am going paranoid here.

I noticed that as well, but I think the scene was more about how he was overlooking his own son, who was standing right there.

[Emmanellain]

I noticed that as well, but I think the scene was more about how he was overlooking his own son, who was standing right there.

Not to mention when Haurchefant said he would join the WoL to save Aymeric his father was heavily against it. However when Artoriel says he'll enter the vault his dad all but nods. Then when he gets out his dad gets all mushy with Aymeric and barely look his way, yeaaah ouchie.

[CyrilLucifer]

Rewatching some of the cutscenes, I can't help but feel something is up with the Ascian, or the situation with the Ascian, the Warriors of Darkness "killed" in the vision you see via the Echo. The scene seems intentionally more ambiguous than normal, given Echo-scenes in 2.X and 3.0 tend to be relatively blatant and revealing. The journal doesn't help either, just saying it appears they fought him like you fought Lahabrea.

I think they're going to revisit that in the future.