3.1 MSQ Reaction [SPOILERS]

[Cilia]

OK, since there's been a lot since I said anything last and I was too tired / busy to do anything but snark last night... or yesterday morning... or whatever (time's weird when you do night shift), I'll be a little more objective now that I'm not excited from the new story content (and I can't waste time playing Lord of Verminion right now for... reasons).

Only on two main points, though, since there were scant few details elsewhere.

On Thancred
-He is, functionally, now a Garlean. Y'shtola's Flow could have blinded him in his one eye (left, I think), but his one is still functional - I'll need to review the still shots of him with nothing but the Nutkin to cover his naughty bits. Either way, he has lost the ability to use even the most basic of magic, and is now visibly aging as a result. I think it was stated somewhere long ago that the Archons were all using some sort of magic to halt their aging, and now that Thancred can no longer do so he may have quickly reverted to his true age.

No matter. He won't allow it to stop him and as far as I'm concerned he's just gone from "handsome" to "ruggedly handsome."

On The Chronicles of Gerun
-It seems to be a book of fate, with everything that has happened and will happen written in it. I admit I jumped the gun and was being too subjective when I blathered about changing fate, but the Ascians have so far seemed intent on "correcting the world" into what it was meant to be, and as Hydaelyn's agent (and thus her acting will) they constantly antagonize us. More importantly, if it is an accurate predictor of the future the Ascians should know that trying to fight us is futile; if that's so, why do they continue to do so? Without knowing that the Chronicles says the end of this all will be, it's impossible to say what we're going to need to do, but there may be some destiny screwing in there.

But then again, there may not be. Time will tell. Perhaps 3.2 will finally give us that carrot they've been dangling in front of us since godsdamned 2.1?!

Probably not...

You must not lose hope, Augurelt-kun!