I'm still not sure about the Triad... I expect 3.5 to have a four stage fight, with the first three stages mirroring the Triad, ending on a Dancing Mad copy. Who will fill those lofty shoes is another question, though. Regula is the obvious candidate, given the example set by Nael (and Gaius), but that seems far too obvious... It's a nice reference, but it might be better to deviate from it now, else future plots will just have no surprises; "Oh look, the VIIIth Legion, guess we're in for a plot about Time Kompression", as much as I enjoy that kind of reference, they should probably tone it down somewhat... They're already stuck when it comes to the IIIrd Legion, given we have that plot already, though given the Gilded Magitek Armor, I expect IIIrd Legion could end up as more of a Goldor reference...

As much as I'd like a Dancing Mad Trial, I kind of hope the Triad is just a red herring... We stop them, nobody absorbs any of them, but Regula runs off with the containment technology and perhaps some of the Triads devout in stasis, leaving it open for a future plot with Regula. I do kind of hope he isn't just 3.0s Legate... Still keep the same general plot many speculate going with him, just don't condense it into a single expansion... Have Regula annoy us through 3.0, then have him show up in 4.0 and surprise us by casting magic, that would be a much more fitting reference than having him suddenly be insane by 3.5. Set him up with 3.0, watch his sanity slip over 4.0, then get ready for the ride of your life in 5.0. Can we have a persistent Legate? Would be nice for them not to feel like monster of the week level threats...