Tales from the Shadows

[MrThinker]

This short story was all I could've asked for. I love it.

However, it makes me question whether Emet-Selch truly holds the title 'the Architect'. I never found a source for that to begin with...

I believe it was simply a misnomer on our behalf due to reasons, but yes, it is never stated that he was Architect in the game, and it appears that instead it was Hythlodaeus. Also they really teasing our original self being close friends with Hades.

[ExKage]

I believe it was simply a misnomer on our behalf due to reasons, but yes, it is never stated that he was Architect in the game, and it appears that instead it was Hythlodaeus. Also they really teasing our original self being close friends with Hades.

Let me ask then, from where did you think that Architect is a role, capital A? If we do in fact take it from a seated title (Words of Lahabrea) then isn't the case that Hythlodaeus is not it as Hythlodaeus refuses to take the seat/role?

Emet-Selch is mentioned as an "architect", lower case emphasis but it's not the same moments as they are called "speaker" and "emissary". Emet-Selch may not be Architect, but Hythlodaeus is not it as they refused to be a part of the Convocation.

I've only read the new story once so there was probably much that I overlooked but, if the WoL's original self was already a part of the convocation (assuming we're right and they were), wouldn't they already know about Hades appointment to the position? Rather than having to be told so by Hades or learning of it through rumour?

The story is only that Emet-Selch was newly seated. We don't have any sort of indication of the timeline. It could be that the friend is part of the Convocation but not involved in the appointment or in my opinion it's more likely that the ancient!WoL was not appointed until later. That the Final End for Amaurot is far off in time.