Revelations from Patch 5.5 (Part 2)

[Riastrad]

One man's hero is another man's sworn enemy and the reverse can be true as well.

A member of the Buduga tribe dragging a fresh captive back to an encampment would be a hero to his people in the same way that a seasoned veteran cutting down a proud, peaceful beast to sell its pelt and claws would be a hero to whoever paid him to do the deed.

Very much a matter of perspective on that front, once more.

That reminds me - I ought to dust off my Buduga alt at some point...luckily there's plenty of time to take him through the MSQ's before Endwalker is here!

By chance is he around the Azim Steppe questline or farther ahead?

There is a bit of the Auri creation myth that speaks of Azim fashioning an Avatar to walk among his and Nhamaa's children. Which I felt implies that Azem summoned something akin to Zodiark and Hydealyn. Sure it may just be bits of misremembered tribal lore, but eh. Something about it may ring true.

I wouldn't intend to do so anyhow, largely because of how hollow a thing I consider it to be.

Cool.